Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-19
BODY TOP|CK SITE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS
HOSPITAL CHOSEN
Commissioners Seen Ready
TO Abide by lckes' Stand
on Mountain Tract.
p. W. A. CHIEF OPPOSED
TO GLEN DALE LOCATION
Children's Unit in Maryland Ex-
pected to Be Put in Use
Within Two Months.

The District Commissioners today
named a committee to select a site
for the new adult tuberculosis sana-
forum. indicating they have agreed
20 abide by the decision Of Public
Works Administrators Ickes that the
hospital should be built in nearby
mountains. rather than at Glenn
Dale, Nd. where the ehildren's sana-
forum Is located
The committee consists Of five Dis
trict officials. who will begin survey
of mountain sites at once. The com
fnittee probably viii inspect sites In
Virginia. West Virginia. Western
Maryland and Southern Pennsylvania
The personnel Of the committed
follows Edward A. Bent, District
surveyor. Nathan c. Wyeth. munich
pal architect: DR. j. w. Peabody
superintendent Of District tuberculosis
hospitals: Walter L. Fowler, assistant
corporation counsel. and J. 7. Meany
an assistant to Mai Paul Hodgson,
Assistant Engineer Commissioner.
Ickes Opposes Low Land.
Secretary Ickes stated earlier this
week he did not see why the Public
Works Administration should make
available 100000 for construction
OF the hospital for adults on the low
land on the District-owned site at
sGlenn Dale while there was available
cheap land in the mountains near
Washington.
Hazen declined TO say that the APP
pointment of the committee definitely
/, meant that the hospital would be built
at some distant point. but it was
learned elsewhere that selection of the
new committee is tantamount TO an
agreement to select new site. Hazen
himself Is said to favor different site,
II public works money is made avail
able for the building
All that Hazen would say, however.
was that when the committee submits
its findings on several possible sites
Ahe Commissioners would approve one
Ind notify Secretary Iekes OF their
decision.
Ickes will leave tomorrow night on
q Western vacation, thus deferring
until his return to Washington three
weeks hence any decision with re-
gard to a public works allotment for
the adult tuberculosis hospital.
Association Opposed.
Mrs. Ernest r. Grant, executive
secretary of the District tuberculosis
Association, made persistent but
futile efforts today to see Secretary
ickes in the hope of persuading him
to withdraw his objection to the site
selected for the hospital at Glen
Dale.
+ She left with his secretary, Fred
Marx. a memorandum covering argu-
nentS In favor Of the Glen Dale
site, which had been selected after
consultation with the board OF
physicians.
Furnishing of the projected main
unit Of the childrens sanatorium al
kGlenn Dale meanwhile is expected
Ito be started in the next week or
two, With prospect that the institu-
stion may be placed in operation with
in two months. according to predie-
atoms of District officials.
Actual construction of the building
was completed last Winter, and
March was set as the date for the
sopening, but numerous delays were
encountered in other phases of the
work
The District Health Department
has found from chemical analysis
that water being drawn from two
wells is pure, solving one potential
difficulty. Tests of water clarity as il
is pumped through the plumbing OF
the building still are being continued
Equipment Ready.
DR. Peabody, general superintendent
OF tuberculosis hospitals, is prepared
TO install the equipment and furnish
tngs in the near future. Orders
amounting 10 approximately $4,000
have been placed. delivery being de-
layed to await final showing of clear
swater
& The plan is 10 open the institution
As soon as the equipment is ready
medical officials hoping that it viii
not be necessary to close the buildins
and transfer the patients elsewhere
during construction of the two wings
Included in the original plans. but
dropped because of insufficiency of The
original appropriation. Congress made
available $500 900 for building Of these
wings
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