Section 141. Selection of site

Whenever a city having a population of more
  than three hundred thousand inhabitants shall  desire  to  exercise  the
  power  conferred  by  this article it shall through its board of health,
  select such locality outside of its corporate  limits,  but  within  the
  state,  and  not  within  the  corporate limits of any other city or any
  village, as it may consider best adapted by reason of climatic and other
  conditions for the treatment of such disease, and shall make application
  to the department of health for the approval of the  site  so  selected.
  Upon  such approval being given the city may acquire title to such lands
  as its board of health may designate, within the limits of the  locality
  submitted  to  and  approved  by  the  state  department  of health. The
  provisions of law relating to the  acquiring  of  private  property  for
  public purposes are hereby made applicable as far as may be necessary to
  the acquiring of title to such lands.