New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-11
The Comm issioners OF Public Cbaritte'
aud Their Medical College.

To ne ldffor ~ Ihf " T. iffO"NN
SIR: The letter of Mr. Commissioner Bell,
published in your paper Of Dec. is BOTH from its
temper and the facts II dscoses Of the most pain
fu things have seen for a long time.
II appears the rumor Is true that Mr.. Bell and Mr..
Nicholson have been Illegally building college at the
expense Of the city but that Mr.. Bowen and Mr. Bren
nan have had nothing to do with the Affair."
The report OF the Regents of the University shows
tina, the two other medical caoges at present existing
in the city were built by the professors who use hem
many years AGO at their expense. and that each cost
not far short Of 100000 The price ofabor and mate
rial. I. DOW at least double that what il then This
Bellevue College il IA larger edfce and II these Cohl-
missoners intend 10 equip 1t and give u an ontn u
cannoi cost the city less than qrarfT Of mhioH g aS''
ars Beside there must be annual appropriations ior
rs maintenance.
There Is no, person doing business In the CITY who
/. not outraged hy this affair. Tho alarming increase
OF taxation is chief cause Of the difficulty Of getting
house accommodation. CAPITALISTS wont build Win
reckless extravaganza and unlimited taxation staring
them In the face. Mr.. AstOr, who paws MS tens OF
thousands In taxes the hundreds OF families who ere
driven ont Of the city into adjoining towns ana villages
because they cannot get houses here ana Tue nun pc
family Of hafgrowB boys aud girls into one room OF
tenement house the injury of their health and oil iher
moral. by such promiscuous cohaoaton In one roon
are all outraged.
It's Main what ought 10 be done in the ease.
F,ra That Mr. Bell and Mr.. Nicholson olght TO be
removed. and Commissioners put IN their stead VINO
will attend 20 the interests OF the public as MI Bowen
and Mr. Brennan have done. -,
Scosd. That work this Medical College should be
forthwith stopped The Controller should take warn
ing rot 10 pay its illegal bills II the edhce with ITS
-pacious theatels and chemical laboratories can De
modified for beds for patients ought to be so altered
TAird That the doctors OF the hospital. who have
been at the bottom OF this job and for whose pecunrr
benefit II undertakenone OF them IF relative OF
Mr. Bc-shouG be relieved Of oil further connection
with the Hospital.
Nov, II our outraged citizens, and especially the
press will insist these things an admoniton VIII
be administered 10 various public servants that VIII
last Tor some time. NEW oRkbR.
Dee. s. 1855.
Assuming the statement to be correct, that
the building now erecting on the ground OF the
Bellevue Hospital is Medical College, we insist
thpt some information is due the public Medical
colleges are valuable institutions-none more
so; but there are great many good things in
the world which cannot be legally bestowed
upon us at the expense of this overburdened
city. We do not profess TO have the inlorna-
ton which our correspondent assumes to
possess. and therefore we do not hold ourselves
responsible for his conclusions; but we do insist
that further official explanation OF the matter
than has yet been given is properly called for
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