The daily gazette., 1879-10-31
,EL. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1875
Cify Hospital.
stPERIETENDENT LEE SPEAKS AND
GIyks HIS VERSION OF Affairs AT THE
CITY HO PITAL.

SUPERINTENDENT LEE SPEAKS AND
Givks HIS VERSION OF AFFAJBs AT THE
CITY PITAL.
To Tie Editor Of the Gdzettei
SIR:-ln some of the newspapers OF the
city see statements made OF entertain
lnents, given by me, at The expense of
the city.
THESE statements are not true. No en-
tertainfnent given by me has cost the
city one cent. Like many other citizens,
| have extended hospitalities to few
friends. at my private table, at my own
expense, for which the city has not paid
one cent. As my residence was at the
Hospital, of cuHrse this had to be done
in tnat building, but these entertain
fnents were not given III the Hospital
| part of the house, but In The portion
used by me as residence, and in my
own dining room, allowed to me by the
| public. Again, | am the only public
officer rrsiding iu IA public building, and
upon that account have, in measure,
been required TO entertain publicly in
some. cases, one or TWO Of whieA l. will
mention.
The Levy Court was examining the
different places offered tn, III by the
| Council as sites tor the new Court
House, and, among other places, they
| looked at the City Park, in front of my
house, tbe Hospltal) 1t was only prop.
er that ONE one should extend TO tho ,e
gentlemen the hospiialities ot The city
upon ma ter so iinportint TO the cit-
zens OF Wilmingt on. And !, therefore,
| did ibls, just as l would have done had
II been my own private residence. II
cost the city noih,ng. The COuncil paid
/ no bill,
A proper respect was shown to gen
| tlemeu upon puDllc business. All SEC Ii
| entertainments are attended VI Ia ttou-
ble, as all families who have given them
know. This trouble to * upon myse II
cheer,ully, as thought 1t bene fitted the
CITY 10 show proper respect 10 visitors
10 II upon pubiic Ous ness.
Alain, the gen lemen of Council, tn
the Mavur and Engineer Of Ihe Fire De
partneut, Lad nIAue their annualin pee
lion of the Ere De- Eartneh ht. There was
nothing improp r or unusu Il i'll ex end
ing TO them some refreshm nts after
having made their inspection. In fac
it bias become a custom. after having sat
i,fied tbeins. Ives that the FiIe Depart
u.nt was all that coult be wished. They
visi, ed my residence and were enter
tanned by Inc, the entertainInent no
costing tie city ole penny. These en-.
tcrtainneLts ere comparatively few
aud have stated the principal ones
They only derive Importance from being
brought out by "a person who was EN-
ployod by me, at that time, as serva mt
who had not The slightest opportunit.
to know who attended or who paid fo
them. The list of persons SAID TO lav'
been present by her were furnished by ;
newspaper man of this city.
Every patient seLt to the ii p'tal
since | have had charge, has received
| every attention from me, and to substan
liate this could refer to all patients II
the city who have been to the HUspita
under my care, tand there are many o
them in the cily) My part cnlar reques
is that such should be visited by thos'
having any doubts in the matter. l wisl
Them 10 cali upon me one and all.
Very respectfully,
WIN. h. LEE, Snperinte pdent