Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-23
CIUZENS MILLING.

~ lLtNo W.T. ' INV.
BIaCk's Opera House Not crowded Last
Night Hospital Plans niSCu>~rd Coun-
ell Requested to Make Levy to Raise
Money for the Erection aud support OF
a Hospital.
The citizens meeting held at Blacks
opera house Thursday might. for the puIpnNr
of getting an expression "i the people a. I"
the adyisabilty of asking the city council
iu levy tax Ia assist in the erection and
support of hospital in Springfield. WAS
there were enthusiastic.
1t seemed toI a time, that there would
be- no meeting at all. hut one by one prr~'n~
in the hospital project entered
the house. The empty Srat.. however,
lunmed up in a dl>trr>>ingIy conspicuous
mamer. Finally John F"u>. chairman "t
the meeting advanced t" the front "t the
stage and ~aId
IApIE~ ANpGFNTIEIE\. The hospital
committee IS very much surprised that
there j. not a larger turnout of citizens /"
this meeting. and surprised Ia So that a
matter OF such great Importance a.
public hospital should hr even >rrm-
ingly neglected In my opinion
there is NO public project now before the
people that = of more importance than this
project Ia build a public hospital in Spring
field. Now that the ball has been started
to rolling il >hal! not stop What We in
tended Ia do at this meeting, "" shall ru-
deavur Ia do hN mdiNldal effort. We shall see
and Ialk Ia every member of the city ruUm.
ell and use every effort I" have that hD'IA
make the tan levy which wrdr~IIr. We have
not Vet secured the consent of the people t"
erect this hospital at the public ,\prn>e
hut their consent can he secured also 10y
personal effort. | ant n"t discouraged he
cause of the small audience assembled here
tonight. We shall yet have public hos
pital.
Mr. Foo> then called upon the Rev. ".
{. Falcnner. who spoke a> follows:
LArIEs AND GENTLEMEN: am very
glad that the chairman is not discouraged.
and believe there is nobody dis
couragcd who is really Interested
in having hospital in Spring
field. notwithstanding the small audience
here tonight. have only two sentences to
utter The first is that it is not my habit
as clergyman to >c"Id those who are pres
ent for the sins of those who are absent.
The other is that in my talks with the pcu-
pie find there is a universal sentiment in
favor uf a hospital. \ there is no opp">i-
in it. believe that if there
had been a suspicion that anybody was
opposed Ia the erection of a
Hospital in Springfield this house would
not have been large enough To hold the
y .ople who would have been here tonight.
In my Judgment ninrterm-twrntirthS of the
citizens of Springfield are favorable 10 the
erection and support of hospital and
am not. therefore. at ali discouraged at the
small attendance at this meeting.
just a. the meeting was about To adjourn
without taking any action Capt. \. S. Bush
nell rose in the audience and after making
4 few remarks complimentary to the action
of the Hospital Board, said
Il do not think this meeting should ad-
jOurn without taking some action. The
number of citizens here is comparatively
small. but | think We ought TO ask council
to make a tax levy that would insure IL
public hospital. The first year the levy
would increase taxation only One-twentirth
that is. each tax payer would have to pay
81 for every $1,000 worth of property
he returns for taxation. The second
year the tax would be only half As much.
| think that the sentiment of the people j.
that We should go on with this enterprise.
aS the time has now come for Springfield
to have hospital. I think this meeting
point a committee to present the matter 10
council. and l. therefore, move that this
meeting make that request"
FN Hagan offered as an amendment Ia the
motion that the committee appointed should
be instructed Ia present The matter 10 the
tax commissioners as well a. to the city
council. Captain Bushnell accepted the
amendment.
Dr. Nay and the Rev. W. II. Warren
made a few remarks expressive of their
confidence in the success of the enterprise.
City Clerk Shewalter stated that a tax
had last year been levied Ia pay the dam
ages for which a suit had been brought
against the city by Moses ID. Walker. The
amount brought in by that levy was
about $40, 900, part of which remained in
the general expense fund. If council con
Sented to make the levy for hospital pur
poses. taxes would not, in fact, be much if
any higher than they were last wear.
He suggested also that if this com
mittee is appointed it meet the
finance committee Of the city council
and ascertain whether the balance in the
general fund Ia the credit of the tax levied
to pay those damages could not be trau>-
ferred TO a fund with which 10 build and
support a hospital.
Chairman Foos then put the motion anG
it carried without dissenting voice The
board will appoint the committee within 4
day OF two. There being no further bu>i-
hess the meeting adjourned
The claims a. 10 the curative powers Of
Hoods Sarsaparilla are based entirely ull
what the people say it has done for them.
Send to c. |. Hood & Co.. Lowell. Mass.
for a book containing statements of many
remarkable cures of Hoods Sarsaparilla