Telegram-herald., 1886-09-04
CITY HOSPITAL TALK
Everybody Comedies the Ne
cessity OF a Pest House.
8Hi It HAS NOT BEEl ERIIIl.
The Council Could Noi Agree Upon
me Selection OF a Location
Various Opinions oppressed
81 Interviews

Tie case oi ssnail paA breaking oQt Ga i4s
Valley oly naturally refers the pnbAe
mind b ihe waut 20 pubae hospital
some hfe years asa fund oi tlup3a uas
created Cog tas specific parr1se al balanf
a cats hospital Eterfbalg 49, aaeetd
taai sa,h plaet va vaaisd. bai fAs qses
uon 81 lacsuon eaasel ihe scheat io
drop into aheg ffasa ums
to ume tse fio83a has been borrowed bs
one fund aud auulher AZ iae pfeseni umf
ii ia tcui iarsriA iaaIitI la the saltr Rufkf
fund fuhas oWulea j. f-e sanas uae 81 a
was fFe years $50. LFeis body vanis q
suitable hospital Ger contagious diseases bui
un fne question ul location 81 ls sIill aa dI-
riued 81 ever A reporirF i9r tht ifIf-
aEAn-HEKsIn inteftsescd 8 number uf
prominent cu1eus yesterday tn ihe aass.
u0n 81 locauoa algl tAe following Result
Mayor =. Is. Dikeman, The elly Uants
hospital Nery badly. ! am iu favor uf ils
bluffs I4sl north ul lle reservoir a. . lala.
uon. The eats ouns some property lp
there, and % 90 is noi suilatui cuplemH
ihe necessary number uI lofs ] $50 nuI
think % is possible ,o hnd more isolated
place inside lhe Ciiy lmiis The c.fy
has no rEAt a. buil hos-
| pItal outside fLe clIN uniess
the township authorities give PERMISSION
The Bal forty .s oltside iae ciiY and il
iu the township oi Walker J dolhl
/ whether the ieNnsllp authorities would
grant the necessary permit When J va
mayor ave years age $50 go war sci aside as
"a hospital fund The question oi location
arose and ihe council Caei O. ue vote voted
in favor OF ths h.uns as site hul no
| further action was taken. ! am au asfo-
cate ior a hospital Tor Outrageous diseases
only The CITY can board lts paiieuts
cheaper al the benevolent homes than it can
/ keep lp The expense of hurrla rniaa.
| poA D. the onis disease tnai iae homes fe-
iuse.
Commissioner John hilean Il 80 not
| think it would hurl io locate ll ou ons iar
/ corner of the Ball forty ] ealiI nos lee
/ 10 see 80 placed near ths reservoir. j Shouts
be afraid 90 the water being conismlnaiel.
/ The best place would br soiae uuirrl ltnici
1 spot outside tle city limits -mall .poH ls
/ not such contagious disease a. ls rcnef.
| ally supposed SOME iunr wears aeo nlan
Was taken Nth Zoe disease ai lle Clarendon
/ Hotel lie was auaranunel in an attic of
/ ihe nouse ami remained there uniN Tie
| pest house wa buit ou MaaI-on-ate Ae-
| body else caught DO tbel.
Fred s CLARK y think ODE bluffs north
/ OF the reservoir would make au excellent
| location. or. there is good pace uear tle
/ Seymour farm, in Paris township ltis q
matter that The Council shoald eFe mme.
| diate attention O..
a s. Aeriier "fhe Ball Forty is as
good 81 any place
~. i Lamoreao1 'Nof.h or ihe rescr-
voir on tbe bluis j. the only place iu the
city. itls plenty ulah enough.
/ George N Leonard The ONLY place Is
the Bal Forty. } couid never Tell VhY fhe
city should make 50 many other Improve
ments and nesieci tbc building of q etfy
hospital
EX-Mayor Curiiss "if would uai bf lalr
o. any portion ol tle cifv f0 locale 3D. us.ac
the limits. The people in tho E'fafh Ward
would justly raise az objection to pest
house being located ur fhe Bail j IoriF con.
sidenng that the prevailing winds aTe we-l
and southwest thought o. hc located oHf-
side the city az q reasonable defiance. hli
not too far away So ihai ihe patient would
ruu rick from tbe long journey
/ tten 81. J.. inues u dunt kuoe suF
place inside the city. HoW would Mount
Piscah doen ai Grand Haven do. DO noi
think hospital aua pest house should he
located close together ! d. n0l believe IL
/ building h0vel Tor = SICK man. nurh as
the one huiit yesterday
II g. tareil. Secretary ~ Tho Board al
Health. The bluffs near Toe reservoir i'
decidedly ihe best place. The location 8.
! plenty hifh enough % carry away 81 iiH.
purIUes
W. A. Berkey "The Ball forty IS hs
only available place
Thomas Nesfer. CITY Marshal fIhcre
are two good places-the bluffs uesr ffs
reservoir aud ths Bali forty A pesi houss
should hc built about ore hundred iefi
away from toe hospital
p Lamuuaur saddle bag saawp
alout three mite. east of fhe cfy would
make a. excellent location There Is ng
place inside the city Ii woaii he much
better io drive n patient three or four miles
than to put a pest houfe iu f1e eIfr Ibs
bluffs north of she reservoir would he
: good piace if ia ~ss safe
Commissioner 81. M Nihe1 f Vot
can end some place completely ISOLATED nn,
where $50 winds blow J should saV fha
wonld be the spot. Z have never b~cn a..
The Bali forty. 50 cannot FaF whether u
noi ii would he desirahle iecafon
think ii would bc p.fv o. locate pes
p house on place donated fo fhe ciiv spe
. 4 officially i1f park purpaset Some plao
certainly ought i0 b. found Other thar il
one nov utilized lf b. shame g. hav
| n1lf pest heasr Du q residence thorough