The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-13
A GENEROUS GIFT.
Gen. ]. 2. TourtelOtte Offers to Build and
Deed to the City an 5000
Hospital.
The Proposition.

Gen. j. r. Tourtelotte, 4 former Man
Lato resident, whose love for the city
has never abated. has made PROPOSE
ton to construct at his own cost an
5000 hospital and give ii to the city,
on condition that the latter will fur
nish a location. The proposition was
read at the meeting Of the council last
night, and was warmly received and Civ
en- favorable consideration, though final
action and the Arrangement Of details
was left TO the new council, which meets
in about ten DAYS. Gen. TourteIotte has
long desired to do some good to the city.
and especially to its poor. and after ma
ture deliberation decided that a hospital
would be the best gift in his power. He
had thought TO wait until his death be-
fore granting anything. but finally deci-
ded that the present was the best time.
He desires the hospital to be named
''Tourtelotte Hospital" The PROPOSE
ton will give more fully the Generals
idea, and is as follows:
To The AayOy and Common Council Of The Gin of
AankGto, MINI:
Ii the above addressed honorable
body desire, am willing to exnend
eight thousand dollars in building hos
pltal upon the two acres described ON
the enclosed map. The hospital to be
QUILT by trustees, agreed upon by the
city and myself, and according to plans
agreed az upon by the city and myself.
The city to deed the two acres to me. 40
That 1t Shall revert to me and to nv heirs
d 4 sns no hospital De not kept up and d Mn
e. sr eiio CITY. TO be kept and used as a
hospital for the admission of the sick
and disabled and wounded-no charge
being made against those unable to nav
the city to keep the building insured for
at least 5000. which sum, in case of fire
10 be used in rebuilding, or to be paid to
my heirs in case of default on part of
city; city to pay taxes and do whatever
else is needful. / should be pleased to
have the hospital bear my name. and I
will make that one of the conditions.
The chief objects of this offer are to as
slst the poor in some way, and to benefit
the town in which once lived.
Your respectful and obedient servant.
J. E. TouRrELoTrE.
Aprli &, 1865
The land referred to is the east two
acres of the ten acres owned by the city
at the top of Bunker Hill. As the city
already owns the land, its donation for
hospital purposes could involve no new
expenditures.
The splendid liberality of Gen. Tour
telotte will not be soon forgotten by our
citizens. A hospital has long been
needed, and will be of more benefit to
the city than any other gift that could
be devised. The General is somewhat
DESTROYS that the building be constructed
out of Mankato stone. as he considers
that the best building material he ever
saw.
The council passed the following reso-
luton:
RESOLVED, That vote of thanks be ex-
tended to Gen. ]. E. Tourtelotte, for
merly resident of this city, and held in
high esteem by our community, for his
generous and liberal offer of a donation
for hospital, and that the matter be re-
ferred to the incoming common council,
with an expression on the part of the
present common council that the same
have favorable consideration.