The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-10

two Citizens-Another Mceting to BIO
Held Next Saturday to- Hear tho Report
OF the Committee.
Tho hospital meo,tiag was not largely
attended, but III $50 present were sub
stantial and representative citizens who
were interested in tho building Of Il
hospital, and determined that their eff
forts shall succeed.
Tho meeting was to have been held
ia tho Opera House, but adjourned to
tho Commercial Club rooms, as tho at
tendance was not large and as tho club
rooms wore more comfortable.
There were present at tho meeting
Judge Robertson. of the Hastings Court;
Col. Thomas Lewis, Col. "A. Pope, of the
Norfolk and Western railroad; Capt j
Alien Watts. Rev. DIR. Meade, Rev. DR..
Campbell. Rev. ID. c. Moomaw II. Il.
Fishourne and Capt. Il. X. RicA.
On motion Of DR.. Campbell Mr.. Fish
burnc was elected president of the meet
ing and Capt. Watts secretary.
Mir. Fshburne stated that the obioc.
of the meeting was TO get the hospital
the meeting was ready Tor suggestions.
Captain Watts said tlat committee
should he appointed TO prepare Il place
for organization. There are Two plans
/, aid he by which the matter can be put
III - business shape. The fund and the
management of the hospital affairs
must be put in the hands OF L board of
trustees or the subscribers to tho fund
must form q joint stock company with
bard of directors and other usual
officers. The stock company plan he
thought had many advantages over the
other by giving every subscribers Il voice
in tie management OF tho hospital
though he MAS not prepared To say wh.cn
was u st. The Time had arrived whcn
something should be done, and. IL com
mittec should be appointed to Prepare
and present the advantages of different
plans TO 4 suOst qucnt meeting
lie had entity made some INQUIRY
about hospitals III e neral. and had he, II
told by physician of Baltimore who
was come CT Il with the hospita is OF thai,
city. that Il hospital with all the modern
appliances, and in every way suilc!-
ent To meet the demands Of Roanokc.
could be bvilt Tor less than $40. 900.
The subscription committee already
has enough money sub. cribed. accord
ing to this, TO build the hospital So much
ne, ded, and There are many ways by
which it can be sustained. There are.
numbers OF young men in the city who
viii willingly contribute to the susttn-
anc, OF the institution every month.
besides what The chu,chcs will do and
what can be raised n other ways.
Capt. Watts was in sympathy with tn =
communities in yesterdays TIMES
making plea FOR Il temporary hospital.
and thought that it would be well to use
part OF the money sub. crihCd in renting
lonms for temporary hospital.
Judge Robertson endorsed what Cap
| tain Watts had said, and was rather ill.,
clined to the belief that joint stock
| company was the best plan, though he
was not prepared to express an opinion
Among other advantages OF this plan
was tho exemption from taxation.
DR., Campbell concurrcd with what
had been said, and moved that IL cDm-
mittec Composed of II. 4. iishburnr,
Coloncl Pope and Captain Watts be APP
pointed to prepare and submit plans of
organization for the active pre- parations
for the work.
Colonel Pope road tho conditions upon
which the subscriptions were sccullG.
which gives each subscription Of $50 il
vote in the disposal OF the fund. and
hoped that this COMMITTEES would carry
out, IS nearas possible, these conditions.
Colonel Pope had talked with lie
men in the shops ana WAS suic that
there would not be trouble in $, curing
regularly from them considerable
amounts for the support of the hospital
DR.. Campo HIS motion prevailed and
Colonel Lewis moved that the meeting
meet again at the clll Of The chairman
Of the Committee. and The motion pre-.
vailed. Next Saturday afternoon at
oclcck was fixed rs the time OF meeting
and the Commercial Club rooms as the
piac'.
On motion of DR.. Meade it was ordered
that each subscriber BIO personally
notified of the meeting and instructed to
be present III person or hy proxy.
Small Fire.