St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-09
PATIENTS AT THE CITY HOSPI-
TAI MAY HEREAFTER USE
HOMEOPATHIC VARIETY.
C. AND c. BOARD ELECTION.
DIR. WESTON REELECTED CITY
PHYSICIAN AND SUPT. j. n.
eIELOY RETAINED
A Strong Sentiment in Favor of
RetafDtng the Brackett
Property.

The homeopathic physicians will
doubtless hold an informal jubilee
today, for they have at least secured
a f1attering representation in the city
hospital.
The new board of charities and
corrections has not only given them
a staff of physicians, but has agreed
that one-third of all the patients in
the institution shall be turned over
to the little pill practitioners for
treatment
The matter was brought before the
board at meeting held last evening
by Commissioner Miller, who offered
the following set of recommended
tons: The assignment of one-third
of all hospital patients to the care
of homeopathic physicians. Equal
accommodations for patients as
signed to the homeopathic staff. The
privilege of making acquisitions for
necessary and proper medical and
surgery supplies. Equal privileges OF
operating room.
That the staff be given one-third of
all the privileges of the institution.
They are willing to assume one-thiro
of the duties and responsibilities in
the care of patients, training of
nurses, systematic courses of lect-
ures, etc. One assistant city ply
stefan. One inferno appointed by
competitive examination who shall
be a recent graduate of some home
opathic medical college. A full hos
pital staff.
DIR. Weston objected to the ap-
pointment of an assistant home
opathic city physician, claiming that
it was scarcely possible for him to
work with one so intimately aSso-
ciated with him in his daily duties
belonging to another school of med
icine Accordingly that portion of
the recommendation was withdrawn.
Accompanying the statement of the
agreement between the two schools
of medicine was the recommendation
of the homeopathic staff which the
new school desires appointed. 1t is
not obligatory upon City Physician
Weston to name these on the list, but
in all probability he will select the
greater portion of them if not the en-
tire list. 1t follows:
General Medicine - DR.. George E.
Kicker, DR.. ID. w. Hornwig, DR.. Asa
Wilcox, DIR. Adele Hutchinson.
Surgery-Dr. M. P. Austin, Thomas
J. Gray.
Gynecology-Dr. George f. Roberts.
Obstetrics and Diseases of Children
DR.. w. E. Leonard, DR.. r. r. Rasmus-
sen.
Consulting Staff-Eye and ear, DR..
Fred c. Gibson; mental and nervous
diseases, DR.. A. P. Williamson; throat
and lung diseases, DR.. G. E. Thayer;
rectal surgery, DR.. j. A. Steele; skin
and venereal diseases, DR.. Charles
Neill.
DR.. c. G.. Weston was reelected city
physician without any opposition, and
]. n. Meloy succeeds himself for the
next two years at the workhouSe. Lars
Owre was appointed acting superin-
tendent of the poor until the superin-
tendent is named, the latter matter be-
ing postponed until some time in the
fall, in order to avoid the expense of
such an officer.
The question of what shall be done
concerning the hospital site was
brought up formally and resulted in a
desultory conversation. The cost of
redeeming the present hospital site
is not known exactly, and Mayor Pratt
will consult the city attorney to get
at the exact status of affairs. 1t was
agreed that an inspection of the city
hospital shall occur next Saturday
afternoon at O'Clock upon which will
depend the future decision of the
board. There is a strong sentiment in
favor of holding the Bracket prop
erty if it can be done without too great
an outlay, although the proposition to
devote the old court house property
to city hospital purposes also meets
with general favor, the sentiment at
last nights meeting being that it
could be obtained with but little out
lay outside of the improvement of the
buildings