The sun., 1897-12-09
DOCTORS RAISE A STORM.
THET INVADE CIT HILL TO OPPOSE
APPROPRIATIONS.
a Bittsr Fight Over the GrantinE or Ctty
Funds to Private Charitable Institutioss
rho Medical Eicn succeed In Having
Seine OF the Reoueuta fer AID Laid over.

a RiffAR EtEht 0f
Funds to Private Charitable Ips,,tutio.s
rho Medical Mcn succeed IN Having
Some or the Requests fer ara Laid over.
Tho ANNA, row ov.- Oh. on,-orr,.,,ors nv
tha-poord.of Es,inotc for privato cbo r,tnb,c in
stitntions occurrcd In tbo N.yor,s ot,,cc yc.,cr.
dav. Herctoforc tho law has hcen considered
mandatory. pevortbclosa tho ,no,,bcrs NJ Tho
Medical Icagpo bovo ror.r ,orinc,sd IN nro.
test apains, oivIpo ,,,h,,c r,onov IN rriyoto
charitable institutions This rear the Corpora.
tion Counsel decided that the board had dis.
cretionary powor In making .this class of nm
propriations and tho of,cers of the Medical
League. undor tho leadersbin NJ Dr. \ r.
a,rr,,,. Choirmon =, ,na S,o,,,,,,,,o, -, c,horI.
Dturgis' CHAIRMAN OF the committee on Chari'
Tbcv CHARGED TINT n,onv ., ,ho ,ns,I,ntions
-, -oao,,. "a, -. ~ ia. .a ar
hoh reeei'o 1'u from 'ne ciy spenu tho
money in treating patients who can we'll afford
,O,uro tho hns,n.s. % of tho he,o .s we" nsdca nro.
The Tb. ,D,n,on o, .s, cornor,.,on conn,., u,,
regarded as a point in favor of ths Medical
League. and the managers. directors, and rep
;tes.nta,iyes of the institutions affected gath.
'erea IN great numbers TO defend thcir cause.
Tho room was nlled to its utmost limits. and
table at which the board sat as to allow scarcely
'looked hot and decidedly uncomfortable.
Tha sass,o,, ,,,a. -. ~, ,,n,o. - A..
vranp,ns between tho % eontens,nS | iorcos o wao
,,ncessant, Tho first man TO appear before tho
ho.rd ,so. r,hu,dao r Co.. p..s,,.D. ~ .ho o
eociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren. He asked for $50 600 and rot n with.
out opposition. as did tho childrcn's Aid socio-
ty, which asked for $4,000. The Childrcn's
Fold ashed for SI = 600 but when Il ,vas d,scov
- '~ NS N'e>N'
of its income from private sources Comptroller
Fitch obiected
This institution seems to have little or no
Why ssoud Be- ns sssa
private charity"
Tho Amercian Female Guardian Society asked
for $3.50 but when it was discovered that IL
c Also hed
CATION.
:, When the, appropriation for, the New York
entered a very Vigorous protest against favosa.
Bile action by the board He said that there
.dered were worth the amount asked for.
,decry all appropriations by the city to private
charities He said that The city should care
for its poor in direct and proper manner. Mr..
Sr wso S III the hNp said that
vices Of the sisters Of Charity The Sppropria pro Sf
GOn "tb pdSbcu Ut TsbOo, Ine Sum asked IOr.
= The application OF the sloane Maternity Hos.
pital for Sc. 900 caused no end of n row. DR.
Stureis objected on the ground that the hospital
had an income of 81 :, 900 and was in no need OF
public funds. DR.. NJ. q. Feeny declared that
the institution was merely an adj junct to the
College of Physicians and Surgeons ard that
women who were well able to pay were treated
there every day without charge ~ protcst
against the giving of public money to such in.
stitutions!" roared Dr. Fceny, and the applause
lasted SO long that the Mayor was Obliged 10
call for order. Several other physicians on.
posed the appropriation. and it was laid over.
When tho consid Grafton of the application OF
the babies ward OF the Post. Graduate HOSPITAL
for So, 900 was reached n man among the spec.
tators handed the Mayor a protest from tho
West Side Taxpayers' A Association axainst an
propriating any Of the public funds to private
charities and the greatest disorder pre.
vailed. The rcprcsentatives of the Medi
cal League renewed their protests, and Dr.
ID. B. st. John Roosa made a speech which
called forth hoots hisses and groans from
the physicians. .'The doctors who are oppos.
ing these appropriations do not in any way
represent the real sentiment of the medical pro.
fession," he said. They belong to q sort Of a
political organization The majority of the
doctors of this city are in favor OF FREQ medical
treatment for the poor The men OF whom /
speak. and am one OF them. do not depend for
p living on the people who are treated In the
hospitals"
"Ha! ha! hal" roarcd the doctors in chorus