New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09
WARM WORDS OVERCHARIT
THE CITY's ANNUAL GRANTS TO PRIVATE
HOSPITALS HOTLY OPPOSED.

THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND CONTENDS
THAT SOME OF THE INSTITUTIONS ARE
MERE ANNExEs OF MEDICAL
SCHOOLS. But THE APPRo-
PRIATIoNs ARE MADE.
Annual appropriations OF city money 10 c"a'
HE institutions under private control were i"'uo
Yesterday by the Board or Estimate anu
Navor's Office was crowded by persons interes'eu
IN those institutions and persons who were OPP
nosed to large grants of city money 10 some Oh
them The proceedings OF the Board were s'o''''
and exciting part Of the time while the hea,'"e
Of applications on behalf Of some OF the hoSi''"''
was IN progress.
cornoration Counsel Scott recently gave an opin-
ION that certain mandatory acts providing Tor APP
proprlations OF city money for the ihsut"''o"'
under private control. had been made discretionary
by a law passed In 1925. and II was expected INA.
the Board OF Estimate would take advantage OK
the opinion and make reductions In the approp'i"-
lions or refuse to grant them. 1t became apparent
early in the meeting. however that the Mayor
Controller Fitch and President Barker OF the lax
Department were in favor or keeping up TIC "P
propriations for institutions which had done good
work
GRANTS FOR CHILDREN'S SOCIETIES.
An application by Commodore Gerry for $4,000
for the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty TO
Children was granted without debate The Chill
dren's Aid Society received $4,000 upon the state
ment that the society spent s25ssS collected from
private sources. The Children's Fold asked Tor
$1,000 but. as It shown that only 5000 was
raised from private sources. the Board decided 10
wait and make an investigation before allowing
| the institution any money. This institution taxes
care OF 10 destitute children on the cottage system
| In the country.
| The Hebrew orphan Asylum received *l"vo
The Roman Catholic Founding Asylum asked for
$4,000. Dr. F. r. sturgis. chairman Of the Com
mittec Charities OF the New-York Medical
League. appeared with delegation OF physicians
TO oppose this on the ground that the city should
| take OF its wards The Board granted
| the sum TO the Founding Asylum. however not
withstanding the protest. The New-York lnstitu-
ton for the Blind received s. go the Catholic Pro-
teciory sg75.Oco and the New-York Institution for
| the Deaf and Dumb $50 so.
HOSPITAL APPROPRIATIONS OPPOSED
| The physic ans OF the New-York Medical League
| made fight upon the appropriations asked Tor
| by the New-York Medical College and Hospital FOR
| Women the Babies Hospital. the Sloane Maternity
Hospital and the Babies Hospital connected with
| the New-York PostGraduate Hospital. The basis
| for their objections TO all OF these. except the
Babies Hospital In Lexington ave. was that these
| institutions were run IN connection with medical
schools for the purpose OF giving students prac-
teal instruction; that they were not charities FOR
| charliys sake. because they would never have
been IN existence had II not been for tho medical
schools; that they asked for money from the city
| 10 help them instruct their students who paid
large tuition fees and that they not entitled
| to city money Incidentally. the interference Of
these institutions with the practice OF regular
| physicians on account Of their receiving patients
who have money TO pay for treatment. came up.
| The protesting physicians declared that the city
officers had no right down the appropr.a-
lions for the regular municipal charities TO such
a low figure that they could give adequate
medical service in order that the ciy's money
should be spent upon hospitals connected with
medical schools II shown that the city last
| year had paid s23Ioop more 10 these institutions
| than Il had put into its municipal hospitals.
DR.. Surgs declared that public money ought not,
TO be gwen In any case TO private Institutions. and
| that those institutions did harm by giving free
| medical treatment 10 persons who able to
| pay for treatment. Dr. VI. G. Feeny won applause
| from the other physicians By shouting Il protest
| against the appropra ton OF public money TO pay
| the expenses Of persons who can pay for them
| selves
DR. D. II. ST. John Rosa caused n sensation by
speech in favor OF the appropriation for the Post
Graduate Hospital. OF which he Is president. say
ing: The who have spoken here to-day do
| not represent the real sentiment OF tho medical
| profession. They sort ~ political organ
| zaiion. The great mass OF physicians Of New
York are In favor OF giving free medical aid to tho
poor. belong 70 a class OF physicians Who DO not
| depend for subsistence tho persons who receive
aid at the hospitals His speech was greeted
with groans by Tie other doctors. and the Mayor
had TO rap sharply for order
THE SLOANE MATERNITY HOSPITAL
Corporation Counsel Scott md President Jerol,.
man OF the Board OF Aldermen were opposed "a
| granting the sum asked by the New-York Medical
College and Hospital for Women. in Wee, Fifty.
fourth-st.. but they were outvoted The Sloane
Maternity Hospital came next. Or. Mclean repre-
scented the institution. general protest came
from the physicians when he asked for 5000
Even representative Of the Yves, Side Taxpayers
4 he .,lvt
the money.
why. the tho West Side have go
to going to that hospital the thoy do
to the big department stores. whenever anythin,
ais them" SAID he
The physicians declared that II was simply ,
laboratory in connection with the College Of Ply
sclans and Surgeons III the S0anes are eon,
to pose before The country as philanihroris,s.
not come here asking me city for 5000"
One physician, who Described himself a. tn
tina, departments Of the citys hospital system wcr
in dseraccful state because OF insufficient ap
What rari OF the hospital system is THAR de
msnded me May0r ~ want to kn9w II II there s I. an
surgical operations by the light Of lamp he'll
. well, the Legislature wouldn't let US put f
the sloane Maternity Hospital was a credit TO IN
city. lie said that he had tried to get woma
, but Ne h@sriiaI was TOO crowded; 49,.
Why didn't you send her 10 tho citys hos
ptalT' he asked
, She had reasons for not wanting TO 40 there "
what were thcyY'
+, you'll have 10 go 10 her and ind out" reptile
the Mayor.
, NOT PRIZES FOR GOOD INSTITUTIONS.
IL don't think It Is business here 10 Civ
| prizes TO good Institutions" declared Mr.. Scot
r II admit that the Sloane Maternity Hospital Is
fine place. but 1t wouldn't have been there but 10
the Medical College"
Ex-Judge Rowland appeared for the Babies
! Ward OF the Post-Graduate Hospital lie met IN
= same storm that Dr. Mclean had run into
Would you be will to promise that student
r. from any institution shall be admitted to you