The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-28
BETWEEN THE ms AND OUTS.
NO SOLUTION OF THE HOSPITALS
TROUBLE YET REACHED.

The Council Spent Thr e EOurs Last
Night Listening to Talk ON Both
Sldes-The Hospitals UnequivOcaI-
~ Decline the City's Proposition
for Representation ON the Medical
Stans-The Trouble Charged to
Politics and Professional jealousy.
me Ins announce Their Intention
of staying in and Keeping the Outs
outv-sharp TnIk Among the Doe
torsk
ne hospital discussion before the City
Gou. 4 last night lasted from until 11;9O
O'clock The questions of hospital man
agement and the results to the city, and
the city poor in particular, the selection
Of staff physicians and the advantages en-
soy,d by these physicians as wei as the
disadvantages 90 those on the outside and
the results to the profession were all fully
discussed.
The discussion was q searching one and
frequently matters of a personal nature
were injected. Offensive personalities were
avoided, however, and the discussion was
concluded without any unpleasant occur
rences. The history of the medical pro-
TESS on in Savannah as it relates TO the
hospital question was pretty thoroughly
gone into, the result being to show that
the question is one almost entirely be-
tween the medical men of the city, and
hinges upon the benefits to be derived by
them from hospital practice. In fact, both
Health Ofieer Drummer and DR.. 7. j.
Charlton. each representing opposite sides
Of the question stated positively that such
is the issue. Both said in plain words that
the issue is one between the 'ins" and
the outs" The ius are determined to stay
in, and the outs want to get in, if they
have to have the assistance of the city
TO get them in.
Both sides were largely represented at
the hearing. On the hospital side we're
Rev. B. J. Kelley, representing the St.
Josephs InfrmaFy; Capt II. c. Cunning
ham and OR. c. NJ. Gilbert, representing
the Georgia Infirmary; DR.. William Dun
can and Mr. T. M. Cunningham. repre-
senting the Savannah Hospital; DIR. 7. j.
Charlton, an officer of the Georgia In
Urinary, and a member of the staff of the
Savannah Hospital; Dr. w. w. owens
and Or. J. @. Van Marter Of the Savan-
nah Hospital staff. and DIR. NJ F. Dunn,
visiting physician of the ST. Joseph's In
Urinary. Alderman George J. Mills, pres
ident of the Savannah Hospital board, was
present as a member of Council.
The physicians who took part in the
discussion in favor of city representation
on the hospital stats were DR.. A. d.
Simmons. DR.. ]. w Daniel, DR.. NJ. X.
Corbin, DR.. R. j. Num-, Health Officer
Drummer, Dr. st. J. B. Graham, a menu
Der of Council, and DR.. W. E. Fitch.
Other physicians present were DIR. ]. l..
HERS, DIR. Ralston baltimore, Dr. ]. A.
Crowther DR.. T. P. Warning, DR.. E. H.
Nichols, DR.. A. A. Morrison and several
others.
The members of Council who listened to
the discussion were Mayor Myers, Alder
men Dixon, Williams, Thomas. Mills
Doyle, Tiedeman, Graham, Bacon and
Schwarz. Mayor Myers said that the
committee appointed TO confer with reps
resentatives of the hospitals had had sew
eral discussions with the hospital repre-
sentatives without arriving at any conclu-
sion end by consent the matter had been
referred TO discussion before Council
as a body