The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-06
TO GRANT REPRESENTATION.
HOSPITALS MAKE TIE CITY AND
COUNTY A PROPOSITION.

County Commissioners eN-OfheiO
Members of the Three Hospital
StaGs-The Proposition Submitted
Jointly by the Hospital Represen-
tativcs-It VIII he Submitted to
Council Wednesday Night-Thc
Move Puts New Face on the Hos
pital situation.
The city and the county are TO be grant
ed repr ssentation upon the boards of man
ayers Of he three hospitals of the city,
that is provided the city and county gov
ernments care to accept such representa-
lion.
a proposition for representation on the
boards of manage RS of the institutions was
submitted yesterday 10 the city and coun-
ty authorities by represe ntatives of the
hospitals. The action of the hospital rep
Teseniatives was submitted officially to the
County Commissioners at a special meet
ing called yesterday afternoon for another
purpose. The proposition to The city will
not be laid before Council until the regu-
lar meeting next Wednesday night.
The proposition of the hospital authori-
ties is a new and somewhat unexpected de-
NtlOGUi6Hl III tut uOsllldi SAthdhlpii' LIZ
city's demand upon the hospitals was to
lie allowed 10 name medical representatives
upon che STATS Of those institutions re-
ceiving appropriations from the city. Two
conferences with the city's committee and
a hearing before Council were had with
out any conclusion being reached. The
hospital representatives,. through their
spokesman, Capt. II. c. Cunningham, I'M
equivocally declined the city's proposition
for medical representatives on the STATS.
Apparently no middle ground remained
upon which the dissenting parties could
approach each other and it seemed that all
hope of a compromise at an end.
Mayor Myers however at the several
conferences. gave the hospital representa-
tives to understand that the city propo-
sition was only tentative one and that 1t
was desired TO draw from the hospital
arrangements some proposition which
would give the city some voice in the con-
duct of the institutions to which il contrib
uted so largely, the idea being on the line
that the ultimate result should be 10 ex-
tend the hospital privileges more generally
to the members of the medical profession
than is now the case.
1t seems that the hospital people have
decided TO take advantage Of the Mayors
suggestion TO make a proposition OF their
own. meeting of representatives of the
Savannah Hospital, the ST. Joeeph's In
Urinary and the Georgia Iniirmary was
held Thursday night at which PROPOSE
tion was agreed upon to lie submitted by
all three of the hospitals. resolution
was adopted at this meeting that those
present should not discuss the matter with
outside, parties until the proposition had
been submitted to the city and county au-
thorities and replies received acknOWledg-
he rppppfiOn of the DTODOgltIOQ,
Mayor Myers learned unofficially yester-
day that a proposition of some kind was
to be presented. Later in the day Capt.
H. c. Cunningham, acting as the repre-
sentative of the hospital people, sent TO
the offices of tf1e Mayor and the County
Commissio toner's the propositions to these
two bodies. each being the same. The
County Commissioners considered the
proposition in caucus but no official ac-
ton was taken. Mayor Myers, when
seen, after reviewing the hospital propo-
stion, said that as the communication
was addressed to the Mayor and alder
men, he did not feel at liberty 10 discuss
the matter or to make the proposition
public until it had been submitted to Coun-
Gil, which will be done Wednesday night.
The hospital representatives. also declined
to discuss the matter Because of their
agreement to preserve secrecy until noti-
fed OF the reception of the proposition by
the authorities to whom it had been adj
dressed
However the following copy of the prop
osition may be accepted as official:
To the Mayor and Aldermen of the City
or Savannah-At the last meeting of Coun-
Gil the Mayor requested that the hospitals,
having declined the propositions made by
the committee of Council. should make
make some proposition with regard to the
future relation of the city to the several
hospitals.
several hospitals have met. and after ma
tHre elaboration, have instructed the I'M
dersigned, as representing the Savannah
Hospital, the ST. Josephs Inhrmary aud
the Georgia Infirmary to submit the fol-
lowing proposition 10 the city of Savan-
and and the county of Chatham:
First. That the city of Savannah be
granted representation on the boards of
management of the several hospitals, and
that the Mayor of the city eX-officio and
the health officer of the city ex-offico
shall be elected members of the boards of
arrangements of the Savannah Hospital
and of the Georgia Infrmary and that the
st. Joseph lntrmary. in appointing a
board of management, which has been
contemplated for some time. will appoint
the Mayor of the city ex-ofIlcio and the
health officer of the city ex-officio MEM
bers of their board of management.
Second That the county of Chatham
managers of the several hospitals, and
that the chairman OF the Board of County
Commissioners eX-officio shall be made a
member of said several boards of manage
rpent.
The charter of the Savannah Hospital
only provides for seven managers. who are
now In charge of said hospital The man
ayers will proceed at once to get the char
ter amended so as to admit OF ten man
ayers. and In the meant lime the Mayor and
health officer and chairman of Board of
County Commissioners will be elected ad-
visory managers, and soon as charter
is changed will be elected managers of
said institution.
w Duncan,
For Savannah Hospital.
Benjamin J. Kelley
For ST. Josephs lnhrmary.
Henry G.. Cunningham,
For Georgia Inhrmary
Accompanying each communication was
a letter signed by the same gentlemen