The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-30
THE INFIRMARY BOARD NAMED.
ITS MEMBERS HAVE ACCEPTED
AND ARE At WORK.

1t Consists of Thirteen Members, In
Guiding the Mayor, Health officer
and Chairman of the County Com
missioners Probable That the
Plans for Erecting n New building
on the Present Infirmary Site VIII
he Abandoned and That n Conn
pIete Modern Hospital VIII BE
Erected on Fifth Street.-The New
Board Is Now Considering the
Matter.
The board of managers for the st. Jo-
sephs Innrmary has been appointed. A
temporary organization has already been
effected and the board Is now considering
the question of a site for the new build
ing to be erected by the Sisters of the In
Urinary.
The board is composed of thirteen men,
bers, as follows: Rev. Benjamin ]. Kelley,
Dr. NJ. f. Dunn, Mr.. ]. ]. Carolan. Mr..
NJ. A. OByrne, Mr.. S. B. Adams, Capt.
Henry Blum, Mr.. 1. A. Solomons, Mr.. H.
P. Smart, Mr.. John Lyons, Capt. John R.
Dillon, Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor; DR..
w. +. Drummer, health officer; and Hon.
J. J. Dale, chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners
When the matter of selecting board of
managers for the Infrmary was first dis
cussed some time since a board of seven
members was agreed upon. This board
was about to be announced when the agi-
tation in Council upon the hospital quection
caused the announcement to be delayed
After the agreement was reached with
Ger and chairman of the County Commits
soners were to become members of all the
hospital boards for definite time, 1t was
decided to increase the number of man
ayers TO thirteen.
The list given above was selected some
time ago, but on account of the absence
of Vicar General Kelley in New York,
where he was detained by illness, the an
nouncement was delayed. Father Kelley
having returned and having partially re-
covered his health the gentlemen named
were requested to meet him at his resi-
dence and a temporary organic
alton was effected with Father
Kepey as chairman. 1t is under
stood that all of the gentlemen named as
members of the board have accepted, with
perhaps the exception OF Chairman Dale.
The County Commissioners have never
taken any action on the proposition made
county. and Chairman Dale has never
given any indication of mis- Views Of the
matter.
The meeting at the Bishops res
idence was preliminary in its ma
ture. The question at the new
posed 10 erect, was informally dis
cussed and it was agreed that those MEM
bers of the board who could conveniently
do so should visit the property owned by
the Sisters in the southeastern section of
the city yesterday afternoon for the pur-
pose of informing themselves as to it's
availability for hospital purposes. Several
of the members did so and later a short
meeting was held at the Infirmary, where
the situation was discussed with the Sis
tiers.
The proba bility Is that the Sisters will
abandon their plan of erecting a new
building on the western half of the lot,
now owned by them on Taylor street. be-
tween Habersham and Lincoln streets,
and that an entirely new and complete
modern hospital will be erected on the
site on Fifth street. With the $4,000
which it was proposed to invest in the
new building at Lincoln and Taylor
streets, and with the additional amount
which could be obtained from the sale of
the present property, if necessary, a com
plete modern hospital could be built. The
site Is a particularly desirable one for
the purpose. being located on the east
side of Habersham street between Fourth
and Fifth streets, having an area of about
24Ox220 feet.
Among those who visited the site yes
terday afternoon were Mayor Myers,
Capt. Blum, DIR. Dunn and Mr.. Solomons,
all of whom were very much pleased with
the site. Mayor Myers, especially, ex-
pressed the hope that the Sisters would
carry out their idea of erecting new
hospital on the site named. Among the
advantages afforded by the site is that
OF ample room, which will enable one
story buildings to be used which are
much more convenient for hospital pur-
poses than buildings of two or more sto-
ries Being out of the brick district, it
would also be possible to use wooden
buildings, which would greatly reduce the
cost. Ii has been suggested that it would
be well for the Inirmary to purchase the
government hospital buildings south Of
Estill avenue. which are to be sold in
July. These buildings are already equip
ped for hospital purposes, and the cost Of
removing them to the Infirmary site
would not be great The matter will be
taken under consideration by the board.
ALL CANDIDATES EXAMINED.