New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-07-11
FOR A NEW BELLEVUE.
STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES SAYS
PRESENT BUILDING is TOO OLD.
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Albany July 10-The State Board OF Charities
passed resolution to-day in favor of the erection
by the city of New-York of new and modern
hospital in place of Bellevue Hospital. and also
that the compensation Of the attendants and other
employees in Bellevue Hospital should be reason
ably increased. so to secure the services or
competent and satisfactory employees"
This important action of the State Board OF
Charities was avowedly taken because the reports
OF inspeo tion mede the beard and the recent
report OF the medical board OF Bellevue Hospital
indicate that the main buildings OF Bellevue Hos
pta are unfit for q modern hospital and Should be
replaced at the earliest possible moment with
new and modern hospital Built nearly hundred
years ago aImshouse. said Secretary Heb
herd of State Board of Charities. 1T never was
really suitable for hospital purposes" He con-
tinued:
It provides for 2asoo patients annually, a larger
number than the private hospitals in Nev-York,
which accommodated last year A'sSs patients; 81; me
New-York should begin TO plan for the erection or
Of the fact that it will se years before such plans
could be consummated The city Is growing rap
idly; it should have the best hospital in the world
Mayor Van Wyck Controller Coler and President
oughs of Manhattan and The Bronx.
The members OF the State Beard of Charities
present the meeting here were Vice-President
Stoddard, who acted president in the absence or
President Stewart. and Commissioners DE Peyster.
Gratwick.
With relation to Bellevue Hospital The board
adopted the following preamble and resolutions:
Whereas The state Board of Charities, having in
pital are greatef than upon any OTTER hospital in
this country and its frequent AID Thorough insree
buildings OF the said hospital too old ana III
9dapSd to 5ne pc S 10 sPc re nnS being m ao
convinced that the only remedy for present condi-
Resolved. That the authorities OF the city OF New
York are hereby urged favorabiy 70 consider the
subject of the erection OF new and modern nos
pital take the place of Bellevue as soon as pos
Resolved. That in the opinion OF this board the
ecmpensati2n Of attsndans and other empoyss %
SO as 70 mGIos and that sUtsbIe proViso SHOULD
vices OF such competent and satisfactory help may
be retained.
Controller Coler said last night in speaking
about the resolution passed by the State Board of
Charities:
There is no doubt that Bellevue Hospital should
pay for employees would insure a higher standard
Hospital and Increasing the salaries Of Its en-
ployes has been discussed and considered for long
time by the city authorities Prison and pauper
help was used by the hospital up TO several years
seSp,,aIs 1 will h drected by board Of eommis
sioners to be appointed by the Mayor. and this
iect of the rebuilding and enla-sing of Bellevue
Hospital and other charges
Commissioner Keller Of the Department OF
charities is In thorough accord with the State
Board of Charities in regard to the need of
hosptal to take the place of the present buildings
ut Bellevue. but he seems to think that the recon-
mendation to increase the salaries of employees at
Bellevue is unnecessary. The Bellevue employees
now keep the hospital In a satisfactory condition
he says and what is the of paying them higher
salaries? But the new buildings he wants. and he
will make recommendation In his report in Au-
gust for a new hospital to cost about s2OO.oco and
10 accommodate about twice as many patients as
the present building. Last night Mr.. Keller said:
The relations between the State Board OF Chari-
ties the Charities Department OF this city have
always been cordial We have talked over the
question OF buildings for Bellevue many times
There is plenty of room In the Bellevue grounds
and there would be trouble about caring for the
patients while buildings were being put up.
new buildings were ready for occupancy and then
the patients would be moved into the new build
irgs and the old ones be torn down.
Such buildings rs / would like would
about 1000 900 and would accommodate about twice
as many patients as the present buildings II would
take about two years TO erect them When make
tion for buildings In line with the resolutions
OF the State Board of Charities. The new buildings
must be put up. The growth of the city requires
them and they may we'll be put up now.
What DO you think about increasing the salaries
of employees Mr.. Keller asked and he
piled:
What is the of increasing salaries when the
service is satisfactory? The idea OF raising salaries
Is better service. Bellevue is We'll kept as
any hospital In this city now. IL We paid higher
salaries the hospital would be In no better condi-
ton DR.. Stewart has orders TO keep Bellevue
long as the hospital 10 clean that II AL that u
necessary.