Evening journal., 1901-12-30
HOSPITAL WORK
IS REVIEWED
Continued From First Page.

tary condition Of the building and to /
the health OF uhe deblAtated persons |
who would be confined uherein.
I'VE Will not vote to accept that
building unit. those water spouts are
In position was the determination of
many members of The board.
AT the time Mr.. Rice and Mr.. Fahey
said spouting was not necessary, and
Chat many similar structures were
without IT, Moreover, each declared
that the plans amid specifications did
not provide for IT,. and as vaunted
proof OF the statements, Mr.. Rice pro-
duced specifications, which he subse
Quently admitted were a copy of the
original. in which the sentence There
are no cutters. or sporting appeared
In lead pencil at the bottom Of a page
where. as one member of the board re-
marked at the time, There is enough
space 10 add Whatever might be want
ed This incident caused q howl of
indignation among the trustees. which
did not subside until Mr., Dangel. who
had been invited into the meeting room
at the suggestion of Mr.. Fahey, vol
unteered to add the cutters and spouts
to the work FOR lhaM the actual cost.
The prOifer was not accepted, however,
the majority members believing that
under q contract with Mr.. Dangel for
a completed building, that they should
demand such a structure. and not one
that was without two OF its most nee
essary details.
These disclosures moved President
Lawson. of the board, to remark, Il
don't think we should suck this teat
| all the time" Mr. Walker after eX-
claimed with some emphasis "nhe
lpromise OF the City Council OF Viii
lmingtOn that we are to get
$500 from them toward the cost
of this building doesn't amount to
that at the same time swapping his
fingers. statements which are sgniii-
cant without explanation.
1t is long STORY OF worrlment on
the part of the trustees between the
time of that exciting time until the
next regular meeting on the last Wed
nesday in November. at which the spe-
cial committee appointed to wait ON
the Levy Court reported that the de-
sired extra appropriation had been
promised The committee appointed 90
wait on Council deferred its return un-
OH Friday of last week, when il was
reported to the board that Council had
mot promised the county any assist
ance in the hospital work, nor could il
, give such assistance, ordinances ex-
pressly prohibiting the appropriatine
of city money for county purposes Mr
! FaIhey was not at the meeting to eX.
] plain what members Of Council hat
pledged the body to give 500 toward
lfhe cpqt of thp luiidinp
OF course, general discussion OF the
, hospital subject followed in natura
, order. The spouting question was re
. opened by Mr.. Roberts, who. whili
! pointing out the disadvantage whicl
\ had been taken of the board becaus
reference TO spouting probably hal
been omitted from specifications call
ing for n completed building, move
: his fellow members on the board to I'm
/ dignation lie declared THAT the build
, ing was unfit for the treatment of tn
sick. inasmuch,as its construction is 81
y frail that the lightest fall of rain ha
& been noticeable on the interior walls
b The walls are nine inches thick. but In
: stead OF modern building methods be
ing followed ON the inside work. Oh
Il plaster has been laid ON sheathing di
y rectly against brick. Mr.. Roberts re
l. marked that cCmmonsense teaches Oh
g inexperienced man that a building S
l. constructed could not be other tina
k damp the year around. He then dc
clared that the subject of Emergenc
Ie Hospital was one for theCitizens Com
y mittee to inquire into. and conclude
e his remarks with the statement that h
Z never would vote county money In pay
ment for such a structure. A majorit
l. membership of the board declared tina
Y they also would not vote to accept tn
l. building.
i 1t therefore appears that either MI
a Dangel or Mr.. Fahey will have an ur
q finished Emergency Hospital ON hi
n hands at no distant date. The duty q
= the Committee of Fifty in the premis
u. doubtless will be to investigate the sui
i ject % plans and specifications.