Evening journal., 1902-03-27
TRUSTEES PAY
ARCHITECTS BILL
DR.. Goldberg Praises New
Emergency Hospital
BOARD WILL NEED MONEY
Lew Court Wants an Itemized Stale
ment From the Poor Board
for Next Year

After weeks of discussion the Board
of Trustees of the county hospital at
Farnhurst. yesterday paid e. l. Rice,
Tr.. architect. Sl65 for drawing the
plans and experimenting the construc-
ton of the emergency hospital. The
old question of whether Mr. Rice was
entitled to 3 per cent. or 8 per cent.
Of the total cost of the building was
again discussed. A motion to pay him
the fun amount or the bill was defeat
ed. On motion of Joseph G. Parker
the matter was again brought before
the board by a motion to reconsider
made by MI Parker, who followed IL
bY motion that the bill be paid. The
motion was adopted The only mega
tive vote was Mr. Walker.
Will Have Small Deficit
Merritt n. Willis. president of the
Levy Court, was present and presented
the following request:
Dr. c. Henry, Chairman OF the Trus-
tees Of the Poor
Dear Sir If it is the purpose of
your board to ask the Levy
Court for an additional appro-
priatiOn to carry your board
thorugh to the end of the fiscal year.
/ suggest that you have detailed
statement prepared for the Levy Court,
ehowing the amounts of the various
expenditures from the first of July to
the present This will enable the Levy
Court to decide thes question Of an ad-
ditional appropriation.
Respectfully,
Merritt n Willis.
President of the Levy Court.
The communication caused dis
clIssiOn and an informal statement Of
the boards finances was made by Sec
retary Parker. It showed shat the def
icit in the boards funds at the end Of
the fiscal year would not exceed 81 600.
This state of affairs was gratifying
to Mr.. Willis, who expressed himself
pleased and relieved to hear that the
shortage would be no greater.
An itemized statement will be made
to the Levy Court by the Board of
! Trustees and Messrs. Parker, Harris
and Walker were appointed a commit
tee to make out the report.
n Cecilia Ryan sent her bill for $111.43
for nursing smallpox patients, and il
was paid
President Henry asked that the Levy
Court meet the board at its next meet
ing Messrs. Willis. Megginson and
Ewart being present. said that they
could attend the meeting. The secre-
tary was instructed to invite the Levy
/ Court to meet with them.
S. Frank Stirling, Z. T. Clarke and
3 w. G. Knots were appointed as the
House Committee.
The secretary was instructed to ask
the president OF the Board of Health
for 5000, a part of the money necessary
z for equipping the emergency hospital
i The City Council already has giver
7 $780,
Hospital Is Satisfactory
/. The new pesthouse that he's com
: in for a good share of the adverse
criticism by the public received a gooC
send-off yesterday.
Superintendent Mccoy reported L
n the board that DR.. Goldberg, of th'
quarantine station, had visited tn
emergency hospital and inspected il
and had expressed himself as highl,
4 pleased with both the building and tn
manner in which il is conducted. III
hdlu Andl he lOullu Aho UhlANAh6
much beyond what he expected, an
that HE could find nothing wroni
Doctor Goldberg further said that h
had not seen a better equipped build
:, ing.
M That's better than the Grand Jur
d report remarked Dr. Henry.
n At this iuncture. Mr.. Willis aros
10 and said he wanted to throw a bouQu'
j. He complimented Mr.. Mccoy on tf
,- manner in which he had kept the il
IN stitution and told Mr.. Blackburn thf
is he would have to look to his laure
$. in following Mr.. McCOy's footsteps.
to Messrs. McFarlin. Beth and Wall
~ er were appointed on Che Farm Con
mittee and will assist the new supe
.r intendent in making his appointment