Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-17
HOSPITAL GETS AGENER
City Council Votes to Build
One, Altho ii Has no
Money.
MarshaIltown Fortunate to Get
the Sisters Necessary to
Manage Hospital.
Paving Contract Has a Flaw.
Is Deferred..-The Band
Gets $l00.

The city council removed the only
barrier standing in the way of the early
erection of the new st. Thomas hos
pital at the adjourned meeting Mon
day night. Rev. Father Lehman, who
has been promoting the new hospital
since last winter, has been delaying
the advertising for bids until-the mat
ter of proper sewage-was settled. A
happy solution of the problem was ar
rived at, with the council practically
a unit in the action, whereby the sewer
will be put in at a cost of between
$1,500 and $1,000, free water will be
granted Indefinitely and the other min
or requests, made by Father Lehman,
conceded Father Lehman explained
TO the council that 1t was not a gift
to him, nor his church. but to the city
of Marshalltown-and was an oppor-
tunity for the city to make an invest
ment that would repay it ten fold.
The matter was brought up by Chair
man Greene, of the select committee
that has had charge of the hospital
requests. Mr.. Greene explained that
the committee after careful investi-
cation and realizing the worthiness of
the object, had decided that the best
the city could do would be to assist
the hospital with grant of $500 to-
ward the building of the sewer, because
the city had no funds upon which to
draw for the whole cost.
Father Lehman was present and
n Il
planned the situation plainly. In the
first place he said he wished the coun-
Gil to know that it made but little
difference to him, personally, whether
the hospital was built or not. He
would be $1,000 better off himself, and
his family would be $4,000 richer if
the hospital We're not built. He would
not advertise for bids unless adequate
sewage was given, and as conse-
quence he thought the city would be
$4,000 loser. Rev. Lehman then re-
cited few difficulties connected with
the management of the hospital that
We're perhaps not plain to the coun-
Gil. He explained the primary object
of any hospital was to have a proper
and that the Sisters of
Mercy Were conceded by every one,
and Protestant alike, to be
the best and most competent persons
to take charge of such an institution.
He had just returned from Davenport,
where he had been TO call upon the, 1
mother superior Of the order, having |
had an intimation from the vicar gen
eral of the diocese that it was thought |
not enough sisters could be spared |
to take charge of the Marshalltown
hospital. Father Lenihan said that six
different Iowa cities today wanted the
sisters and each had offered bonus
Of $4,000. Bishop Scannell, of Salt
Lake City, had a proposition all ready |
to furnish 100000 of they would come
there and conduct q hospital With |
all these offers in mind, however, the
mother superior assured him that as
a personal favor her people would come
10 Marshalltown in preference to any
other place and word would be eX
pected by the mother Wednesday
whether or not their services are de-
sired. Father Lenihan added, in con-
,lusion, that he did not want to ap-
pear as a mendicant, for he was not.
de said by the operation of st. Mary's
institute he was saving the tax payers
IF the city $4,000 annually. Electric
addition owners had virtually given
Ill the land necessary for building
site, business men and heavy taxpayers
If the city had subscribed literally, and
he thought there would be no complaint
IN the part of the taxpayers If the
.ity did vote the expenditure of lit
lie money at time it really could
lot afford it, when it was getting so
much more in return.
When the question was open for dis ?
'ussion much interest was shown
KreutZer supported the
,lea of the hospital promoter and
bought it best to grant the prayer
ven tho the city might have to cur
all expenses in some other direction.
ir. Greene said he was surprised,