The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-06
President Reyer Investigates Condi-
tions mt Institution and Reports
to Mayor Hoffman.
REPAIRS ARE BADLY NEEDED
BUILDINGS INADEQUATE AND ARE
NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED.
BOOkwalter Administration Not to
Blame, Health Board Finds-Sal-
aries Fund Too Low.

Council will be asked in a short time to
make a special appropriation of several
thousand dollars with which to remodel
and repair the City Hospital. This state
ment was made yesterday afternoon by DR..
Ernest c. Reyer. president of the Board OF
Health.
The need of money with which to remodel
the City Hospital will be one of the most
important things shown by the Board of
Health's report of its recent investigation
of the condition of the institution. The re-
port. which was adopted yesterday, will be
sent to Mayor Holtzman this morning.
Recognizing, in a way, the criticism re-
Gently made by the Marion County Board
of Charities that the condition of the City
Hospital is not what it should be-that the
institution is not kept up properly-the re-
port of the new administrators Board of
Health will. at the same time, exonerate
the Bookwalter administration from any
blame for the condition of the institution.
VISITED THE HOSPITAL.
The members of the Board of Health
visited the City Hospital last Saturday
morning and went through the institution.
The investigation was made, it is thought,
at the direct request of the mayor. Yester-
ing with the mayor and adopted the report.
The board will formally present the report
to the mayor this morning, and the mayor
will give the report to the public.
No recommendations will be made in the
report. Ii will simply show the condition
of the City Hospital. In a few days, DR..
Reyer says, the mayor and the members of
the board will hold another meeting and
decide, likely. 10 have Controller Dunn rec
ommend TO Council that special appro-
several thOnSa "a re ha do
TO be expended at once in remodeling and
repairing the institution. Although the re-
port will contain no recommendations il
has been decided practically by the mayor
and members OF the board what action shall
follow the report.
lit is not the ault of the Bookwalter ad-
ministration that the City Hospital is not
in the condition Ii should be-" said DR..
Reyer yesterday. THE trouble is this
there has not been enough money appropri-
ated for the maintenance of the City Hos
pital. The building is badly in need of re-
pairs and remodeling. The report the Board
Of Health will send TO Mayor Holtzman to-
this administration making an effort TO get
a special appropriation with which to make
repairs, and also TO have the regular ap-
preparation increased.
LARGE SUM NEEDED.
THE plumbing of the building is in es-
possible to keep the place in the proper
SoHu.soh 81 ioAs "S siic PiuiiloihS system Is
defective and inadequate. Repairs of the
plumbing system alone will necessitate the
expenditure of quite a large sum, L think
We have made no estimates yet as to how
much money will be required to put the
building i'm good condition and get ii really
up to date and adequate to meet the de-
mands which are made upon IL.
THE salary fund in the City Hospital
appropriation is too small. This Is another
thing the report will show. The salary ap-
preparation Is small that 1t has been i'm