The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-05
TO GO AHEAD
WITH HOSPITAL
BIDS HAVE BEEN CALLED FOR.
MAYOR MYERS RECEIVED LETTER
FROM CONGRESSMAN LESTER.

Proposals for Constructing Hospital
VIII Be Opened on May 23-Addi-
tiOnaI Land Will Not BE Secured
Now, but Plans Have Been Drawn
So That Building May BE Added
to in the Future - Plans for
Structure Will Make a Very Pref
~ Building.
Bids for the construction of the Ma
rine Hospital have been advertised for
and the bids will be opened, May %.
This information was conveyed in a
letter from Congressman Rufus E.
Lester to Mayor Myers, which was re-
ceived yesterday informing. The letter
was in answer TO one from the Mayor
asking Col. Lester to use his influence
to secure the purchase of the Swoll
land adjoining the site already owned
by the government.
Congressman Lester inclosed a let
ter from the supervising architect
which explains itself. The inclosed
letter is as follows:
referring to the inquiry of the
on the 90th ulimo, relative to begin
ming work on the Marine Hospital in
that city, I have the honor to state
that plans and specifications for this
work have been gotten out with as
much dispatch as possible, considering
the large amount of other work which
it was necessary to do, and that adj
vertisements for proposals will be in
serted in local and technical papers to-
morrow, the I'd instant, said proposals
to be opened the 23d proximo as it is
desired to give abundant time for the
receipt of proposals in order that good
competition may be secured"
Could Buy Land Later.
Congressman Testers letter to the
Mayor follows:
Il received your letter about the Ma
rine Hospital and at once saw both the
supervising architect, who has charge
of the matter, and the Marine Hospital
surgeon, DR.. Wyman. They both told
me what I suppose you knew, that last
summer or some time ago, they had
concluded that they could get on by
building on the old postoffice site with
out any additional ground, and that
the architect would so make his plans
that if at any time they needed the
other land, which was a. small strip
owned by the Swoll estate, they could
acquire 1t in some way and extend the
plans over it without any detriment to
the appearance of the building.
Another Appropriation Necessary.
1.-THE trouble was at the time that
they did not have an appropriation to
buy this land and the controller of the
treasury decided that they could not
buy it under the act authorizing the
building without a special appropria-
ton from Congress. 1t was thought
better to go ahead and build it in the
way they say land they say this is
sufficient for the purposes) than to
await the delay in trying to get Con-
gress to pass a new bill, which 1t might
or might not do. The plans for the
building will make a very pretty
structure and the Swoll land will not
interfere with the good appearance.
telegraphed you yesterday about this,
and think you will find it all satiSfac-
tory"
Mayor Myers is gratif1ed at the out
come Of the matter. He wished to see
the additional land secured. but is glad
the building is not to be delayed on
that account. 1t now seems probable
that the hospital will be built and the
adjoining land purchased later.