The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-23

The Red Cross Society viii next
Monday night present to the city
council petition for the donation
Of the kiseF block. at the corner OF
t1fth avenue and Yealrf way. or
Home other piece 0f city real estate
on which TO erect an emergency hos
ritaL A majority Of the city coun-
cilnen have already expreanr Ia
members Of tho society their desire
for the establishment of such a hos
pttnl
A meeting OF the society viii be
held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
at the Lincoln. at which time the
scheme wli be further discussed
and COMMITTEES viii be appointed
20 take charge 81 the preliminary
steps in the work ON the same day
the Charity Organization Society
has called a meeting of ali persons
OF societies interested in tho estAb-
lishmant Of an emergency hospital
20 discuss the matter.
In the meantime II. W. Steele
secretary OF the Charity orEanIEa-
,ion Society. n tryins 10 arrange a
conference. on Monday between the
leaders in the movement and Mayor
nallinKpf. city Engineer Thomson
and pr. crtehton. chairman Of the
council committee on health and
sanitation. The most feasible meth
Oh Of geitiuK the hospital viii be dis.
eusaed at these meetings
Meanwhile the managers 81 the
Wayslae Mission hospital are trying
to figure out ho~ they can insure
the continuance Of that worthy In
rtitution. the site OF which u now
about TO be taken 20 make room Tor
spur track OF the Great Northern
railroad. The hart eFtuaHter has de.
clarcd that It's foundation ta rotten
aud liable at any time TO collapse.
The Seattle Iienevolsnt Society.
from which Dr. De goto leased thu
hospital ship Idaho. has concluded
that the best way out Of the diff
Guilty ia 20 construct another grid
Iron on which TO place the hulk r.
u. Black and Judge Roger q. Greene
matter with city Engineer Thomson
To soc II another location close by
cannot be secured.
Already steps have been taken 90
raise the necessary funda for MAX
ing the removal. the Musicians
union having concluded TO give a
concert 20 raise funds for the work.
we have not decided upon new
location for the hospital" said Mrs.
Cannon. the manager. this morning.
"nut We expect 20 IN a few days
We are confident that the people OF
Seattle will contribute tho funds
necessary 20 pay the expenses. The
hospital IN filling an urgent need
II cannot be discontinued. We have
there now an average Of tb patients
a day. OF this number about ~ are
not being paid for by either the
county or the city. The hospital IL
open 10 all.
'The city has been paying u cents
a day for three days for the patients
u sends there. The city viii not pay
for the patient unless the dIsburHe-
ment ia approved by the board OF
health.
I'VE look with favor upon the pro-
sect Of the Red Cross society 10 es-
tabilsh an emergency hospital. but
the completion Of such a task II n
long way in the future and We are
doing the best We can to maintain
the hospital as now run"
II r. the opinion Of Secretary
steele. Mrs. ]. IT, sandorson. prcsi-
dent Of tho RED Cross society. and
OF several councilmen and phyai-
clans who were seen, that the plan
TO establish n municipal hospital In
the building for which plans are
being drawn. 20 he erected on the
Klser block. IL probably the best vet
considered. Mr.. Steele said this
morning:
at IL time that Seattle had n mu-
nlcipal emergency hospital like 9TH
er cities ~ her size. and II appears
20 me that 10 provide for one In the
building 20 be erected on Fifth ana