The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-02

gift TO the people 0i tfiiS Sits anu sNA
IL belongs to them. II your honofaole
body. representing as you do the peo-
pie who own this institution. at any
time. believe the hospital is not well
tell us so.
If YOU. for any reason. should desire
a larger representation upon the BOARD
of management. let us know your wish /
es in that regard. If you should thlhh
there is not sufficient record now OIL
the character and beneficial ownership
of this institution. and il you desire IT,
we will execute a declaration OF trust
in legal form for record. that we noiu
the property of the hospital in trust
for the people of this city who are the
beneficial owners. and in such form as
that your body can require 1t ADMIN
istered for the benefit of all our peo-
pie.
Economical Management.
Aside from preserving the manage
ment of the hospital free from pof1tlcal
or sectarian influence. and keeping 1t
in the hands of those who from inter
est in the work as a benevolence. are
willing to devote time to its proper
management and this we believe our
people desire. there is nothing your
honorable body can reasonably ask OF
us that we are not willing to do. and
in line with the idea that the institu-
ton is our citys hospital We want to
manage il as such and as prudently and
economically as possible.
We want the city as a municipality,
to have in every way the full adVan-
tage of her peoples hospital as fully
as if the city had built it and man
aged it by its own officers. In vie"
of the above facts, and our OFT re-
peated declarations as to our polcy
and aims the statement OF the veto
message, viz. Il don't think 1T can pc
claimed or pretended by any one ac-
uuainted with the facts, that TINS nos
pital has been established, constructed
and organized as a gift to the people
of the city of Richmond, sounds al
most grotesuue, and suggests the wish
that His Honor might have thought it
proper to consult some of his friends
upon our Board as to the facts IN
voIved. or your own records, and the
report of your special committee re-
lating to these appropriations
The statements of His Honor, re-
Iating to the per capita cost OF charity
patients, in view of the limitations up
on our work for lack of means, we
submit are unfair. We have notWlth-
standing our limited means, cared Tor
| ten charity patients during the last
month. and have six such in the nos
initial now Let it be understood, gen
tlemen, that we have not intended and
| do not now propose to expend money
appropriated by the city, in caring Ioi
| charity patients outside the CITY we
| are YOUR own citizens, having no II
| nancial interests to serve, and we are
| irving to be of benefit to our people
and to deal justly and fairly
We further submit to you Sentle-
| men that the suggestion of HIS hon
or. the Mayor, of his Willingness
| nav a per capita rate to the Hospll
for Such patients as are sent to the
stitution bv the city, is unfair as'oti
argument and is not practicable. As
as YOU gentlemen know the samchni
gument made by the City Attornioe -
| YOU in opposing the ordinance az VI
| massage. 1t is unfair because elnuoo
sumes. without warrant of FAC way he
we are dealing with private iii.e.y
,,o;x,r conducted for pro filing
''o over Il
Hospital NOT ror rrod son of
/ Hospitals do not pay in fol apply
| cents and are not estaFeei Sioners
profit They are of the M Ia next re
and beautiful of our bene OF on the
most cities of Indiana, no' llcen
Richmond there are onf oul Gus, VII
pitals. No one woulfo one quantit
CITY did not need a h " Tue permit
has been supplied wifospltal premise
municipality. 1t is y OF the with til
: which can be foundT people General
size of ours in AM fail for diana. a
are not willing this mamie amendn
: lack of reasonablehS ana De all oths
nance The pericfltical per force in
COMING establish not wish TO | here
: ;od The manayond absolute the act
, exnend nublic yk more tnan said bu
necessity. Wfo Keep the IN the age
: is ahSoluteIy 10 supply the pose to
Stitution runf hoSpltai sefN- mess az
rood of orr AZ CITY al least person.
ice IT wo,the amount 1t The p
tbree mr. fst IN the malnte- in which
IN, il which has been intoxica
n.,oe IF ntaln one estaD- be gran
iya, to1clpal1ty, suftlclent Being
So, : city in the hospital floor of
given it's people, re- room frt
lt of the endowment street il
lous services of the and is !
fortunate in being is on a !
hospital service to its dale's af
5mparatively small cost. premises
a. assure you gentlemen the CITY
no foundation for the le- ship. W.
5 stated to your action in make kr
appropriation ordinance Commiss
We know that the good time and
ur city fully appreciate the duct and
gift to them. of Mr.. Reid and ming ane
4 him who have given us our tables in
hospital: that they are proud ness.
ne of our valued city institu-
that they will commend and apr 12-e-7
ou gentlemen of the coun-
sisting to properly support
tain it. In all your action