Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-16
Aldermen Pass Ordinance After
HsklRg The Amount $3.50
Per Month.
NATTER DISCUSSED At LENGTf
Half OF the Members Hold That $3.50
ia Too Much Money TO- the City
TO Contribute to Institution-Physi.
clans Appear to Urge Adoption of
tho Measure.

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After discussing the matter for
nearly two hons. the board OF aldci.
men last night adopted IN amended
form the resolution appropriating
money to the new Pocahontns General
hospital, passed lw the common coun.
ell at It's last meeting, AS passed byl
the board. the measure approprlntos
$3.50 to he paid In monthly install.
ments of $3.50 to the. hospital asso.
citation dul.ing the remaining nine
months of the present fiscal year.
The common council passed the rcso.
luton In its original form. providing
for an appropriation Of S2,550. 10 be
paid to the association In monthly in.
stalmonts of $3.50. The resolution as
amended ami adopted bv the board
now goes back to the lower branch
for action. ~'1WHHEIa
Quite n number of physicians and
others interested in the general hos
pltnl attended the meeting last night,
and It was apparent that considerable
work had lecn done among the mem
bers.
Six aldermen were In their seats
when the president raped for order.
and Messrs. Walker and Weston eli.
tered In time TO have the hospital
matter acted upon with tine full board
present.
Nj. Read Oppose.
When the resolution was read. Mr..
j. winston Read made II vigorous talk
against It's adoption. lie said that
the state OF the city's finances made
u impracticabo to make such mn ap'
preparation: that the old general hos.
pital had not been n success even
when II war supported by NIL the
doctors, and that he was informed
that the old building, In which the
new association proposed to open its
institution. was unsanitayy and could
mot hs PVT in " sanitary. Scqpdition
In Favor 81 Resolution.
DR.. Hoskins. member from Third
ward, spoke In favor of the rcsoiu
ton. dwelling upon the need of gen.
cral hospital In the city. He asked
that the hon.d hear some of the ply.
stefan present, and called unon Nv.
]. t. Buxton to have something to
say
DR.. Buxton declared that the city
certainly needed n general hospital
and that the private hospital did not
relieve this need He went on 10 say
that he knew nothing about tn cplans
for the establishment of the new W.
stltutlon. and concluded with the
statement mat The building occnpioi
Nv the old hospi'nl was not suitable
FOR hospital purposes, and could
never be made sanitary.
Need OF General Hospital.
Doctors W. f. Greasy. Aaron Icf.
fcry r.. r Stvl, md CIarcnce portcr
LONGS smoke hr,crlv ,clliny NJ Tho
urront nsod for ccGcrni hnep,ta, md
nrrinr the adon,ion of the roso,m,im
president Mn,vus Jonos loft Tho
chair ia sncok in favor ~ tho resoln.
ton. explaining that he proposed to
vote for the measure with the dis.
tinct understanding that II was with
the view of giving the new assocla.
tlon an nrnortuitv To establish sue
ccssfnls hos.vital and that he reserved
the right I, vote against the apnro-
+ priation NJ a cent to ~, association
Mt the end III this fiscal ycar. He
fnriher urged the necessity Of having
place in which to nut homeless
young men who may he sick or in,
jurcd.
He said that he was assured hy
tho city audito~ that the city could
make appropriation without causing
n deficit
Mr.. Read. who Is chairman of the
finance committee. ropicd briefly to
the president exhibiting a statement
prepared bv tho city nuiito~. showing
that the city's income for this yea
would he exhausted bv exnenscs now
in sight. White OH i,...:. feet r. Gl.sa'!
SAID that nc dii moi Direct 10 proper
appropriation ior me cars OF panpe
patients. bht that II was not ncceS