The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-08
Appropriation to Reid Memoir
aI Institution Is Again the
Source of Spirited Discus
sion in That Body.
DEUKER AND THE MAYOR
LEADERS IN ARGUMENT.
Council Had Its Way and the
Clause for an Appropriation
To Hospital Was Added to
The Annual Budget.

smouldering fire, which has been
slowly making its way into the ranks
of the Schillinger administration on
one hand and the city council on the
other, broke forth in all it's fury Mon
day night The cause of the confla-
grafton was a clause again appropriate
ing $4,000 to Reid Memorial hospital,
which, after a battle royal, lasting al
most an hour, was attached to the bud
get of expenses for 1908, against the
wishes of the administration. Charg-
es and countercharges were the bombs
which were hurled first at one and
then the other. Mayor Schillinger and
Councilman Deuker engaged in q SER
les of pleasantries which were inter
esting in the extreme. After the hos
pital appropriation clause has been
added to the bill for an ordinance max
ing the tax rate for the year OF 1908
really more than $1.10 as it is this
year and as the administration would
have had again, council passed the or
dinance, and peace and quiet reigned
supreme once more.
The suuabble all came about
through the apparent desire of the ad-
ministration to keep the tax levy for
the coming year at it's present scale.
Republican members of the council
charged indirectly that through this
desire the democrats did not desire
to aid Reid hospital, benificent in
stitution.
Action in Caucus.
In caucus between Mayor Schillin-
ger, City Attorney Study, City Con-
troller Parry and the finance commit
tee of the council some time ago, a
budget for the coming year was made
up. The whole matter was gone ov
er at that time but the clause appro-
priating $4,000 was not added. The
finance committee seemed to think
that the appropriation need not be ad-
ded at this time and the budget was
presented to council Monday night for
action AS the budget had to be filed
with the county auditor during the
coming week it was hoped to push 1t
through with the consent of council,
without any trouble. Councilman
Deuker, who has always stood a
staunch supporter of Reid hospital de-
tected the fact that in the preliminary
budget, virtually a recommendation to
council, no appropriation had been
noted for the hospital. Fireworks then
began.
Deuker arose and after explaining
the citys situation, said that the bud
get should not under any consideration
be acted upon until the Reid hospital
appropriation had been added. He
said as the hospital is the citys in
the sence that it cares for the i'll and
the appropriation should be added be-
fore the regularly drawn ordinance
was introduced.
Suggested independent Action.
City Attorney Study claimed that if
the appropriation was added to the
budget it would Offset the estimated
tax levy for the year of 1908 and as
this would entail more work and de-
lay in forwarding the budget to the
county auditor, he suggested tha. an
extra and separate appropriation be
made to the hospital at a later date
If need be.
In answer to Deuker's statement as
regards the situation of the hospital to
the city, Mayor Schillinger inquired
why it was there was deficit at the
hospital and why the city should be
made to care for residents of other
towns when brought here for treat
ment. He said, as he understood it.
the cost OF treatment given by the
hospital authorities each day amount
ed to $2.4S while the regular charges
were only s1,00 per day to outsiders
and residents of Richmond alike. He
said he could not understand WHY il
is the city could legally be called up
on to appropriate money to help pay
the annual deficit at the hospital
caused by this leakage, or how the CITY
could legally appropriate money to
pay the difference between the re-
ceipts and expenses of persons coming
to Richmond for treatment. He main.
tained that the appropriation to the
hospital IS Illegal and that no munici.
palisy lad the right to appropriate IN
a private organ cation.
Deuker to the Defense.
At this Councilman Deuker was IN
his feet in an instant and said. "Tbe
hospital is not a private enterprise
1t never was private enterprise. It
is public institution and the only in.
stitution in Richmond today that Is
out of politics. II we had more sucb
institutions we would be better off =,
Councilman Deuker also asked that n
committee of five be appointed to in
vestigate Mayor Schillinger's charges
Councilman McMahaf ATTEMPTED to
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