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

The communication submitted by
the board of trustees of Reid Memoir
ial hospifal TO the city council is of
great interest to the citizens or TINS
CITY as ii gives detailed information
concerning the institution not gener-
ally known An account OF the pas
sage of the hospital appropriation Dill
over the mayors veto is TO be found
in another column. The statement OF
the trustees in full is as follows:
TO the Common Council OF the CITY
of Richmond:
Gentlemen: The Board of Trustees OF
Reid Memorial hospital invoke your
patient attention TO the following
statement in view of the somewhat ex-
traordinary message of His Honor. the
mayor. vetoing the ordinance unani-
mously passed by you March lolh,
making an appropriation TO AID In the
maintenance of the hospital. We have
assumed that the statements publisher
in our city papers at the time the orig
fnsl appropriations were made that
the objections of the mayor and city
attorney to the appropriations were
based wholly upon the ground that no
law then authorized them and that
they were willing to assist in procur-
ing the passage of an act which would
authorize them, were correctly re-
ported and emanated from these Of
ficers. and as we have had an act
PASSED by the legislature which does
expressly authorize your ordinance OIL
March 18th. the veto message is a sur
prise to us.
AT our last regular meeting, held
before this ordinance was presented
TO you. we appointed special com
mittee consisting of Mr.. Deuker, q
member of your body and of our board
DIR. Bond, your health officer. Dr
Davis. DIR. Wampler and George Egge
never to submit TO us a plan ana es
innate of the cost of building 10 De
erected on the hospital grounds, &c
consist of three or more wards, mainly
for the use of the city for the care OF
contagious and infectious diseases as
scarlet fever, diphtheria and like dls
eases. which we can not now receive
in the hospital because of the danger
involved to other patients.
Having no reason to expect further
opposition from any city officer, oui
purpose was and yet is, to construct
building for the purpose Indicated
and in legal form to guarantee the
city's use. but it is in line with every
declaration we have made to the PEG
ple of the city from the time OF the
dedication ceremonies of the hosplta
to this hour viz, that the hosp1ta
Is in no sense a private institution
that ii does not belong to the trus
tees. but does belong to all the PEG
ME of Richmond and that its trustees
in its management are administering
trust. for the benefit of the people Il
whom it belongs.
Your appropriation ordinance is We
toed by his shonor. the mayor, upoi
three grounds. as we understand TIT
message. viz: That it was not recon-
mended by a majority of the board
health. That the Act of the legisla
ture authorizes appropriations TO
hospital established as a gift for tn
benefit of the people of the city. ant
that the Reid Memorial hospital wa
not so established. and the approprla
ton is therefore illegal. and that sue
hospital is private institution, Wit
which our peOpie nave no Spooai -
terest or concern.
Not a Personal Matter.
This is not a personal matter wit
the trustees of the hospital, gentlemen
and it is because we represent all tn
people of this city who own this inst
tuition. that we are unwilling that tn
statements of fact in his honor. tn
mayors veto message should pass III
challenged.
You are told that since July, 1Ws
when the hospital was opened. yo
have been called upon to donate 5000
10 defray its running expenses: the il
i ference be5zx that the hospit4l maj