Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-12-29

Alderman Cannon, who brought
up the matter at the previous meet
ing, asked Mr.. harrington II indt-
gent patients are taken at the hospi-
tai and also IL there was a long de-
lay In the case of the boy who was
injured at Parisen's pharmacy few
months ago. The hospital associa-
tion president replied that he had
seen Mr.. Parisen and that the latter
told him that the boy was in the
hospital half-hour from the time
he was hurt.
In response to question by Mr..
Cannon, Mr.. Harrington said that
he never knew of a case being re-
fused at the hospital unless 1t was
of chronic or contagious nature.
None but staff physician could
treat a patient there, however, un-
less special perm ission should be Sc
cured. Mr.. Cannon asked DR.. j. l..
Lund, member of the staff. who
was present, IL in case an immediate
operate was needed, could non
staff doctor attend the patient. The
doctor replied in the negative, but
he said that staff physician could
always be found within half-hour
at the longest, and that an operation
could not be performed sooner than
that in any case after first aid had
been rendered, because Of the dan
ger of shock.
An instance was referred to by
Mr.. Cannon Of q doctor in town who
Is not member of the hospital
staff, but who Is the physician for
two organizations. "If these socie-
ties wished to hire and pay for a
room at the hospital" asked the al
derman, could their doctor attend
the members there?" Mr.. Earring
ton said that they could not, for the
reason that 1t has been found i'm
practicable in other hospitals to let
any but the staff doctors treat pa
tients, as the hospital is liable for a
case after the patient enters.
Samuel G. Garretson, one OF the
Board of Managers of the hospital
spoke briefly, as did also Alderm an
Schultz and Comptroller Growney
The latter said that the city attorney
had advised him that it was moi
necessary for the hospital people tc
present itemized bills before receiv.
Ing the city money. Alderman-at'
Large Voorhees, said that this was 6
curbstone opinion, and had since
been reversed In reply to a query
by the comptroller, Mr.. Harrington
said that the hospital would receive
as an INDECENT any resident of this
city who was unable to pay, but thai
they would expect any who coulc
pay to do so. There seems to have
been a misunderstanding between
the city and the hospital authori
ties as to what they were working
under, an old city ordinance or {
state law.
At the conclusion of the discus
sion q motion was passed to order 1
warrant drawn for the $1,000 ap
preparation from the city. Thvst
present, representing the hospital
were Mr.. Harrington, s. G. Qarret
son and e. l.. Gridley, members O
the m anaging board, and DR.. Lund
a member of the staff.
The statement read by Mr.. Far
rington was as follows:
Hospitals Side of the Case.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen;
At meeting of this body, one
week ago, motion to hold up the
years appropriation, of the city tt
the hospital, was passed. The rea
son for doing SO. as stated in your
I records, is proper and tho managing
committee of the hospital takes ne
exception to said action. but th'
manner In which 1t was done, ol
more particularly. the comments
made by individual members of this
board. are most seriously objected
to.
To explain the hospital position
we will say that when 1t was startei
and for a few years after the cit,
had no legal right or authority Il