The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-27
CounciImen Pledge Them
Selves to Pass Ordinance
Donating $4,000 Over
SchiIIinger's Veto.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
EXPRESS INDIGNATION
Report That Hospital Is Mis-
managed Is Resented
Amendments to Constitu-
ton Read.

Council members met with tha board
of trustees of the Reid Memorial hos
pital last evening, and enough city ia
theirs informed that body they would
vote for the ordinance appropriating
$4,000 for the institution to assure its
passage over Mayor Schillinger's veto.
Councilman Wettig, who at the last
council meeting introduced a resolu-
tion favoring the absorption of the
hospital by the city, remained obdurate
and stated that he would vote against
the passing the ordinance over the
mayors veto, because the city attorney
had given his opinion to the effect that
the hospital was a private institution
and that the city had no authority to
contribute to the support of any priv
ate institution.
Mr.. Wettig was informed that City
Attorney T. j. Study was "too narrow
minded" to approve Of such an appro-
priation and it was furthermore point
ed out to him that if the $4,000 was
denied the institution it would practi-
caily impossible to maintain the insti-
tuition next year.
Members of the board of trustees
expressed great indignation over the
report that the hospital was misman.
aged and that the trustees controlled
the institution in an arbitrary manner.
DR.. M. F. Johnston was asked il he had
been intimi dated by the board SO that
he was afraid to speak his true opin-
ion concerning the management of the
hospital. DR.. Johnston replied that he
and, to the best of his knowledge, all
physicians except very small minor
ity, were perfectly satisfied with the
way the institution was conducted.
John L. Rupe and S. S. Strattan, Jr.,
of the board, stated that they would
willingly tender their resignation If
their work on the board had not been
satisfactory. 1t was stated to the
council that the reason a certain ply
sician. who has been strenuously op-
posing the present management of the
hospital, had been dropped from the
| medical staff was because no one could
get alOng WIN MIN.
No Place in Politics.
Mr. Rupe stated that in his opinion
1t would be poor policy to place the
institution under political control. He
pointed out that while the hospital is
operated as private institution tC
keep it out of politics, it is in every
sense a public hospital and worthy oi
the support of the city. Mr.. Rupe stat
ed that the hospital was held in trus1
for the citizens of Richmond by the
board of trustees. and that the board
could not deed the property over te
the city without violating the trust i'm
posed upon it by the donor, Mr. D. G.
Reid. Mr.. Rupe stated that Mr. Reit
had no more title to the institution
than any citizen of this city.
Action Promised.
Board members informed the coun
cilmen that if larger representation
on the board Of trustees was desired
this action could be taken. Council
man Williams stated that he though
the people desired this, but Council
man Bartel stated he did not think Mr.
Williams reflected public opinion. Ht
said that if the board consisted of toe
many members it would be unweildy
DR. Johnston expressed the same opin
ion.
The following. in brief. are the pro
posed amendments to the constitution
of the Reid Memorial hospital, which
are to be forwarded to the secretar,
of state for approval:
| The articles of incorporation of tn,
Institution are to be amended as fol
lows so that the purpose of the insti
| tuition may more clearly be determin
ed and known by the people at large
also that the powers of the trustee
may more clearly be known.
The association will have no capi
tai stock. 1t is not organized for De
cuniary profit. but instead for beney
olence and all of its donations are t
be used. for making needed addition
to the institution and for maintainin
the institution.
THE association consists of certain
buildings described in the articles an.
an endowment fund of $4,000 contri
buted by the city and the citizens. tn
furnishing of the hospital and tn
property and furnishings of st. Stept
ems hospital, which were absorbed b
Reid hospital. all of which propert
has been acquired at cost of S1000Ot
all of which was contributed as gift o
gifts by Daniel G. Reid and other cit
xens of said city for the benefit Of tn
people of said city And that sal
Reid hospital was Incorporated not 10
profit but as a benevolence and by it