Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-22
GETS PERSONAL NOTICE.
While Not Membsr of Staff
Can Have Full Privileges
of Hospital.
MANAGING BOARD TALK
Secretary GridIey Says Doc
tors Did WrongIy--Dr.
Ramsay Remains Quiet.

There was much surprise in hos
pital circles yesterday when 1t be-
came known that DIR. Charles l. Silk
had been given a position on the
hospital staff, with full privileges OF
the institution. DIR. Silk this morn
ing stated that he had been waited
upon by Drs j. G.. Wilson and
Frank G. Henry on Tuesday and
notified of his appointment as "off-
cial anaesthetizer, with the full
privileges of a staff member AS
the hospital bylaws provide that
appointments to the staff must be
made on recommendation of the
managing committee to the Board of
Governors, there was a question as
to the authority for naming DR..
Silk.
A NEWS reporter interviewed
several members of the Board of
Managers this morning and found q
difference of opinion as to the au-
thority OF the physicians in appoint
ing DR.. Silk. Edward L. Gridley,
secretary of the board, stated en-
phatically that he believed they had
over-stepped their bounds.
Henry w Jones, another member
of the board, could not see it in the
same light, believing the staff to be
composed OF men who were able to
recognize their rights and privileges.
William D. voorhees,, also mem
Der, believed the appointment con-
stituted recommendation, and that
DIR. Silks name would be mentioned
at the next meeting of the Board of
Managers to be officially acted on.
George j. Haney, chairman of the
board, and Samuel G. Garretson, the
remaining member, are out Of town
today and could not be SEEN
II certainly do believe the staff
went over the heads of the Manag-
ing Committee in appointing DIR.
SILK" said Mr. Gridley II fail to
see how or why they are entitled to
make an increase to the staff Why
have d Managing Board and Board
of Governors with powers OF ap-
pointment II the physicians are go
ing to do their own appointing?"
Mr.. Jones when asked II he be-
lieved the doctors had over-stepped
their bounds replied that he failed
to see 1t that way. He stated that
the appointment would probably be
acted upon at meeting of the Man
aging Board some time next week
Samuel @. Garretson, he said, is out
of town for a few days, and the
original intention of the board to
convene this week was deferred IN.
til next week.
II knew nothing until just now
of the appointment and therefore am
not in a position to discuss It," re-
piled Mr.. voorhees, to a request for
his views on the affair. He said,
however, that he thought the ap-
pointment merely a recommendation
which would be acted upon officially
at the next meeting of the Board of
Managers.
DR.. Silk was appointed at a meet
ing Of the physicians Monday night.
Tuesday DR.. J. G.. Wilson and DR..
Frank C. Henry, who were appoint
ed com .nittee to wait on him, in
formed him of the action. Prior to
the meeting, however, he had been
seen by DR.. w. e. Ramsay and ask
ed II ne would consent to be made
official anaesthetizer" If he was al
lowed the regular privileges of the
staff.
The appointee told NEWS re-
porter this morning that DR. Ramsay
and Mayor Bollschweiler had visited
hissoffice Sunday The former told
him. he says, that the board was not
adverse to having him appointed,
but they were unwilling to have Dr.
G.. w. Fithian made a member He
would not discuss the mayors part
OF the visit, saying 1t was purely per-
sonal.
.As it is,' said Dr.Sifk, IT don't
particularly care about my appoint
ment; more so IL it Is going to cause
a lot of dissention. ] believe DR..
Fithian should be in the running
and T told him so. I urged him,
after / received notice of my ap-
pointment, to continue his fight if
he felt himself justified"
DR.. Ramsay declined to discuss
the affair. 81 don't care to enter
into a controversy of the character
that this is,' he said. He would
not say where the meeting of the
physicians was held Monday night
or discuss the authority of the phys
ieians to appoint another man to the
medical staff
The matter will most likely be
brought up at the meeting of the
Board of Managers next week
There also is likely to be a contro-
versy over DR.. Silk remaining on the
staff. While there seems to be no
objection to DIR. Silk. exception has
been taken to the arbitrary manner
in which he was named