Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-02-09
RAIL WAY De-
MES DAMAGES
Not Willing to Purchase Hospital
Property


been afoat that some Of the mem
hers Of the city council would try
TO hold up the franchise OF the new
Milwaukee road. on the ground that
the company must first make q sat
Isiactory settlement with the Occur
d'Alene Hospital company. which ap
70 the present time they have been
unable TO DO. but II Is claimed that
this report q not true in fact or sub
stance.
II ID stated. however. that the new
road will no within about SO feet
Of the hospital property. and tho
physicians OF the city feel that
should II do 70 that II will make TIC
property undesirable for hospital
purposes and be = damage to the
Institution on account OF the noise,
the jar Of the cars. the smoke. and
In other ways, and they feel that In
some satisfactory way the hospital
property ahould be purchased by the
road for q sum which would be just.
and the amount applied towards q
like property In another part OF the
city. which would be free from these
annoyances.
Those who are interested In the
hospital claim that It Il not a mat
ter Of hold up on the part OF any
one or the institution, and the hos
pital ofacers state that they are ready
to meet the representatives OF the
road on any fair proposition that
they have 60 offer, assuring them
that fairness Ii all that IL desired.
Some OF the members OF the city
council look at the matter Al do the
hospital officers. that the best policy
for all concerned "a to meet and in
some manner come to satisfactory
agreement. which would be mutually
acceptable 10 the road and TO the
hospital alike.
IL Is . fact that the members Of
the city council and the citizens feel
that the coming OF tho Milwaukee
road to Occur d'Alene h a good
thing for the city and a necessity as
we'll. and are not trying to put a
stumbling block In the way and
those who are directly interested in
the city hospital say they have but
one motive In view in disposing Of
the property. for the reason stated
above. that the eloseness OF the
tracks TO the institution makes II
undesirable and harmful.
As result OF the rumoFs several
OF the citizens urged the board or
directors OF the Commercial club To-
cali a meeting to diseuss the adyis-
ability OF providing ways and
means OF arranging, IL possible.
satisfactory settlement between the
railroad and the hospital officers
This meeting was called yesterday
afternoon at the eldb rooms and the
matter discussed az length. Several
citizens met with the board of d.
rectors 10 listen to the discussion II
was the sentiment OF the board that
no one should throw cold water on
the franchise. IS the city needed the
road. as also does It need the hos
pitai, and = committee was appoint
ed to confer with the physicians TO
ascertain what could be done re-
garding the matter. This committee
was composed OF MessrH. o. e. Barr.
=. Bjorkiund aud A. &. Ruger. Thiz
committee met with the physicians
last evening At the once OF DF. J.
G. Dryer. and al OF the medical
profession were present. except Dr.
Dorland. The matter was discussed
at length By those present. but moth.
ing Of q delinite nature accomplished
No Offers were made or suggested
from either the road or the phys.
ieians. bat the doctors stated theiI
position In the matter. and cited
what they believed would be detri.
mental to the Institution and
thought that the property should a
least be purchased By the road.
The company has already sem
word that II positively does not IN
in any manner inJure the lnstltu
ation OF its property and therefore
could not allow any compensation
a. damages. neither could It consider
the matter % purchasing the prop
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