Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-11-12
LETTERS OF
DR.. WILSON
C0NFLIGTED
Hospital Managers Get One
Dated Sept. 9 Telling
About DR.. Silk.
ANOTHER SAYS INCREASE
OF STAFF NOT NEEDED

A motion to nominate DR.. Charles
!. Silk to the Board of Governors OF
the City Hospital as official admins
traitor of anaesthetics and an assist
ant to the medical staff of the insti-
tuition was carried by vote of three
to two at a meeting of the Board of
Managers yesterday afternoon. A
letter, stating that DR.. Silk had been
selected by the medical staff of the
hospital for the position named, was
received from DR.. ]. G.. Wilson. 1t
was dated September 8 and two
members of the board seemed to be
at loss as to why it was received at
this late date. These members also
commented upon the selection made
by the physicians and the liberty
they took in instituting DR.. Silk re-
Gently and giving him privileges at
the hospital.
Another communication from DR..
J. G. Wilson, bearing no date, over
which a discussion relative to the
powers of a president of a board in
voting arose, follows:
Henry w. Jones,
Sec'y. of the Board OF Managers
of the Perth Amboy City Hospital.
My dear Mr.. jones'
] understand from your comn1uni-
cation of September 2S that the Man
aging Board wish an expression of
opinion from the Staff with refer
ence to the appointment of two more
physicians.
At meeting of the staff held
November s this question was thor
oughly discussed and it is our opin-
ion that should these appointments
be made at the present time it will
have most disastrous effect upon
the institution. The present staff is
really more than sufficient for 80
small a hospital.
Very respectfully yours,
]. G. WILSON,
President of Staff of p. A. City Hos
pital.
The disagreement between Messrs
Haney and Gridley, relative to the
powers of a president, which begar
at the previous meeting of the man
ayers held October 81, was contin
ued Mr.. Grid1ey asked Mr.. Voor-
hees if he had consulted Cushing's
manuel 1t was Mr.. Gridley's con
tention that the president had ne
right to vote, while Mr.. VOORHEES,
held that president had the right
Mr Gridley criticised the actor
taken. at the previous meeting ant
gave notice of his intention to carry
his appeal to the Board of Governors
ut their next session AS told at the
time, President Haneys vote or
October 81 prevented the passage OF
a motion to increase the hospital
staSe by two Had he not voted the
Affirmative votes Of Messrs. Gridley
md Garretson would have carried
lhe motion
There was talk of voting on the
)ubjeet again, as full attendance OF
lhe board was at hand, but that was
dropped and Dr. Wilson's communi-
cation was received, to be laid be-
fore the Board of Governors for
action The question arose as to
when the governors would meet
There was talk of calling a special
meeting before the regular time
which is about six weeks hence, but
that was dropped.
Mr., Gridley stated the two com
munications from DIR. Wilson con-
flicted, inasmuch as the one of Sep
tember said DR.. c. /. Silk had been
selected and then one received with.
out date recommended that no in
crease be made to the staff, it being
more than sufficient at the present
time.
When the motion to confirm the
action of the staff in selecting DR.. c.
e l. SILK came up for passage, Messrs
Gridley and Garretson voted NO
and the other three voted in the
affirmative.