The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-05
Mayor Zimmerman Last Eve
ming Appointed Three Citi-
zens and Three Council
men to Do the Work.
ACTED ON REQUEST
MADE BY TRUSTEES
Councilman Waidele Tenn
porarily Relieved of His
Official Duties Because Of
His Poor Health.

| In accordance to the request of the
board of trustees of the Reid Memoir
ial hospital Mayor Zimmerman at
council meeting last evening appointed
a committee composed of Alfred Bavis.
chairman, Councilmen Kaufman,
Burdsall and Williams. and Edward
Harris and Edward Warfel to investi-
gate conditions at the institution. The
committee was urged to make thor
ough investigation of the books and
the management of the hospital.
1.-The request for the investigation
was made in a letter from John H.
Johnson, secretary of the board of
trustees, following the report sub
mitted to council at a previous meet
ing by Councilman Frank L. Waidele,
of the Seventh ward, in which he al
legged the institution could be better
managed and placed upon a paying ba-
sis.
Scope Of The Probe.
The main points upon which the
committee will work are those brought
out in the report. which charged mis-
management. The report alleges that
for the care of railroad patients only
$3.50 per day per patient is charged,
while for other patients $1.9O per day
is charged.
1t further alleged that money being
expended for the comfort of nurses
at the hospital should be devoted to
the treatment and care of the patients
The report claims that more nurses
a OF h1 Dnil
lat other hospitals, comparatively
speaking The committee will also in
vestigate the statement contained in
the report to the effect that If physi
clans were appointed on the board o1
trustees -tha institution. could he man
laged more successfully.
The trustees assure the investigat
ing committee that nothing will be
kept from it, and that everything con
nected with the hospital in any way
will be open for inspection.
Councilman Frank Waidelee, who
submitted the report on the hospital
and who is now confined there OWNS
to a nervous breakdown, caused by
worry over the matter, was extended
the sympathy of his colleagues in q
resolution presented by Councilman
Weishaupt, last evening, and unani
mously adopted.
"Mr. Waidele is hard working ant
ardent councilman, and the work he
had done for the citizens has brought
on serious collapse" Mr.. Weishaup
said. II move that we, as a body, ex
tend to him our sympathy and as a to
ken of appreciation of his work sent
him bunch of flowers and an expires
sion of hope for his speedy recovery
Mr. Weishaupt was appointed chair
man of a committee to present the res
olution and flowers to Mr. Waidele.
A request was made to council b,
DR.. F. P. Busche, Mr.. Waidele's ply
sician, to relieve him of his council
manic duties until he is fully recover
ed. DR.. Busche stated in a letter tt
council that Mr.. Waidele's physica
condition will not allow him to resume
his duties in council for some time.
Consequently Mr.. Waidele will be re
moved from the craftsmanship of thu
contract and franchise committee ant
another member of council will be ap
pointed. Mayor Zimmerman stated tina
he would not make public the name
of the councilman whom he will place
at the head of this committee until thu
next meeting night.