The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-04
FREE HOSPITAL
OFFERED CITY BY
MEMORIAL BOARD
John L. Williams Sends
Formal Proposition
to Council.
CITY TO ASSUME
DEBT OF $40, 900
Memorial Corporation Proposes
to Turn Over Institution to
City for Charitable Purposes.
Management to Be in
Hands of Self-Perpetu-
ating Board.

Formal plans for the transfer of the
Memorial Hospital 10 the city of Rich
mond were presented TO the Common
Council last night on behalf OF the
board OF the institution by Chairman
H. r Pollard Jr., OF the Committee on
Finance. Because of the heat the
Council transacted no business, ad-
Journing to Friday night at S o'clock.
when the proposition Will be taken UP
and referred to the Committee on Re-
lief OF the Poor for report
The offer is signed by John l. VII
lams. president Of the Charlotte VIII
lams Hospital Corporation. whf.h for
some years past has owned the Me
mortal
Charity It's First Aim.
SIR. Williams states that II has all
ways been the aim of the founders Of
the hospital 20 devote IL as speedily as
possible to charity. 10 the Keller or
the sick and the suffering and TO the
advancement Of medical education. 1t
has operated along these lines TO the
extent OF ITS financial ability II is
proposed nov to convey the Memorial
Hospital and all Of its equipment and
such OF its endowment as ii has a
right to give away TO the city OF
Richmond. the chief conditions being
that the present name shall be retain
ed that the city assume the debt upon
that the city maintain the hospital as
a charitable institution, anc provide
for its efficient maintenance.
II is proposed that the control be
forever vested in board of control
and management composed OF seven
members made up or the Mayor OF the
city. the chairman OF the Finance Conn
mittee OF the City Council, and fye
members TO be selected by the Char
lotte Williams Hospital Corporation,
these five 70 be self perpetuating, any
vacancy among them to be tilled by tho
remaining members
Offer From MIR. Williams.
The proposition OF the Charlotte Will
liams Hospital Corporation follows in
full:
Henry r. Pollard. Jr., Member OF the
Council of the City of Richmond.
Richmond:
Dear sir,-The Memorial Hospital.
at the southeast corner of Broad and
Twelfth Streets. In the city OF Rich
mand. is owned by Charlotte Williams
Hospi al corporation. and is called
The Memorial Hospital
1t was the aim and purpose of those
who founded this hospital that 1t
should eventually. and as speedily as
possible. be devoted to charity and 10
the relief of the sick and suffering.
who needed assistance. and to this ad-
vancement of medical education. Dur
ing its existence. 1t has done much
such work and to the full extent of
It's financial ability.
1T is believed. however. that as a
city institution, rather than as one de-
pendent upon private support a wider
field of usefulness will be open to II.
and the hopes and purposes of those
who subscribed 10 this work will he
more fully realized.
For these reasons. the Charlotte
Williams Hospital has determined to
make, through you. the following pro-
pc ltion to the city of Richmond:
Terms of Transfer.
1T will convey to the city of Rich
mond, the Memorial Hospital and all
OF its equipment and such of It's en-
dowment as it has right to convey,
upon the following terms and condi-
tons:
Il. The hospital shall be known as
The Memorial Hospital OF the City of
Richmond
'.2 The city of Richmond will as
sumo the debt secured by mortgage
upon said hospital. the prIncipaf OF
which is $4,000
"3. The city will maintain the said
hospital as charity hospital, and pro-
vide for its efficient maintenance
"a. The control and management of
the hospital shall be forever vested in
board to be known as the board OF
control and management composed of
seven members to be selected in the
following manner:
"(a) The Mayor of the city of Rich
mord,
'(b) The chairman of the Finance
Committee of the Council of the city
of Richmond. The two above named
members of said board may be changed
at the request OF the city of Richmond,
by vote of said board concurred in
selected as hereinafter named
"(c) Five members to be selected by
the Charlotte Will ms Hospital The
five members last mentioned shall be
self perpetuating. and any vacancy
among them shall be filed by the re-
naming members.
Under Lcnse Till 1912.
81 In the event the city OF Rich
mond shall at any time deem it expe-
dent to sell said hospital in order
the more etfectually to carry out the
aims and purposes for which it was
founded, the city of Richmond may
sell and conve the same by deed in
which three OF the members OF the
Board of Control and Management
elected by the Charlotte Williams
Hospital shall unite.
80 The said property to be conveyed
to the city of Richmond subject to
the above terms and conditions and
upon the further condition that upon
its failure to comply with them or
any or either of them. the property
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