Evening journal., 1912-12-05
KEEPING UP
HOSPITAL FIGHT
Mr.. ISaaCS'S Suggests Plan for
Keeping Pest House
From City

Members of City Council last night
heard more about the hospital for
colored consumptives in the Eleventh
ward. A delegation Of citizens from
that section Of the city was present
and while nothing definite was ac-
oomplished the visitors were inform
ed, following the hearing, that the
law and public building committees
will consider the matter and prob
ably name committee to appear be-
fore the Levy Court to urge that the
hospital in question be located at
Farnhurst The Councilmen are op-
pose to the hospital being located in
the Eleventh ward
The delegation was headed by
Henry r. Isaacs, an attorney, repre-
senting the residents of the Eleventh
ward, former President of Council
James L. Banning and former Coun-
Gilman John j. McGoyern. Mr.. Isaacs,
after discussing the matter with the,
Council, offered two drafts of ordin-
ances to replace the proposed ordin-
ance presented by Council McKeown
two weeks ago. This measure pro-
hibits the erection in the future of
any hospital in the built up section
of the city Mr. Isaaes said. What a
built up section means would have
to be determined, by the City Council
when the occasion demanded it. The
term hospital in this measure means
all hospitals
One of the suggestions offered by
Mr.. Isaacs last night was that the
erection of hospitals for contagious
diseases and tuberculosis and pest
houses should be prohibited within
the city limits. and further that a fine
of from 500 to $1,000 should be i'm
posed for each offense against such
an ordinance.
The second draft as suggested by
Mr.. Isaacs contains practically the
same as the first except that such
hospitals may be erected with the
consent of the mayor of the city and
the member of Council from the ward
where it is intended TO build such
structure. Even then the building
must not be located nearer than $50
feet from any property OF building
line. This practically makes the erec-
ton Of such a building prohibitory
unless an entire block is purchased
and the hospital eretced in the
centre of it,
The members of Council took no
action on either of the proposed or
dinances, and according to Chairman
George L. Bilderback, of the public
building committee, the matter
stands where il did and Council will
probably appoint a committee to
confer with the members Of Levy
Court with a view to having the hos
Dital for colored consumptives erect
ed at Farnhurst.
Mr. lsaacs said last night. that the
question is by no means settled for
he thinks the Delaware Anti-Tuber-
culosis Society may consider the adj
visibility of fighting the people OF
The Eleventh Ward or some other
part of the city, il the plan to locate
the hospital at Farnhurst should fail.
To safeguard against this contin-
gency he urged the adoption of some
legislation that would give the resi-
dents of the entire city adequate pro-
lection. He said residents OF the
Eleventh Ward feel insecure now and
there may be an effort to force upon
them the tuberculosis hospital.
James L. Banning. formerly presi-
dent of City Council, and probably
one of the heaviest property holders
in the ward in question, declared
there was no sinister intend in the
original ordinance as some seemed
TO think He said there was no in
tent in its provisions TO injure the
interests of any other hospital in the
city He urged council to send a
committee to see the Levy Court
relative to the Farnhurst site.
John J McGovern, formerly coun-
Gilman from fthe Eleventh Ward
said there are enough laws on the
books now to provide for any emer-
gency He declared the proposed hos
pital has no right in the city. Mr.
McGovern said a petition circulated
against it showed there is not a sim
gle resident of the ward who favOrs
having il there He thought the
Levy Court should be urged TO give
site at Farnhurst He thought il
would be a good plan to urge the
legislature to increase the commits
sions appropriation so a Hope Farm
for negro patients could be estab-
lished in the country.
Some idea Of the strong sentiment
against the hospital may be gained
from the fact that the property at
Cedar and Franklin streets, purchased
by the Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis
Commission for a hospital for con
sumptive negroes. is being damaged
principally by the boys of the neigh.
borhood The house has been bonn
bardod with stones and many win
dows broken. The commission has
placed a careiaker In the house tc
look after Il.