The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-25
DECIDE HOSPITAL
QUESTION FRIDAY
SUBCOMMITTEE TO GATHER MORE
INFORMATION ON MEMORIAL
PROPOSITION.
QUESTION OF CONTROL
TRUSTEES WILLING TO ABIDE by
AMY REASONABLE SUCCESS
TI0N OF COUNCIL AS TO
BOARD.
QUESTION OF CONTROL

After consuming an hour and a half
In the exchange Of views. the hearing
of the report OF the subcommittee and
reading a letter from the building in
spector. the joint committee on RELIEF
Of the poor and finance last night adj
iourned to Friday night at whi2.l time
further discussion of the question Of
accepting the Memorial Hospital from
the trustees - be used as a city hos
pftat-uItI- INDUCED if4s-
The joint committee met shortly ar
ter s o'clock. Chairman Graham Hob
son, OF The committee on relief OF the
poor presided Chairman Harry Pol
lard, OF the finance committee. sat in
the meeting as an ordinary menher
Mr.. r. l.. Bemiss. one of the trustees
of the hospital, and DR.. George Hen
Johnston were present in the interests
of the hospital board.
Some months ago the trustees OF the
hospital offered TO turn the hospital
over to the city as a gift, to he used
as a city hospital. provided the city
would assume a debt of 10000, and
would permit the trustees to have
some say in the management of the
hospital This proposition Nas re-
ferred to 80 committee on relief OF
the poor, and IL was found that the
finance committee would have much
to do in the matter, so a joint COM
mittee was formed of the two for the
purpose of discussing and considering
the proposition in every detail.
This joint committee named r sub
committee. with Alderman Barron II,
Grumpy az chairman. That subcom-
mittee went into the matter to some
extent, but mot fully" as chairman
"a ia nil They
In report last night Recommending
that the proposition OF the hospital
people be accepted,
This report was based upon re-
faft-rnaae- hs-GarEeai= and Johnston,
architects, and suggestions made hy
Or. George Ben Johnston. Upon this
report and the suggestions Of DIR
Johnston. tentative estimates were Sc
cured from these three builders:
j, T, Auekols. sIls.4AS;; W. A.. Chas-
terman, Sl06,545; y. +. Ancarr1N,
s-a.o23.
Mr.. Ancarrow built the present
building. and rhe figures here given
are for the erection OF an additional
wing. or an annex to the east OF the
present building. This figure ices MT
include the price Of ground neces-
sary TO be acquired.
Too Costly, Says Beck.
experimenting this report frort tue
subcommittee letter presented by The
building inspector was read II. this
letter the inspector says the cost Of
the annex to the hospital, as proposed,
and the cost OF ground, and the
construction OF nurses home, would
amount to much more than the con-
strnction of new hospital In some
moro accessible and convenient sit"
The Inspector in his letter, says:
An entirely new hospital in a suit .
able location may be erected and
equipped az \ cost approximately one
thousand dollars per bed, and this
total cost will hardly exceed the
amount necessary te extend and re-
model tile present Memorial hospi-
tai SO as to increase its capacity TO
take caro- Of emergencies and future
growth"
After the report and letter had been
read, Mr.. Bentss Was invited TO take
the floor He said that as one of
those who had offered the hospital he
felt some hesitancy in speaking to
the question, but he felt as citizen
that IL would be a good thing for the
city. The location Is acceptab and
the only thing that might arise which
would cause debate would be the con-
troll OF the hospital board. The orig
inal proposition was to have board
seven, two to represent the city and
five the hospital This. however"
said Mr.. Bemiss remains with the
city 10 determine. and, while l speak
for myself, ] believe the board would
agree to any other arrangement that
the city might suggest. provided the
hospital corporation had reasonable
representation.
Later IN the discussion Mr.. Bemiss
suggested that a board of four for
the city. four for the hopital corpora
ton and the mayor would make a
most excellent board.
DR. Johnston said the question was:
Does the city stand In need of such
a hospital" All agreeing thai 1t does.
he said, then the question OF cost
and management were the only OBJ
stacles In the way OF speedy con-
summation of the project in view.
He said he thought the figures
mentioned by the building inspector