Evening journal., 1912-11-22
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UNUHlvHlVUL
WOULD BAN
HOSPITALS
No More to be Built in Built
Up Sections Of City is
Desire
ELEVENTH WARD RESIDENTS
HAVE MEASURE READ TWICE

City Council last night passed re-
solution offered By Councilman Nc
Keovn. Of tho Eleventh ward, oppos-
ing the establishment Of tuberculo-
sis hospital in the Eleventh ward, a
project already abandoned by the
projectors of the proposition In ad-
dition 60 taking this action "a pro-
posed ordinance prohibiting the ostab-
nshmeut OF any additional hospital
or pest house in the bnild-up sections
Of the city hereafter, also offered by
the Eleventh ward Councilman, was
given first and second reading and
was then referred TO the law aud
public building committees.
There were present at the meeting
last night "A delegation of Eleventh
ward citizens comprised of former
Councilman John j. McGOyern. FORM
er President of Council James l..
Banning and Edwin y. Denney
After some discussion on the re-
solution offered by Mr. Mckeown IN
which Councilman StOvor, of the
Seventh ward. took The leading part,
he believing that hasty action was
unnecessary as The hospital project
had been abandoned He said he
wanted il understood however, that
he was not In favor of locating a
tuberculosis hospital within The city
but Thought no should have time TO
digest the resolution which WIS
rather long lie said he had under
stood it was 10 be short All the
Democratic members insisted on i'm
mediate action and when the motion
to adopt on an aye and nay note was
put the resolution WAS unanimously
adopted
The proposed ordinance hearing on
the subject was later introduced. The
resolution and ordinance are as fol-
lows.
Whereas Council has been Inform.
ed by petition by the residents ami
taxpayers of the Eleventh ward, that
tho Delaware Auti-Tuborculosie Com
mission. has purchased property al
the northeast corner of Franklin and
Cedar street i'm the Eleventh ward.
Whereas II appears from state
monis in the public press that it is
the intention and purpose of the said
commission 20 institute in said pro-
perty. n hospital for the treatment
Of negroes afflicted With tuberculosis.
Whereas The Council does not
favor the institution of said hospital
for negroes afflicted with tuhcrculo-
sis either I'm the Eleventh ward or i'm
any other ward i'm the city
Whereas Council as of the opinion
that said hospital for the treatment
OF negroes afflicted with tuberculosis
should be established in some isolat-
ed section without tho boundary OF
the city. therefore be it
Resolved That the Council does
hereby disapprove of the action of
the Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis Com
mission i'm attempting TO locate said
hospital within the city's limits with
out regard TO the wishes Of the
citizens
Resolved. That a copy Of these re-
solutions be forwarded 10 the com
mission as indicative of the sense OF
Council
The Proposed Ordinance.
An Ordinance for tho protection OF
the public health. prohibiting hero
nftcr the establishment or mainten-
ance Of additional hospitals ur pnsi
houses i'm the hullt-up residential
portions OF the City of Wilmington.
Section / BE Il Ordained by th,
Council Of wilmington, That Tor The
purpose OF protecting the public
health it shall be unlawful hereafter
10 establish or maintain any addition
al hospital or pest house n th'
built-up residential portions OF iui
City of Wilmington Provided How
over. THAT nothing herein coniainei
shall be so construed as 20 proven
the maintenace of any aosmial o
house nov lawfully established ap'
maintained la such noruon of ih
City