The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26

and President George e. Vincent of
the Minnesota university will speak.
points brought out and said that so
far as being afraid of having hos
pital near by, he would not object
to having one on the lots where his
residence now is. He told of one
patient who was suffering from tu-
berculoSis, who was short time
ago taken to the county poor farm
because there was no place here to
care for her and she had no people
who could do it, A hospital as is
being talked of could care for such
sickness. "At the present time the
responsibility for such occurrences
can be shifted just as responsible
ties could not be placed in the old
city council. The city commission
must take steps in this matter. The
county will perhaps then assist. The
best location for this hospital is on
the grounds of one of the local hos
pitfalls, and l believe that one hospi-
tai or the other would consent to
this. There would probably be petit
tons against any location that might
be chosen, but such petitions should
be ignored. The city should take
some definite action and make at
least a small appropriation for a
, building. 1t need not be an expensive
| building and need not have more
than half dozen rooms. But it
should always be in readiness.
Plans Were Explained.
Plans drawn by Albert Schippel
were shown and explained. The hos'
pitaI could be built on a small plan
for about $4,000, and if grounds are
donated could possibly be built for
$4,000.
Rev. Father Hartman said that he
had been opposed to the erection
of such hospital in the city, but
had been convinced that it was a
/ necessity and is now heartily in ia
vor of such a plan. He said that if
a hospital which will answer the
present needs can be put up for a
moderate sum there should be no
time lost in so doing.
Architect Schippel described his
plans at length and personally was
in favor of erecting a building which
would cost about $4,000. This he
felt would be large enough to over
come the feeling against detention
hospital and he suggested that it be
called State Sanitarium or State
Laboratory. He agreed that it should
be located near one of the hospi-
tails in order that heat, water, cleo
tricity and gas could come from the
same system. The hospital should
be built on the cubical plan, having
glass partitions between the rooms
and to have walls Of cement with
paint and enamel finish. There should
be no wood in the hospital rooms
and it would be absolutely antisep-
tic.
There Will Be No Rivalry.
Commissioner Bangerter said there
would be no rivalry of the two ends
of the city for the location of the
hospital, and said that he himself
would not want it near his house.
He objected to having it located in
the city on the grounds that the
people would be afraid to have it
nearby.
Mayor Taylor asked Mr.. Schippel
how he would suggest raising the
money for the erection of the build
ing, and Mr.. Schippel replied that
they could start by asking every
automobile owner for 800. The may
or said: "Mr. Schippel, you don't
own All automobile, do you?" Mr..
Schippel does, however, and said that
he was willing to see such a plan
used. There was some general dis
cussion about raising funds for the
building and DR.. Holman thought
that it was not project for private
subscription, but for city support.
DR.. Andrews then made his mo-
ton, given above.
The ladies, before leaving, said
that If the hospital was not built
now they would not stop agitating
it's need, but would start the inter-
est again, and they intend to sue
coed in getting it.