The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-07
MAYOR ZIMMERMAN
IN LEADING PART
Presents a Resolution Con-
demning Appointment of
Physicians of the Board
Trustees Make Reply.
On another page of this issue will
be found the statement of the hos
pital board of trustees, submitted
to council last evening.

The Reid Memorial hospital board
of trustees last night, through the
city's representative on the board,
Councilman Engelbert presented a
statement in reply to the report re-
Gently made by the city's hospital in
vestigating committee, which was at
that time approved by the council.
The board in it's statement approved of
having two city representatives on the
board, but disapproved the plan of ap-
pointing two physicians as members
of the board, as recommended by the
investigating committee. Notwith-
standing the fact that the council had
previously sanctioned the plan of hav-
ing the physicians represented on the
board, it did an "about-face" last even
ing and unanimously adopted resolu-
ton presented by Mayor Zimmerman,
which provided that it was the sense
of council that local physicians should
nave HO ou tuC Utuio'
Mayors Resolution.
The resolution is as follows:
Resolved by the common council
of the City of Richmond, that the
communication of the board of trus-
tees of the Reid Memorial Hospital
referring to the matters and recon-
mendations contained in the report of
the Investigating committee be receiv-
ed and placed on file.
"And be it further resolved, that a
committee of five members of council
be appointed by the mayor to recon-
mend two persons who will accept the
appointment and represent the city as
members of the board of trustees of
the hospital, and to report the names
of such persons to the council for its
action thereon.
And be it further resolved, that the
action of this council heretofore had,
adopting the recommendation of the
investigating committee that the hos
pital trustees be required to elect two
physicians as members of its board of
trustees be and the same is hereby
rescinded; that this council does now
adopt the recommendation of the
board of trustees of the hospital, that
the physicians who are patrons of the
hospital or interested in its manage
ment select an advisory board of ply
sicians in such manner and in such
number of members as they may de-
sire, to advise and cooperate with the
board of trustees as to all matters
they may wish relating to the manage
ment of the hospital or the welfare of
the institution, and as by the board
of trustees recommended.
A Lengthy Statement.
The report Of the board of trustees
of the hospital which was handed in
to the council last night is q lengthy
document and contains many sugges-
tions for the creations of an advisory
board of physicians to act with the
board of trustees. but not to be part
of the board. Thesreport also denies
in part and whole any ineinuations
and statements that Interior motives
influenced some of the board members
in their actions on the hospital affairs.
The trustee also warmly defended the
superintendent of the hospital as did
also the mayor in his speech. The may
or also denounced the employment of
an accountant at the hospital as a
useless extravagance.
Following the adoption of resolu-
tion providing for the appointment OF
a committee to select the two city rep
resentatives to the board of trustees.
the mayor appointed Councilman Wes-
sci, Thatcher, Burdsall, Won Pein and