The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-19
URGE ACCEPTANCE
Of THE HOSPITAL
TRUSTEES OF MEMORIAL AGAIN
APPEAR BEFORE COMMITTEE
OF COUNCIL.
EARLY ACTION ASKED
COMMITTEE UNABLE TO MAKE
REPORT UNTIL SERVICES
OF AN ARCHITECT ARE
SECURED.

The STATS of both the City hospital
and the Memorial hospital appeared
last night before the council c3mnlt-
tee on relief of the poor. which met
at the city home, and asked that the
question of whether the city ihtende j
TO take over the Memorial hospital as
a hospital for the city he determined
as soon as possible and settled for al
time. The visiting staH of the CITY
hospital declared that more facilities
than are now provided should be ae-
CURED for the care Of the INDECENT.
1t was pointed out in plain terms
that the present hospital Is nor OF
sufficient size and capacity to care for
those who, because OF poverty, come
knocking at the door In addiction
there are many emergency cases. and
the city hospital is rather remote from
the central parts OF the scity, where
most Of the visiting physicians live.
Or. George Ben Johnson, of he vis-
iting stan of the Memorial hospital
acted as spokesman fer the trustees
Of that institution. He said that The
matter ought to be settled as soon
as feasible, as no one of either OF the
institutions now knew what the sit
uauon was or what its outcome would
be.
Trustees Ought TO Know.
lie said that the trustees of the Me-
mortal hospital ought to know what
was to be done, SO that the present
condition OF doubt might he removed.
He was in favor of turning over Me
mortal hospital to the city, as. it
seems. Is almost every other physician
hA EJft
10 take action in the matter, and
pointed out many reasons why the
city home should be divorced from the
City hospital The duties of the one
are not entirely in line with the other.
though the City home must necessarily
take care of the poverty stricken and
some Of the sick.
But. as u matter Of fact, the ma
1orltX Of those trea ted ia a. City hos
pltai are able to return TO work when
they become well. and do not care for
the oulum which ia attached to treat
fnent in a community poorhouse.
Or Johnston was followed by the
trustees of Memorial i4trsr,t+at mt NJ
"hom were in accord with him. They
We're Drs. Joseph A. White. Charles
X. Robins, Garrett Nelson. Clifton
Miller, Manfred Call, ]. r Gorsline,
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waiting on Architect
The committee listened patiently
10 the physicians, and Ii was an
nounced that nothing could be done
unth the request for an appropria-
ton To employ a competent architect
to look over Memorial hospital and
see what changes would be necessary
mad been acted upon by the cc<ncii.
The matter Is now at standstill, but
II seems as If the majority Of the
committee are DESTROYS of settling Il
at the earliest possible moment. The
fact that the service of an archi-
tect were res uested Is taken rs an
indication that the members OF the
committee are favorable to the propo-
sition of taking over the Memorial
ano using 1t as city hospital,
me committee approved the pay
roll. and II. S. Watkins. who has con-
tracted for the wood supply for the
Clty home, was asked to be more
prompt In his delivery. Dir. Cabell.
superintendent, was authorized to en-
ploy another nurse temporarily dur
ing the illness of one of the nurses
now in charge. Sundry contracts for
the supply Of groceries and other ne
cessities were awarded, and the com
mittee adjourned