The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-28
PLAN
FOR NEW HOSPITAL.
DR.. Johnston Would Affiliate
Medical College With Proposed
Municipal Inhrmary.
COMMITTEE DEFERs ACTION
Refers Matter to Subcommittee
to Confer With Administrative
Board and College.

"Fhc city of RichmonI, by erecting
modern, centrally located, munici-
pnI hospital, closely affiliated with
the Medical College of virginia, has
IN ITS power to make such II hos
pftni Ms renowned ms the Johns Hop
hins Hospital In baltimore, and to
make Richmond one of the leading
Dr. Ben Johnston, addressing Inst
night the Council Committee on Public
buildings, Properties and Utilities.
lhe committee met to consider AL
dernan Sltchell's resolution directing
an inquiry into the feasibility of the
plan for erecting upon the present
City Home site a new municipal hos
pital. With this resolution was sub
mitted for the consideration of the
committee n communication from the
executive committee OF the Medical
college OF Virginia Offering the city
free use OF the Virginia and Old Do
minion Hospitals 10 take care of its
present needs until the new hospital
is built.
Outlines Ambitious Plan.
DR.. Johnston. speaking for the Medi-
cal College of Virginia, outlined an
ambitious plan which. if put into exc
cution. would make new history for
the municipal hospital service as well
as the Medical College. The offer of
the free loan OF the two hospitals he
made it clear, was only to help the
city tide over 4 period OF stress. II
was the hooe OF the Medical College.
he said. that the city would see tho
mutual advantage OF q municipal hos
pital c!o:ely affiliated with the institu-
ton. ana would in the near future
build with that end in view.
Alderman Mitchell thought the offer
OF the two hospitdls was generous and
opportune in the extreme. and urged it's
acceptance. John Hirschberg as the
member of the Administrative Board
closest in touch with the City Home
declared himself in favor of the pro-
5ect to build new hospital but
thought the committee should proceed
carefully before accepting any offers or
recommending a project of such magni-
tudc.
Referred to subcommittee.
At 1890 o'clock the committee car
ried motion made by Councilman Pol
lock directing the appointment OF n
subcommittee Of five to confer with the
Administrative Board and the authori-
ties of the Medical College of Virginia
upon the various measures touching
the hospital proposition now pending
before the committee, and to submit
report.
Subchairman Powers appointer as
members OF the subcommittee Messrs.
Pollock, Ratcliffc. Mitchell. Pollard and
Melton. To the subcommittee was re-
ferred for conference with the Admin
istrativo Board and the medical col
lege the Mitchell resolution the loan
offer OF the medical college. and reso-
luton previously approved by the Ad-
ministrative Board appropriating $4,000
for the construction OF contagious
ward at the City Home.
Wants Omcini Arrangements.
In o6yOcotinn an idenl afftlia tiOns bc-
tween a new municipal hospital and the
Medical College OF Virginia. DIR. John
ston told the committee the college Is
only asking the city to authorize on
cially what It now does ,unoncially.
With ono exception, he said,. the STAFF
of the City Home is composed OF pro-
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