The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-26


hospital for the city's poor and sick.
They are John lHrschberg and John J.
Mitchell Mr.. Hirschberg when he
was in council member OF the COM
mittee on the relief of the poor learn
ed the condition Of the city home and
the City hospital. He visited the In
stitution nearly every day. and does
SO now as a member of the admins
trative board. He has fought through
council and the administrative board
for better conditions.
Mr., Mitchell has done almost
similar thing. He Is the man who,
when the trustees of the Memorial
hospital offered the property to the
city, for hospital purposes. urged the
city to sccept the offer, and ever
since he has had the idea at heart.
Commissioner Hirschberg said yes
terday afternoon that he thought the
original proposition, as to whether the
city could appropriate money for new
hospital and upon what site. should
be settled before the later question of
accepting the offer of the Medical col
lege trustees could be accepted, or even
considered.
Variety of Views.
Suppose the city accepts the PROPOSE
ton and moves from the present site,
said Mr. Hirschberg. land then 1t de-
cides that 1t cannot appropriate suf-
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city hospital, what would be the RESULT
why. we would be in the Virginia and
Old Dominion hospitals, which would
not, according to my view, answer the
call, and we would have to stay.
Would the trustees or the committee
men give the city these two sites for
keeps, or would they simply lend them
for short period? 1t will cost FIVE
thousand dollars to move. and 1t viii.
cost fifteen thousand to equip the two
places After we move, with nothing
practical in sight would we move
back? No: we would stay. So say.
the thing to do Is to let the utilities
committee and council determine
whether we need another building or
not. and then determine where that
building shall be located. Then we can
make move We may not build on
the present site. Then IT is not neces-
sary to move from that site until
new place is provided. When council
determines where the proposed hospital
is to be built, 1t will be time to accept
the proposition of the Medical col
lege"
Near the Old Dominion hospital
there Is a three-story building which
was used years ago as dormitory
and nurses residence This building
will go with the hospital. and the
trustees say that 1t may be used for
contagious or repulsive diseases.
Fayors Immediate Action.
Mr. Mitchell fayors immediate ac-
ton He thinks the city can do
worse than fail to accept the propo-
sition made by the Medical college.
He maintains his point that the city
needs new hospital and needs 1t
bad"
Mr.. Hirschberg said that many of
the visiting board of the city hospi-
tai said the present hospital. with
some additions and repairs, might be
OF service for some time. but that
the location was not good for per-.
maneut site.
Mr.. Mitchell maintained that many
of the members Of the visiting stan
Informed him that such was not the
case.
They want the hospital there"
said Mr. Mitchell. because of its
tendency to play to the breezes and
It's elevation"
AS It stands. the committee on
utilities. if 1t gets a quorum tomor-
row afternoon. will receive the pro-
position to be presented by Mr..
Mitchell. A committee will be
named to look into the matter. and
another meeting will be held to form
ulate a report to council.
In the meantime the mayor will
send his communication to the city
council and that body will send the
whole matter to the administrative
board, where It belongs. under the
statute which created that board,
saws a member Of the board