The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-25

was his ultimatum. DR.. Holman
agreed with DR.. Schmitt, and asked
DR.. Bracken how far from the street
a detention hospital should be set.
DR.. Bracken replied that there was
no specific distance, but that reason
should be used in the location of
the building. DIR. j. p. Rosenwald
was much in favor of building de
tention hospital. but had not thought
seriously on the matter brought up
by Drs. Pratt and Schmitt.
DIR. j. w. Andrews expressed him.
self as follows: "The physicians here
are working hard to hurt their own
business, because they are really
working to prevent the spreading OF
contagious diseases, as well as the
cure of them. | know from my ex-
perience that my income from this
class of work is not nearly SO great
now as it was scme years ago, and
with the detention hospital it would
be lessened more. Mankato has
long needed modern way to care
for contagious diseases. and all the
arguments for and against deten-
ton hospital have been worn thread
bare by repeated discussions, but
the surviving objection seems to be
that the people do not want it i'm
the city, but out in the country. |
do not think that this is necessary
or advisable, and | think that we
should have thoroughly new, mod,
ern and uptodate isolation hospital,
conducted by one or both of the
hospitals" Here Dr. Andrews pro-
posed resolution, but Mayor Meyer
asked that more discussion be had
before the resolution was read.
Statement BY Rev. Winter.
Rev. A. F. Winter then made some
remarks in regard to the building on
Fifth and Washington streets. 1t
seems that the impression was giver
in The Free Press yesterday that
the Emmanuel hospital owned this
building and lot. and was anxious to
sell it. "The Emmanuel hospital has
never owned and does not now own
this property" said he. sit is owned
by the Evangelical Lutheran Benevo-
lent Association of Southern Mime
sofa. But this organization is not
anxious to sell it. Dr. Pratt came
to me and asked If it was for sale,
as he thought that it would be an
ideal place for detention hospital
the two hospitals, and not near to
any houses. | am very eager to get
detention hospital in operation. l
DO not care how it is done or who
does it, but | think that Mankato
certainly should have one. went
to the directors who have charge of
this property and they also were
much in favor of having the hospital,
and on this account offered to sell
the property very reasonably. They
do not have to sell it, however, and
we could get more money for it from
some one else. Nor is the house
old or very much out of repair. All
it needs is new shingIe roof 1t is
modern, having electric
light, sewer connections, heating
plant and hard and soft water, It
has ten or twelve rooms. | also think
that it is an ideal place for a deten-
ton hospital, as it is between the
two hospitals, and ] am not in favor
of having a building of this kind
out of town"
Read Proposition.
DR.. J. A. Hielscber then read a
proposition which he said he had
been authorized to make by the
Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother. 1t
read as follows: The sisters agree
to set aside part of their property
on North Sixth street as site for
a detention hospital, the city to erect
the building, with heating, wiring and
plumbing installed, and the building
to be the property of the sisters, and
to be used for no other purpose The
sisters agree to furnish the rooms
with beds, bedding, ETC., light, water
and to keep the building in repair.
The sisters also agree to furnish
the nurses for all contagious cases
for SIS per week"
Mayor Meyer strongly opposed this
and said that he would
never endorse it as long as he was
mayor, for he said that if the city
built the institution, it should own
1t. He positively refused to take UP
with any proposition of this kind.
unless the city should own the build
ing. This also seemed to be the
feeling OF some of the others, and
some suggested that the city lease
the property to the sisters. However,
there was no discussion of the prop.
osition, as DR.. Hielscher said that
he would not endorse or reject it.
as he had been authorized only to
read it. Rev. Nordgaard said that
it was immaterial whether the hos
pital was built here or on Washing
ton and Fifth streets, just so it was
built.
Opposed in Heart of City.
Jacob Hilgers strongly opposed
any intention of putting anything
like detention hospital in the
heart of the city, as he claimed that
It decreased the. value of the adj
joining property and endangered the
neighbors' health. DR.. Sohmer an.