The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-14
HOSPITAL FUND
SEEMS LIKELY
TO ESCAPE AK
Estimators Disposed to Allow
practically All Of the $4,000
Council Sanctioned
EXPENDITURE FOR
G. A. r. is QUESTIONED
Validity of Spreading Amount
on Tax Roll Is Put Up To
Lawson

There is little likelihood that the
estimators will oppose any portion OF
the $4,000 appropriation for a tuber-
culosis hospital, additions to the pres.
ent contagious disease hospital and
the first unit for the general NUM-
cipal hospital. on the Hamilton-b!vd.
Site. The first public hearing on the
health fund was held by the estima-
tors, Monday night. Mayor Marx and
I)rs. G. II. Oakman, Victor.C. Vaughn,
Jr, Angus Mclean, Guy l.. Kiefer
end Health Onicer Price outlined the
plan Of the fight which the city Is to
wage on tuberculosis. DR.. Mclean
went 80 far as to declare that the
dread white plague might be wiped
out In a generation with the proper
fight.
Some Of the estimators are inclined
to oppose the purchase of small
strip Of land south Of the present hos
pital site. Since notice was given OF
the city's intention to purchase the
property. buildings have been rushed
up on 1t and the property Is being
held at an excessive figure. 1t Is said.
The land represents only about &c.,
900 OF the total appropriation, and
the board will be able to worry along
without the land II necessary, al
though DR.. Oakman urged that 1t
would be good business to buy the
property at this time as land valua-
lions In the vicinity of the hospital
are increasing.
The health committee visited the
hospital, Monday. and generally ap-
proved of the tentative plans of the
Board OF Health for the extension OF
city hospital facilities.
Estimator Gordon, chairman of the
general fund committee, has asked
Corporation Counsel Lawson to pass
on the validity Of spreading on the
tax rolls the $4,000 appropriation
asked for the entertainment Of the
G. A. r. veterans during the coming
encampment. Mayor Marx and mis-
secretary. Edward T. Fitzgerald, have
already signed contract with the
G.. A. r. executive committee guar
anteeing the entertainment fund. The
contract was signed on resolution of
the common council. II the money
cannot be appropriated by the city,
other means will, have to be found to
raise 1t. Mr.. Lawson Is also asked
for an opinion as to whether the $780,
900 asked by the street railway CON-
mission for general expenses must be
included In the budget. Secretary
Fitzgerald insists that II is manda-
tory for the board to allow the ap-
preparation.
The. members OF the garbage com.
mittee made q tour of inspection,
Monday. 1t Is likely they will allow
the wage increase amounting to $13,.
156 for the city's garbage handlers.
The men are now being paid $3.50 a
day for week days and $3.50 for sun.
days; the new scale Is IS for week
days and $3.50 for Sundays. The in
crease is not asked by Commissioner
Fenkell, having been included in the
budget by resolution of the common
council.
The general fund committee made
a vigorous assault on the general
fund. cutting out the $1,000 asalary
annually paid to DR.. Frank T. Lodge,
medicO-legal expert In the employ
the common council committees, and
refusing salary increases in the Of
fees Of the assessors and the city
clerk. The committee even cut out
the appropriation for automobile hire
for the assessors when they do their
field work. II this item Is left out,
the assessors will have to walk
around the city fixing valuations with
a 30-pound' book under their arm.
Estimator Gordon has asked the city
controller to furnish the board with
a statement showing the regular sal
aries and the extra money paid to
city employees since July 1, 1913.
The board resolved itself into
conn ittee Of the whole long enough
TO approve. q $4,000 item for the re-
pair Of the Eighteenth.st. sewer which
was wrecked by an explosion of gas
last December. The committee on
sewers cut approximately 100000
from the sewer estimates