Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19
COMMIT TEE
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Leaders Declare $75O,OOO Is
Needed to Give City First
Glass Institution.

A committee appointed by Bishop
c. X. Nelson to further investigate
the necessity for a new municipal
hospital in Atlanta 20 cost about
s750,O00 and to replace the old Grady
Hospital attacked as fire trap
and a disgrace" actively took up the
work assigned to it Thursday and
will report to Bishop Nelson at
meeting to he called later.
At ne conference held Wednesday
afternoon in the directors room of
the Lowry National Bank, and at
which were present commlttees from
Council. the Atlanta Medical College,
Chamber of Commerce and the board
of trustees Of Grady Hospital, it was
unanimously decided that there is
dire need of new medical institution
and resolutions were passed request
ing that committees decide upon
plans of procedure for placing the
question of a bond issue to cover cost
Of the hospital before the people at
the fall election and also to decide
upon the size of the institution de-
sired.
Working Committee Named.
Bishop Nelson, who was response
BILE for the meeting and who acted as
chairman, appointed a committee
consisting of DR.. w s. Elkin, dean
of the Atlanta Medical College; A. l..
Colcord, City Councilman; Mayor
Woodward, Dr. f. G. Jones, OF the
Atlanta Medical College, and r. l..
Foreman, of the Chamber of Com
merce to look into the question of
the importance Of such hospital, d.
rect publicity, secure exact estimates
of the cost OF an adequate institu-
ton, prepare for the submission of
the matter to the Council and to
make definite recommendations at
the next meeting.
another committee was appointed
to act in conjunction with the com
mittee already appointed by the City
COUNCIL 10 CONFER WIN ullOH COuiAy
officials with reference to making IT
joint city and county institution. on
this committee are Charles S. North
en-, Dr. Floyd w. McRae and DR..
Charles f. Murphy.
Plans for modern hospital sufii-
ciently large for the needs Of At
lanta were presented by DR. William
b. SummeralI, superintendent of the
Grady Hospital His estimate is
$4,000.
Details of Plan.
It calls for an outdoor clinic build
ing with complete laboratories for
research work, laboratory for the city
bacteriologist and chemist, a division
for clinics for both whites and blacks.
emergency operating room and Of
fees for the County Coroner which
would cost 100000 a nurses dormi-
tory, to cost $4,000; a contagious
disease hospital, costing $4,000; two
work. one for white persons and the
other for colored, TO cost 100000;
children's wards, $4,000. boiler
room, laundry rooms, kitchen and
orderly's quarters, $4,000; a private
pay hospital, s15O,OOO; extra land and
incloure, $4,000.
A hospital built upon that plan, DR..
Summerall said. would be adequate
for all purposes and a credit to the
city instead Of the disgrace which
the Grady spital is now. The pri-
, vate pay hospital he said, would
more than pay for the maintenance
OF the entire hospital and would in
80 years pay off the interest and
sinking fund on the bond issue.
Grady Called Fire Trap"
The recently added private hospital
has given great returns in the short
time IL has been in operation, said
Dr. Summerall, which leads him to
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