Evening journal., 1914-05-19
MORE SUPPORT FOR
THE CITY HOSPITALS
Likely That Both Levy
Court and Council VIII
Aid Institutions
BOARDS TO AGREE
ON APPROPRIATION


A conference relative to the giving OF
financial assistance to the three local
hospitals by the city and county, was
held in Council chamber last night, with
representatives Of the Delaware and
Physicians and Surgeons Hospitals. and
members Of City Council and the Levy
Court present. Although the Homeo-
pathie Hospital was not represented by
a member Of the hospital staff Mayor
Harrison M. Howell who is d homeo.
pathio physician. was spokesman for
that Institution,
The delegation representing the Del
aware Hospital consisted OF Thomas n.
baNard William y. Bancroft, Il. II.
Bush, William Poole, Miss Jennette i.
Duncan, Che superintendent; Mrs. Pres
ton Lea, Mrs. M. u. Sellers and Mrs.
+ = Giipin. Dr, b. 4. Noasey repre-
sented the Physicians and Surgeons
Hospital Levy Coniman Goodiug
spoke for that body. Practically an the
members ct Council We're present
Mr. touding, the spokesman for Levy
Court and Councilman stoYer, chair
man oi the finance committee OF Coun.
ell elashed during the meeting. Mr..
eoodlug had mentioned the large appro.
pfiations given by the county to city
institutions Councilman Stover then
termed the $500 allowed to each hospi.
tal annually by the county a. q nnip-
gardly3 Wnount. and referred TO the
amount OF taxes the county draws frem
the city each year Colonel Stover said
ne would he ashamed to mention a do
nation Of $500 to a hospital aud declar-
cd he would vote Go give each hospital
5000 annually ii the county would
agree TO do likewise. Mr.. Go0dmq said
that the county would agree e. meet
the city on such q sum-
AT this juncture the hospital Off
clals began to smile, as It looked as
though q total OF $4,000 a year for
each hospital was coming their way.
The smile faded, however, when
May0r Howell declared that the city
could not afford an annual appropria-
iion Of $4,000 to the hospitals. He
said the hospitals would be grateful
should the county increase It's annual
opriation TO $1,000
IN calling the meeting to order
President White mentioned that for
several years there has been a feel
ing that the city should give the
hospitals some financial assistance.
He also explained that the Homeo-
pathic Hospital was not represented
IN the delegations present due to a
Misunderstanding Thomas K. BAY
ard, president OF the Delaware Hos
pital speaking for that hospital. ex-
planned that If the city gave anything
70 that institution II would have Ia
be d0ne the same as the city gives
70 the fire companies. as the hospital
Is a private corporation. A plan was
-A.ll sted hy Mr.. Bayard whereby the
CITY would give to the hospital under
2 contract to cover a certain number
oi cases each year at so much a
case Mr. Bayard spoke about the
reports Of the hospital and gave in
detail the facts and figures contained I
iN them, setting forth what the hos
pital has accomplished in past years.
Mr.. Bayard said the thought has
been expressed that the Delaware is
not as deserving as the others be- 1
cause II has been we'll cared for
n The recent campaign for $4,000
OF this amount they hope to get about |
S2S5 600 To this total 1916 people !
subscribed and of this number 1874 !
were from outside the city. Their /
total subscriptions were S22,35g.75.
The hospital board subscribed $780,
600 and the balance was distributed
among the remaining 1000 city sub
scribers. He said this demonstrates
that there was not 10 much of
universal assessment in the city as
some might think
He explained that for 1913 the total