Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-29

a special committee was appointed
to communicate with each member
of the Council, soliciting corporation
and requesting that no other bond
Issues be coupled with that Of the
Grady. 1t was agreed that If the
bond issue is submitted to the people
: and passed, liberal number of
bonds of small denominations be put
on sale so that the citizens of At
lanta might interest themselves in
the venture
Split on Two Questions.
At the outset the members of the
committee were divided on two ques-.
tons The first was the ACCESSIBILITY
of submitting the question to the peo-
pie at such an early date as May 5.
Some claimed 1t would be impossible
TO give the matter sufficient publicity
during the short intervening time,
and urged that it be laid over until
after the Shriners' convention.
In this respect the State elections
IN August were suggested as an OPP
perfume time. Others contended that
valuable time would be lost if the
election were delayed later than May.
In support of this argument it was
said that the registration of voters
was increasing every day, and as
bond issue required two-thirds of the
registered vote to carry, the greater
the registration the greater the vote
) required.
The second question was the ad-
visibility Of coupling the Grady prop
csition with that of the plaza, trunk
sewer and several other schemes
mentioned. The general opinion was,
however, that the bond issue for a
Greater Grady" should stand alone.
1t was argued that other issues would
injure its chances.
Lowry Gives Facts.
Colonel Robert ] Lowry, president
of the Lowry National Bank. and one
of the leaders in the movement, out
lined a few facts in connection with
the proposition, as follows:
"A $4,000 bond issue is absolutely
necessary to properly equip this in
stitution. This money is needed to
build a nurses home, to add to the
pay and charity wards, to add to
and replace equipment, some of which
is antiquated, ana to put the insti-
tuition on sound operating basis.
Grady Hospital now takes care of
200 patients all the time, day in and
day out. besides operating free
clinic of more than 1900 cases a
month, and it is wonder that such
work can be done with the equip
ment available. That says nothing
OF the thousands of cases annually
which can not be handled by reason
OF lack of facilities. The pay ward.
which helps to support the institu-
ton. is being encroached upon for the
ordinary sleeping accommodations
for nurses. and even with that emer-
genoy provision there are not halt
enough nurses.
To Increase Wards.
with the proposed bond issue it
is contemplated to increase the pay
ward to such an extent that the pay
va tients would easily increase the
revenue of the hospital enough 10 pay
the interest on The proposed bond is
sue of S750000, and even go much
further toward paying the operating
expenses of the institution. me pona
issue would place the hospltal IN
such shape as to really make money
for the city
the hospital win then be place
where every reputable physician can
send his patients and have them
properly cared for The people OF
This community can feel that TINS
hospital belongs to them, and, whetn-
er rich or poor, great or small, they
can get attention there Many, PEG
ple who have in times past needed 10
20 to a hospital have been forced to
remain under the primitive and sep
tic conditionso f an ill-kept tenement
on account Of lack Of facilities IN the
charity hospitals or lack of means TO
enter the pay wards The commn-
4ity should hang its head in shame
for every death that occurs undei
such conditions"
Mayor woodward expressed nm