The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-21
Holds Conference With Presi-
dent M. E. Farr and Prop
ositiOn VIII be Laid Before
the Institutions Board
FAILURE OF MERGER
GIVES SCHEME IMPETUS
Expenditure of at Least $780,
600 Needed to Develop
Present Plant

a plan to have the Detroit General
hospital, in process OF construction
at Hamiltonblyd. and West Grand.
olVd., taken over and operated by the
city as a municipal institution is be-
ing developed by Mayor Marx
Wednesday evening, after the GET.
together banquet rendered the city
ohclais and newspaper men by the
board OF Commerce, the mayor and
Merton 4. Farr. president OF the Pc
trolt General hospital board OF trus-
tees adjourned TO the city hall, where
the mayor outlined a tentative hospi.
lal plan 10 Mr.. Farr and asked him
II the hospital trustees would be will
ing TO turn the institution over 10 the
| city MT Farr was impressed with
Mayor MARKS plan and promised 10
advocate IT in meeting OF the board
OF trustees.
II satisfactory ARRANGEMENTS can
De made, Mayor Marx will send a
communication TO the council. next
tuesday night, putting the proposi4
uon up 10 the aldermen Meanwhile
the mayor VIII confer with Corpora
tlon Counsel Lawson regarding pos
slDle legal objections to the plan. The
mayor is hopeful that if any legal oD-
Jeclon5 develop they can be over
come Dy the submission OF a proper
charter amendment to the people.
Inc present hospital grounds ana
Dulldings represent an investment or
ABOUT S50O,OOO. The power, service,
surgical and private room buildings
| nave already been erected, and the
LABORATORY, on which construction has
| Deen started, will be one of the finest
| In the world when completed. The
administration and children's build
lngs are planned. There Is plenty of
room on the 20-acre tract for addi.
tional units.
Inc hospital has present capacity
OF o2 beds, and IL will require the ex-
penditure OF at least $500, 900 more 10
provide a modern hospital plant with
capacity of 200 beds, which can nj.
tlnately be increased to 500 beds.
Al the present time there is about
leGIO0O worth OF work contracted for
IN connection with the hospital build
lnss' ana IL may be necessary for the
city IL the mayors plan is adopted.
10 assume this Indebtedness.
friday morning at 10 o'clock, May
or Marx, Secretary Edward II Eitz-
gerald and Mr.. Farr will inspect all
the hospital buildings.
In my inaugural message I adyo-
Gated a municipal hospital" said
! Mayor Marx. IL have not given nm
the idea OF having Detroit possess one
or the finest municipal hospitals in
the country. In the different cities
have visited at different times
nave always made 1t my business to
inspect their municipal hospital m.
clilties. | was greatly impressed by
the worth OF some OF these institu-
tions
The Detention hospital. which the
poor commission will erect shortly.
VIII have all II can do to attend to
the emergency cases. | would put
the management OF the Detroit Gen
eral hospital in the hands or the Board
OF Health and, possibly. members or
the present board OF trustees. who
nave given a great deal OF time and
money to the development OF a mod
ern hospital"
The failure OF recent plans to
merge the Detroit General with Har-
per hospital gave impetus to the may.
ors suggestion that the plant OF the
former be taken over by the city in
Its uneompleted condition and devel-
oped as rapidly as possible TO its full
capacity
The Detroit General hospital board
or trustees is composed OF Merton L.
Farr, president Henry Ford, II. ".
Torrey. II. ~ Hoyey, Alfred Lucking,
Hugh Chalmers. Charles Moore, T..
J.. Ford. Frank W Eddy and Abner
T. Larned David G. Whitney and
John b. Ford ere members OF the ad-
yisory board DR.. John " f. Brown
is superintendent OF the hospital.