Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
ISSUE
URGED FOR
GRADY

Presentation Of the claims of Grady
Hospital for funds before the Council
Finance Committee Wednesday gave
impetus to the agitation for a bond
Councilman w. g. Humphrey, chair
man Of the Finance Committee, and
Alderman John s. Gambler, Mayor
Woodward said he would consider
urging bond issue.
Il speak advisedly when tell you
gentlemen that the facilities for CIV
ing nurses home at the Grady Hos
pital and the emergency clinic is a
disgrace to Atlanta" said Alderman
Gambler.
I'VE don't have one fourth of the
nurses we reed They haven't a de-
cent place to sleep and live. There
are constant complaints from patients
of lack of attention, and they are just
because there are not enough nurses
| to go around.
Must Wait and Suffer.
"The emergency clinic is too terri
| Bile to be pictured in words. White
| people and negroes are forced to wait
| for attention II the same room. No
matter how badly person is hurt, he
has to sit there, suffering, and wait
| his turn.
often persons With contagious dis
eases are found waiting In line, even
| cases Of smallpox
And good people have to go to that
clinic in times of emergency-as good
as you or me-
Alderman Gambler, as chairman of
the Council Hospitals Committee, pre-
scented DR.. w. B. Sumtnerall, the SUI
perintendent Of Grady Hospital. He
went into details on the needs of the
| institution
, One Nurse Attends as.
III oiic WdIu we nave 40 patients
| attended by one nurse at night" he
said. us that right? 1t is danger
Gus for the people of Atlanta, not to
! say damaging to the reputation of
the institution
we can get plenty of nurses if only
we can provide adequate quarters.
I'VE can't take people off the street
into the regular clinics, with their
clothes covered with dust and germs.
Thousands Of people are treated at
| this emergency clinic. 1t affects the
health and life of more people than
| any other feature Of the institution u
Gambler for Bonds.
Practically every member of the
Board of Trustees were present They
! asked for $4,000 for a nurses dormi
| tory and $500 for an outdoor clinic
Alderman Gambler declared that II
any improvements were made at all
| this year these two should be CON
sidered first, bond issue CT no bond
| issue
Don't you think we should have
a bond issue?" asked Chairman Hum
phrey.
yes, do" answered Alderman
| Gambler. Atlanta needs $4,000, 900 in
| public buildings which can't be pro
vided for out of the current revenue. y
DR.. Summerall told the committee
| that II a new building were erect cd
withr 100 pay rooms the income from
them would meet the maintenance
cost of the Institution.
| DR.. Summerall was asked to leave
the room. Joseph Hirsch, president
Of the board, said IL DR.. Summerall's
salary was not increased he fearsd
the city would lose him. He said
DR.. Summerall's administration OF
the institution was admirable and
that the board unanimously requested
that his pay be increased from $4,000
to $4,000 year.
Superintendent Slaton and mem-
| bers Of the Board of Education pre-
scented their claims as outlined in re-
ports previously published. w. II.
| Terrell, chairman of the finance com.
mittee of the Board Of Education
said $1,000,000 was needed for new
school buildings and that he was con
fident the people would support a
| bond issue for them.
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