The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-15
CONTRACT LET TO
{. c. ANGEL FOR
HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS
MAKE STATEMENT

me contract was let last night to
T. {. Angel & Co. for the erection
y 'he Morrell Memorial Hospital
"hich Is to be built by the CITY on
the property left for this purpose nv
Mrs. F. A. Morrell on Missouri ave. !
nue. between Orange and Lemon ,
streets.
Inc successful bid totaled s13.-
5o4''2' and the contract calls for
three story brick building-a base.
meht and two stories above, which
Will contain 25 rooms. The building
VIII be of light face brick. The plans
were drawn by Architect A. ]. Pc.
teet, OF this city.
The contract calls for the work to
start within fifteen days, the build
ing to be completed by May LIST.
In connection with the erection of
the hospital the physicians of the
city make the following statement:
Medical Committee Make Statement
We, the medical committee select
ed to aid the bond trustees in build
ing and equipping the hospital, de-
sire to make a statement and ex-
PLANTATION to the citizens of Lakeland
and friends of the hospital
The laws of the State of Florida
require a hospital to provide for
twenty-five beds in order to main
tain training school for nurses. 1t
is essential to have this training
school in connection with the hos
pital so as to lessen the running eX-
penses.
Without the training school for
nurses it would require considerable
outlay OF money each year for
trained nurses, which the city can
not afford
Buildin. material Is higher now
than one month ago and will be
much higher soon 1t is imperative
that Lakeland have good substan
| tial building TO commence with IN
order to accommodate the work that
will have to be done here if the hos
pitai is a success and not a heavy
financial burden to the city us
great value to the city from imam
cial view will be patients comm
! from ont of the city for medical anc
surgical treatment These patients
cannot be cared for, given proper
medical and sur-ical treatment VIII
adequate nursing unless We nave
proper building properly equipped
for rrst-class work Such "A buildln!
and eouipment will bring thousands
Of dollars annually 10 Lakeland ina
viii 20 elsewhere unless we proper
" prepare to take care OF them
The physicians and SURGEONS can
not make a success OF the hosplta
uithout your aid and cooperation
# should be Of as much lntereS
and importance to You as the meu'
"a, profession, it will add to you
business and financial interest an
-, 4, not know how soon yon o
some of your family may need tn
aid Of Just such 2 hospital
Tnr deIay ana hangers Of tram
ror.pt;on elsewhor' may mean IN
dif.roncr between life and death,
I,Ecland citizcns should stand Z
nm and work for Lakeland, an
- ~. Ee Lakeland hat il should y
demands a nrst-clas5 hospital VII
first cias. cquipmcn We Sho'i" -
10 satisfied with ANYTHING less
| IifA SdtlFli''
~. bond trustees have done the'
-. - secure building for $l2''o
,a,yo money tor equipment
,bo hospital and pat MP Safh
',.,.,ai,c AZ we had planned and az
Tho bond trustees refused
,no contract and referred q
ba,k to the medical comm
-. and architect to outt he "Npen'
.a ,niIding down to within u
| ,Ilottsd amount
We found it was 'mposS'oi' -
60 and put up building adequa
eor twenty-five patients for d = a.
,onool for nurses. and meet Y
a A. o. a city like Lakeland
We advised and urged the o"'
,r,s,cos to spend all the money
NOR command in erecting me o"ii
ing and put in a temporary f'f'a'
s,o,tn. We had enough conno.',.
40 .izsns of lakeland to belle
. I,sov would gladly equip the hosI
: tai the hor
,-,.,ees let the contr ct anu
al the money A. their comma
1 en-