The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-13
HOSPITAL APPEAL
SOON TO BE FILED
DR.. 7. 0. Boyd Denies That He
Is Party to Action
ATTORNEY BOOTH ACTING FOR
OPPOSING TAXPAYERS.
DIR. Boyd Says He Told Board He
Thought 1t Mistake To Operate His
or Any Other Hospital.

That the statement that he would
attempt to enjoin the board Of COM
missioners from constructing the pro-
posed county hospital at the time of
signing the contract was incorrect,
but that in the event the commission
ers should construct such a building
he would contest their right to operate
the place as a hospital for the general
Lublic and would carry the matter to
the court of last resort was the de-
claration made yesterday by DR.. T. o.
Boyd, who also stated that Attorney
nj. Booth had not appeared before
the board in his behalf Dr. Boyd add
ed that while he had not appeared be-
fore the board that if they were going
tc conduct a hospital he would sell
them his at a price agreed upon eth
er between themselves or by arbitra
tors, he also told them frankly that he
did not believe that they had the legal
right to operate such a hospital.
Il do not say that ! will not be a
party to proceedings preventing the
commissioners from erecting the
building" said Dr. Boyd "but l have
not decided to be party to such pro-
ceedings. / told the board just what
/ intended to do in the matter. l in
formed them that doubted their right
to construct the building but that
had not then the intention of restrain
ing them from doing so, but that l
felt sure that others would try to stop
them, but l added that if they did
build it, l would try to prevent their
operating it as a general hospital and
would carry the matter to the court of
loo in, to Iato inc tho
question of law involved. l did offer
to sell my hospital to them. l have
cen operating it here for years and
have cult it up with great cost and
work and morally speaking if they
are going to operate a hospital l be-
lieve that they should buy mine. Hav-
ing built it up and paid taxes on it
for years l do not believe that it is
right to make me pay more taxes on it
in order to help maintain public
competitor. AS a private individual |
was willing to sell the board my hos
pital at fair price. AS citizen and
taxpayer l did not believe that the
county should operate mine or any
ether. / told the board that If they
we're willing to buy my hospital and
we failed to agree on the price, l
would be glad to arbitrate the matter,
having them select one man, another,
and in the event that these could not
agree, the two to select a third.
added that l considered that if they
bought it, it would be poor business
, policy on their part, but if they were
} going to buy 1 would sell. If the
county can operate hospital see no
! reason why it should not operate a
drug store or a bank.
"The proposition is to build struc-
ture for the county accommodating
E some forty patients. The county has
) never had more than seven on its
) hands at any time and most of those
= not requiring hospital attention"
= DR.. Boyd added that the difference
e il cost of operation between what was
e needed for the county and the propos-
i ed structure would be considerable.
y He said that the impression was
: abroad that the cost of construction
e on the new building would be only a
o little over $4,000, whereas, as a mat
n ter of fact the building with plumbing,
: heating, ETC., would cost about SAL 900.
2. Attorney G. M. Booth stated that In
d appearing before the board Monday he
: did so in his own behalf as a citizen
e as final arrangements had not been
e made with him in regard to the mat
d ter by those who are now his clients
= at the time that he appeared. He said
e that he told the board that he appear
e e6 as a citizen, which he added was
s. literally true since he was opposed as
% a citizen to the construction and op-
* Grafton of the hospital. He said that
b, DR.. Boyd was not among his clients
l. for the purpose of opposing the con
struction of the building Asked tC
name those who proposed to oppose it
. he declined to do so, and also declin-
ed to answer when asked if j. H
= Seaver was among them. He remark
ed, however, that there might be one
OF several. Mr.. Booth said that he
was unable to say when steps would
be taken to prevent the erection o.
the building. He said that they ha(
twenty days from Monday In which t
act. The step taken will be In tn,
. nature Of an appeal from the order O
the county commissioners. In repl,
to question, he said that he had stat
. eG that he would begin action imme
. diately when the contract was signed