The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-03
IMPORTANT ACTION TAKEN 81
THE ROTARY CLUB.
special Committee to Confer With
the Ohio County Board Of
Commissioners

The special committee Of three well
known citizens. members OF the Rotary
Club of Wheeling. To which was dele
gated the matter of investigating the
feasibility OF providing free hospital
and medical service for the needy OF
Ohio county. has made its report 10
the club, which has received IL with
unanimous approval
\ committee of the club will confer
with the board OF county commission
ers in an endeavor 10 secure the layins
OF special hospital levy of ~ mills,
which IL Is estimated will raise th.
funds needed 10 take care Of the charit-
able hospital work on a scale as large
or larger than that heretofore afford
ed at the North Wheeling and Ohio
Valley General hospitals This tax.
so small a. to bear heavily on no one.
would accomplish a great benevolence.
and its champions OF the Rotary CLUB.
made mp of fifty or sixty OF the Young
or business and profes sional mem OF
the city. believe il would be- endorsed
by the great mass Of the people Of
the city and county
The report OF tho Rotary Clubs
special committee. which Investigated
the situation. and which was composed
OF Messrs. William N. Hare. \. W.
PAUL and w H. Smith. the latter
chairman. Is as follows.
In accordance with action OF this club
At meeting or February Goth. Last Your
public affairs conmitt"" offers the fol-
LOWING report and recommendations
opinions bearing upon tho legal phase
Of the question have been received from
MessrS- Mckee. Hubbard and Ev,ns aud
are made part OF this report. same b.-
ing hereto attached and marked as eN-
hlbits A. b and C"
II Is clear from these opinions. that
the county commissioners can provide "a
sum equal 10 but not exceeding one, mill
upon each dollar ct assessed valuation
for the purpose iu question. such pro
vision 20 b" made ~ tho time ct laying
the annual levy and go be included with
lE the general appropriation.
Your committee further finds thar the
matter % hospital s"rl .c,. medical. sur
gictl coz Institutional attention to poor
persons resident or found in the county.
b. wholly Discretionary with the county
commissioner in counties vi here there
D. "a county luftrmary. or hospital. aud
that iu the ease CT ohio county there iv
no statutory provision against the use
"t other facilities than tho so called hos
Iiial at tho county iui1rmarE. but that
II is wholly within tho discretion vf the
OF place will b" OF greatest benefit 10
IN" person. family or community.
Your comnitt'" finds. further. tha-.
for TIN purpos" under cons liberation pl,'-
>3',OnV.uo was spent bA fle ohio Valley
General and tho NDrth Wheeling HuSpi-
tails ia the care OF tho INDECENT sick AMI
injured. aud that tho sum of Sl".Goo was
provided b. tn' county CummI~sl uuHTs
'Ur The same Igrpus' az the county cor
uftrmary hospital. total OF So nuo go
fog the purpose nud,r cons liberation pre-
~uu"u Go have been expended during the
YEAR
II is also submitted that View Point
S"natarium was compelled Goo close dur
ing tho year hs'au-, ui lack ot funds.
ana that pro, Ieiuu should b.. made for
~. uU' rat ION b'cuuSs COT The growing
prov al'nco ~ tuberculosis within the
county and rho especial ,sr, needed m
the treatment aua prevention Of this
disease. There arr at this time within
ohio county number Of cases Of ch-
di-'t~.. invest .Eaft,u Ul which dlSclosys
that such afflicted persons have been
informed that some months must clapS.
hcfor" admission can be had tp the state
there are some forty known cases with. n
the county al this tim" that should b.
isolated and undergoing special iustitu-
tnunl treatment. Your committee sub
mit- that uu this showing Huy figures
considered BOO This matter should include
" .um rulff'i'ut '" -uHrant'' th. opera
care cot poor persons afflicted With this
disease. As Co. fh" actual sum u'cae-
etIt Tor this rurpus" o. is 'Nt..dingly
ftfd Co estimate. but % i- clear that ~
tha work wss thoroughly done. SUM
HIur"Nimafiug $4,000" u per auuum
could D." used z" ih' adFauta-' of th"
community. ~ htl" perhaps halt uf that
cum would provida fair start
Your committee calls attention to that
part ut NJ. Hubbard communication
which refers tu amounts and figures
r.au Hf our previous meeting and b,ss
g. hero -fN that uuf questions were
based upon OHIO county wurH. AMI
r'F .nE DO vse stated figures were 1p-
pros mat" "II'. IS a. matter OF fact Ttc