Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-10
OFFER TO PAY DR..
F IN DLEy 70 R.
HOSPITAL SITE
Residents Near Location Of
Proposed Institution Ask Re-
stricted Residence Zone;
Council May Act.

night in the City Planning board
rooms in the city hall against thu
proposed establishment of a ma
tcrnity hospital by DR.. Palmer Find
ley or Thirty-ninth street, north o
Farnam street, resulted in an offe,
that these residents pay the doctol
for the investment he has made il
the site, plus other expenses ant
that the planning board shall there
upon recommend to the city coun
ell that this neighborhood be re
stricted for residence purposes.
DR.. Findley did not signify hi.
intention of accepting the offer, bu
the protestants believe that he will
Those who attended the meeting
uttered strong words of condemna
ton against the building of this in
stitution in a neighborhood that ha:
been developed for many years as 9
fine residence community. There
were hints that if no other solution
should present itself. the residents
would seek by injunction in the dis,
trict court to restrain the doctor
from carrying out his plans.
Shy at First.
| Members of the planning board
were at first shy of the proposition
of recommending this particular dis
trict as a restricted residence sec
ton, because they have been under
the impression that new law re-
quircs them to zone the entire city.
The attendance of Is women resi-
dents of the neighborhood added
zest to the occasion.
Fl. H. Baldridge referring to the
new zoning law said, 1--WE would
not get anywhere if we tried to zone
the whole city at one time" He
held that the planning board has
power to declare this particular
zone. Other speakers insisted that
the wise thing for the board to do
would be to recommend this zone
to the city council and then let the
courts pass upon the full meaning
of the law. Inasmuch as all of these
residents asked to have their neigh
borhood zoned as a residence dis
trict, the protestants contended that
the planners would be safe in &C
ceding to this general request.
Would Depreciate Property.
Mrs. L. F. Crofoot said: This
hospital would depreciate our prop
erty which is across the street from
the proposed location. We would
not be able to give it away. Why
couldn't the doctor place his hos
pital near the University hospital on
Forty-second street? He would be
welcome out there. He is seeking
to locate his hospital i'll an estab-
lished residence neighborhood. Why
couldn't we get an injunction in
court against the hospital?"
Mrs. H. H. Baldrige asked those
present who had been informed of
the doctors building plans when he
bought the site to hold up their
hands. Only one hand went up.
II would suggest that the plan
ming board act now and then let it
go to court if necessary. | believe
the zoning law was meant to meet
just such a situation as this one"
said Mrs. E. G. McGilton.
After DR.. Findley explained his
proposition to the protestants, Mrs.
Baldrige said
why didn't you go to all of the
people who live there and ask them
about it? You went to see Mr..
Stull. 1t is not necessary to have
this hospital in a residence district"
Would Purchase Property.
at is evident that the residents
of Thirty-ninth street and of Thir-
ty-eighth avenue are unanimously
opposed to this hospital" said L. F.
Crofoot. 81 think that this board is
undertaking colossal task to try
to zone the whole city. The men
Of this district will buy the prop
erty from DR.. Findley if the plan
ming board will recommend the dis
trict as a residence zone to the city
council. There is an unanimity of
hostility that would work against
the success of the hospital should it
be esta blished. know that | would
have a hammer out for it,
E. G. McGilton suggested that
DR.. Finley might locate his hospital
in Bemis park, which is the doctors
home neighborhood.
O. c. Redick wanted to know
what the planning board would do
if the hospital should be established
and then a boiler works or soap
factory should be located next door.
By the same token, he argued, the
board should now protect the resi-
dents against the encroachment of
hospital.
Don't Want, Ambulances.
c. F. McGrew declared that am
balances and undertakers' wagons
would be driving within so feet of
where the members of his family
sleep. II don't want proposition
Of that kind" he said.
Among the women present were
Mesdames H. H. Baldridge. E. G.
McGilton, Ollie Berg, c. G. Me
Dohald, O. c. Redick, Bertha Offut,
Walter T., Page, L. F. Crofoot,
Luther B. Drake. George S. Joslyn,
M. A. Hail.. c. F. McGrew, c. r.
'Pickens, R. S. Anglin, Myles Stand
ish, Thomas Flynn and w. A. Smith.
Among the men were Capser f.
Yost, Walter 7. Page, Luther B.
Drake, w. D. McHugh, John |.
Stout, c. H. Pickens, M. A. Hall,
Mack Harding, DR.. r. S. Anglin, H.
H. Baldridge, Joseph M. Baldridge.
0. c. Redick, E. g. 7McGilton, Myles
Standish, w. A. Smith, L. F. Gro
foot, c. F. McGrew, Thomas Flynn.
P. F. Peterson, A. H. Richardson
and Ollie Berg.
L. F. Crofoot. John F. Stout and
w. D. McHugh will serve as a
committee to negotiate with DR..