Evening journal., 1921-08-25
new HOSPITAL
Up TO PUBLIC
McManus, Finance Head,
Deaf to Pleas for Con-
tagious Institution
SAYS CITY HASN'T
GOT $4,000 FOR 1T


will have to appeal to the general
public for the $1,000 it needs to
maintain its contagious disease unit. /
Pending an opinion by City Solicit
tor Satterthwaite, City Council isn't
certain If il legally can appropriate
any sum for such a purpose. More
ever. an underlying opposition to
the operation of a contagious dis |
ease unit by the Physicians and /
Surgeons directorate manifested it. |
self Enthusiastically at a lengthy !
hearing on the question held last /
night by the Council finance COM
mittee.
All three members Of the finance
committee were present. These are
Councilman McManus, chairman,
and Councilmen Evans and Henry.
In addition Councilmen McNabb and
Murray. although not members of
the committee, were among those
present and actively participated in
the discussions.
For the hospital project there
were several different delegations.
The Rotary club was represented
by Posiah Marvel. John Richardson.
Jr.. DR.. W. c. Speakman and
II. d. Bush; the Physicians and
Surgeons Hospital itself. by DR..
Victor, d. Washburn, DIR. Albert
Robin, John A Booker. william p.
White and Frederick H. Gawthrop.
Ellwood Souder. president of the
City Board of Education, appeared
in behalf of the health of the $1,000
school children of the city. Town
send W. Miller attended because of
his personal interest in hospital work
generally.
McManus Refuses Any Pledge.
At the outset OF the meeting
Chairman McManus announced that
there was a deep sentiment in op-
position to the contagious unit of
the Physicians. and Surgeons Hos
pital. Last Sunday night, he said,
he was waited on at his home by
a delegation of about twenty citizens
who protested against any support
being given the institution by the
city. Mr.. McManus added that
while he, personally. believed the
city should have a contagious hos
pital, he didn't think it should be
managed as a private institution.
But my principal reasons for op-
posing a grant of money at present,
''he said. are that the city hasn't
any money to spare and 1 doubt II
Council has the authority to make
any such grant. He added that he
had asked the city solicitor to give
an opinion on the legal situation.
Throughout the evening Chairman
McManus was generally supported
by Councilman John J. Murray
while Councilman McNabb differed
at times sharply and finally pledged
his support to the project, as did
Councilman Evans, the new member
from the Seventh ward.
Situation At IL Stands.
Il was brought out that the Della
ware and Homeopathic hospitals this
year will each receive $4,000 from
the city for the care of INDECENT pa
tients, while the Physicians and Sur
geons' will receive only s2500. Town
y send W. Miller also read the law
passed by the last Legislature under
which the Levy Court gives or al
lows the hospitals SO a day for care
OF each INDECENT, provided the
amount given by the city first is de.
Quoted from that paid by the Lew
Court.
Mr.. Miller advocated that Council
in it's next budget should give this
Delaware. Homeopathic, Physicians
and Surgeons and the new Contag
ious Hospital $4,000 each.
"An the hospitals need tn
money" he said, "as they all spen'
far more than they receive for car
Of poor patients" He figured tina
Delaware has been spending fror
s15,OOO to $1,000 yearly for sue
= purposes. the difference between tn
sums named and those given by IN
city being made up by private sui
scriptons.
l. Dr. Washburn. speaking as
!, physician, said contagious hospital
y should be treated as distinct froI
e general hospitals. They requiT
specially trained stats Of doctor
= and nurses 70 cope with the dar
u gerous maladies they treat and
! avoid spreading infection and cor
= tagion among the patients. Thus
- patient under treatment for measl'
~ might get typhoid unless attendin
!, physicians and nurses took create
(, precautions.
5e II an Epidemic Should Come?
Al Chairman McManus replied he WI
NJ unalterably opposed to making az
ID promises of money before next Jun
re when the next city budget wou
be made up.
nv What II an emergency-an eT
G. demic-should arise?" was asked.
I'm that case Council can, und
c its charter. grant all the mon
a needed" he replied. adding;
should like TO grant the money. b
he cannot see il now. The city is ia
ms ing a serious financial situate
by There's one department which
& spending money wastefully, a
no which actually is not discounting
bills when It has money in the banl
ID Mr.. McManus intimated he wot
he have more TO say about this depa
IS. ment later.
ad Josiah Marvel said he recogniz
he little could be done by Council ur
4. legal opinion was had on its a
,id thority TO make an appropriate
an without awaiting the next budg
He asked Council, however, to g
some sort Of assurance that it woJ
N. favor an appropriation for the &C
en- tagious hospital in the new budg
of so the managers Of the Physical
he and Surgeons Hospital could soil
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