Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-31
$1,000 NEEDED TO.
COMPLETE new.
HOSPITAL here.
Meeting Called For Thursday
to Plan Campaign to Com
plete Fund and Continue
Construction

The proposition of financing L :, com
pietivn of the brownsville hospital. which
VIII need approximately S5tMn fo com
piete. was brought before the Board ol
City Development TUESDAY. and an
n"uncrmeni was made last night that Il
meeting OF all heads of civic organiza
tions and women's clubs will be held
~ the Beard Of City Development offices
Thursday afternoon for the purpose of
considering pInus for raising the amount
needed.
Notices have been sent out bv the see
rctary of the board 10 the various or
xan'za'ion leaders. setting forth the mr.
sency of immediate action. and asking
them To cooperate with the Board nf tity
Development in raising the funds nee
essary to complete the hospital
Own; 10 shortage of funds II i under
stood that !. T.. Walsh. of Mission. who
has the contract for the construction
Of the building. has suspended work IN
actual construction until such time a.
he has the assurance that the shortage
VIII be made M. The building is now
within thirty days of complexion II IL
stated. anil with the aSSuranr. that the
amount will be raised work viii PROMPT :
~ he resumed and the hospital ready 10
open as soon at II ean be completed and
the equipment and fixtures installed
The original construction price was
SI.crO. and Of this amount N. .ity of
brownsville was to raise on. half. or
x'6.3u0. Collections and interest on
the fund amount 10 <,99il.:,si. and notes
amounting to SLIGO are still outstand-
yrx~ l...4 x.4.II A
amount still I" be raised approximately
$1,000. The order IL The Sisters IT
Mercy agreed to provide balf the funs
for the construction Of the building. AMI
their money has been III Browns
vile bsnk two years. Funds for equip
ping the hospital have been provided aud
the total rrss of the hospital. fully
equipped will be over $iOuuuD. An ~
this money Is available with the excvl,-
tion Of the amount stil due from
Brownsville
That the Sisters ~ Mercy have more
than fulfilled flS-ir part ~ the agree
mcnt was pointed out at the board
meeting. The original plans called for
the expenditure of over $Sn.0nO for the
building. but brownsville derilrh II was
impossible To raise half this amount.
aud changes were made i'm the plans.
However. the Sisters If Mprrv later de
sidcd te adhere to- most of the original
plans. and the order is paving the ud-
difional cost. which will amount "a sry.
eral Thousand dollars The Tile floors
being laid with beautiful mosaic floor
In the entrance hail. and u number
Of aditiona improvements are being in
cluded IN the plans for which the order
II providing funds. " H. estimated that
the actual cost ~ the building will he
over $Sn.nsi the order Of the Sisters
of Mercy paying all additional &coSts
over the contract price.
Funds for the rsfuipmanf of the bnilti-
ing are available and NIL equipment viii
be ready a. so"n n the building j.
completed. according to statements made
by those y ho have been ariire in secur
ing the establishment of the hospital
here. and If prompt action j. taken in
raising the 5000 still short ~ the
haIilding fund II viii not he many weeks
before the hospital j. ready to open.