Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-10-07
HOSPITALS DECLARED
UNFIT FOR PATIENTS
Proportionate Share
Of Jobs Not Given
BY Departments
Voting Power O n | y
Solution Of Problem

4 largo audience IN 81 johns
Presbyterian church was clectri-
fled Sunday afternoon when Snow
f. Grigsby. local postal employee.
assalled the five segregated tuber-
cular hospitals and hurled scath-
ing harbs at the heads Of the mu-
nicpal government.
Grigsby. who for tho past year
has been making a survey OF en-
ployment OF Negroes by the mu-
nicipal government disclosed that
there was not proportionate
share OF jobs issued TO the Negro
voters. His attack on the hospisa'
was the elimination of an investi-
cation he has been making.
The owners OF the five hospitals
were accused by Grigsby, who is a
graduate pharmacist, Of operating
institutions for the care OF Negro
tuberculars which are below the
standards prescribed by the Ameri-
can Hospital Association. lie also
stated that the hospitals we're not
recognized by the American Med
zeal Association.
Buildings Jnsanltnry
Charging that the five hospitals
were started in former dwelling
houses. Grigshy~claimed that tReS.
buildings were unsanitary. Hc
further charged that the motive be-
hind the creation of the hospital
was financial instead of move T.,
aid humanity. The speaker. in
reading from the written report
in front OF him. declared that the
hospitals were paid on an aver
age of $4,000 month for the
care OF tubcrcular patients.
The Receiving and Herman
Kicfer Hospitals also fell under
the scorching attack Of the speak
err. He claimed that it was impos
sible TO get tubercular patient IN
Herman kicfcr. the officials at thn
hospital referring the doctor 10 ore
OF the five segregated" hospitals
when informed that the patient
was colored.
With the municipal election IN
the offng. Grigsby gave the cleo
tors something to think about
when he told the packed house
about the small number of Ne
groes on the municipal payroll.
This number amounted to less than
one per cent. Notwithstanding the
fact that the Negro constitutes 90
per cent OF the total population. he
said.
Attacks Police Department
Launching his first attack on the
police department. Grigsby pointed
out that OF the 3.744 police hired
by the city. only S5 were colored.
There are 27S civilians employed
in the department and not one
colored among this group.
Tho payroll for the department
last year was sS.Gl2, 26S.60. or this
amount only $50. 1880 went To- the
colored officers. s5O6.OOO.47 was
paid the civilians.
II the number OF officers employ
ed were proportionate to the po-
pulation. there would be POI he
said. and the salary drawn last
year would have been S6l7,24710.
In the field OF education the con-
dition is worst he declared. There
are l0.iS8 teachers ON the board
OF education list. 1897 working
regular and 900 substitutes. Among
this number are so colored regu-
lars and Is substitutes.
or the 493 employees doing
clerical work. there is not black
face. OF the 2.669 doing noneduca-
tional work. there are three color
ei bath attendants. two janitors
and one lunch room helper. he
said.
II the proportionate share were.
given there would be 512 teachers,
63 substitutes and 1876 doing non
educational work. he declared. And
instead of collecting $4,000 of the
S14.105.S52. as they did last year,
they would have received 1886, 204-
l6.
None In Fire Department
There are no Negroes employed
In tho fire department which was
paid large sum OF the taxpayers
money last year. Three are en-