Show HEALTH BOARD IS I UP fOR I IThe I The They Charge for Patients at Hospital Who Care for Themselves mon Among the time petitions which came before be be- fore ome the time eft city council at the tIme adjourned session iteM held Thursday night was one oat fm-oat Charles J J J. asking that he lie be relieved om fm-om payment of oC a n note of or 10 10 to cover er the cost of oC attendance upon Ulon Ills his wire wife In March 1 while she sue was wasa a patient at the Isolation hospital suffering suf suf- roving fering from Crom smallpox There was as a B recommendation from fm the time sanitary committee coma com that the time petition be bo denied and I flied filed I Ericson said he Ime was led to sign the time note nole believing that the tIme payment was required b by eft city ordinance but that he Ime learned later that payment was not exacted from all and ho he re regarded It as asan asan an aim unjust discrimination Councilman II H. H T T. Cowburn asked foi tor toran ot otan an explanation from rota the time health de do- department department as nit to tho tIme practice of oC char charging ln for patients which was was aM started Mr Ir Cowburn wanted to know if Ir consideration lint hud been given Iven rOt for forthe om the time amount saying he lie hail had heard re reports reports re- re ports to the time effect that little care cara is its given patients and amid that time the they had lo to look hook after arter them ves The Time matter finally was laid over o for tor fora tora or ora a week with wilh a request thai the time boa board Id I'd Idor of or health furnish the time council with in- in informatIon formatIon as to lo the basis for or Its action and a statement as to wiit what It has Imas bet been doing at the time hospital and the time charges mad made for 01 patients |