A New Hospital

The house of representstives passed the University appropriation bill last Friday which includes $50,000, for building a new hospital in this city, and there is little doubt but that the senate will concur. Whether the new hospital is to be built or not now depends upon tbe citizens of Ann Arbor, as the appropriation was made by the legislature oonditionally upon Ann Arbor's contnbuting $25,000 to the project. The question 8 now, will Ann Arbor vote to raise this money and will it pay the city ? That it will pay the city is beyond question. A new and larger hospital, properly conducted, will draw thousands of people annually to Ann Arbor. This means that thousands of dollars more will be spent here. A new hospital will end the question of the removal of the olinic to Detroit, and for this reason if no other, Dr. Maclean fought against this appropriation before the committee. More cases such as the medical department need could be accomodated and would be brought here, . giving the students many of the advantages which the "removers" claim are not now had here. Everything points to the necessity of our citizens seeing to it that the sum asked from the city be raised. Soon an election will probably be called to vote I upon this questioa. While $'5,000 may appear to be a large sum of money to raise, every taxpayer can rest assured that the city will be amply repaid in the future. It ia not for a year or two years that this building will be used, but for a long time to come. From a financial standpoint it will be as good an investment as our city could make, and the opportunity offered for stamping out this continual agitation of removing a portion of the medical department should not be lost. When the time comes let every taxpayer oome to the polls with this idea on the subject, if no óther, and vote for the appropriation.