Branch Hospital
Kentucky Post, Friday, 13 February 1903, page 5
The City Board of Health will take a trip to the Branch Hospital,
six miles south of Newport, the coming week, when the place will be entirely
completed. The board will also invite the members of the General Council to go
with them to inspect the premises.
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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 11 March 1903, page 5
There seems to be a misunderstanding about the Branch Hospital among officials in Newport. Alderman Dye objected to salaries being paid to sanitary guards as long as there is a hospital. Auditor Silva stated that it is much cheaper to have Sanitary Guards to take care of a few cases than it would be to open the Branch Hospital.
If there was an epidemic then it would be advisable to open the Branch Hospital, said the Auditor, but where there are but a few scattering cases it does not pay to go to the expense of opening the hospital. According to the Auditor's statement, for three months in 1902 the city expended 43558 for maintaining the Branch Hospital, while for three months this year the amount spent for Sanitary Guards was $186. Alderman Dye thought the Sanitary Guards should be done away with.
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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 3 August 1904, page 5
The Branch Hospital owned by the city of Newport at Cold Spring is for sale, but a purchaser cannot be found. Mayor Helmbold has been busy trying to make the sale, but so far has failed. The place is a desirable one in the country and is in good shape. Some time ago Judge Berry issued a permanent injunction against the city using the place as a branch hospital upon petition of the residents of that diestric.