ANONYMOUS GIFT
£OO.OOO TO BUILI) HOSPITAL AFTER'SEEIXG THE PLANS London March 15. An anonymous benefactor lias promised a gift of more than £OO,OOO to Wakefield. Yorkshire. lie recently called on Die Town Clerk. Mr. T. X. Grimsliaw, and the Medical Officer of Health, Dr. T. Gibson, and said that he had heard that; Wakefield wanted an infectious disease hospital. He asked to see the plans of the proposed building and said that if the corporation were really anxious to proceed with the scheme he would give £71.000, tin* estimated cost, less £SOOO which it had been proposed lo spend on a makeshift scheme and £4500. the value of tiie site, which the corporation already owns. The man who made 11 it' offer forbade that his name should be disclosed. The General purposes committee of tli<* Wakefield Council accepted the offer and decided to proceed with the erection of the hospital. '—"ysL.j jj,
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Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3678, 23 March 1932, Page 6
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