The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-31 00:00:00

A 0011•011 HOSPITAL TO& HRIDPORT.

A special general insetting of the mbecrbers to lb*
Bridport Dispensary, was held in the Conseil Climnber,
st the Tetru.ball, on liondsy morning, for the farther
oonsideration ef the question of establishing • Cottage
Hospital in commotion with the dispenssry. Mr.
Cotfoe ems in the chair, sad there were ii., present
Mr. Gandry. Mr. B. P. Gendry, Mr. W. Colfax, Mr.
H. B. Nouns*ll, Rey. H. 0. Fraser* Rev. B. L
Carpenter Dr. Hay, Mr. Scott, Messrs. &Irelands, Ms
fl. lebephe:e.,, Yr. J. T. Stephens, Mr. Sandi, Mr.
Reynolds, Mr. .1. Williams, Mr. C. Tucker, sad the
Hon. See.. Mr. Evans.. ..

Mr. Colfax, in odds' the proosediega said at the
i.‘t meelini It woe La rliwW that rules should be prepared
end submitted to a meeting of subseribers, mil it was in
deformity with that neolution they were new met.
The rules had boss prepared with much se., and had
received • trod deal of consideration.
The estimate of the upends of the hospital was then
reed, by which it appeared that DSO would be required
for stealing it, and that MO per year woe considered
the ram nereems7 towerry on the two institutions, the
hospital and the dispensary.
Mr. Guidry thought that among those present the
feeling waa in favour of establishing the hospital, if tley
wield End the funds. Toe town would bare to submihe
I £l5O par year. if it was darted. (The late lire. lee's
endowment will provide the other £5O anneally.)
Dr. Hay mid the feeling at the last meeting tram in
favour of trying the hospital for nine month..
Kr. J. T. Stephens thought they should not touch the
dominoes to the dispensary in the Saving's Bank, is
starting the boditaL
Mr. Oolfox said they bad plenty of funds to dart the
hospital with for nine months, and though they hoped
and believed it would be 'widened, be thought it
wield be essirahla to try it for that time find.
Mr. Cleadry, however, thoctsht it would not be
desirable to start the bospitel at all unless there wee
a reasesable probability of it. being eentineed ; and be
embed the eseitting if they thought £llO could be relied
annually. The preeset webauldietis to the dispensary
were abed CIO per you, so £9O more would be required
to be eolleeted.
Mr. H. K. Rommefl considered from the venial way
In which the insbacriptions bad been eolleeted, that
many more perdu would subseribe, who bad not been
salted as yet, arid that thus they &mild receive plenty
of money.
Mr. Reynolds maid he wee dad to see the amount of
the estimate !sad been rained. He felt at the last
mooting that it was ender the mark; it woe now
nom, though he did not think it quite enfileient loon.
or two particulars. With refereed to obtaining the
eon ammo required,. diem the enmities got some
procaiats, he thought at would be difficult to raise that
amount for one purpose. He 00„044.re4 thu £
1
0
0
least ought to be Prottail•d% Mr._ Pope talked at too
last reeding about their getting achdou rim th.
sowit,7, but they oould no reckon on that. He did
not think those who gave donations lad year to
estab/ish the didensery woold rive again now.
Mr. Hendry said the dispensary 66d worked very
well, and the homital in ciounexion with it would work
better; bet be Ud not *Mk i 6 would do to trYit fee
eke mordias as*, as if they al so and teen slopped, it
night Yeomen the dispensary.