Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-01-24
REPoRT OF TIE SELECT COMMITTEE

To tls Nyor ant Council OF the City of
wheeling Your committee be- leave TO report:
Thu, th-y nave had two m .eiin.s upon the
subject, ant been attended by George Dulty.
E-4., Mayor oi the City, AMI by Dr. J. W.
Clemens. also by Doctors Toll. Bates. Friz-
eel. On1 Hildreih, to all of whom full oppor-
iunity was afforded to subni, such communi-
cations and remarks as they desired
Geo. Daily, Esq, stated tia, he did.n
chsrSe toe Bcaol oi Physicians with any ,io-
huon ot tho Ordinance, establishing the
hspens1ry, OF with any Gilurs to discharge
the duties prescribed by that ordinance.
Doct Clemens also made similar discleimer;
nor has any one appeared before your com
mitiee TO charge any such violations or
failure
Geo. Daily Esq, stated that. having heard
dissatisfaction expressed as To the regulations
established Tor the conducting of the Dispen-
sary. he had brought the subject To the notice
OF the Council, that it Nigh, BE- ascer,aiued
whether the m.mb rs of the Council under
stood thos' regulations and approved of them.
Doctor Clemens also remarked that he had no,
read the Ordinance establishing the Dispen,aty
nor tn petition therein referred to, until
since the subject was brough, before the
Council Oh the 3lst ultimo. AMI therefore that
he had not UNDERSTOOD the r1gulaton, OF the
Institution until since the reference of the
matter 10 your committee
Doct. Clemens then made SOM, observations
Ia ~ no az. | -
uons, aud especially TO limiting to the Board
OF attending Physicians, thu right OF giving
prescriptions TO be filed at the Dispcnsary.
A. our Dlspcnsary i in its infancy, and
your Committee have not the advantage of
personal acquaintance with the mode in which
slch Institution, are coniu-tcd in other
places, they have been Obliged to form IN.
conclusions 70 which they have arrived, from
the information ldiI before them in the course
OF the present investigation aud from
such sources OF general information a.
have been accessible To them. And from
such information as your committee have
obtained, II seems that in some places. Dis
pensaries arc supported by appropriation,
from revenues raised by law, but more com
monty by voluntary donations AMI contribu-
tons, but that, however supported, each
Dispensary has Board OF Physicians whose
duty II Is % attend at certain prescribed hours,
Tor the purpose OF prescribing for an visiting
patients. ond that prescriptions are received
only from members of the Board, or Physicians
officiating Tor members. ln like manner, ii
, \. II 81. ~
Hospitals, aud other charitable Infirmaries
throughout he country, are cu,tomirily al
tended only by Boards of Physicians, whose
duty tits to visi, anl Prescribs for them T.
such regulations, no wall objection is perceiy
eds on the contrary, the want of such regula
tons, might tend TO the subversion of proper
orleran responsibility in the management OF
uch Institutions
Let ~ consider the objection as applied To
the case under consil-Ta ton. The Council
las constituted Board, consisting OF four
Ply siciaus. some nf y,hcn, al teast, have been
iayonbly known TO this community, for a
period not brief. But il may happen il is
salt, that some Of tn, poor OF The city, would
prefer bsing attended in sickness, BY some
other Physician. Aul so may inyalids at
your Aim Hsus,, or. Hospital have like
preferences. So the children OF misfortune.
when receiving soup from charitable Soup
House. might prefer some other food.--the
tenants OF your Poor Hous, might doubtless
prefer dain,ier fare than your ovcrscers pro.
vids;-theIdmly applicants Tor yonr bounty.
may not prefer such things as are set before
them But what them VIII YOU eaiosav
these several charities, because the recipient
may not choose Tor himself. a. one selects the
articles which hc purchases in market Arc
all charities 10 be disownel, where the rccipi.
cnt Is not tn chooscrl Whatever Others NAV
think, such Is not the opinion OF your Com
miltcc
-Four Physicians having proposed the es-
adjustment of a Dispenssry, aud offered to
give thcirattendiucc gra,uitously. the Council
adopted the plan, and accepted the services Of
ihe Physicians thus voluntary offered and
appropriated a SIM OF money which may.
r@t.uPs sustain tie Institution cor wear.
Your committee would propose no alteration
'"''N '''.'' h.''tf Altt tAliiidAiNl ul ttlT
year Its no, suppose that In, present plan
o. perfect. 4 years experience may enable
az or our succcssofs to make IL more 80 But
So iir as your Committee can Judge, it bills
fair to do cool, aul therefore should not he
abandoned bscauss IL Nay b. supposed 10 be
imperfect.
Wee, your Committee to suggest any
mcnlmeuf ct TIA orlinanoc IN question. IL
would b., th1tus Is ,ar Of Physician, b, 81.
lrcicdby Zoe council. annually. from such r.
81 lent Physicians as s1iil have previously ,is
n.h-i th.ir willingness 10 serve as such. upon
il. texans mentioned ~ the ordinance. An
Of which IS s.ccuuIly submitted.
VI NELSON,
- LAMB
1llOS HUGHES.
January ~ lSiG