Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-01-08


PRESENT:
4 lst Ward, Cannon. Jennings-ed Ward,
Guelich. - Sd Ward, Bowling. Cortin
-ith Ward, Forrest, Washburn-5th Ward,
uubbell OBrien--eth Ward, Sears. Guy.
I On motion OF Aid. Corbin, AID. Forrest
! was called to the chair.
! Minutes Of last meeting read and COZ rec
! ted, by striking out Aid. Gueliclis name as
4 Chairman OF committee on bill OF AID
kamning
| Committee on City Rail Road. ask fur
ther time
! Granted
Committee on Petition OF b. Mooney and
| l. Craig, ask further time.
Granted
The Hospital Committee offered the fol-
lowing report, in accordance with former
Instructions:
| TO tho Mayor and Common Council Of tho
City Of Davenport.
The Hospital Committee il accordance
with the resolution requiring the same, beg
! leave to offer the following report:
! In June last the present Hospital grounds
where purchased by order of the Council at
a cost OF S5,25000. shortly after the present
! Hospital Committee was organized and or
dered to proceed forthwith to enclose five
acres of the Hospital grounds. with high
tight board fence and erect a building Oh
the same at a cost of not over two thousand
dollars that amount We were afterwards al
lowed TO exceed and were ordered to exca
vate cellar. brick thessides, underpin the
main building, erect an addition for coal
house and bath room, the whole expense of
the improvements On said lots have cost
the sum Of $2,2l0.2 u cts. And may be sum
| ed up as follows one main building 80 by
40, 2 stories high an addition in the rear 10
bv l6, stories high, the lower story used
fer coal and wood house, the upper for a
bath room, with good celler under the
main building, and an excellent well of Wa
ter convenient to the building. The Com
inittee would further state that the building
is sufficiently large to accommodate from 10
to 20 patients The Committee would fur
ther report that they have furnished the
said building with all necessary furniture
and appurtenances consisting iu part of ten
beds and bedding sufficient supply Of un-
der clothing for the use Of patients while in
the hospital, all necessary stoves, crock
cry, chairs, tables, washstands, Dc, at
a cost of $90.52. We have paid A. d.
HUFF for four months services $1,000 tina,
being at the rate OF 100000 n year a. pc,
contract, $1,000 for medical attendance and
s31llS for supplying the same with pro-
visions, fuel. nun ses and other inciden tal ey
penses. The whole expenses connected
with the erection, furnishing and supplying
Hospital may be sumed mp as follows.
Hospital lot $3.50 oC
Buildings and well 2,3lo27
Furnishing 300 D.
Physician oo.Ut
Superintendent lU0.ot
Hospital supplies 37Llt
s.2Tl.9-
$405.e5 Of the above cost of earring OF
the Hospital is to be paid by the county, IA
they by agreement are 20 pay one half OF al
such expense The Committe would fur
ther report that the hospital was opened OF
the first Day of August, is5T, and since tina
time % patients have been received & hav,
: died there, 2l have been discharged, and
| are now remaining. OF those received
, have been native born citizens, 9 were La
tives of ireland, II Germans, | Englishmai
and Norwegian
TO were received in August.
September.
October.
( g November
December.
We find upon estimating the length Q
d time tho different patients were in the hos
: pitai that there has been ?5 weeks spent il
the hospital by the whole number of patient
= at u cost for medical attendance, superiatcn
: dence, nursing and the whole amount OF sup
: plies SELLS, amounting to s. is per weeA
= The Committee would further report tta
they have not deducted anything for h
amount oi supplies on hand which may !
\ safely estimated at $50 90 thus reducin. til
: cost OF keeping patients to less than fl
i, dollars per week, which in the opinion {
your Committee ia as low rs can be reasona
u bly, expected Your cotnmitte have bee
e thus explicit from the tact that no repol
e has been made for the five months the Lo,
!. pital has been in operation and farther mucl
complaint has been made and that to b
; members of this Council in relation to til
o expenses OF maintaining said establishment
: Your committee are of the opinion that II
= unnecessary outlay has been made in mail
= tanning said establishment but on the col
,rary all care has been taken by Us to max
g the expenses as light as possible. the cor
o IN ttee say this much in their own .indie,
ton Ard we would farther state that i;
> the opinion of the Council the said Hospit
" can be maintained at a less expense than u
J. der our administration We will gladly resio
!. our position as committee of managernet
! any other members of this Council who al
willing to undertake the same.
'e All of which is respectfully submitted.
r Signed, ]. II. SEARS,
r. J. n. CANNON.
, Hospitdl Comu.sttee.
=. Report received and adopted
IL AID. Corbin moved to print the same
Of Carried by a vote of Q to 2.
o His Honor here assumed the chair.
Committee to whom was referred the h
Of Renwick 4 Son Of S5i,6a report in
. vor Of paying the same.
Aid. Guelich moved to amend by payil
the amount ordered By the Marsh
amounting to $3.50. Carried.
Carried.
:. Report as amended was adopted.
Report Of Geo. +. Taylor, examining
gineer. was read, accepted and order
printed.
Ite TO the Honorable Committee to invest:gs
ce Contracts.
To-.