The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-22

expends on the Hospital and Insane Departments Of
the Poor House VIZ $4,000 and that the Trustees said
Hospstal, In consideration OF the amount do bind
themselves % receive maintain and afford medical at
tendance to all such objects tue Commissioners the
Poor House may address their care Your Committee
also approve he recommendation OF the Commission
the temporary transient insane Viz: by granting to
the Trustees Of thu Roper Hospital long the present
proposed arrangement shall continue. building where
the insane kept together tho lot Of Land inter
veDg between tho cells and Roper Hospital aud the sup
ready designated, together with such charges as
have been hitherto established for the insane who
meeting with tho Committees from the Roper Hospital
ana the Poor House at which tho various objects above
hende and agreed to. The Commissioners Of the Poor
Trustees OF the Roper Hospital consented receive the
same On the conditions proposed by the Commissioners
OF the Poor and it only remains with your Committee
approve Of the arrangement and to that
the plan be approved and such instruments writing
be prepared will to each contracting party an
exact expression of what the other designs perform so
that no future misunderstanding shall mar future
ny This report concurred in by Council and the
following contract signed by the City Council on the
isss: 1Rs part and the Medical Society on tho ohor August
"Memorandu1n Of Agreement between the City Council
South in e for the Roper fund thy
other part made the 2sth day OF December the year
Il. The City Council Charleston do hereby covenant
ana agree that they shall and will appropriate annually
thousand dollars to be- paid in eaery dE st na 81
mcnts to the Medical Society OF South Carolina in trust
tn
DO expended By them in support and maintenance Of
the said Roper Hospital; and the said City Council do
Medical Society Of South Carolina trust for the Roper se
Hospital tho of tho building the Poor House lot in
Of the lot Of lying between the present Poor
House and cells sdc and tho Roper Hospital on
the west to Mazyck-strect the east The said appro-
priaon and tue Of the said lots buildings to be
this agreement shall be mutually carried into effect
g. Tho Medical Society South Carolina on then part
md o+o11
and all sick persons Of that description as the Commits
s1o9ers who have charge Of the city and transient poor
contagious diseases may and shall be received and
tanned IN the same manner at Poor House and pro-
said Roper Hospital at the expense of the said ins-
ton, and free of all charge and expense the city, ana
also that the temporary city aud transient insane
are now provided for in the Department Of the
Poor House, and all such persons of that description as
the Commissioners who have charge the poor Of the
city shall direct shall be maintained provided with
good and Sufficient medical attendance in the building
referred TO in the first article of this agreement or
otner building OF equil accommodation, the same to be
done at the charge Of the said Medical Society and free
And dits further agreed and covenanted that the said
Medical Society or their proper agents. shall
render TO the City Council quarterly report writing
OF the number and condition Of the sick and insane poor
Medical Society e South caro bn ana ns s
their to the faithful performance of the
na1ts ss3 On their parts to be done ana
At the session Of heLcgslature in this year an appro
Of no made
Legislature tho was made annual Sufcient
ed january 1856 and in February he city SEX and
insane were transferred from the Poor House to the
M 1856 It agecd a e Maf1a a
City Council and the Board Of Trustees should date from
patients Nck insane) was made The operations Of
she Hosptal were carried to the satisfaction Of
insane we're received and treated IN hosnai f1iV a
cording to the terms of the contract After the com
Tn
1868 the Roper Hospital building became unsafe from
hood PATIENTS civilians as wei as soldiers Wsre re-
moved to the school building in Morris street. civilians
stitution until March. 1864 when that building was
claimed and taken exclusive possession of by the milf
city scE @ insane the Aims Tonse
Mn2S5esa one or ~ wing Of which loaned BY the
Here the operations Of the Hospital carried on
II the occpation Of the city the United States troops
possession Of by the Federal officers, the operations
@ 81 me Hospital necessarily ceased The city appropra-
Roper Hospital building will be restored to the Trustees
n few weeks 1T has already been partially restored
are anxious to reopen the institution ana respectfully
ask Of Council the resumption Of the contracts which was
carried out on their part until the fortune Of
war rendered tho continuance Of the Hospital no longer
possible The agreement between the City Council and
the Medical Society binds their Office to
Of the contract The Trustees of the Roper
Fund as agents Of the Medical Society, claim that they
1tnfuly adhered to and carried their portion of te
contract until their operations suspended by the
OF al civil authority They now or viii
soon De restored tc the entire possession their build
ing Their funds with the aid Of the city ana State ap-
proprauonsthe latter of which granted as usual
LAST year. and Will probably be granted also this year
Wall be sufficient to enable them reopen the Hosptal
They therefore, respectfully pray that you viii carry ont
you are solenly bound to do they arc prepared and
willing do their portion Of the agreement Before con
cludng the Board would for your the
following suggestions: ----.
The Hospital at present opened by the civ ia a,7n
pied with stores medicines, &C., by the Freedmenss
bureau; these supplies may be transferred to the
Roper Hospital as that institution will take the place Of
the City Hospital. The city will thus be saved the az
City Hospital. &gl7'G -0'' EON
Since the abolition Of slavery q large co1ored
PauPer population will have necessarily to be
in the building entirely repucnant to tha
feelings Of this community that it will be impossible to
use the present Aims House asylum for the Door
OF both races + the Roper Hospital opened for the
reception Of PATIENTS wards win be opened as II
always ha been under the viii Of the late MI Roper for
the reception Of colored paupers; sick of this FACE VIII
thus be provided for and tie building now used as te
Cly Hospital Will be at the disposal of Council az an
Aims House for the colored population. separate asvo
for WHOM must be provided by city sooner or Later
AL Of which is respectfully submitted.
JULIAN ]. CHIsOLM MD,
PRESIDENT Of Medical Society and Chairman Board OF
Trustees of Roper Hospital. 55"1T55-
Sin this report of this Committee ana the Committee
OF Council which follows only such extracts are made ag
bear directly upon the relations Of the Roper Hospital to
the City Council and the Commissioners Of the Poor
On motion, the matter was referred to special
committee Of three, consisting Of Aldermen
Wragg, Honour and Small. l--"-'
Council proceeded to an election for Keeper OF
the Tidal Drains when, on the fth ballot, Mr.. G.
NJ. Bessilleu was declared duly elected. 3 7a'
Adjourned at 81 o'clock P. M.