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

CHARLESTON DAILY
horses ana mules brought to tho city payable monthly
One dollar on hundred dollars Of ali gross re-
celpts OF Magnetic Telegraph Companies, payable
to m tho n
Council it DO the duty of tho CITY treasurer
sn ots Issue against the goods chacl
odge the said executions with the City Sheriff.
tee tn manner provided by Ordinance tho enforcement
OF the executions.
SEC 8 That all Ordinances and parts OF Ordinances
pusnant hrcto be and the hereby repealed
alderman Marshall gave notice OF "a Bill to
guage in the High School," and asked that the no
tlce be considered tho first reading of tho Bill;
which was granted.
Alderman Wragg presented the following me-
Roper Fund: -"'
MEMORIAL AND PETITION OF TEE BOARD OF TRUs-
TEES OF THE ROPER FUND.
70 the Honorable the Mayor and Aldermen Of the cy of
Charleston: - 80
&c Soon after the occupation Of the city by
the United States forces the Roper Hospital building
its furniture takon possession Of by the military a,-
ao1iss and converted to their months
sion OF their furniture, and obtaed from the ahori-
tho Board as they ceu in
other accommodation for their sick sodicrs they mean
Of $500 per month they have now notified this Board
that they prepared to give up the building on tho first
therefore
open the hospital early possible after tho building
comes into their possession. With this view they would
terms Of agreement and contract between
body and the Board Boar Of Trustees:
SION Of the property bequea cd by the late Thomas
Roper in trust, FOR the erection hospital for the
distinction Of religion, complexion scx' with the pro.
vsso that the hospital not to be within
pc Obtained from other sources, the being the
meantime allowed to accumulate. The Board Of Trus-
Tho Of
oy the societ soon began to cast about for to
60 erect suable building without imparng the princi
pal OF the fund For this purpose they petioncd
@ legislature @ Of the State memonalzed honorable
these sources they obtained sufficient erecting
aid honorab body granted hat Gh is no1 the the
Of this Board to direct your attention especially
tween Committees Of this Board Committees nom your
honorable body, and Committees from the House
Board presented to the City Council memorial setting
forth all the advantages be derived the erection Of
Of Roper asing grant Of land rom tha city as
site for the hospital, and ANIMAL appropriation for
rial the average number Of the SICK then reciy
ed into the Poor House Hospital, and the sum
The oflcal to this memorial was received ]
| In October of the same year, and to the fol
Trustees Of the Roper Fund recommend that twenty
thousand dollars be appropriated to enable them with
tor the late Mr. Thomas Roper aforesad and that one
thousand dollars be annually spped hereafter from the
amount now given to support the Hospital department Of
the present Poor House. to the Trustees tn Roper be-
quest under certain conditions whereby the said Trus
trees VII be bound to support and render the best med
cal aid to the patients Of the city Of Charleston
nee ee Of rther al charge at a times The Com
fe ets OF the Roper @ beq1est be her after released
their hospital be provided in the lot owned by the city
and bounded by Queen and azyck streets the design Of
M he 70 e @ greeted to submitted to Council
vote of in the affirmative and the negative Fully
impressed With the importance and necessity pro
posed hospital Council at the time endeavored to
to the Trustees the property bequeathed by
A1tn Ak for the purpose Of forming Founding Hospital
that ladys will Acting upon this grant from Council
TONS plan for building was selected submitted to
Council and approved by them On the annexation CT
By o as the t1s1hss r
portion OF the Upper Wards. In December 1851 a
thc was bs aas By e
was I'm finished early in the succeeding year, 1852
temporary hospital for the reception patients during
the yellow fever epidemic of that year. But although
the Trustees found themselves unable to commence
operations in consequences Of the insuciency Of their
tents it Was probable they would have to receive In
February 1854 they again memorialzed Council for an
increase OF the annual appropriation of $1,000 voted by
Council in 1s4s using the following language: That at
the time Of the with the CITY Council the
calculations then submitted predicated on the ac
o o an to aa 5
PHYSICIANS salary that since then the number Of sick
poor to be provided for has increased nearly double
that number Your petitioners therefore, respectfully
pray for contribution amounting to the present expense
incurred by the city for attending sick poor so
much be necessarJ-say S4500 or s5000 or as much
more the increasing number of patients with the
growth Of the city may Demand The memorial fur
ther shows that this city wiz be saved
expense inagmuch they viii have their sick poor pro
vded for at the mere cost of much per bed without
the expense Of salaries for nurses physicians
stewards SC. This memorial led to immediate re-
suits, but various conferences took place between
Tho Cst&
and from the Poor House Board. In July 1855 the
following report made the Poor House Board by
committee of that body unanimously adopted and sent
to City Councils D
The Committee appointed at the last meeting Of the
Board under the resolutions to ascertain what srraee
ments will be necessary in view Of the contemplated m
moval Of the Aims Eouse regards the disposition Of
the various classes of into the va
rious departments Of the house, beg respectfully to
report that it has always been the opinion Of the Board
and Of the various committees which have been at W.
rious times conferred WITH that the new Aims House in
Hampstead should be devoted exclusively the recep-
ton and relief Of worthy objects Of charity Who from
nrmity, misfortune other causes have been reduced
to poverty and want It will therefore become necessary
whenever such removal shall take place-nd the time is
at handto provide, 1st the sick now received
into the hospital of this house; 3D. for the temporary
warrants III, ora,.