The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-19

Committed to tlem ask leave to present the following
report: ~. -. .,,o r,;+,, rornc;1 and
the Medical Society as Trustees Of the Roper Hospital IN
1855 provides that the city shall annually approPrte
v thouscnd dollars to tho Medical Society, 70 ne ex-
1en,ea in tho support and maintenance Of the Roper
Hosnita to continue $50 long as the arrange
monts contemplated by this agreement saa es ts
nnr and agree that IL the sick poor OF the cl
sa be received ant maintained In the same manner as
at the Poor House. and wsn at the
nonso of tho said Institution and tree OF all chargc a
eypense to the city, and also that the city anu
insane such provided for IN the insane
dnar,ent of the Poor House, and all such persons OF
that description the Commissioners VINO nASs 9n "a
OF the poor of the c. shall direct shall oe malntaneo
end provided with good and sufficient medca
IN e building referred to. some other building OF
>, ,Y accommodation, the same to be done Ut tue
of tile said Medical Society," and ires OF az M
or their proper agents. shall render 10 the Cl
co1nci . quarterly report, in writing OF tne nuosl
and condition Of tile sick and insane poor under tnen
rhs Increment was mutually carried into ehect oy tne
parties until February. 1865 Then IN con
sequence Of the occupation OF sne
tha close OF the year 1855 1t was found aosoutc
necessary that tho cit authorities should auopI
@ tbe relief of tho o, number Of sick poor in tho
ho were suffering from destituton and the want ol
ro1ical attendance. This Hns the occas!ou ol n!ucn
anxiety on the part of the City Council 70 wnom
ane were proposed which were referred TO special
rnrn;tteo of whom Alderman Trenholm was Chairmsn'
~ i tho whole subicct into consideration, and recon-
mend such measures rs were ts atat e;co Hrtor
for this department having most Rlndly onereo 70
ali the aid in his power for the OF s
daa;robe object the Committee had interviews with mat
ocor who urrccd to furnish the necessary supplies OF
medicines hospital stores, Sc Tor the use OF tns sck
DOOR and the Committee reported bl io ane
rro,t;on of Health Department. which, after undergo
ng some attentions in its minor details, was adoped
by Council and an Ordinance ratified proFid1nG 1or inc
election OF six City Physicians and the Oh
,,ffn
Houee in Nazyck repaired and put
into suitable condition, the buildings being so altered
and arranged as to make thcm U ~
f,n,re medicines &C., being Grauitously furnished
bv the United Statcs Medical Director The Marine HOS
n;a having been discontinued were Gu
tred into for the reception and accommodation of sick
seamen for whom separate Wards were provided,
The main building hns been 70 sno use Q,
he nat;ets and the building in the rear formerly used
for lnatics has undergone an ontro chane ana now
affords large and comfortable accom1aoo"nons LOT col
ored PATIENTS the buildings are connected tE passae
var bnt the nter1xture OF races in he hane build
ing sc much dcprecteI by the memoriits is purely
IMAGINARY the separation being quit. ~ Ttrfecs as IL
could be in the Rorer Hospital in which - proposed
that "oNe Of ITS ,oaruS sha DC opene.' 'o 'ne
of colored paupcrs "
Tho organization OF the Hospital was eeS:cd In jan
nary 1866, under The imnedata direction aud super
ision of Dr. George s. t2zer tho City Registrar alld
has bcen an entire lie accommodations for pa
tents both white and colored arc ample, and undor the
present arrangement, the cxpensei Is merely nominal Inc
"a one OF the city physciaus, who have futhfuy dis
charged tho duties Of their high trust In administering
to the relief of the sick poor punng the yeas r
whites and 4755 blacks and colorod making an aggregate
of $685. During tho prevalence OF the smallpox OPT
demic hospital opened beyond tho city lmlts anu
nlncod under the direction of Dr. c. Brown into which
were admitted 924 caSes
Tho whole system hus worked well, and has succeeded
hevond the expectations Of its most sargune friends
and it is the opinion Of tho und rsgned that 1t s to
the interest of the city that tho organization shoad DO
continued The agreement entered into twelve years ago
with the Medical Society was brought to close TWO
vcars aco by tho inability Of to Society to comply VITA
its terms and the city having been forced to adopt other
arrangements. The mcmorialista say hat tine agree
,na,t hntwre the City Council and the Medical Society
binds their in Office to the performance OF the
contract - 10 this give our hearty assent The
nreeent binds the Society to receive and TO
the wants aud necessities the sick poor of tho The
mcmoralists "caim that they faithfully adhered to and
carried out their portion OF tho contract until their
ratons wero suspended by tho annhhhon OF gu civ1l
authority" This We also chccruny admit, but on the
restoration Gf civil authority they were not III condl
ton to renew the contract; nor arc they yet W pre-
pared to do SO, tho building not oelng IN 70
lists propose that the city stall turn o7er to them a the
hospital stores medicines &c in Its possession It may
well be doubted if We have any ght 70 90 &c. a. esss
without tho consent Of those from whom they were re-
ceived.
to fulfil their agreement Is no adt o. @ etsS 4st we ~ M ate
cty Tho and changes that taken place were
entirely unforeseen and could not TO guarded agast
resor tn new measures to ralieve the suffering poor
THIS they were .RolcMnly bound 10 40; and nav
Ing fortunately succeeded III putting lnto operation
plan that has proved einenuS suceesstn, t
city the undersigned perceive no moral or legal
obligation which requires renewal OF the agreement
We are still in transition stae anu WS n @ he te @ vr
political or civil condition year hence Inc prosent
emergency all that we can reasonably be expected to
to renew the relations which heretofore existed between
the City end the Trust OF the Roper Hospitals but In
the present condition OF things the undersigned are OF
opinion that it would be ulwi5e to DO co. aud hey ac
corlincy recommend that the Memoral and Petition
Of tho Board Of Trustees Of the Roper Fund be not
granted.
AZ ''s'' 1oefse'-, JNo. n. HONOUR.
JACOB SMALL
Alderman Wragg mado tho following minority
report which WAS alao laid over for consideration
at next regular moe
The Minority OF the >1mintee on the "alemoria and
Petition of tho Trustees of the Roper Hospital report
that the Committee met ut tho City Hall on tho 10th JAN
nary, 1857 when the following members were present.
viz: Aldermen Wragg. Chairman, und Small
Professor Chisoln President OF the Metca Society Of
South Caroa and ofc0 Clnirnlan OF the Board OF
Trustees of the Roper Hospital, appeared before the
and gave such information in relation to the
transactions between the Board aud the City Council as
seemed to have direct bearug the contract which
finally resulted.
sn tae ath OF January so @ eo ~ t
1hice VI alueIian honol, wv 1 s'i1
were present VIZ: Aldermen Mlaeg' Cnarmuh' sinan
ma ID Honoor-the %hoe Sonilli'.sgi M Ss,; - a.
ano oaarnan snpn3''ea @ .ne 81 ~ ,ao
uiorIna;'on Wh1cn haa oeGii 9rougn! 20 te M
1on OF inc Comnttce os lno hlcinorai ano froi ens
u Nn LIE, eApHnatons: NM :; A.. .,,o,,o-., -. :.
luz sIiteeu.s ;ao @ e - nt o 81, ti .i
1;, 1u, anu sae ~ ~ oAl'o' LIZ
poa.'.s ~ appt; w oc lilly ~ +
L. rsssi3us W lne lins " I,; to o ;t Nus , @
decided that the plan upon which the charities of tho
ty was oeng dispensed "as 6o isy os W Gull ioi re-
orm: q o,,o,,, !, - ~.
= Ina. thS oolee! OF ts reot ~ soa ue 'v
1on OF tue trce dstlnct cssSes oI persons 1or %ho
'ro'!son haa 70 oe madc so tlt e'ch ciass lent pe
aaeq % , aor py ltseli.
to this end 1t would DC necessary that separate