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

tod scale Of charges varying with tho number lights
increase in tho number Of Sire flights beg to be allowed
to increase the number to one thousand applying tho
cent tho cost Of what hnvc viz four hundred
and seventy four. ~
The Committee would also recommend that they be
authorized to apply tho muhpcr the several public
buildings. To illustrate tho advantage to bo gained we
Tho gas bill against that house for tho month Of Dc
cember was 49, COO feet which. at 50 per is sl 90
supposDe thero arc 100 lights tho building tho cost
Will be 1866 foet, ut Sc per So 0G
Te Mr. Poznansh for fluid and attendance. 81
Total cost for Dcccmbcr ...... s1oe.os
~ .ss
and for every year the saving VIII DO
The Committee win close their report By recomu end
ing tho adoption Of the following resolution, VIZ
Gas
and Mr. Poznand for the lighting Of one thousand street
Resoed Tint the same Committee be authorized to
apply Tho mulHperto the motors Of the several pub
- WILLIAM 9. wH11DET.
P. Q. GALLARD. Mayor.
report which was laid over for consideration at
next regular meeting:
to Which was referrcd tho coral and petition Of the
Board of Trustees OF the Ropcr Fund.- after careful and
committed to thcm aae leave to present the folowias
report: #t :sa:t
the Medical Society Trustees Of the Roper Hospital in
1885, that ns 70 city il, Moa ss sp1sy sSt % p
nacd In tho support md maintenance Of the Roper
Hospital to e9ntpu9 m ~. $50 long a. the
carried into eGecl And the Medical Society on their
Shall be received md manahod IN the same me- manner a.
the Poor House, and provided with good and spcnt
pease Of the said institution and nee Of all charge aud
expense to the city, and also that the temporary city and
nnscient insane such provided for in the insane
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that description the who have charge
and provided with good sufficient medical attendance
in tho building tcerred to. some other building Of
Of the Medical Society and free charge the
city" subsequent section provides that tho Medical
Society," their agents. shall render to the City
Council auarterly report in writing of the number
and condition Of the sick and insane poor under their
This agreement mutually carried into effect by the
ef Of the hospital punss m b
the military, the operations thereof entirely ceased
that he city authorities should adopt
the relief OF the large number Of poor city
medical attendance. Ths was the occasion Of naucll
anxiety tho part Of the City Council to whom various
Committee, Of whom Alderman Trenholm wns Chnirnan
to take the whole subject into md
4 mend such likely to accomplish
the desired object Tho United States Medical Director
a nd pa hs er bo
desirable object the Committee had interviews
ecnes hospital so for the se Of eo se
poor and the Committee reported Bi providing for tbs
ing somo alterations in its minor details was aaspssd
by Council. and Ordinance rnifed providing the
hospital for the reception patients The old Aim.
House in nIasyck street repaired and put
and arranged 70 make them capable Of Comfortably
accommodating $50 patients ample supply of hospital
by tho United States Medical Dirretor The Marine Hos
pital having been discontinued arrangements wero en-
tered into tho reception and accommodation Of scl
seamen for whom separate Wards were provided.
The main building has been appropriated to tho 0.
white patients and the building fn the formerly usod
for lunatics has undergone an entire change and
affords large and comfortable aeeonnodatons for col
way but tho -ntcr11ture OF races in the build
much tbe o beng tine e is
could bo in the Roper Hospital which it proposet
that 'one Of is scaI1s shall be opened Tor tho reception
The organization Of the Hospital was Effected in Jan
vision Of Dr. George s. Peizer the City Restrar uu aai
has bcen an entire success The accommodations for pa
present arrasement the expenscis merely nomnai Th
city haa been divided INTO districts, each being assignee
charged the duties Of their high trust in admnistorint
to the relief of the sick poor During the year nov
whites and 4755 blacks and coored making m aggregate
sG6s During the prevalence Of the smallpox Cpl
placed under the direction of Dr. s. c. Brown into Whci
wero admitted 924 cases. -1"I -" n
beyond the e1petona Of it's most sanguine friends
the interest of tho city TINT the organization ahoaId b
continued The agreement entered into olve years age
With the afdfS ed I S0eG y, brought close nearly
its TERMS and the city having been forced adopt othe1
ment between the city Council and the Medical soeet,
binds their successors in Office to the performance of the
binds tho
the wants and necessities OF the poor Of the cy The
carried portion Of the contract until their one
ratons wore suspended by the annihilaion all cii
authority This we also chcerfuly admit, but on the
restoration Of civil authority they not In condi
ton to renew the contract; they yet fully pre-
receive Ill the patients under treatment The meoria
lists propose that the city shall ali The
well be doubted II We have any ries to DO So At ias:
without the consent Of those from whom they were rs
ceived -. -- :,
That the Trustees Of the Roper Hospital being unable
fnlhn thei5 agreement is no fault Of theirs
city The and changes that place were
sosa and not th &c
resort to to relieve the suffering poor
Putting no epe eparson aaa
ana plan sora tint has % proved ,asa ,emneny
nc OF to sni
obligation which requires renewal of the agroernen
yond the ken Of the sag what viii be our
political or civil condition year hence. present
meet Circumstances hereafter render advisable
to renew the relations which heretofore existed between
tho present condition Of things the undersigned are Of
that it would be unwiae to do and they
OF the Board Of Trustees of the Roper FUND.- be not
granted. 8.5& $%E541 :i5T|f7-S - -
All which is respectfully submitted.
JNO. a. HONOUR.
H.@ JACOB SMALL
Alderman Wragg. made the following minority
report, which was also laid over for consideration
| at next regular meeting: ."-'-- IN
The Minority OF the Committee the Memorial and
Petition Of the Trustees Of the Roper Hospital report
that the Committee met at the City Ian on the 10th Jan
uar5: 1867 when the following members were present
| W; Aldermen Wrngg Chairman. and Small 77~~
proessor Chisom President OF the Medical Society OF
South Carolina and ez otcio Chairman of the Board Of
Trustees Of the Roper Hospital appeared before the
committee and gave such information in relation to the
transactions between the Board and The City Council as
seemed to have direct bearing the contract which