New-York tribune., 1871-01-03
ANNUAL REPORTS.
THE NEw-YORK DISPENsARY-ITs FOUNDATION,
HISTORY, AND WORK.

That Committee be appointed to digest and publish
plan Of Dispensary for the medical relief OF the SICK
poor of this city, and TO make offer OF the professional
services of the members of this Society to carry II into
effect" Tho Press aided the efforts OF this Society by
urging upon the public the necessity OF making such
provision for the relief Of the sick poor and on Jan T.
IT9l number OF the wealthy and benevolent residents
OF the city met in the old City Hall on Wall-st.
for the purpose OF establishing a Dispensary On t.e
day a constitution was framed and adopted, and
Board Of Trustees elected with the Hon Roosevelt
President Very after the Dispensary was opened
IN a in Tryonst, Tyon-row, for which 9GO per
snnum paid. Drs. Richard Bayley and Samuel Bard
the Senior Physicians During the first year, $40
On the sth OF April, 1895 the DispensaJy wac incor-
ber Of patients treated annually having increased to
10000 the IN Tryonst deemed unfit for longer
dspenslry. Application was therefore made TO
the Corporation FOR the lease of the ROtunda In the PARK
az rent of 200 per annm This application being re-
jcted the Trustees secured by an act of the legislature
by gift Of the city, lot the corner OF Cehue ana
whitcsts., and in 1922 built Dispensary at cost OF
eight patients treated the first year, an increase
OF 1919 tho number treated the previous year me
medical st then consisted Of ten attending ana eiSht
consulting physicians. ,,..
AOn If the grade Of Centre st. II necessary 10 rdsc
the building and nOvo back 10 feet. This change, in
Ssssnen S required an OUTLAY Of s4 &C. The Street
Commissioners allowed $3.50 for damages leaving Ihe
Dispeusary incumbered with debt OF S525S &c. Ihls
was reduced by contributions 10 5000 ,,
r. the number OF patients treated annually haVng
Disnensary whc had been badly shattered by removal
and change Of foundation. With the exception Of the
Teat of a small store in corner OF the lot no revenue
derived from IT, 1t was, therefore. decided TO re-
u.orc "ii building and erect new one that would
afford better accommodation for the sick, aud yield
revenue on the outlay The Di'pensary Was thSn %
extended the entire lot at cost OF S724Ss 49, To-
ward this the Trustees subscribed $500 which was
% "a sIS rersd S 70 Disb he Sndns was raised
by morteaging the Dspensary and tits sl lncunDereu
since the completion of the building the medical
staff has been Increased to 26. making, win the Two
PHI sicaus and surgeons An amendment to the charter
has made increasing the number Of trustees
from 10 d. with power 70 increase that number TO 80
the whole number Of trustees to be divided by lot ias
three classes OF each zone of which classes TO
ho for one year another for two years. and the third
for three years" Power has also been given to estab
r branches of the Dspensary wherever the increase
and the necessities Of the population shall REQUIRE IT.
The report OF the Dspensay for 1870 show that during
it, aii, at cost Of over $1,000, and that department
furnished with fun sets Of teeth by paying the FIST
nent 1 sIS patients have been treated.
With the exception Of soO0 appropriated Annually oy
foreits sales of virus, the Dpensary depends for
over Of the sick poor have received its etitous
aid. ana claimed by it's officers that for the money
expended il has done, and is still doing more sood taan
any other institution OF the kind in the country
any other Institution of the Kind in the country
THE kEW-YoRK INFIRMARY FOR WOMEN AND
CHILDREN
During the past year 12O patients have been
received into Iurmary at No. 12s Secondave, about
800 others have been visited their homes and nearly
600 have been Dispensary patients Twothrds Of this
number were about equally divided in nativity between
The United states and Ireland and the remainder were
Of SSS"s % s @ ap the Gifts and sGbscrpons
T. .300 Tue Iuirmary, having no endowment If, as IL
sv5 has beeu entirely dependent upon voluntary CON
Ia mons Tor its support, The building, which 10 valued
O. sJ.vvJ, is now owned by the Managers. a., -.
adjoining Inrmary there have been during the year
81 students. The arrangement by which tls agpa,'
IN
Is great advantage as 1t enables the Ir9ctce 2 te
IN t.tUtlcn TO be USED fOr the ilstlueiioh V uT
fuI a. whic, has commenced for the support D he
TIE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS
BEARY OF THE NEw-YoRK CHAPJtN
The report OF this Chapter for 1870 sh0ws
that its Library has been increased to 223 bcu umes,
mostly acquired by purchase, and by about abound
volumes Of books and periodicals, bes.d- merous
pamphlets. All the looks standard WORK, III Arch
tocure and the cognate arts chiefly in folio aAd uGrt9
aud are filed with costly Illustrations many oi which
ar richly colored and Illuminated. Among them are,
g. the Ertsh iaugnage, tne moST mporlan WoTSs % Oi
I1rgusson Ruskin shaw; walt Mithg' far1er owen owen
Joues, BurceS, Hudson, Turner Cluton, ana Nesheld
togetncr with such standard publications as Suarts
Aheus ana llauy works special subjects pertaining
to Architecture, We'll as popular volumes descriptive
Americap practtoners. There is also complete set
OF CIvil Engneer and Architects Journal; and the
Dictionary % the Architectural FuOheauOh society
French architectural literature is illustrated, among
other works. the chief productions of Violet le Due
Gailhabaud, LetarOuily SauvageOt, QuatremeIe de
Sne{ D There are also con- Complete sets % as
lar as issued, OF the R<rue Generate and LAT pour IOS
t. ,ourt WiIiemen and Cahier, and Martins Melanges
aArch6ooge. OF Italian publications there are very fine
Der Of volumes OF the Baueitung.
The library also displays large selection OF arehitec
tural examples IN photography, engraving ana thog-
rpy aud rack for periodicals supplied with tae sue
engineering aud mechanical sellais puDnsheu Ia AIcI-
lea Eng and and France There is likewise the nucleus
snSes i9eiudinc about 100 objects the former mainly
comprising curoses IN pottery and other ware ancient
A W Warren Annapolis, and the latter consisting Of
specimens Of marble and stone parqney or nlad floor
Ing improved roofing material. and various other me
shanies inventions relating architecture in its differ
1 departinsnts Among other interesting objects are
cnre OF oak misereres of the fourteenth
renurv and portion Of a cOOred and gilt stone cOrlice
i1% of ae Institute During the past year there have
Leen furtheI contributions 10 the Chapter as follows
BY Nj. UpOhn President of the Institute, three line
colossal Inc ongrayng, representing panorama OF the
City OF Rome aAd the columns OF fTJa ana Titus by
member OF the Linrary ana fuDnS9Ion Coinlnitlce
very tine edition Of "Canina's Architecture Anuca, i'll
60 oo volmGs by Gs Mngf % cdas SGt se M ma
bronze clock with French works and ornamented with
rpIeSS eie ng fSated FPpccimen Of his own
ro.K il black walnut; by Messrs; Hallett, Peiffer,
VhNte aud Whit ilust atiOns chiefly Photographic Of
ar.gs by them. several Of them handsomely framed
Visitors who ale professional honorary members
o. the Chapter admitted 70 the Library by tickets Is
suca o auy menibor OF the Library Committee speak
Iut Of those this Library the report says Be
Ede Tie constant reference To our volumes ana perod
y uractcne architects and cOnnOisSeurs, scarcely
81 evening has passed since the library was opened in
yh its advantages have not been shared by students
ard professional craftsmen, and by mechanical al-
frutccs aud icuFneymen, to whom such costly advant
49, would otherwise be wholly unattainable Among
1 rpuresutayes OF the various caliEgs who hold
lly tickets to be found the engineer, the Journal
- thc college professor and student the merchant and
cefk The broker, consul Clergyman, physician, lawyer
bailer artistpaler, carver sllversnlth, carpenter
aId -tOne-Cuttcr."
ne Chapter now numbers q honorary members for
ifo 2 pracciHe members, and II junior members Its
Ofirrie are.