Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-08
CITY OF WORCE TER,
in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy
One
AN ORDINANCE


AN ORDINANCE
Relating 10 the City Hospital
ne u OlddneC, bB the Mayor aud Aldermen and Common
Conncf o. me Ctty Of Worcester, in Ctty Council as
nance oras soon thereafter practicable City Coun
ell shall proceed to elect by concurrent vote. seven suit
aDe persons to be Board of Trustees Of the City Hos
pal. of whom four shall Re chosen from the citizens al
large; one shall he member of the eoard of Aldermen
and two members of the Common Council he persons
elected at large shall hold their Offices Tor the re-
mainder Of the present municipal wear, one for two
years, three years. and one for Jour wears from
January 1872; and the members chosen from The City
Conneil or the balance OF the ent municipal year
ana until Others are chosen respectively in their places
ana alter inc hrst election, annually in the month of
or as soon IN reat or as may be, there shall be
elected in the same manner to be trustees said City
no5p,I, one member Of the Board of Aldermen, and
TWO members OF the Common Council 10 hold their
onces or one year and one citiz large hold his
lively in their places. But each of said trustees shall mt
az times be subject TO removal from office by the City
IN said Board OF Trustees by ceah resignation or other
wise such vacancy shall be reported by said Beard
same by the choice Of another Trustee in the
a1oresd, w3 shall hold his cc for the residue of the
eh loI Whlch such me nber deceased, resigned
removed would have held the The Board of
election shall choose President and Secretary from their
own number, ana majority shall constitute quorum
See q The said Board of Trustees may appoint such
Consulting and visiting physicians and surgeons
snoordlnae agents. assistants and domes,ics as they
hs oosiaer heeessary They shalt prepare all needn
nuies iu iegnlllons Tor the government and manage
Rsnd 81 SAD Hospital and submit the The City
COMPENSATION
Rs1S Tpoyei by them, subject to the revision of
Sec ., The said Board may lease suitable buildings
anu ands Tor the purposes Of itIOspal make ali ne
ces,Ty repairs alterations ami improvements in the
saline ana purchase fu niture bedding and such other
appnr,5e nances as may be neediul the institution
PROVIDED mat the expense thereof shall exceed the
amount previously appropriated therefor by the cry
Sec The City Hospital is established for the recep
ton OF those only who require temp Jrary relief uring
sickness The Trustees may, however, admit other per
sons 10 ne institution Temporarily when necessity re-
quire hut such persons shall he removed tS other ap-
p,ldg pupic institutions as soon as their condition will
| pc mt lhey may, when compensation therefor is
ma e ahGri separate apartments and more aceommo.
uhilohs llhh uiOsc winch are customary. Such extra
eomhensa0n shall be credited to the appropriation for
Sec 5: Annually in the month of December tho said
BOARD shall submit to The City Council a report IN dc
tail Of ne expenses incurred for the maintaining and
and an estimate in detail OF the expenses Of manianin
yeSr ge O5pa under their charge for the
greater sum than shall be appropriated or authorzei by
the city Council. AMI the said estimate shall he az
companed by report from sal Board upon such mat
is5 ~ they may deem proper in reference TO the gen
eL state OF ne lnstu ton the number of inmates;
ne nnmoer admissions thereto, discharges therefom
o oSsp IN aa o' therein during the and such
'n sSc s9a II 80 to be Of pubic interest.
directly indirectly by an OF bequest for the ,ne1t
Of The CITY Hospital, shall, unoss conditions are con
be received by The Bolr Of trustees of the said Hospital
scb pc sb OS them Sa In the city lraesn city
raie OF SIX per cent per annum, payable semi lnnuay
who shall receive The interest as The same thaIe
come Que thereon and add i to the money Which shal
nave been appropriately for the use OF the hospital And
AL real estate and other property not converted 10
other property shall be leased, let or oIherwie mn
proved ny lhr slh Boar OF Trustees aud The rent and
Income thereof de In like manner 10 Inc maney nn
Pr9pna,iea a. aiesiid to the use of the said Hospital
| city treasurer '''N ''''' Wv
Sc L AZ money. property and estate given or he
the donors thereof shall have otherwise directed shall
c,nnnI'itulS pernlnent nnd the principal Of which
Fndll llol ne diminished. and ~ shall