Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-24
miscellaneous.
CITY OF woRC TER,
in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy
AN ORDINANCE
Relating To the CITY HOspitaI.

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toa9sei Of he City Of Worcester, IN city Council as
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Sec l. Immediately upon the adoption Of this OId-
nance ihprtafcras practicable the CITY ou-
Gil shall proceed to elect by concurrent vote seven suit
able persons he Board of Trustees OF The CITY Hos
piial of whom four shall he chosen from the cit'zns
and two members Of the Common Council The persons
elected az lgrge shall hold their Offices one Cor the re-
mandcr Of the present municipal wear, one for two
yer, ore three years aud one for four years from
January lSI3; ani tue members chosen from The City
tounc for the balance OF the pre- ent municipal year
and until Others chosen respectively in their places
And alter the first election annually in the month of
January, or as soon III Teai be, there shall he
elected in The ine manner to he trustees Of said city
Hospital. one member OF the Board of Aldermen and
two members of the Conn on Council to hold their
offices Tor one year. and titz large hold his
Office for four years. and until others arc chosen rcspec
uEcy III heir places But each of said trustees shall al
all times be subject 10 removal Office by the city
Council for cause Whenever any vacancies shall occur
IN said Board Of Trustees hy tcath gnaon. or other
wise, such vacancy shall be reported by the said Board
sane by the choice o. another Trustee, in the inner
aforesaid, WHO shan hold his O1cc for the residue OF the
removed, Won have held the same. he said Board Of
Trustees. constituted azores ID, after ell annual
o. number, and a majority shall constitute quorum
for business
sec. 2 The said Board Of Trustees may appoint such
consulting ana visiting physicians and surgeons they
snai oeem expedien and they may also appoint such
su rilnaie agents, assistants, and d1mes les they
may consider necessry. They shall prepare all necdml
rules and regulations i3r the government and manage
ment Of said Hospital, and submit the 10 the City
Council Tor adoption; ami fix the compensation the
persons cnpoyei by them subject 10 the revision Of
the City Council.
sec j. he said Board may lease suitable buildings
and lands for the purposes Of said Hospital make ali ne
ces-ary repairs alterations and improvements in the
same and purchase in niture bedding and such other
appurtcnauces as may he ncedul for the institution
provided that the expense thereof shall not exceed the
amount previously appropriated therefor by the CITY
Council
sec. a. inc Sly Hospital is established for the recep-
ton OF those only who require temp rary relief URN
sickness The Trustees may, however admit other per
sons 10 the institution Temporarily, when necessity re
qulrc 3nI such persons sll e removed to other ap-
pIue puDlc institutions as soon as their condition viii
pc mt. hey may, when compensation therefor is
ma c, al9ri separate apartments. aud more accUmmo-
cations tan those which are customary. Such extra
comohsa on snail nc cIedlted TO The appropriation for
uhe Hospital
sec ,; Annually IN Tue month of DECEMBER, the said
Board sall submit 10 The City Council report IN dc
lt OF tle expenses incurred for the maintaining and
con7uc is OF The city Hospital during ths past year.
anu IN estimate IN 'gtail OF the expenses OF maintaining
ana conducting the Hospital under their charge for the
year next suing; and the said BOARD shall expend no
trel er sum thtn shall he appropriated authorize by