Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-30

MlstelIaneous.
CITY OF wore EsTER,
in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy
! One



AN ORDINANCE
Relating 90 the CITY EEo.oit,Y
Re Il ordained. By me Aagor atd 1ldermp Sa5 co1,1o
se 0e5 q o oSg worcester, in City Council
see lmmediately upon the adoption of this ord-
nance oras soon thereafter practicabe the CITY Conn
ell shall proceed to elect by concurrent Vote seven nil
abe persons 10 9e Bo3rd of Trustees Of the city Hos
pta OF whom iouf shall Re chosen from the citizens al
large shall he member OF the oari of Aldermen
elected al large shall hold their offices one sr ir re
mainder Of the present municipal wear one for two
january 1872; and the members chosen iron, tb rit
council oI Se oaSnGe o. me pre- ent municipal year
and after the first election, annually in Inc ,nf, 81
January or rs soon IN real err as may be- there shall be
Hospital, one member OF the Board of Aldermen ami
two members of the Common COuncil To hold t6 asr
offices year, and one citizen at large 10 hold Ms
office for years, and until others are chosen
lively in their places But each of said trustees shall al
all times be subject 20 removal from Office bv the civ
Council for cause Whenever any vacancies Shall occ1r
WISE such vacancy snail be reported BY the said Board
to me Cly council ana my shall proceed to fill the
same by the choce o. nothsr trustee, in the manner
aforesaid, who shall hold his Oce for the residue of the
tenn for which such uber, deceased, resigned or
removed, would have held the same The said Board of
Trustees constituted aiorfs nd, after eaeh annual
election shall choose President and Secretary from their
own number, and majority shall constitute quorum
Sec 3 The said Board of Trustees may appoint such
consulting and visiting physicians and surgeons they
shall Deem czpedient and they may also appoint such
may consider necessary They shall prepare all needl
rules and regulations for the government and manage
OF said Hospital and submit the 10 the City
Council for adoption; ami fix the compensation OF the
persons employed by them, subject to the revision of
Sec. g. The said Board may lease suitable buildings
and LANDS for the purposes Of sd1HOsplal, make all
eessary repairs alterations and improvements in the
and purchase fur nure, bedding, and such other
appurtenances as may he needu for the institution
provided that the expense thereof shall exceed
amount previously appropriated therefor by the Guy
Sec TheCity Hospital is established for the recep-
tion OF those only who require temp Jrary relief uring
sickness. The Trustees may however, admit other per
the Institution Temporarily. when necessity re-
quire but such persons shan be removed TO other ap
pirate public institutions as soon as their condition will
permit. They may when compensation therefor is
mae afford separate apartments and more aceommo-
daiions than those which are customary Such extra
compensation shall be credited to the appropriation for
Sec 5. Annually in the month of December, the said
Board shnll submit to the City Council report de-
tail of the expenses incurred for the maintaining and
condue ing OF The city Hospital during The past year,
and estimate in detail OF the expenses oil main tanning
and conducting the Hospital under their charge for the
than shall be appropriated authorized by
the City Council. An the said estimate shall be ac-
cumpaned by report from sal Board upon such
tiers they deem proper in reference the gem
the number of admissions thereto discharges herefom
deaths and births therein during the year, and such
they shall iu &c to be OF public interest.
Sec. &, All money which shall hereafter he received
directly or indirectly by glf bequcst for the benefit
of the CITY Hospital, shall, uuloss conditions con
be received by the oir OF Trustees Of the said Hospital
and be by them deposited in the city tracsry; andclty
scrip shall he issued therefor bearing interest the
rate of six per cent per annum, payable seminnnuay
which said scrip shall be aep sed with the city treas
urer who shall receive The interest the shall be-
come due thereon aud add it to the money which shall
have been appropriated for the of the Hospital. And
all real estate and other property converted to
money by sale, and all evidences OF title thereto. shall
received by the said Boar all such estate and
other property shall be leased, let or Oherw c I'M
proved by the said Board of Trustees and the rent and
income thereof, dc In like manner to the money ap
prOpTiatcd aforesaid to the of the said Ito paI
All evidences OF title thereto shall be deposited with The
city treasurer.
Sc T. II money. property, and estate given or be
0ueaih to the city for the OF the Hospital
the donors thereof shall have otherwise directed shall
constitute permanent fund, the principal of which
shall not be diminished and the income Of which shall
be devoted 10 the uses vi the Hospital.
Sec. 3 1t shall be the duty the Board of Trustees
OF the City Hospital to exercise careful supervision Of
al property, funds and estate given bequeahed for
the of the Hospital prevent any loss or dim
mutton OF the value thereof and in (he expenditure OF
the interest and income thereof they shall in all cases
in which conditions Or directions have been attached to
the gilt beques strictly observe conform to such
conditions or directions.
sec 8. This ordinance shall take effect from and afle
its passage,