Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-26
CITY OF RCEST TER,
in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy
One.
AN ORDINANCE
Relating ia the City uosn;,o,


Relating 10 the City Hospital
BE Ordained bg he Mayor and Aldermen and Common
Council Of ne Cy Of Worcester in Gig Council as
SeRiJied, as f0itOWs;
nance oras soon thereafter practicable the city Coun-
cil s proceed to elect by concurrent vote seven suit
pita OF whom four shall be chosen from the citizens nj
large one slall be member of the Board of Aldermen
and two members of the Common Council The persons
elected at large shall hold their offices for The re-
mainder Of The present municipal year one for two
years. three years. and one for four years from
January 1872: and the members chosen from the CITY
Council for the balance of the present municipal year
and until others chosen respectively in their places
And after the first election, annually in the month of
January or s soon tht real err as may be- there shall he
elected in the same manner to be trustees of said City
Hospital, one member OF the Board of Aldermen and
TWO helhheis OIL tle common Council. TO hold their
offices for one year. and one citizen large hold his
office for four years. and until others chosen respec
uyey IN helr places But each of said trustees shall ut
all times be subject 10 removal from office by the CITY
said Board orrrustees by death resgnaton or Other
wise such vacancy shall be reported by the said board
same by the choice Of another Trustee in the manner
aforesaid who shall hold his office for the residue of the
term for which such member, deceased resigned or
removed, would have held the The said iOari of
Trustees. constituted aforesaid after each annual
election shall choose President and Secretary from their
own number and majority shall constitute a quorum
Sec. 2 The said Board of Trustees may appoint such
consulting and visiting physicians and surgeons as they
slil 1eei eNpeuent ana they may also appoint snch
subordinate agents, assistants, and domescs they
may consider necessary They shall prepare all necdl
meI 81 sad Hospital and submit the same to The City
NouHCll ilopIlOn ana 1lN the compensation
persons employer by them, subject to the revision of
Sec 3. The said Board may lease suitable buildings
and lands for the purposes Of said Hospital make ali ne
cessary repairs alterations and improvements in the
same and purchase furniture bedding and such other
appuflenance as may be needul for the Institution
provided that the expense thereof shall not exceed The
Council.
See l. The City Hospital is established f,r The recon
ton OF those only who require temporary relief rurs
sickness The Trustees may, however admit other per
sons 10 1he Institution temporary when necessity
tn tnar m,
pirate public institutions as soon as their condition viii
permit They may, when compensation therefor is
mate afford separate apartments. and more aceommd?
compensation shall be credited to the appropriation Tor
the Hospital. "
Sec 5. Annually in the month of December. the said
board snail submit to the City Council report IN de-
tail OF the expenses incurred for the maintaining and
cOnducng OF the CITY Hospital during the past year
and an estimate in detail the expenses of maina aiming
and conducting the Hospital under their charge for tie
greaer sum than shall be appropriated authorized y
the City Council. And the said estimate shall be a;-
cOmpanied by report from sal Board upon such mai
tiers as they may deem proper in reference to the gem
the number of admissions thereto discharges herefrom
deaths and births therein during the year, and such
other Information pertaining to the said Institution
Sec, g. All money which shall hereafter be received
Of Inc CITY Hospital shall unloss conditions are con
heeed Win the git or heqnes Inconsistent herewith,
be received 10y the Board Oflrusees of the said HOSPITAL
aud be by them deposited in the city tracsury and city
scrip shall be issued therefor bearing interest nj he
which said scrip shall be deposited with the city treas
come tue thereon and add il to the money which shall
have been appropriated for the the Hospital And
all real estate and other property not converted To
money by sale, and all evidences OF title thereto shall be
received by the said Boari and all such estate and
other property shall be leased let or Otberwi.e i'm
proved ny the said Board Of Trustees and the rent and
income thereof, del In like manner to the money an
propracd as aforesaid to the OF the said lilo Diia
AZ evidences OF title thereto shall he deposited with the
| city treasurer. 49, "
Sec T., All money. property and estnte given or he
dueathed to the city for the of the Hospital less
inc donors thereof shall have otherwise directed shall
constitute permanent iund, the principal of which
shan not be diminished, and the income Of which shall
| he devoted TO the uses o. the Hospital
Sec. T. 1t shall he the duty of the Board of Trustees
the city Hospital to exercise supervision Of
AL property funds and estate. given bcqurathed for
the use Of the Hospital, to prevent any loss or dim
mutton OF the value thereof and In the eXpenduro ol
The interest and income thereof they shall in Mi eases
IN which conditions directions have been attached In
the gin or bequest, strict observe and cOn,ru la srb
conditions or directions " '"'"
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