The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-09

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JUST 9, 1872. s.=.'. >.
arrangements the present buildings do not
afford in the slightest degree.
Your committee particularly examined the
plans which were called 10 the ahentlon OF
Council, and prepared In the year 1868, forItL.
conversion OF the Workhouse into hospital,
by Mr.. Barbot, the city engineer, and consider
that the great want Of hospital accommoda-
tions could not be supplied In any better and
well arranged plan. Every want that comfort
and necessity could suggest for a complete
hospital, appears to have been singularly we'll
met In the design. The building will accom-
mOdate two hundred and fifty patients, allow
Ing twelve hundred cubic feet Of atmospheric
air 10 each. The ventilation will be as perfect
as can be desired The commodious piazzas
to each story, With southern exposure, and
overlooking Wide and opened area In south
erIy and soulhwesterly direction, is very i'm
portant point In the provisions of the plan.
:. The building used as bakery Is now In a
yery dIlapIdated condition. The masonry OF
the south and west walls is opening badly; to
repair 1t would be useless expenditure. 1t
Is TOO near the Mazyck street hospital build
ing, and uncomfortably near on account OF the
smoke and heat. 1t. should be taken down
and rebuilt on The western division line, and
made but one story high. The materials taken
from 1t will be gain to the city, asthere Will
be four times as many bricks as Will be needed
for q small bakehouse to supply the demands Of
the hospitals and poorhouses. This removal
will ll'leave space for neatly laid out garden
and walks. It must be borne In mind that it
Is very reluctant for the poor and respectable
click to enter hospital, and, oeslaes ttnls,
many other reasons may be advanced to SHOW
the influence that an unfnvltlDg habltaton for
treatment must hate upon the nervous svg-
tenn. Wed not believe that any money Is Ill
bestowed which tends to fmpart cheerful and
agreeable appearance to the surroundings OF 8
hospital. ...s--,.,.i,.,.. ~ lat
The poor sick, In passing within such
grounds and buildings will cease 10 expert
e1ce that reluctance that is so commonly
felt; but will Immediately recognize the re-
spect shown for suffering humanity, will cheer
up from the depressed condition In which
you ALWAYS find them, and will readily aud
often recover from the telling effects Of power
ty and sickness combined, and perhaps more
frequently than from the treatment for the
evils which they suffer. %
Your committee, alter carefully reviewing
all the reasons assigned In the matter of secur-
ing better hospital accommodations, suited 10
the requirements of the city now, recommend:
l. Tne adoption of the plans proposed
for the conversion Oh the Workhouse into
4. The alterations OF buildings needed ior
theinssne hospital.
3. The removal Of the bakery and the laying
out of the grounds.
Provided the cost of said improvements
does not exceed the sum Of SIC, 900.
1t will be borne In mind that Ibis expendi-
ture will not be an Idle Investment; but will
more than heretofore be source OF revenue.
(see reports DR.. Buist, surgeon hosplta) &
This report of the committee came up for
consideration at the meeting of the City Coun-
ell held last Tuesday evening, but at the meet
log the. subject was. upon motion of Alder
man. Gage, referred back to the medical
committee, with instructions, If deemed ne
cessary, to have further consultation. with
the trustees Of the Roper Hospital, to see II
any arrangements can be made to promote
the interest of the city and Of those needing
hospital accommodations"
On the next day, last Wednesday, an infor-
NAL meeting OF the Board of Health was held,
OF which the subject was discussed, and at
which Alderman Gage, who was present by
Invitation, explained his objects In Offering
the above resolution. He said he had been
Induced to offer the resolution from conVer.
| satlon held with trustee OF the Roper Hos
pItaI, who was Of the opinion that the city
could get the use OF that building, and 1hui
save the expense which the contemplated Inn.
| movements would involve. Hc thought
If the medical committee would hold q
conference with the trustees OF the
| Roper Hospital that some arrangement
| might be brought about which would secure
the use of the building for long term OF
wears. The three unsightly structures In the
Ecenlre of the City Hospital yard, as we'll as the
fence, shutting of communication with the
Roper Hospital, could then be taken down
and the space so occupied plante With shade
trees and converted Into pleasant grounds fol
the use of the patients. He also thought i
would be well for the Council to get control
possible of the Roper fund, yielding abou
TWENTY-FIVE hundred dollars per year, and ap
ply 1t to the purposes prescribed In conjunc
ton with the management of the hospital
These were his motives for offering the reso
luton. Should nothing be effected by th'
conference with the trustees, the committed
could then return to their original plan.
The next move In the matter to be expect
ed Ia the conference between the medlca
committee Of the Board Of Health and th'
trustees of the Roper Hospital Then there
will probably be another report by the Boart
of Health, and the final action by The Cit!
Council may bs expected In the course OF
few weeks.