Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-25
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miscellaneous.
CITY OF WORC ESTER,
in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy

AN ORDINANCE


Relating TO the City Hospital
BE Ordained, bv the MAYOR and Aldermen and Common
council Of 1e CHy Of Worcester, in C5ty Council
SeB35ied as f0HODs:
Sec. l. Immediately upon The adoption of this Ordi-
nance oras soon thereafter practicable the City CoUn
ell shall proceed to elect by concurrent vote seven suit
able persons 10 he Board of Trustees of the city Hos
pal of whom four shall Re chosen from the citizens
large; one shall be member OF the board of Aldermen
and two members OF the Common Council The persons
elected at large shall hold their Offices one Cor the re-
mainder of the present municipal wear, for two
years. one three years, and for four years from
January 1872; and the members chosen from the City
and until Others are chosen respectively in their places
And after the first election annually in the month of
January or as soon tn real er as NAV be- there shall he
elected in the same manner to be trustees Of said City
Hospital. one member of the Board OF Aldermen. and
offices for year, and citizen large to hold his
office for four years. and until others chosen respec
uEciy IN net naces bu ec1 o. slld trustees sai al
all times be subject 20 removal from Office by the City
Council for cause Whenever any vacancies shall occur
wise, such vacancy shall be reported hy The said Board
same by the choice another Trustee in the manner
aforesaid, who shall hold his Office for the residue of the
removed would have held the The said Board of
Trustees constituted as aforesaid, after each annual
own number, and a majority shall constitute quorum
Sec 2 The said Board of Trustees may appoint such
consulting and visiting physicians and surgeons they
shall deem ezpedient and they may also appoint sucl
subordinate agents, assistants, and domescs they
may consider necessary. They shall prepare all necdu
rules and regulations for the government and manage
ment OF said Hospital, and submit the 10 The City
Council for adopton and fix the compensation of lie
persons employed by them, subject to the revision Of
the City Council.
Sec. 3. The said Board may lease suitable buildings
and lands for the purposes Of said Hospital make all ne
cessary repairs alterations and improvements In the
and purchase furniture bedding, and such other
appurenances as may be needul for the Institution
provided that the expense thereof shall exceed the
amount previously appropriated therefor by the CITY
Sec l. The City Hospital is established for the recep
ton OF those only who require temporary relief curing
sickness. The Trustees may, however, admit other per
to the Institution Temporarily, when necessity re
quire but such persons shall he removed to other APP
pirate pubic institutions as soon as their condition viii
permit They NAV, when compensation therefor is
male, afford separate apartments, and more accOmmo-
cations thah tlOse winch are customary such extra
compensation shall be credited TO the Appropriation for
the Hospital.
Sec S. Annually in the month of December the said
Board shall submit to the City Council report IN de-
cOnduc ing Of the City Hospital during the past year
and estimate in detail OF the expenses OF man aiming
year next cnsung and the said Board shall expend TO
prcater than shall be appropriated authorized by
| the City Council And the said estimate shall be az
cOmpaned by report from sal Board upon such
ter9 as they may deem proper in reference to the gen
the number Of admissions thereto discharges thcrefrom
deaths and births therein during the year, and such
other Information pertaining to the said Institution
| they shall Judge to he OF public interest.
See g. All money which shall hereafter be received
directly indirectly by gin bequest for the benefit
Of the City Hospital shall, unlOss conditions are con
nected with the gilt Request inconsistent herewith
be received by the Board OF Trustees of the sd Hospital
and be by them deposited in the city treasury; ana city
scrip shall lie issued therefor bearing interest at the
rate OF six per cent per ann, payable semi annually,
which said scrip shall be deposited with the city treas
due thereon. and add it the money which SHAH
have been appropriated for the OF 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 Boar and all such real estate and
other property shall be leased, let Otherwi-e i'm
proved by the said Board Of Trustees and the and
income thereof det in like manner to the money ap
propraed as aforesaid to the of the said pilal
An evidences flute thereto shall be deposited with the
| city treasurer.
| Sec I, All money property and estate given or be
Oueathed to the city for the use of the Hospital Icss
the donors thereof shall have otherwise directed. shall
| constitute permanent lund, the principal Of which
shall not he diminished and the income Of which shall
| be devoted to the uses OF the Hospital.
Sec &. 1t shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees
oil the City Hospital to exercise careful supervision
al property funds and estate, given hequeathed for
the of the Hospital, to prevent any loss dim
mutton OF the value thereof and in the expenditure
the interest and income thereof they shall in all
in which conditions directions have been attached O
the gt or bequest strictly observe and conform such
| conditions or directions.
Sec 8. This ordnance shall take effect from and after
| its passage,