Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-05
THE OLD BROAD FARM,
CITY OF woRCE TER
in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy
AN ORDINANCE
Relating to the City Hospital

Relating to the city Hospital
BE IL OrddReG, by me Mayor dgd Aldermen and Common
Council Of The CUy Of Worcester, in city Council as
SeBlblsd. as f0Li0ws
Sec. Immediately upon the adoption of this ordi-
nance oras soon thereafter practicable the City Cou-
Gil shall proceed to elect by concurrent vote seven suit
able persons to he Board Of Trustees Of the City Hos
pita of whom four shall re chosen from the city ms at
large; enc shall he member of the noard of Aldermen
elected at large shall hold their Offices for the re-
mandcr of the present municipal year one foe two
wears one or three years and one for four years from
January 1879 an the members chosen from the City
So9mG, I3r be balance OF the pre- ent municipal year
anu util otner are CHOSEN respectively i'll their places
And after the first election, annually in the month of
January or as soon tn reaf be- there shall be
elected IN the same manner to be trustees Of said City
Hospital, one member OF the Board of Aldermen. and
Two members OF the Common Council. to hold their
oees o one var ana one cltlz II AZ large TO mold his
Office for four years, and until others chosen rcspec
lively in their places But each of said trustees shall at
All times be subject 10 removal from office by the City
Council for cause Whenever any vacancies shall occur
wise, such vacsncy snail be reported BY the said Board
to the city Council, and they shall proceed to fill the
same by the CHOICE o. another Trustee in the
aforesaid who shall hold his Office for the residue of the
le N for which such me nber deceased resigned
removed would have held the The said Board of
trustees constituted a. AZORES ID after each annual
election shall choose President Secretary from their
own number, and majority shall constitute quorum
for business.
Sec. . The said Board of Trustees may appoint such
consulting and visiting physicians and surgeons they
shall deem eXpedient and they may also appoint such
su'o riInae agents, assistants, and domescs they
may consider necessary. They shall prepare all necdt
rules and regulations Tor the government and manag.
msnl o. sau Hospital, and submit the same to the City
Council for adophon and fix the compensation the
persons cmDoyei by them subject to the revision of
See 3. The said Board may lease suitable buildings
anu nds for the purposes 9f said Hospital make all ne
ces7ary repairs alterations and improvements in the
same and purchase furniture, beddug and such other
appuftenances as may be neediu for the Institution,
provided That the expense thereof shall not exceed the
amount previously appropriated therefor by the Guy
Sec 4. The City Hospital is established for the recep
lon OF those only who require temp rary elief "urin
sickness. The Trustees may, however, admit other per
sons to the Institution temporarily when necessity
qurea but such persons shall be removed other ap
pc nit They NAV, when compensation therefor is
ma g afford separate apartments and more accomno-
CATIONS IMAM those which are customary. Such extra
shall be credited to the appropriation
sec s. Annually in the month of December, the said
Board shall submit to the City Council report IN de-
con uc ing Of the City Hospital during the past year
and an estimate in detail OF the expenses aiming
and conducting the Hospital under their charge for the
year next en'nng and the said Board shall expend
great sum than shall be appropriated authorize by
the City Council AMI the said estimate shall be aG.
compamed by report from sal Board upon such mat
ter as they may deem proper in reference the gem
eTa state OF The institution the number of its inmates
the number of admissions thereto discharges thererom
deaths and br'h1 therein during the wear, and such
they shall u &c to be OF public interest,"
Sec g. All money which shall hereafter deAEaooI he
urtety OF indirectly by gl or bequest for the benefit
OF the City Hospital, shall, unoss conditions are con
WIN the gliI or bequest inconsistent herewith
be received by The Board of Trustees said HOspa
and be by them deposited in the city Treasury; ana city
rate oil SIX per cent per annun payable semi-nnualy,
which said scrip shall be deposited with the city treas
come thereon and add it to the money which sh an
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 Boar and all such real and
other property shall be leased, let or otherwise i'm
proved by the said Board of Trustees and the and
income thereof, del in like manner the money ap
propratcd as aforesaid, to the of the said
All evidences OF title thereto shall be deposited with the
city treasurer.
SIC /. VI money property and estate given or be
cuea he'd to the city for the the Hospital u ess
the donors thereof shall have otherwise directed shall
constitute permanent iund 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
Of the City Hospital TO exercise careful supervision
AZ property funds and estate given bequeathed for
the use Of the Hospital prevent any loss or dim
mutton OF the vaue thereof and in the expenditure OF
The interest and income thereof they shall in all cases
Ia which conditions directions have been attached to
the gilt or bequest strictly and conform to such
conditions directions
sec g. This ordinance shall take effect from and after
its passage,