National Republican., 1880-11-16
A PROPOSED GENERAL HOSPITAL.
Committee OF citizens Urge the Estab-
lishmont of Such an Institution.

lshmont OF Such an Institution,
A committe consistingo OF Thomas ]. Durant,
esq., Drs Ashford, johnson, Eliot, William
Lee and d. w. Prentiss waited upon the com.
missiouers yesterday and presented report
recently adopted at a meeting of citizens urg-
ing the establishment Of general hospital
The matter was discussed at some length the
commissioners expressing much interest in
the subject. Commissioner Morgan when he
held the Office of chief Of police was an ear
nest advocate of plan to provide g general
hospital and All ambulance system, and en-
ters fully into the movement now started.
1t was thought ill.advised to FIX upon
any location for the proposed hospital
at the present time. Tho District, so the
commissioners said, could not now afford
TO purchase site and could not recommend
tho selection Of the ground indicated, but they
promised TO supplement the efforts of the com =
mittee in any way they could. The report
referred to sets forth that ever since the
burning of the infrmary, nearly twenty years
ago, the District has been without any organ
lied general hospital over which the authori-
tics had any control except the unhealthily-
located alms-house hospital, so Objectionable
for this purpose on account OF its inaccts ssi.
bility as well rs its relation to the alms-house.
The promptings of humanity, as we'll rs pOpu'
lar considerations, call for the separation Of
the deserving sick poor from the vagrant and
tho criminal classes. The memorialiss sug.
gest tho establishment Of an ambulance
service aud moigue in connection
with the proposed hospital. The police sta.
tstics are quoted, showing that out of 1873
accidents which occurred in the streets last
year PA of the victims were taken to differ.
ent police stations.
The committee recommend, FIRST, the
establishment of a general hospital; second,
that tho hospital be managed by board OF
citizens, one.haif to be composed Of physl-
clans to be appointed by tue District commits
sioners; third, that tho commissioners ask
an appropriation of 100000 for tho requisite
expenses to provide accommodations for
ninety.six patients, 10 be comprised i'll four
wards (iwo male aud two iemale), by the
selection of suitable buildings, the employ.
meut Of tho nurses necessary, etc. Tho COM
initteo also recommend that two other wards
be provided for cases Of temporary insanity
or dclirlum, aud an executive building TO ac'
conmodato tho apothecary, physicians, etc,
and provide parors, dining.rooms and other
necessary apartments.
The committee recommend that steps be
ken to sccnre the buildings and grounds OF
the Soldiers aud Sailors orphan asylum, and
tho grounds known us the Holmead cemetery
grounds tho former to be sold and tho funds
thus realized to DO used in the erection OF
suitable buildings. The committee exprt IS
the hope that Ii the work of construction is
undertaken the coming spring tho hospital
could be opened for patients on tho LIST of De-
cember, 1851 The cost of construction and
equ pment of the hospital is estimated at
| $4,000, and its expenses for the first six
months $4,000.