The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-04

The board have many other improvements
In view. II is proposed To oonnect the hos-
ptal by telephones with tho Telephone Ex-
change, ms great d"nl Of time In lost by etn'
pDyes running messenger. now elevator
Tor tho main building, to cost $500. IL also
talked Of As soon MS tho money enn bs OBJ
tnlned, IL ls proposed tn PLACES now tlporlng In
tho main building, which greatly needs 1t. A
new store room rs also talked Of, aud u
double varnndhh to run along the front Of the
main building.
WHAT ruE rREsENT BOARD HAS DOME.
A compared with previous admlnatrn-
tions the revenue of tho hospital from Nil
sources during each current year has been
about Unr-half tho amount rnceiy1d by the
former board, and yet tho faithful and inte!ii-
CONT miHIstrhtlon OF tho present board hns,
with these much smaller revenues. met every
expense ri tho hospital leaving not one dol
lar Of indsbtsdnssa bebind, nna hag, bestdes,
reduced by some $40 ONO the debt lett by the
old board, md stu further. has thoroughly
rettteql rafurnished and repaired the hos
pltni, spending some $4,000 Tor these pir-
poses and ut tho closso their terms of oiIlce
the present board turn over their trust to
the State In n condition In all respects fur gu
pespr to my II has attained In It's history.
VIZ do not know that the contrast between
tho two administrations can bs better or more
strongly illustrated than by the following
statement.
The old administration claim to have
lost by dlsconhts on warrants, etc,
more than =s....s.s. $3.50, 600
They loft an indebtedness Of ......... 10000
Tho present board. with total revenues for
theF whole term OF less thnn this amount.
hava met every expense promptly (pnying
their bills In cash nj the end Of ench month,
SO that to-day the necessary supplies Of the
hospital are bought on Ghsh basist, have
| pnid out some SO 900 In repairs tn and In re-
has AL TpI la IL
| large extent this Indebtedness Of tho former
honrd.
| p4syENUE AND ExfEHsH5 or TtH HOarfrAt.
| And NIL this hns been accomplished on nc
| tunIIy less revenue thnn this hospital enjoyed
during tho Ntdlchl reglms In those dnys
/ there was n dsiielt in the hospital revenues
/ every year and the Legislature was cnled on
! To supply this With MI extra grnnt. this grant
| one ysRr being MS barge ~ sum ts $3.50 900.
| Tho revenue for 1879 WIS about SD 900,
| from tho following sources. Lottery, first
quarterly payment, SO 900. Stnte IN war
| rants, $50 900, poll taEna $50 600. 5000 OF
/ which IL yet due. nuctionsera' fees, $1,000
slaughter. house (half The inspection fees).
| S50Ha. licenses for bulls, $500, gate fsns. pay
/ pntlsnta etc. $500 This lis mn unusually
| Tutoring showing. however, md cannot be
| safely counted on in future yehfe. OF the
| poll tnx $4,000 was duo phRt yshfs, and
i hitd hrGii hrld hpek for II decision ~ thr Stl-
| prefne Count, or ths auGtionesrs' fees also
| $4,000 were cplscted on la7G. 1877 and 1873
| Under tho new constitution the poll tnE fund
will be lost to tho hospital. The only extra
| amount contributed ~ ths hospital by tbs
| State In 1870 wns 10000 for repnirs. aud yet
| rephlrs costing nearly GOD we're made.
| This has becn accomplished by reducing
| the expenses Of the hospital nntil thnt lusti-
| tuition rs now run on less than $500 u
| month.
Tho Charity Hospital II ono n orr lnstitu-
| tlons of which We may Justly bs proud. 1t ls
one OF the oldest Institutions of the state and
| ons Of the lost Rucceeaful, and r. nj the same
time wonder md admiration To al visitors
| THR sIarERs or CHARITY.
!, In closing, n word must be said In favor 81
| those women who devote their lives 10 thf
care Of the sick Tho Sisters Of Charity. Tt
| them much OF the SUCCESS or this institution
Is due, and yet they claim only food nnf
clothing. Many Of them have served n whOlf
| lifetime there, and ono sister has been stend
| " Mt her work for forty years.