The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-30
THE HOSPITAL.
Commencing the Work Of
Raising Funds.
An Appeal by the President Of
the Association.

/ The county hospital project is again ex-
citing general interest among the citizens
of Rock Island and Moline An effort will
be made to raise the money, to be secured
by private subscription, before the appro-
priation of $40, 900, made by the county
Board of Supervisors, can be utilized.
i For that purpose number of papers are
soon to be circulated that will stale that
the amount subscribed by any single per.
i son is rendered void unless the total amount
of $4,000 is secured The work is in a
good cause and if the proper effort is
made, and little energy displayed, it is
thought that there can be no doubt of the
ultimate success of the scheme.
/ THE FOLLOWING NOTE
is from the President of the Board of
Directors of the Hennepin association, and
| fully explains itself:
| The Board OF Directors of the Rock
Island and Moline Hospital Association are
| about to make direct and personal APP
peal to you for subscription to aid in the
erection and equipment of general hos
pital.
Before making the appeal it is but just
and proper that brief statement be given
of the circumstances and conditions under
which it is made. The question of erect
| ing general hospital in this vicinity has
been under discussion by the people of the
two cities for some time, and the import
| 2nce of such an institution is, | believe, uni
versally conceded. This question need not,
| therefore. be discussed at this time This
| unanImity of sentiment of the people of
the two cities. together with their united
| action has resulted in the organization of
| the Crock Island and Moline Hospital
Association which has become ebody
corporate" organized in accordance with
| the provisions of a general law of the state.
Its authority or charter was obtained in
pursuance of q petition to the Secretary of
State, signed by seven prominent citizens
of the two cities. The Secretary of State
in accordance with the prayer of the petit
TONERS, designated and appointed the fol-
lowing named gentlemen as q Board of
Directors for the Association who are to
manage its business for enc year, viz: c.
Fl. Deere, III. o. Sleight and c.. Stewart
Ell, of Moline; A. Steel, L. NJ. Buford, J.
Ross Mills and C.. Truesdale of Rock
Island.
The Board of Directors have organized
by electing President, Vice.President,
Secretary and Treasurer; and have adopted
a constitution for the government of the
association. The constitution provides
that an individual who signs the constitu-
ton and pays five dollars shall become a
member of the association for one year and
ten years on the payment of twenty five
dollars. All who pay one hundred dollars
or more shall be deemed permanent mem
bers. The constitution provides that the
\
for the faithful discharge of their respec-
tive duties.
At the last meeting of the Board of
Supervisors of Rock Island county, Mr.
p. T.. Cable, of Rock Island very gener-
ously made proposition, in writing, to
said Board to denote as much land
Situated on the high ridge a little west
of Augustana College) as might be
deemed necessary for a general hospital, |
provided the said Board would make an
appropriation and erect a hospital on |
said grounds prior to Jan. I, 1888. At
this same meeting of the Board of Super
visors, the President of the Hospital asco-
citation, by invitation appeared before
existed in the two cities in regard to the
erection of a hospital. He explained what
had been done, urged upon the board the
importance, propriety and justice of its
making an appropriation in aid of the cree
ton of a hospital, and invited the board to
cooperate with the hospital association in |
any and every way that would further the |
object had in view.
The Board eff Supervisors, after duly |
considering the matter, made, by aralmost |
unanimous vote, an appropriation of ten
thousand dollars towards the erection of
general hospital on the following condi- /
tions:
/. That the people of Rock Island and |
Moline secure by subscription or other
wise, an equal amount.
Q That in the erection of the hospital |
a detached ward should be constructed of
sufficient capacity TO accommodate and
care for the hopelessly insane of the
county.
The board of Supervisors placed the APP
preparation under the control of special
committee with power to use it when the |
conditions are complied with. In view of
the facts thus briefly cited, the directors of
the Rock Island and Moline Hospital Asso- /
tiation feel that they are making an appeal |
to the philanthropy and liberality of the /
tpeople of Rock Island and Moline which /
will be met by a prompt and favorable re-
spouse. They feel that the opportunity |
which now offers for securing the erection I
of hospital which is SO much nee5as7 N I
this vicinity and which will be an amor T
to our country should not be permitted to
pass unimproved. Very respectfully, CI
Truesdale, President Rock Island and
Moline Hospital Association.
LOST LETTERS.