Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-27
5.919 5.422 G.,

59191- 5422 6-7 335 27
 "From this table we learn that our princi- pal loss in time has been, as was expected, from the class of State soldier patients. The loss of income from this source has been about $3, GOO. The table also shows gene ral decrease in all the more remunerative class of patients and an increase in the unre- munerative classes.
 "Your committee are of the opilias,4I16a the time has come when chargesssfo for the care of town patients should Shbas increased to $5 per week. '"W We 'ts are also of the opinion that the charge for the private rooms should be $1l1per week instead of $12, as is now charged. fine loss to the hospital on town patients last year was about S, 300.
 'sIn 1885 and 1886 the losses were S4, ,533. Fl and $2, ,S79.96 respectively. It is thus very evident that this class of patients is becom- ing more and more burden upon the hos pital, and it becomes question whether we ought not, in justice to the charitable persons upon whom we are so frequently obliged to call for assistance, to increase the rate charged for town patients to more nearly the actual cost. Last year your committee suggested the advisabiIity of making the increase. "Dariug the year new laboratory was 6t~ \ ted up at a cost of $220. .92; 8 new sewer con- nection was made and high pressure boiler | put in, ,-which cost $125; the hydrant was ! moved, $59. The board of visitors raised 1 $3o) for 8 steam cooking apparatus. The laundry machine cost $2,254.44, all of which was raised by special subscription. | The net proceeds of the citizens and Grays' ball received by the hospital were ! $1 ,917.77, of which $500 was set apart to est of which is to be allowed to accumulate II for a children's ward.
 The Hospital Sunday contribution last year
 amounted to $2, eos. .33; this year to $2 ,359.- "A. This is due to the bad weather on Hos- pital Sunday. The board of visitors has -lz1 zG Ii~zE ! indictment weather on the Sunday now set | apart for that purpose by the churches that ! the day be changed. This matter is under advisement by the clergymen of the city.
 "To the treasurer has been paid $2, 800 for the establishment of free bed to be known \ as the EDr. Thomas Wells Free Bed.'
 "The average number of nurses in the training school has been 3214 or one to each \ 1-5 patients. While this proportion may
 seem unnecessarily large the medical staff
 certainly appreciate the value of intelligent care of sick, and the committee desire to tes- tify to the conscientious interest that Miss \ Creamer, the superintendent of nursing, takes | in the welfare of the hospital. J. H. Stark ' weather continues to discharge the multifari- ous duties of his office of superintendent with
 his accustomed fidelity"
 At the meeting of the General Hospital so-
 ciety the resignations of Dr. W. H. Hotchkiss and Dr. s. H. Chapman as attending physi- clans were read and accepted.
 Col. N. G. Osborn's letter of declination to serve on the board of visitors was read and accepted.
 The report of L. S. Hotchkiss, the treasur- CT of the society, was read. The expenses \ during the year have been S44, ,620.22, and the receipts $44 ,0S9.11. This leaves balance \ in the treasury of $531. Il, but as the society
 borrowed $1 600 which has not yet been paid up, there is really deficiency of $468. .89. | The sum total of investment from which an income is derived is $61 AGO. There is $7, ,00O held in trust temporarily for the erection of | new building.
 Joseph Porter was elected by the society as director to fill the vacancy caused by the \ death of Rev. E. E. Atwater. He is to serve for two years.
 The following were elected directors to serve for three years: J. E. English. Dr. D.
 L. Daggstt, Prof. E. E. Salisbury, pr. L. J.
 Sanford, s. H. Meseley, Thomas Hooker,
 Prof. Henry ". Farnam, Daniel O. Eaton,
 Dr. T. H. Bishop. The directors meet to-
 night to elect officers.