Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-15
HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL.
The Trustees VIII Ask the State for $40, 900
The Thaw Annex.

The Trustees VIII Ask the State for $40 900
The Thaw Annex.
The trustees of the Homeopathic Hospital
on Second avenue, have filed their applica-
ton asking the Legislature for $40, 900.
This sum will cover maintenance for two
years and pay of S15, 900 of old debts. No
money will be asked for improvements, al
though some are now under way. A laundry
is being built back of the institution which,
with the machinery it is to be fitted with,
will cost 81, 900. This will be paid out of
the contributions of Pittsburg people.
A contract will be let next week also for
the building of an annex to the hospital. 1t
will cost about S40, 900, and Mrs. William
Thaw pays the entire sum as her donation.
FIFTY ROOMS ADDITIONAL.
This addition will increase the capacity of
the hospital very much. 1t adds 80 rooms
altogether, and it is hoped by that means
to prevent the overcrowding of the hos
pltal for many years to come.
Last session the Legislature appropriated
S33, 008 to the Homeopathic Hospital This.
however, was under the actual cost of oper-
ating the establishment. In 1889 the total
expenses were $50, 454, and the appropriation
stated above is for two years. In that wear
but $1,000 was derived from pay patients,
leaving the great bulk of its work as char
ity. The bed capacity of the hospital is 200,
and The nurses training school connected
with the work is the largest in the city.
AGGREGATE Of STATE AID.
The State has, since 1882, given this hos
pital, for buildings, 500, 900, and for NAM
tenance, S45, ,000 In addition to this the
Legislature at its last session appropriated
to it $50, O42 3S for iquidating the deficit in
the past two years and So, 500 for mainte-
nance for each of the two years beginning
June l, 1889 and 1890.
Colonel w. D. Slack is Superintendent of
the hospital; William Metcalf, President;
NJ. K. Moorhead and w. A. Heron, Vice
Presidents; George L. Mccoy, Secretary;
Frank Semple, Treasurer. The trustees are
as follows:
SOME wELL-KNowN NAMES.
Life trustees, by virtue of 81, 900 contribu-
tions (stars indicating trustees who have en-
dowed beds in perpetuity by contributions
of s., 900 and over)-%Mrs. William Thaw.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie, Mr.. M. K. Moor.
head, Mrs. William Metcalf, Mr.. W. Il.
Barnes, Mr.. w. T. Shannon, Colonel j. NJ.
SchOonmaker, Mr.. Edwin Miles. Mr..
Daniel Bushnell, Miss Ellen Metcalf, *Mr.
William MetcaIf, *Mr. Charles J. Clarke,
Mr.. Reuben Miller, Mr.. j. W. Paul, Mr. B.
f. Jones, Mr.. R. s. Hays, Mrs. George
Westinghouse, Rev. W. r. Mackay, Mr..
Harry Brown, Mrs. Robert Bruce, Mr.. j.
d. Laying, Mr.. J. B. d. Needs.
Trustees elected from the corporators-J,
T. Cooper, NJ. D., Miss Mary E. Moorhead.
d. H. Fralich, Ii. E. Collins, Hon. John
H. Bailey, L. H. Willard, M. D.. George
S. Grscom, Captain james Boyd, H. W.
Oliver, Jr, Joseph D. Weeks. George w.
Backolen, IL. S. Paul, j. j. Vandergrift,
Edwin Miles, H j. Bailey, j. B. McClel.
land. NJ D., Frank Semple, Colonel Will
lam A Heron, Hon. George 81. Anderson,
John W. Heron, j. G. Burgher, M. D., A.
II. Childs, J. b. McClelland, NJ. D., George
L. Mccoy.