The Portland daily press., 1892-11-22
EYE AND EAR lNFlRMARY.
The Annual Meeting Held Last Eve
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The annual meeting of the Eye and
Ear Infirmary was held last evening, adj
iourned from the 7th inst. The reports
of the various officers were read and &C
cepted.
The report of the trustees, made by
DR.. Holt, refers to the great success that
has marked the work of the institution
the past year and congratulates the cor
poration that it is enabled to hold the
meeting in its new and elegant building,
now completed. 1t refers to the fact that
the building is heated by the National Hot
Water Heater Company of Boston;
plumbed by the United States Heating
and Plumbing Company of Boston;
piped for gas by Wiley & Calhoun, and
tubed for electricity by Mr.. John M.
Fox; provided with speaking tubes and
electric bells by W. Q. Clark; painted by
John R. Horn and John Doughty; plas-
tered by R. K. Galley. The fair netted
$1,000 and thanks are bestowed on all
who contributed to its success. In order
to meet the remaining Indebtedness it is
proposed to hold another fair in Novem-
Der, 1893 Thanks are extended to the
city government for aid and courtesies.
The report of the clinic in the throat
department shows an increased attend
anee, notwithstanding that work has been
interrupted by the sickness of DR.. Kim
ball, the surgeon in charge. The clinic
in the neurological department was re-
sumed by DR.. Thayer upon his return
from Europe, and his report of the clinic
for the short time it has been held has
been received. The patients of the In
Urinary have been remembered by acts
of kindness from many different persons
during the year, for which they have
shown their gratitude.
The executive surgeon reports that stats
ticts for the seventh year ending Novem-
Der 1, 1892, have been compiled from the
records with the following results:
Ophthamlc patients. ~
biological patients 291
baryn n Sd Logical patients ....... 1854
Unfit and not recorded. .............." rs
1859
Add these to the previous record and
it makes the whole number treated 5, 723.
The number of operations performed
were 40, which added to those previous
" done makes. the whole n mber 1908.
The attendance was 1914 as near as could
be estimated, which added to the pre-
vious records makes the whole attend
ance 40,912,
Treasurer George F. French reports as
follows:
Cash on hand first of year. .......S TOOLS
Sundry donations, voluntary sannual
fees, money for stock certificates,
Income n from boarding and nursing
Appp prt1,iiitiicii received from Port
Ian iand d.. lawn. ~ 100000
s56,624,53
CONTRA.
Expenditures for property and im-
provements made upon it, S4S, 1851
Fxpenditures for furnishings ...... 223.0O
General expenses. -. .......... 2,399.S2
Paid interest. .......~S 6l6.73
Paid matrons for boarding and nurs-
ing patients, and care OF the mir
Expense of maintaining free BEDS. 10000
Cash on hand to close Of year. 589.72
s56 624 SO
From 1887 to the beginning of 1892 the
total receipts were 50,651.20, including
ST, 425.15 from donations. stock, etc;
SIT, 1896 from patients; $4,000 from
the state; 81 900 from the city; making
the total including 1892. S107, 275. 70.
Fl ON 1887 to 1892, the expenditures were
500, 651. 20 less 800. Is cash balance, in
Guiding 1923, 6s2.52 on the property; 81,
1901. furnishings; general expenses,
500. 1868. Is; board and nursing, SIS, 541.65;
free beds, 1888; making the total
amount disbursed including 1892, $780,
6S6.O1.
These officers were elected:
President-Ira P. Harrington.
Vice Fresdents-Albion Little, Payson
Tucker.
Secretary-A. A. Montgomery
Treasurer-Geo. +. French.
Trustees for threeayears-J. P. Baxter, F. e
Boothby, Clarence Hale J. T. Liscomb, j. f.
Randall, Byron d. Verrill NJ. P. Emery
Frederick Fox