The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-10
office, clerk of the executive and finance

office, clerk OF the executive and finance
committees.
Under the rules adopted by the trustees
at their organization the duties of the
finance and executive committees are the
following:
1.-THE finance committee shall devise ways
and means for procuring funds for the sup
port Of the hospital. They shall authorize
investments by the treasurer, and shall at
tend to all financial interests OF the trustees
in respect of the trust property other than
those committed to the executive committee
in specific terms"
The executive committee shall have
charge and general management of the hos
pital. They shall have care OF the real es-
tate and property of the trust other than
moneys and invested funds. They shall
supervise constructions, alterations and re-
pairs of buildings and keep the property in
sured. They shall appoint medical and
surgical staff They shall make regula-
tions for the government Of the hospital,
and the admission and discharge of patients.
Them may discharge incurable or insult
able patients at any time on the recommen-
dalton of the visiting physicians They
itors and for the conduct Of patients and
employees; regulate the charges to pa
TENTS able to pay, and generally systematize
the hospital management"
The following is a full copy OF the deed
of gift by which Mr.. Heaton has provided
pital-a charity which in all communities
that come to know its benefcent results gets
nearest to the hearts OF the people.
THE DEED.
=" Know all men By these presents: That l.
Homer w. Heaton of Montpelier, in the
county OF Washington and state OF Yer
mont, in the consideration Of one dollar
paid to my full satisfaction by James w.
Brock, L. Bart Cross, Hiram A. Huse,
Frank A sherburne, Wallace G. Andrews,
John Mooney, George III. Guernsey, George
e. Taplin and Charles FL. Heaton of Mont
pelier aforesaid, have remised, released and
forever quit-claimed unto the said Brook,
Cross, Huse, Sherburne, Andrews, Mooney,
Guernsey, Taplin and Heaton, trustees,
upon the trust hereinafter expressed and
declared, all right and title which 1, the
said Homer w. Heaton, or my heirs, have
in and to certain piece OF land in the city
of Montpelier in the county of Washington
and state of Vermont, described as follows,
to wit:
cit being all and the same land that was
conveyed to me- the said Homer W. Heaton,
by the Lane Manufacturing Company, by
of April, A. D., 1895, and recorded with the
Land Records Of said Montpelier in Book
16, on pages 400 and 491, to which reference
may be had.
"For bounds thereof, commence at
point five feet eight inches west from the
southeasterly corner of George L. Colby's
house, which is in line of the westerly side
OF Barney Avenue, now 80 called; thence
south BAY west p rods to land OF Sarah
f. Burnham, as supposed, at point one
rod and 10 links southeasterly from the
northeasterly corner Of A. B. Grants land;
thence south Az east, 20 rods on the gen.
eral line OF the fence; thence south 50' east,
SO rods to land Of f. w. Nelson; thence
north 351o east, 32 rods and - links to the
corner of e. N. Wrights land; thence north
66AO 20 rods line Of the fanna. tn
the place OF beginning, containing ten acres
and eight square rods, with the buildings
thereon.
"To have and to hold all my right and
title in and to the said quitclaimed prem.
ises, with the lappurtenances thereof, to
the said Brock, Gross, Huse, Sherburne,
Andrews, Mooney, Guernsey, Taplin and
Heaton, their successors and assigns, upon
trust, to manage and use as, and for, pub
lie hospital for the reception and care OF
those who are temporarily sick or injured
and in need of medical or surgical treat
ment until the above named trustees, or the
survivors of them, shall be incorporated by
an act Of the general assembly of the state
OF Vermont by the name of the Heaton Hos
pital, and to have perpetual succession for
the purpose Of establishing and maintaining
public hospital in the said city of Mont
pelier.
"And upon the further trust, that the
above-named trusteessand the survivors OF
them, shall in due form of law grant and
convey the above described land and premi-
ses to the said corporation, when 30 incOr-
porated as aforesaid.
"And furthermore I, the said Homer W.
Heaton, do for myself, my heirs, executors
and administrators, covenant with said
Brock, Cross, Huse, Sherburne, Andrews,
Mooney, Guernsey, Taplin and Heaton,
trustees as aforesaid, their successors and
assigns, that from and after the ensealing Of
these presents 1, the said Homer W. Hea-
ton, will have and claim no right in or to
the said quit-claimed premises.
In witness whereof hereunto set my
hand and seal this 9th day of May A. d.
1896. HOMER W. HEAToN. IL. S.p
I'm presence of Fred l.. Laird, James S.
Heaton
Estate OF VERMONT, At Montpelier,
WASHINGTON COUNTY, S. this eth day Of
May, A. d. 1896, Homer w. Heaton person
ally appeared, and acknowledged this in
strument, by him sealed and subscribed, to
be his free act and deed. Before me,
FRED l.. LAIRD, Notary Public"
Mr.. Guernsey, of the executive commit
tee, went to New Hampshire last week, and
Messrs. Taplin, Sherburne and Andrews,
the remaining members OF the executive
committee, started for Concord Tuesday.
Theyl are now absent on a visit to hospitals
in Concord, n. H., and in Boston and vicn-
nifty, to get information from the experience
obtained in the management of those hospi-
tails as to what is best to be done in procur-
ing furniture and providing for the man.
agement Of the hospital. During their alb
sence they may contract for some of the
needed equipment of the hospital. They
have at their command for beginning In
this 81 900 paid into the treasury by the ex
ecutor OF the last will of Mr.. e. M. Irish
who left that sum for this purpose.
The present duties Of the finance com