The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-27
THE rLANr SYSTEMS nosrIrALs.
a Relief aud Hospital Department
Organized

The Plant system VIII put into operation
July !, a department. 20 be known as the
relief and hospital department
At a conference this week between Vice
President r. G. Erwlu. Superintendent
Durham. DR.. F. Fl. Caldwell ana AIR. s.
g. McLendOn. the final details as 70 the
operation OF the department. were agreed
upon, ana July fxed Is the day for us
The Plant system has had for some
years a hospital az Sanford. which has
given great satisfaction 10 both The COM
pany and the employs. This service is
10 be greatly. extended, as the system is
nov building hospital at High Springs
and another az WaycroSs. and VIII build
or make other arrangements. for a hos
pital in savannah.
Under the plans ad3nted for the con-
duct OF the new department, each employee
IN the service OF the system on july ]. Viii
De entitled 20 membership upon the pay
ment OF monthly dues. the amount 81
which will be regulated by the monthly
pay received. These dues will run from
II month 70 s. a month. and wiz be paid
into the relief and hospital fund. The
system Will pay into this fund $4,000 per
annum, In monthly instaliments OF $1,000
each.
The employees. who may become mem
bers OF the department viii be entitled 10
certain stated benefits IN case OF injury
OF disability from sickness Bach en-
pioye, no matter what his monthly con-
tribuuon may be, will be entitled TO free
treatment and free medical attention IN
the hospital during sickness, or during
disability from accident In addition to
this hospital benefit. each employe will
also be entitled 10 receive from the relief
ana hospital fund disability benefit.
whether produced from sickness or from
accident, ranging from fifty cents per day
to $3.50 per day during disability
In case of death from accidental cause.
stipulated sums will be paid to designated
benehclaries, which will run from $500 TO
$500, the amount Of salary paid determin-
ing the amount of the death benefit. In
addition to this death benefit from acct
dental cause. employees may take a nat
ural death benefit In this department by
contributing to the relief and hospital
iund 81 per month on each 81 900 of nat
ural death benefit. but no employe can
take more than 5000 in the way of natur-
al death benefit
All employees IN the service OF the Plant
system on July l. will be entitled to be-
come members of this department. ire
spective of age or physical condition, and
without medical examination But ali per-
sons who may become employees after July
J. VIII be required to undergo medical
examination, and no new employe OVER
forty-hve years Of age will be admitted
as a member Of the relief and hospital de-
partment. All new employees must make
regular application for membership In this
department and must stand a medical ex-
animation, and If satisfactory to the chief
surgeon, will be admitted
The Plant system, in addition to contri-
buting $1,000 per month toward the sup
port of the department also agrees TO
make good any deficit that may exist at
the end Of any fiscal year No employee in
the service Of the system on July l, will
be allowed to become a member Of the de-
partment after Jan. /, 1897. except upon the
same rules which govern the admission of
new members.
This is a new and very important de-
partment OF the Plant system, and one
which promises great good to the en-
ployes and to their families Membership
IS voluntary, but no doubt every employee
Of the system, and there are over 5000 of
them, will be glad to avail themselves Of
the benefits.
The department Will be under the d.
reetion and control OF the chief surgeon,
Durham, whose futhority, of course, will
be next to that of MIR. Plant