Evening journal., 1901-09-25
MEETING OF
POOR TRUSTEES
New Municipal Hospital Meets
With Approval
GETS APPROPRIATION OF $1,000
Building 10 bC Completed AbOH. Ne
vCmber Trustees Holding an
Afternoon Session
GETS APPROPRIATION OF $1,000

Work on the oounty's new Municipal
Hospital at Farnhurst will have beon
finished and accepted on or about No
vember l. the exterior work has
been finished, and on Monday the con-
tractors will begin on the interior OF
the structure.
Although the building Of the hospital
was opposed at first by members OF
the Trustees cf the Poor, because OF
tho large amount Of money required.
thore rs net one member today who Is
net OF the opinion that the money has
been we'll spent. The building IS COM
mCdious neat in its architectural de-
sign and a credit to the county. IL oc-
cupies plot Of ground about 200 feet
from the county hospital, facing the
south. lt has a frontage OF seventy
feet, and is three stories in height.
The structure contains seventeen
rooms, Ave OF them being large and
comfortable wards for the accommoda-
tion Of contagious disease patients.
Two of these wards are en- the first
floor and communicate with quarters
for doctors. nurses and other persons
tion TO patients
On the second floor are two more
wards and tho fifth is on the third
floor. The building Is constructed OF
good quality brick, will be heated
throughout with steam. lighted by
electricity, and will be finished in ce-
ment Not piece of wood will find
place in it's interior, neither will there
be crack in the building Medical
men in the board agree that disease
germs should not find lOdgment in any
portion OF the building. The house Is
supplied with wooden glrders. but as
the cement floors will be heavy. the
board this afternoon will discuss the
advisabllity Of placing iron girders in
instead of the lighter supports. which
temporarily hold the floors in place
now
While at work yesterday John Jones,
a painter, of Wilmington, fell from the
roof of the building and broke his left
arm.
The trustee met in regular session to-
day, and Superintendent Mccoy report
ed for the month as follows: Inmates
White men, women and children, 157;
colored men, women and children. "a;
total, 1Sl. There were four deaths
during the month. The payroll, s39717,
was ordered paid.
A draped portrait Of the late Presi-
dent Mckinley occupied a prominent
place in the meeting room.
Candy Cox, the contractor, returned
to the board a warrant of S115 with the
explanation that it did not represent
the cost of work done by him for the
county in building a boiler house. In
accordance with his contract. he pre-
sented a bill for $3.50, which the board
refused to pay because Mr. Cox had
used material belonging to the county
TO the balance OF S35.
It transpired today. that the mater
ial was worth but $3.50. Several mem
bers Of the Board contended that that
under the subject Mr. Cox was owed
$3.50. but the second warrant will not
bo drawn until Mr. Cox assures the
beard that he will allow the county the
cost OF the cOunty's material which
was used in the building.
Discussion Of the sale of the countv's
property near Sixth and Orange streets
was postponed until this afternoon.
Mr.. Murphy reported that the Levy
Court had promised the trustees an
of $4,000 of which So
600 is a special appropriation to cover
the cost OF building the New Municipal
hospital.