The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-01-23


Resolved, End. That the subject be
referred to the general assembly for &C
ton. -
Resolved. srd. That the above reso-
luticas be incorporated in the annual
report"
In this matter the regents do not
recommend the policy OF a single pay
.ncas for land purchased, but again
submit the plan Of the annual payment
Of a small portion CT the sum total. the
whole sum being carried under mort
gage o. per cent. By'th:s method the
Wallace property passed into the pos
session OF the State without Increasing
icdiyidual taxation whereas the result
has been Of lncalculable benefit to al;
he patients but particularly to the
white women.
Tie purchase Of the land now under
consideration will greatly benefit the
negro men and in the near future VII!
oe necessary for the development OF
workshops and the other buildings be-
longing to the mechanical department.
liz view of the consideration by the
general assembly of the advisability OF
purchasing a home foc Confederate
veterans, the board Of regents desire 10
present to your excellency the practica-
bility of using the tract OF land EN-
bracing about so acres upon the wal
lace purchase known as the Bellevue
place. 1t was the many excellencies OF
tn.s tract for hospital purposes IN vie"
CT future needs to this institution
which largely induced the regents i've
yea. ago 10 cecommeld to GOV EVals
the purchase Of the Wallace property.
ljpon this tract could now be begun
series OF permanent buildings adapt
ed to all the uses o. the veterans, and
in tire they could revert to the re-
gents for the purposes OF this hospl-
IA. By this method the veterans would
be given such buildings as they desire.
since. IN view Of the future use OF thcse
buildings the State could well AFFORD 10
expend a larger sum upon the!c Goa
ssruction than could be done for mercy
Temporary buildings.
Should such a proposition commend
itself to your eXcellency to the general
assembly the regents wish 1t well un-
derstood from the beginning that the
proposed veterans home on the Belle
yue place should in every way be sep
arate and distinct from the State hes
pital, and fer the fC.therance Of this
plan the laGd could bc temporarily
transferred to separate board OF
managers with the pIoviso that 1t
should ultimately revert to our sue
Cassors in the regency.
Because CT the crowded conditions OF
the wards for females. both white ana
cO!ored, it will be necessary during the
coming year to erect building for
white women upon similar plans to the
Ta%,o? building now in process Of con.
struciioa for white men.
INSURANCE.
The matter OF cur present inadequate
protection from loss By ti:e is set forth
il the superintend2nts report and the
boerd desires TO refer this important
question 10 your cXccilcncy with the
recommendation ;ha. the scve-a! COM
mittec& cs the general assembly TO
whCEi this particular matter belongs
bn asked to give IL due consideration.
IT, board purpcSc:y anstains from eX-
pressing any particUla: personal pre-
feraEce or criticism regarding an act
already passed by the legislature and
intended for the bettcT!n2at OF the hos
pital, feeling content, as We do, that
the committees, to whose special atten-
ton the matter is now referred. Will
readily sec that our institution occu-.
pies a peculiar position in regard TO
fire risk and demands especial protec-
ton in the event OF possible confia-
g'!at!on.
The board wishes to make grateful
acknowledgment to the general as
sembly for the appropriation Of two
Hundred and fifty dollars t$250.G0) to
enable US to present some record OF the
hospital at the exposition now being
held in Charleston. This sum is being
expended in properly pressnting>ths
portraits of tbs-f~r.sa .sai - founders and
earlv .ae::ccSs, and paintings and pho
tograpts CT its several buildings. In
addition to thus serving the present
purpose, this fund will enable the re-
gents, also, TO begin preparations Tor
the centennial of the hospitals founda-
ton, now within but nineteen years.
In our last report the question was
raised whether We should be able 10
maintain the institution for the sum or
siGO. 900 90 which has been the oppro-
priatiol fCr that purpose for number
Of years. With balance Of sl,l0l.S4
last year. We hes!tatod to ask for an IN
crease But because OF the increase OF
market price of all supplies and food
Stutfs, Our expenses for maintenance
proper have been sll0. 0.000.o4. We nov
question whether hereafter the insti-