The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-03
HOSPITAL TO GET
THE MONEY NEEDED
City Will Each Year Financial.
Iy Aid Hospital to the
Extent of Sc, 900.
ACTION WAS UNANIMOUS.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE
WAS CONVINCING AND CITY
FATHERS LAST NIGHT TOOK
POPULAR STEP.

AS a result of action taken by the
Richmond City Council at it's session
last night, the Reid Memorial Hospi-
tai becomes in the fullest sense a
public institution, as 1t will receive
financial support directly from the
city treasury and some member of the
Hofficial family will be ex-ofiicie a
member of the hospital Board OF
Trustees with all the powers that be-
long to that position. Action taken
by the members of Council, all OF
whom were present with the excep-
tion Of Mr.. Williams. OF the First
Ward. was unanimous nature and
was taken upon report of the special
committee composed of Messrs
O'Neal. Deuker and Bartel, without
any lengthy discussion.
Following the reading of the report
of the special committee and the state
ment by the trustees of the hospital
and letter of appreciation from the
trustees of the Council in sending
committee to investigate the work OF
the hospital. an ordinance was pre-
sented and passed calling for the ap.
preparation of $4,000 for the use of
the hospital between now and the first
of January Half of this sum is made
available at once and the remainder
on the first of October. 1t is estimat,
ed that the support necessary from
the city will run about $4,000 a year
but City Attorney Gardner explained
that this appropriation will be the
same as any other appropriation
made by the Council and unless need
ed, will go back inlo the city treasury.
Adoption of the report of the commit
tee was made on motion of Mr. Engle.
bert, seconded by Mr.. Ogborn.
Committees Reports Long.
The reports submitted by the spec
ial committee cover number OF
typewriter pages and are complete
and explicit. The committee recites
the fact of it's appointment and visit
to the hospital and states that 1t was
found that it will not be possible
without public aid to carry on the
work of the institution. which was
found to be in the broadcast sense .
city hospital, and one in which the
citizens should take special pride and
interest. The management of the
hospital assured the committee that
it is their desire that all persons In
the city who could be admitted to the
hospital, and who need its attention
and care, may have it, and as to the
same class of charity patients outside
the city, arrangements should be
made whereby the proper township
officers, or the County Board, shoulc
assume the necessary expense OF
their care. The committee recon-
mends, as stated above, that $4,000 be
voted for the remainder of this year
Sc, 900 for 1907 and that the city pro
vide by a small annual levy for the
year 1908 and thereafter.
Deficit OF $3.50 Per Month.
The report of the trustees shows
that for the ten months the hospital
was operated to June 1st, the total re
ceipts were $7,224.39 and the total dis
bursements for the same period
$7,3O2.O5, which leaves a deficit oi
$77.66 and this after expending the
amount on hand when the hospital op
ened and 500 additional received
which would make deficit OF $19(
per mounth or for year about $4,000
The report then recites the resources
of the hospital and the work for ten
months. There have been in the hos
pital 172 patients, 48 OF whom were
wholly charity. 1t cost $2.25 per daJ
for every patient in the hospital FOL
the period of ten months. The figures
do not fairly indicate the amount o'
charity work that was done. as the
charity patients remained much long
er in the hospitals than any others
The trustees show that for the com
ing year the total expenses will ruu
to probably $4,000, which will exceed
the probable income at least $4,ooo
One of the greatest needs i5 meanf
of conveyance to and from the hospi
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