Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-30
nstItutlon's Fight for Existence
Comes 10 an End
Tomorrow.
FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DEBT
Trustees Instructed to Divide Assets
Equally Amena reditors-Paticnts
Now Under Treatment win Be
Cared For Until They arc Able to
Leave the Hospital.


port of the people of Newport News
i'll the efforts recently made to secure
sufficient funds to liQuidatc the pres
cnt Indebtedness of the General hos
| pital the Newport News General
Hospital Association last night adopt
cd lengthy preamble and rcsolu-
ton. approving the recent action OF
the board of directors In ordering the
hospital closed on July 81 and the
, discontinuancc OF the hospital work
after that date.
The board OF trustees was in
structcd 10 secure from the hospital
superintendent Il statement of the
probable values of the property of
the association, including the hosp-
al furnishings and fixtures. and to
equally divide all of the funds of tho
institution now on hand among the
creditors. Tho present indebtedness
OF the institution is about 81 900
while its assets will not exceed $500.
| The Indebtedness Of The hospital,
however, does not exceed outstanding
bills which the managers Of the in
| stituticn have been unable tn collect
Tomorrow all of the patients that
are able To do so will leave the hos
pital and the others will be cared for
until they are I'm condition to be
moved.
y committee, composed of Mcssrs
II. Il. Holmes and H. b. Manvllo,
was appointed to secure certificates
, Tor the nurses employed NJ the hos
pital, showing how long they have
served. As FAR as possible positions
for the nurses will be secured In 9TH
or hospitals.
| ..,t,,
| Whereas, The board OF directors OF
/ tho Newport News General Hospital
| Assoc alton at an adjourned regular
meeting held on the 18th day of July
1907, unanimously passed set of res
! buttons to discontinue the hospital
work on July 81. 1907, and to close
the doors of the institution on that
date: and
Whereas. The fourth resolution.
then passed called Il special meeting
of the Newport News General Hospital
association for July 30, 1907, AT $50
O'Clock p. M, for the purpose of ar
ranging with the creditors. and gen
orally to take steps leading to the
closing up OF the sa d hospital asso.
citation; and
| whereas. Untiring and systematic
efforts, with the generous aid and as
sistancc of the ladies. have i,aen
made. since the passage of the said
resolution on July 10. To interest the
public so as To save the General Hos
pital to the community, hut without
avail, therefore. be it
| Resolved, by the Newport News
General Hospital Association. in spe-
cial meeting assembled this 29th day
OF July. 1907 MS follows. to.witJ
81. That the action of the board of
| Directors in deciding to discontinue
the hospital work ON July 81, 1907.
because of the inability to collect
many bills for services rendered. ag-
greGating sum in excess of the to
tai liabilities, and because also of an
unresponsive public Is hereby ap-
proved. ratified and confirmed. and
the services of all employees ms far
as practicable, be dispensed with at
the close OF business on July 81. 1907
| -. That the treasurer be requested
| to compile and file as soon as posi-
BILE with the trustees of this associa-
tion. full and complete statement
of all Moneys received and disbursed
by him since date of opening the
hospital:
'3. That the superintendent be re-
| quested to comp lie full and com
1
| present probable values of all of the
property of the Newport News Gen
| eral Hospital Association and turn the
same over 10 the trustees as soon as
possible. together with full and
complete list of all persons owing tho
hospital for services rendered, and
the amounts thus owed.
/ IS. That it is the sense of this as
| ISOLATION that tho assctv of tho ca ia
assoc alton be disposed OF to the hest
advantage possible and that the pro
cecds thercfrom be distributed in
equal proportion among the various
creditors without any priority. and ia
that end the said trustees are hereby
authorized to act
&c. That the thanks of this asso
notation be expressed to the comttce
OF ladies' which had charge of tho
Pine Beach movement to the owners
and managers of the var Gus amuse-
ments at Pine Beach, who contributed
their receipts on July 9th. either as
a whole or In part. to the hospital
fund: to tho managers of the steam
crs General Lee General Putnam and
| Queen Anne. for their liberal division
and contribution of receipts on that
day: to the managers of the several
moving picture exhibits on Wash ng-
ton avenue in this city and the local
| talent in connection herewith. for
their liherality and courtesy and to
all others who have extended hclp
hing hand TO assist the hospital"
MAY Start Private Hospital.
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