The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-17
SIX MONTHS
STEWARDSHIP
OF the City Hospital Assocla-
ton
TOLD AT ANNUAL MEETING
During the Period There Have Been Is
Different Patients in the Inssitu-
tion-The Detailed Financial
Statement.
TOLD AT ANNUAL MEETING

hospital corporation waa held At "a,
city court room last evening. phen re-
ports were heard and officers elected. Al
though only open to tho public ia
months. The hospital has already becom,
one Of the instilusion, q che city. Sew.
enty Eve patients had been admitted ur
% Deecmbcr ist.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are a. followss President. Dr. o.
s. Siickrcys flee.prcsident. Dr.. W. D.
Reid clerk, Dr. J. w Jnrks0ns trustee.
ioF three years. d. N. Miles, John =.
smith, y. q. howiand aud }. ~. Jack
son. Mr.. jackson was elected 10 succeed
the late DR.. J. Henry Jackson as trustee.
Dr.. ". =. LafelI was elected trustee for
one year 20 succeed the late Dr. n. w.
Hraley, and X. $. Cufrier was elected
trustee for two years TO succeed 4. L.
smith, resigned.
The report Of the executive committee
Il given IN fun below
The Hhrre City hospital was incor
poFated In 1905. but not until the annual
meeting in December. 1905. was any
move made TO establish a hospital. AZ
this meeting the Barre Emergency hos
pitai, q private enterprise, submitted a
proposition in writing. asking the Barre
Ilty hospital corporation TO buy II out
This led 70 a consideration OF a project
20 establish a city hospital. and com.
mittee of Eve was appointed 10 invcsti.
gate and report on the expense Of max.
ing 4 beginning, in a small way, and Of
conducting the same for a year. The
report Of this committee led 10 IN un.
dertAking Of the enterprise and com.
mittees were appointed 10 look up loca.
tions, solicit funds and to prepare rules
and regulations.
After looking at numerous houses. VA.
cant land, etc, IN different parts Of the
city. II was decided the most feasible
proposition of ell was to purchase the
". 4. Perry place, which was done, -
men going on a note 20 pay for il until
such time as the corporation was able
to own Il out Of its own funds. The
price paid was $4,000.
As soon as possession was given. the
house was wired for electric lights, hard
wood floors laid in all rooms to be used
for hospital purposes. all rooms newly
papered and painted. a new kitchen I'm.
ished OF In the ell. and later 4 laundry
finished OF and equipped in the barn.
When the property came into the
hands Of the corporation, all the prop
erty Of the Emergency hospital was pur-
chased at a price that had been preyi-
ously agreed upon, most Of the beds and
furnishings from this were used to ft
out the servants and nurses rooms.
The best iron hospital beds and the best
grade hair mattresses were purchased
new for the private rooms aud wards.
Instruments and fixtures brought the ex-
up to approximately s. 200
On june II the hospital was opened
and between that date and December
lst, FIVE and half months, IS different
patients have been admitted. The smalh
est number Of patients in the hospital
at any one time was two, and the larg.
est twelve, On December lst, there were
eight, Miss Margaret Henry Is matron
and Mrs. J. D. Noble housekeeper, and
there are four nurses now in training.
Following is a statement OF the sub.
receipts and expenditures Of
the hospital TO December LIST.
pledged to De.
cember lst ,....s.,........ 81, ,G00.45
Earnings to December 9th .... l,s05Ss
Total income ...........t s4,4lf33
IThis does not include the S462.54 do
mated last week by the Barre Entertain
nent association1
paid to Decern-
Der lst .,.....-. s....., ~, ,lO0.OO
Received from patients to De-
cenlber lst l.sss.ls
Due on subscriptions December
lst ...-y..s...+.s..4. sssst.f DUS.45
Due on patients to December
9th 4...st......t....-.,. 4lT10
Total ..-.... s4.4l4.s3
fA considerable number of these un.
objected subscriptions have been paid in
'ince December lst.l
Running expenses to December
lst .sss...........s.. ...a,..,... Isl, 1862
Repairs, furnishings, etc .... 2,20l.24
Total .............,... s3,09756
A few small bills not rendered on
December list, are not included in this
mount for running expenses This does
include, however, interest paid on prop
rty, making the expense of carrying
,atients Sl.SG per day.
Patients are admitted to the wards at
40 d week, to private rooms at SIS,
20 and $25 week. Those who are
ot able to pay for treatment are treated
rec hy the members of the staff on
uty at the time, but if they are able
ney are expected TO pay.
The following gives the list of the bills
icnrred III making repairs and in fur
ishing the hospital:
h. &. w. Miller, Emergency
hospital, fixtures and furnish.
ings .......s.. $l25.00 4
W. AyerilI & Co., work and h
supplies .....e..... 140 4
. w Hooker s. Co, bedsteads i
and work, etc. ......s.. 1876 V
. ~. Badger & Co, mattresses, "
pillows, etc ............ 1464l S
eynolda a. Son, refrigerator, b
etc. ...-,...s s..ss......4. 3492 J
tandard Electric Co., wiring Ia
honse. fixtures, etc .....s 1886 "a
. G. Chidsey. instruments and b
gowns ................. l7.94 Y
A. Heath. painting and paper. n