Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-05-14
GOOD YEAR AT
CITY HOSPITAL
Excellent Reports Received
at Annual Meeting of As
sociatlon Last Night.
APPROVE ADDITION PLAN
Estimates Will be Secured by
Special Committee -Cramp-
ed For Room Now.


The Perth Amboy City Hospttsf
Association approved Of a blap 10
enlarge the hosptteI at It's annual
meeting in city hall last night, II
was declared the sense of the as-
sociation that an additional two
story wing was needed immediately
and that estimates De procured by q
special committee, which will report
back to the Board OF Governors,
Annual reports were read at the
meeting last night and John Pfeiffer.
Christian Mathiasen, q, j, Waring,
Adolph Greenbaum and william D.
Voorhees, were reelected as mem
bers of the Board of Governors for
three-year term, Seven were balloted
for. the County Board OF Freehold
ers and the American Smelling aud
Refining Company being permitted
to choose their own representatives.
The nronosffion IN enlaroe ths
hnsnftaf hnildIng was deeroes ~ M
most importance, Sidney Riddle
stortfer urged the association 10 rat
ify the action OF the managing COM,
mittee and medical stan IN proceed
ing with the extension. At srst,
Acting Chairman George ], Haney
on motion appointed c. C. Baldwin,
Sidney Rtddlestorrer and Adolph
Greenbaum az a committee Of three
to Investigate the necessity OF an ad-
ditton, have estimates procured and
report to the soyernors. Mr., Rid
dlestorfrer asked for more speedy ac-
ton and urged the association to de-
clare the extension needed. He said
1t was proposed TO erect a two story
addition at the eagterly end OF the
male ward, the ground floor Of which
Is to form Il ward and the uppa- floor
Will be divided into rooms. Mr.. Rid
dlestorffer pointed out that the top
floor Of the main portion OF the pres
ent building was not suitable for pa
tients In the summer time. owing to
the Intense heat there caused by the
sun beating down on the roof. He
endeavored to show that even with
the new nurses home occupied. the
hospital was cramped for room.
Mr.. RiddlestorYer,9 amendmeut tn
the original motion TO investigates,
was ADOPTED ana ME- Haney appoint
ed Z. T. Baidwln, sidney Riddle
storfer, william D. voorhees,,
Adolph Greenhaum and W. H. Girls
void TO procure estimates and report
10 the board OF governors
Inc American smelung and Re-
inning company supplied the largest
NUMBER OF patients and occupied
more space In the hospital and Tor
longer time the past hscai year than
any other corporation or individual
1t had thirty patients In the institu-
tlon and occupied II Tor s34 patient
Gays. iwenty-elght OF those were
Tree parents and TWO paid lhe har-
ltan copper WORKS is second IN line
with most use OF the institution,
having mao nfteen patients there and
occupied the institution Tor 4l5 pa
uent Gays the past year. All OF
those were tree patients. One OF
, snein ulea. ine nArper it Asphale ras- .
sns Sohpa ,-. as .Hu .,o ou .ne ns.'
h1t,, ans nau ioul 49, pa1e =. n .ne
a. t'opt 60 A an 80 ~ ,r oi ., 10 pa
s,e. ua' it, "eie A''e p"'io'i'"
"iiu wv uieo
Presidents Annual Report
The annual report of the hospital
submitted by President S. R. Far
rington, received and filed, follows:
Report of Perth Amboy City Hos
pital for the year ending May 1st,
1913. Being the eleventh year of its
work:
Number OF pattents-Males 289s
femaies law total 4zs; discharged
cured. ZSo; discharged improved.
"; discharged unlmproVed. +; died.
oI remaining May ISL, z3; TOTAL
42S.
oI the number admitted 9S3 were
surgical and I46 were medicai. ot
tinnta tno "ua ZOO ~ 80 at;,nt.