Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-13
MR.FA ARLINGTON
HAS RESIGNED
Regret Expressed by Hospital
Association on His Action
ReSigning Presidency.
FIVE GOVERNORS ELECTED
Report of Mr.. harrington
Shows Banner Year for
the Institution.
FIVE GOVERNORS ELECTED

Amboy Hospital Association for the
past fourteen years, South r. Far
rlngton announced his resignation at
the annual meeting of the organiza-
ticn at city hall last night Mr.. Far
riEgton declared that he thought it
would be an injustice for him to con
tinue at the head of the association
even if he were reelected as such al
the organization meeting of the
Board of Governors next week.
Sidney Eiddlestroffer, previous to
the announcement made by Mr. Far
rineton, made a motion electing the
executive as Il life member of the
association, making five of such mem
bers now on the organization list
Mr. Riddlestorffer recounted the tire
less labor of Mr. Harrington during
his presidency and declared that the
present hospital, the addition about
completed, and the nurses home had
been built, and practically everything
accomplished by the hospital associa-
been done during his presidency. Mr.
harrington was unanimously elected
a life member of the organization.
! he executive thanked the members
of the association for the honor in
such action, and declared that the
fourteen years had passed rapidly
and delightfully."-. My association
with you gentlemen has been great
delight to me-" he said. A president
and other officers of the association
will be elected by the Board of Gov
ernors at the organization meeting
next Tuesday night at city hall.
8 Governors Were Reelected.
Five members of the Board of Gov
ernors We're reelected and two new
members elected Those reelected
were as follows: Franz Roessler.
Abel Hanson, e. &. Fraser, c. c.
Baldwin and Sidney Riddlestorffer
The following were the new members
selected: A. c. Clark, superintend-
ent of the Raritan Copper Works, and
NJ S. Darrow, superintendent of the
Barber Asphalt Paving Company.
On motion of the president s re-
port covering the work of the hos
pital for the past year was ordered
condensed and printed in pamphlet
fern to be distributed to different or
CARNATIONS throughout the city, etc.
In commenting on his report Mr..
Harrington declared that the past
year was the banner one for the hos
pital, and by far productive of great
er results than any preceding year.
He called attention to the fac that
during the year ending May /, 1913,
there were listed 429 patients, of
which number fifty-two died, and
that of 625 last year only sixty died,
showing a creditable decrease in the
death per centage. The report in
full follows;
Hospital Report.
Officers and members of Perth
Amboy City Hospital Association AS
president of this association, it is my
pleasure to present the following as
the twelfth annual report for year
ending April 80, 1914:
Total number of admissions dur
ing year, 625. OF these there were
356 surgical 262 medical and seven
maternity cases; total 625, divided
as follows: 306 men, 221 women,
sixty-eight boys and thirty girls; to-
tai 625.
Recapitulation: PIT private pa
tients, eighty eight ward patients
paid, 800 ward patients free; total
625, daily average of thirty-two.
Sixty have died during the year.
Nearly all of them from severe inju-
ries beyond help.
The cost of maintenance has been
$12, ,923.97, or an average of one
dollar and eleven cents per day for
each patient. To care for these,
there are employed a superintendent,
an assistant superintendent, a night
superintendent and ten pupils. In
addition to these there is a cook. an
house maid, a nurses
home maid, two laundresses, one
waitress and girl for attending door
and office
During the year the home for
nurses was opened and most delight
full results have obtained both in
matter of added room for patients
and greater efficiency in work OF
nurses, as they could secure proper
rest, as never before.
An extension has been added to the
hospital, sufficient to accommodate
thirty-five more beds; fourteen
rooms for private patients and twen-
5y-one ward beds; making a total ca
pacity of sixty beds.
The operating room is now on the
Top floor of the building, large and
,plendidly equipped, surrounded by
necessary rooms for making 1t equal
70 any in the state and second to
none in the country, for one of It's
size
The treasurer report will show
hat during the year there has been
appended for maintenance, sle,923.-l
"; for construction, s11,964 As; for |
of nurses home, s1,41T, |
or repairs to original building, |
|68s.0sj and for furnishings, ST.
I07.74; total OF $2S,401.24. OIL
his amount we have borrowed |
5000 on mortgage and discounted |
! note for $500; total OF $1,000,
md an additional amount is arrang-
ID for $4,000 for completion of the |
extension. This emount has not yet
,een taken up. but will be for final |
payments Of same when complete,
The financial statement will show
,resefit worth as follows
Assets, ~
Jpmrdned plant, equipped agIgg,D0o |
doytgsss hyestment suse.Ian 1900 |
lGMned interest zuEsx4TzEs1 ZOO |
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