The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-25
STATE TO EQUIP WARDS
nv COUNTY HOSPITAL
Agreement Reached Whereby the State
Commission Will Have Charge of
20 Wards in Institution
in Barre.

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| II is expected that during the day,
Governor Hartness will appoint com
mission of three who will have charge
of the 20 wards in the Washington
county tuberculosis hospital, the ar
rangements having been completed be-
tween the Washington county commits
sion and Gov. Hartness, whereby the
state will be able to contribute such
portion of $4,000 as is needed towards
the maintenance of the hospital, ac-
| cording to the explanation in the ac-
companying letter;
July 30, 1921.
Charles +. Dalton, Secretary,
State Board of Health,
Burlington, Vermont
Dear DIR. Dalton:
The following letter | wish yon
would call to the attention of your
board
In behalf of Governor Hartness
have made an examination OF the sit
nation in respect to the construction
OF the Washington county tubercuio-
sis hospital and the equipment and
completion of the same There has
been available the sum of Sl59,000. OF
this, after the building is completed,
there win remain in the vicinity of
only $4,000 with which to provide
equipment. 1t is estimated that to
equip the hospital for thirty patients
approximately $1,000 more will be
needed; TO equip it for forty patients,
$4,000 more viii be needed At the
present writing the state of Vermont
is paying for the care of approximately
twenty patients in institutions out of
the state at an expense OF about sew
enteen dollars per week per patient,
OF the Si59,000 which has been avail !
able for the use Of the trustees Of the I
Washington county tuberculosis hos
pital, $4,000 was obtained by bond !
issues. and $4,000 was advanced TO
the trustees by Governor Clement last |
January, under the provision OF G. l.. |
Sec 4377 as said section then stood
No provision, as far as | know, was |
fixed by Governor Clement as 10 The |
use the trustees Of said institution |
were TO put this money to. In other |
words, it has been used as part of the
money available for the construction
and equipment of the building.
Section 4377 was amended by No. +
ll9 of the acts of 1921, and the words
''or it may assist in the maintenance
Of such hospitals or wards" were aad
ed by such amendment Section SO of
No. 26 of the acts of 1921. provided an
annual appropriation of $4,000 for tu-
berculosis hospitals under parts one
and two of chapter 1870 of the general
laws. 1t is the opinion of the audi
tor of accounts and of the governor,
the fact that Gov
,rnor Clement advanced $4,000 to the
trustees in the manner above indi-
,ated. that other advances cannot and
should not be made except in accord
,nce with one of the three methods
now provided by G. L.. See. 4377, as
amended by No. ll9 of the acts of
1921.
There are several reasons why the
curse to be taken in respect to the
county tuberculosis hos
'ital should be carefully thought out,
rot only for the future of that institu-
ion, but for the future care of tuber-
ulosis patients in this state. If ii
we're possible for this hospital TO be
ompleted and equipped with funds
low available, there would be no diff |
ulty in assisting in the maintenance
{ such hospital. The only reasonable
hing which the governor feels he can
% is 10 seek to establish wards in I
with It's hospital. believe !
isathe governors opinion that there
need for further facilities in this I
tate for the care of our tuberculo- v
Is patients o
VIII you have your board indicate
( an early date its attitude in respect I
D this need and their approval OF ne o
being undertaken with the o
county trustees looking to a
he establishing Of sufficient number Il
wards in their hospitals to accom- g
lodate at least twenty patients? If
our board concurs in this idea, the I
overnor viii be inclined 10 make avail 4
BILE sufficient amounts from the S20,-
DO now available to properly equip
he hospital. -
The early reply Of your board will l
realty facilitate further progress in
sitting this institution in shape TO
,ceive out patients.
Yours very truly.
tSignedl Julius A. Wilcox. -,
Following the receipt OF this letter. Il
harles +. Dalton, secretary Of the al
ate board, inspected the building in ID
ARE, with the result that the board II
rote Governor Hartness, agreeing m
at the plan mapped out in the above
tier was the most practicable one.
he Washington county commission
Is agreed 70 the proposition 80 that A,
= appointment Of the commission
III very likely be made to-day.