The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-04-11
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building and furniture. 1t has no re-
sources other than donation from the
Fiscal Court and City Council
(2). "The fund for building the hos
pital was derived from private dona-
lions.
(3). 1T does not pay any taxes.
az. 1T has two wards Of four beds
each; Seven rooms Of one bed each,
for white patients. 1t has two wards
Of beds each for colored patients.
90. ut receives charity patients
sent In by the County and is paid by
the Fiscal Court $3.50 per week.
"The charity patients are attended
without fees by the several physicians
Of the city.
"All sums received from all sources
are used for the hospital, and any de-
felt is made up by private subscrip-
ton"
Georgetown.
j. Craig Bradley, Esq, writes:
1.-THE hospital Is known as the John
Graves Ford Memorial Hospital, and
is not operated for private gain or
profit. 1t has no assets or resources
except the building and equipment
which was donated by Mrs. John B.
Graves. The operating room and
equipment was donated by Mr.. Warren
| C. Graves. The total cost was in the
neighborhood of $35,OO0.00.
at pays no taxes.
1T has fixed charge for patients
who are able to pay, both for room
and for operating charges, but this
charge. does not pay the running ex-
penses of the hospital.
at receives charity patients and
gets no fixed pay for them, however,
the hospital receives at present ST.
10000 per year from the county and
81 10000 per year from the town of
Georgetown. In addition we just took
up private subscriptions which
amounted to $2,500.00 year, pledged
for the next five years. From the ma
ture Of the names on the subscription
! list we are satisfied that these will
be raid. This will enable US to run
without deficit"
Paris.
u,
, "Our hospital was built by dona-
lions from a drive and Mrs. w. W..
Massie who left about $15,OOO.OO for
the name-The Massie Memorial Hos
pital. 1t is managed by a Board OF
Commissioners appointed by Mayor
any City Council They charge same
as a private hospital for those that are
able to paw and the city and county
are allowed to send INDECENT patients
1.-THE county gives about S4,5Oo'OO
per year.
"The City assesses tax levy per
cent. this year formerly was only 3
per cent? which amounts to S3,4l9,26.
1T does not nay any City, State or
County taxes
"Sixtv bed hospital.
Every few years they make drive
and raise from 100000 to 100000.
Ashland.
Mayor H. r. Dysard writes:
1--WE have a hospital here known as
the Kings Daughters Hospital, Its
assets consist of fine hospital build
ing that | suppose would cost on a
basis of present prices S75,O0C.00 on
its own lot and owns its own surgical
and medical apparatus. These things
have been bought with money receiv-
ed by donations from charitably in
clined people, from the work Of our
splendid women and from the patients
who are treated in the hospital and
operated on therein.
at has IS private rooms and 40 beds
in the wards, the beds in the wards be-
ing 1925 each and the private rooms
$3.50 to $500 per person. Under our
construction of the law 1t does not
have to nay taxes and do not. They
receive patients from the county and
city when the county and city pay
for them. They do not treat anv peo-
| pie without compensation there but
must be paid for the food, light laun-
dry bills. nurse bills and other eX-
penses. The city paws for those from
the city and the county nays for those
from the county The least any one
pays Is s2.25 per day. Thew pay their
nurses s115.00 per month"
Frankfort.
Leslie w. Morris, ESQ. writes
an regard to the Hospital In Frank
fort. beg to advise that there Is such
Hospital of the description inquired
about here known as Kings Daugh-
ters' Hospital and information as to
question No. 1, is as follows: It's as
sets consist Of the hospital BUILDING
and nurses home adjoining it, of the
probable value of S40,000.00.
"As to question No. 2, 1t obtained
its assets from public subscription.
"In answer to question No. 3, II does
not pa" any taxes.
"In answer to. question No. 4. it has
thirteen rooms for patients. II has
more beds for patients and actually
takes care of more than thirteen pa
tents ordinarily. d.
"In answer to question No. 5. 1t does
receive patients for nay. and to the
extent that they are financially able
TO nav. II they are not they are treat
ed as charity patients.
an answer to question No. s. the
Hospital does receive charity patients
and It receives $4,000 ner month earh
from the County NJ Franklin pnd the
Civ of Frankfort"
They have a separate colored hos
initial here As to this DR.. E. E. Under
wood writes:
81 bee leave to state that the Win
ME A. Scott Memorial Hospital IS on
Grated by a club of colored women,
having been established for the pur-
pose of being of service to INDECENT
colored citizens, and such others as
might be able to pay reasonable fee.
"They own a two-story frame build
ing. located on Second street, which
consists of a reception room. dining