The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-04-11

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Of the Bigstaff estate here the fine bin
residence was to be- sold. Richard
Chiles who had boon successful IN oil
Investments, came to me and stated
that he would give s2,5OO.OO toward
the purchase OF this building for q
hospital II ! would get up the balance
OF the money. His condition was that
IL should be named Mary Chiles Hos
pitaf In honor OF his mother, lately
deceased, who had been In her life
time a most beloved, christian woman,
OF noble and charitable impulses and
acts.
Accepting Mr.. Chiles' suggestion /
went out that morning and raised
enough money among our citizens to
buy the property when It was put up
at auction that afternoon. Since then
Mr.. Chiles has made further liberal
contributions. | procured 100000
from the American Red Cross, | pro-
cured o gift OF 100000 from Mr. r.
H. Stockton, president of the Majestic
Stove and Range Company in st.
Louis, Mo.,--this because he had been
a native OF Mt. Sterling. Many char
table women Of the community,
through individual work and their
various clubs, have aided. They have
furnished the rooms as memorials.
They have undertaken the beautifying
and grading Of the grounds. One club
put In perfectly appointed maternity
room. The doctors Of the city are
equipping the operating room. From
the donations secured there was built,
under my supervision, a large addi-
ton TO the old residence. 1t results
that we have very complete modern
little hospital, in pretty part Of the
town.
"Our plan for financing is to have a
margin between income and outgo
guaranteed by hundred citizens Of
our community"
Winchester.
b. X. Jouett. ESQ. writes:
I'VE have no assets at all. and our
resources are from the pay patients,
City Council, Fiscal Court and private
donations. Last April the hospital was
in debt about 100000 and we needed
some improvements. Therefore we put |
the matter up to the Fiscal Court and
to the City Council. The Fiscal Court |
gave us $3,500.00 and the City Council !
$1,5OO.00. In consideration of this, we |
were to allow free treatment and hos :
pital service for the city's and county's !,
poor to the extent Of the vacant beds |
which might be in the wards at the |
time the application should be made |
| am herewith handing you copy of an
order which was prepared for the City !
Council and adopted by it. The Fiscal
Court adopted Il similar one.
when we started out to build this
hospital in 1915, the Fiscal Court |
agreed to give 100000 if the citizens
would raise $20,00000. This money |
was raised and all Of 1t was invested
in the building, site and necessary
equipment, leaving a small fund for
running purposes, probably sufficient
to run two or three months. At pres
ent, we have small fund of about
$1,7O000 in the nature of an endow-
ment. We hope ultimately to secure
S50,000.00 or more of endowment, but
at present the hospital is maintained |
as above eXplained-by pay patients, |
private donations, City Council and |
Fiscal Court appropriations.
81 have copy Of the report of the |
meeting made in 1915 as to number of |
rooms, equipment, etc., and estimated |
cost and expense, but prices have all |
changed so much since that date that |
| do not feel this report would be of |
any service to you,
Prom the enclosed copy of our
Articles of Incorporation you will
notice that we are Incorporated under
Section No. S79 of the Statutes, and
therefore pay no taxes.
1T Is my recollection that we have
some fifteen or sixteen rooms, but
hospitals are not spoken of by rooms
but by beds Our hospital is what is
termed thirty-five bed hospital. We
have three white wards, in each of
which there are three beds, and two
colored wards, in each Of which there |
are two beds. We have ten private
rooms for patients. and also have
rooms for six nurses and the superin-
tendent and other space which would |
be sufficient to complete the thirty
five beds
"The present rate for ward beds is |
$500 per week and for private rooms |
is $4,000; but even at these rates the |
hospital is not self supporting. 1t is |
our desire to get enough annual sup
port from the County and City and
endowment to enable us to reduce the |
prices. We hope ultimately to get !
these prices much lower. |
"As to charity patients, will say that :,
at present we receive none, except as
provided in our agreement with the
City and the Fiscal Court, but we hope
to ultimately establish two charity
wards-one for white and one for COL
ored. Under the present arrangement
with the City and Fiscal Court this
matter has been handled very sue