Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-16
CHARITABLE WORK OF
AUGUSTA HOSPITAL SHOWS
NEED OF STATE ASSISTANCE

priatiOn by the State fOr the use
of the Augusta General Hospital was
taken up last night at the annual
meeting of the corporators OF the
hospital which was held IN the rlu-
nipical court rooms with large at
tendance. The discussion arose after
mention had been made Of the Gov
errors message and the report o. the
budget committee. 1t shovel that
the State appropriation for the lrcai
institution during the past four
years had been used altogether fnr
charitable work and that tie piicc
Of this work has been set by the
Board of Charities and Corrections at
$3.50 per day making $3.50 a week,
which would not reimburse tine nos
pital for the amount expended on
these cases, hospital records Stow
ing that the cost of caring |or one
patient is SGT q week. According to
the corporators, the hospital is only
n disburslng agency for the state,
and if this is true of similar lnsti-
tutions throughout the State, then
the issue is not between the State
and the Augusta General Hospital
but between the State and the Oh: ri
table work generally. A committee
consisting of Norman L. sassctt.
Walter NJ. Sanborn, A. w. Books,
f. G. Dudley and DR.. O. S. G Davics
was named to take the matter up
with the Legislature.
George T.. MacOmher waS re-.-icct-
ed as president: Walter NJ. SanhIrn.
secretary; f. c. Dudley. trea,'l. cr;
directors for three years: w.
Whitney. Charles l.. Andrews, r CHI
ard Z. Goodwin and Norman -. Bas-
sctt: members of the advisory board.
DIR. r. L. Mckay. and DR.. G. K.
Campbell. The same staff and hos
pital officials was reelected by the
directors at a meeting following the
general session.
Miss Isabel G. TAFT. r. ~. supoiln-
Training School, of the visiting
Dudley, were accepted and paced
on file. Following is the report OF
the treasurer:
Treasrrer's Report
Augusta. Nc. JAMS. 1928.
To the President and Directors of the
Augusta General Hospital:
l hereby submit my report as trea s.
urer for the year ending December 81.
RECEIPTS
lIat3ncc Dec. 81, 1871 50U. 4
FREQ bed given by Hospital
Aid Society :............. $4,000
Mfg. Co. ......:.......... $4,000
City of Augusta. .... 500 100
state of Maine. ........... S,S64.25
Patients board and attend
Service of nurses. .......... 1.1s5.79
Operating room fees. ....... 3,S37.00
N-Ray fees ................ 1.11S.00
Sale of supplies. ........... 1.354.11
Income on invested funds. 1.f3S.l9
Cash contributions .......... 1,055.23
Use of telephone. ......... 1890
Interest on Chcquc account. c4.S2
Refunded 80. ............ 1867
Knight fund ............. 1895. 90
Balance building account. . oSS31
Sale of SEQ. 900 Liberty Bonds 2O57745
Note at Augusta Trust Co... 100000
ss9,926.7o
PAYMENTS
subsistence. groceries and
provisions $14.s46.62
salaries gU,S1S.16
Hospital. medical and surgi-
cal supplies ...........E. 5.906.s4
Lights and power. .......... 2.471 sc
Fuel Observation-Disclosures. 13.5oO.94
Repairs and improvements. ..7SO.42
Furnishings (houschold sup
plics) .................... 1.29447
Printing. stationery. postage.
express, etc. ............. a91 &c
Insurance ................. 694S2
Interest on notes. ........ 3.4o5. 90
Rent of telephone. .......... 2OS.75
ice ............. 42o. 90
Water 1900
%-Ray supplies ......... 6o5.14
Note at kennebec Savings
Bank ......... 10000. 90
tote at Augusta Trust Co... 10000. 90
ote at State Trust Co. ..... 1000: 100
ialance cash on deposit. 950.72
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sS9.926.7O
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 1922
'arris S. Woodman for frac-.
memory of Mrs. Newton 4'V'V0
Edwards ............. 10000
anning Guild ............ ios.35
omen voters for children. $500
,nry P. Clearwater. ....... 1000
or painting ............... $500
,lward y. Thorne. .......... so
Merrill Brothers ........... 5S.OS
- w. Cnurch. 6O.30
Edson Locke ............... 1900
y. y. MOODY. ............... 1881
Weber & Hcwett. ........ 1859
s1.o55.23
RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES
Notes at Augusta
No Trust GO. .s.::.s275oo.oo
Nc Tfast g. G. Stat. State 100000
Note at First Ma
tiona Granite
Bank ......... 100000
Note at Hallowcll
Savings Institu-
ton ........... 100000
Accrued interest on
notes ........ 1880
Accounts payable. 4,6O5.61 s59,o25.11
Accounts receiv-
able ...........S 100000
Cash on hand..... 95O.72 2,950.72
Net Indebtedness ........... $56,074.39
The hospital has perpetual free beds
as follows:
Horace Williams ...........$ 5000. 90
=; r. Caldwell: ............. 5000. 90
Helen w. Fuller. ........... 100000
Ellen y. Eastman. .......... 100000
Eliza Church Commandments. 000 m