BENEVOLENT TRUSTEES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 31, 31 October 1907, Page 11

BENEVOLENT TRUSTEES.

L^CCOMjIODATION'.. FOR IiTHE The, 'Trustees ; of ithe--'-Benevolent. Home .met. yesterday,; afternoon, there. being .present :-rp The,.,. (Rev;-.,W,0A..- iEvans),.: Airs. Darrall,!,Mossrs> ;D::ißobertson, : , J: ; Sinith,- ix. ' Cook, and G. London. . 1 ''Accounts .amounting :t0.£168. os.-f6d...were; passed :for: payment. -The.'Secretary, reported. 'that .thereiwero at'present-inj the,Oliirb Home •71; male andj-31ifemalo :inmatesi;o:Grants; in Te'spectof c: rent ■}. liadj- vduring .. the. ;-nionth, r amount«l..:to £73'.65: ; 6ai;.;,.j;,. y. '- ■The committee set;up to consider'the ques-, ;tion,.as to the best means;-.of providing accom'fnodation fpr;-the.,inlirm; and 'sick .among.,tlio 'inmates ,of. thfi :.Hoiriq, reported; that;. in, comipanyi.with .-Mr. -F.-. de J. : , .Clere,. architect, .the'buikling had-(be,en.ins'i)ected:;and-.the-,rpquirer. ; ments-, had,.been' .pointed; ;out<:. The. cofnnnttee, submitted plans and a' report from the; archiitect. tCI dOliiVr&Hi*::-' :.!BJ •' •{»(: r..,''. fei Mr...F r "de J. ; iClere stated .his opinion that. ithe.,Men's : ,:.Ward the main:; flooroffered the r-.best/r advantages for. .convorsion. into,;an,-Irifirmary.,-: It.-was.'largp enough to provide'.,Jboth-,.j:sittingroom. '.and:'.. .bedroom : if; the partition, shown; on ..the; plan; iwas,-adopted',;and: no - alterations would be' ihecessary in',,the present-.structure. v iHo sug-. 'gested 'ithatVjY.ard' Noi,(3 ,pe carried out Bft. ,'OinsV .in n order,-to bring ,- the: window -of the :robm out .-of the,-shade, ~the. .estimated cost :beilig.,£2op.l,-,;;;.),..' ■ ;■( An .alternative proposal :was the utilising of. :a ,of .rpoms. on.i.thef.top -floor,'.-which had (maternity'veases.- - 'The .adoption,';ofithis■ proposal would mean oxten--sivo..,alterftvions: and ,tho. installation of anelevator,.arid.,would;,iiivulve a'>tot:il cost-of ~£707/ iFurthor. ■ .under . tho alternative scheme, thej accommodation: .would' be - do- ■ : i i;.- ~ It was resolved, on the motion.,of Mr. D. Robertson, tliat jiroposal'No. 1 of the architect's report be adopted.;;,, The report of the'committee'of the whole ■with reference to tho appointment of a at a salary of ; £SU, .per;, annum was /adopted, applications to oo called forthwith. Several'applications for relier worc thfen dealt with.',; .v.; ; v /; ..■:■■■■■■ ■,