The Nicola Valley News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2012-12-21
issued: 1916-05-12
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note: THE HOME PAPER FOR THE CITY OP MERRITT AND THE NICOLA VALLEY Vol. 6, No. 25 MERRITT, B. C, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1916 Price 5 Cents { Firemen Will Hold Sports on Empire Day.—A Liberal Implicated in " Plugging" Charges.—Hospital Boar Hospital Board in Monthly Session Again Discussed Finances and Makes Decision Owing largely to the endeavors of Director Grimmett, who took the inita- tive in getting the Board to refer several routine matters and business of minor importance to committees, the session of the directors of the hospital on Monday night concluded at eleven o'clock instead of after midnight as on the occassion of the previous two regular meetings.% The hands of the clock were climbing toward eleven when Director Grimmett informed he had firmly determined in his own mind that he "would not remain i-fter ten." The . meeting was of a.quiet nature. The only lively interlude transpired when 1 the question of seeking a grant from "* ,the government, to help out in the diffi- ^ cult situation being experienced'by the ' difficulties of collections hampering the '. financing of the Institution, was discussed.- "On paper" the hospital is self i supporting, it was stated, but with out- '■ ° standing debts by past patients of sopne - $2,400 and the present problem of making collections, conditions are Very unf9rtunate. Following a suggestion by the president, who said the government was assisting other .institutions of a similar kind in similar circumstances,. ^" it was resolved on the motion of Direct ;- ors Taylor and Bond, and agreed, that a committee comprising the president, secretary and chairman of the finance ^ committee should draw up a financial rr statement and petition-the government, v•through the local member Mr. Alex. k Lucas,\ for monetary assistance. Direct- '- i or Tutill,, goyernment representative, ~ - -^- * did* not .vote.., ,. ■„. ' -1 v/oX~'"'.-'* Replylng'tcMft request by 'the* chair- ^'•^c-<;^bii^tbI,e]^>l^i%i3 at'titiidfeMft refrain"- Vlf-ir^-'i'"1^ …
note: Print Run: 1910-1916 Frequency: Weekly
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Merritt (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0184753
language: English
lat: 50.1125000
long: -120.7916999
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Merritt, B.C. : Edward C. Bell
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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