Daily national Democrat., 1860-05-12
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
FRiDAY, MAY III

FRIDAY, MAY 1lth.
Present-Byron Whitney John Lowery.
| N.Martin, Overseer of road leading from Sacra.
mepto to Marysville, between Pasoua's Ranch
and Bear River. Time extended to lst Senten
Der for completion of lntract.
Petition OF citizens ofSucker Flat, for change oi
road, received aud placed on file
| Report Of Committee to examine hooks or r,o,,..
ty officers received and placed on file.
| Report OF DIR. j. B. Gray, Examining Physician
received and placed on file. The following is the
Report: % '"e
10 the Honorable the Board of Supervisors of
Y'ba County:
During the February Session of your Board,
/ you saw proper to appoint me one of the Exanin.
ing Physicians to the Yuba County Hospital. In
tne discharge of that duty, l have visited the
hospital, on an average, twice II week. and while
l hnd but little to commend, | find much to con-
1emn: The building is a credit to former
board OF Supervisors. The manner in which the
sick poor are treated is disgrace to every citizen
OF this county poor unfortunate has hnen
known to lie on a bed Of straw for two or three
Gays, wlthouta a shirt and with but scant cover.
ing an0ther to 60 fourteen or fifteen davs with
out any movement Of bis bowels, although labor
ing under a severe attack of rheumatism, aud al.
most all the inmates, as well the clothes and fur
nlture used by them, dsgustingly filthy. !
have found no system in the management of the
hospital do not know how any of the inmates
| are treated medically, | sometimes ask for a pa
tient and am told that he has been in town for
two or three days, that he has been absent sew
eral days and has just returned. Ny only duties
are to say when man is sick enough o go to the
Hospital or well enough to leave it. My opinion
Is, there ought to be some way to en- force prop.
er treatment Of the sick poor.
| Under the present management man NAV be
SICK two or three months with simple chills and
fever. You will find several such cases bv av.
4 aiming WurdS nf fha if.l ID
hired or coaxed to work, who are laboring under
disease OF the glands, such as gotre &c 1t is
evident to me such treatment would not be od-
vlsed except by interested parties. As the county
mas to pay board bills, the unfortunate should be
treated IN the best possible manner
Since my appointment have admitted 90 and
discharged 81 persons.
During the month of Feb, there were trootod
| Il patlents-admitted 9-dSeharged %. died A
March, 4o; admitted 8; discharged IA died
A3ipri', Al admitted 4 discharged 6 died /.
May, SS; admitted 0 discharged 2.
The board will notice that | was annninted
about the middle of Feb. During that nnntb
There were Il patients in the Hospital since
thrn the average has been about 40. There are
now several patients there without nv annroha
ton. If the Resident Physician continues IN rp-
celve them at the expense Of the cnunty. without
my signature rs useless to continue my appoint
ment. Frequently those that are referred to as
County Physicians, are called upon by the needv
for medical aid; the tax is so heavy upon them
that he must refuse or send them to the County
Hospital. Under the circumstances, have taken
the responsibility of giving prescriptions and
authorizing them to be charged to the county
hoping to save expense while relieving the needy
l have refused to admit none that were needy or
suffering and during my Absence have inyara-
bly, left directions at my Office, to refer nll appli
cations to DR.. Rice, who was authorized TO give
permits IN my name, and to discharge all persons
VINO he thought were not a proper charge to the
county.
The Board must know thet anu frequently.
necessarily absent, and know of 90 other way
that could more safely discharge my duties than
to leave them in the hands of such an able and
kind hearted gentleman.
John B. Gray, Ex Py.
Marysville, May 10th, 1860.
Application Off. Hempstreetto TO keep passen-
ger, ferry across the river at Ousleys Bar, taken
under advisement.
Board adjourned until O'Clock Pm