The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-30
GRAND JURY REPORT.

Mrs>E>. EpIroAs: The last Grand Jury
report appeared in thu DEMnCHAr Of the
10th Inst, and as | dissent from some of
tie views thcrcia presented, propose to
make it the subject Of l.w remarks.
II atP'a that the contract made Il
short time since hv the Board Of Snpcrvi-
scr. with DIS. Cooke AMI Titus for thu
ra'" of liz" indi.rtt sick, does not meet
III appreciation If the Grand .IIIrv. They
believe il H. br Il dang, ruul innovation.
aili regret that ia" I, in.S nt thr old con.
tNrt "crc n't Incorporated in the new.
The report rcar~:
The Grand jury believe that the contract
i"rr',tiy made bt itr : ;cfil-ur> for the care II
the "nty sick. mus lead toa large increase
- '"jh'r harden. Heretofore the contracts
II Tor H." care at tli" ipdisrn, sick Of the
county included 'hor medical care and mcdi.
e.. :, Necessity; the buildings aud the proper
'r'DliIr,. uccc..lr, the food and servants III
~ 'nhanc" In Tact, all EXCEPT the clothing Of
PATIENTS The cputrIc; recently made with Drs
GO - aud Thus. leaves the county hereafter To
ir'ii.h AL the food and clothing for Patients
''.' Stewards aud c,'ok>; and tinv!ca for the
i..,.p"'i 'f a." & 'iiAHt,t> i,' sum Of live
t'.'u,,aI t.ni :.lLtr.d d ilar> fr the rrrindot
Is r.,r-. Wrroyari the contract a, impnll-
u a"t "cii"vr t'.r system It initIuralrs wll
t. -. nj aI.ru,!I to the c,Nnty Gudnc,s."
Mt sure that could collect the precise
terms "i thc Contract FROM the ahov" state.
nIt!.t Tor II does not apienr clearly Just
= at IL" contractors are t. do in cDn>id
cation e.! tl.' .i.j"D 90. whether they
A. only T. 10 tp' the i'tti,ut>, or whrth.
.- =. $ &c 81" til AMI something more
II 4. n,i, .uay0id m,sgrrrthrn>ior, tn
to- rpntrl"t It>rii. a. published in the
u ""rrIr Of tire 9TH q: October last.
Il g.. thoir stipulated that the contract
";. "Iet' furnish the bhI:rng with all
L.. accessory iiNtur and furniture. in
,,u ny stove, baths, hv't>:,ad>, beds and
b d'.. :; 40. thc III, dior. : a,l IA Il -.
Appliances, ,UIgI'1i ia-l, un,. Ut, aud ap-
Ioit'.cc>. uI.Fe' aaI ati.noIit> Steward
or 'pok ,Trcrtcil, anal - h">tDw d. ir
u.,' amt professional Xii! - the care ar!
t.. :,imcnt Of tie patients, aud to remove
1. P.arvTv!rg tIc SICK cuniincti AT the hos
l.'li H. t"!rnr. : .ct is the present con.
'ir.i Oh the ;rrt 81! tn Phv>i"irr>, anl
to- oil .t.pu tie tir,ud J.rr say they
!stc to- l. tia; il lea, IT,. county IL
tpr.:>n e =, aa. r.oYj~."n,. Ny nhl T..
iIpn I" IL, a.. contract Wa- titit dh! a'i
have t. t.u.ty t. i..Iii>h tl"-r thug.
y .,.n hIrc;i J. Nuit,i IL. most :" Lot
"a ~rc. fn.Il o"c k:lpN> that the great
,n'nr la!'t Li2,,. a.ajt>t the mala2cin at
ul the Hospital heretofore has been that
.i','-,nt :. = az. .ya. there 'or a!E'i->-
10 were tao often irtl"i II, willie those
..i.jtt.d Aoic a. luc.iiy discharged cur
a., cNiVI"'i t.c INSTITUTION when they
were too ivrl,!' t. - i.pur, and :" dc>tl-
tut Ihcy could Procure LODI -ius> n"Ah,rc
r.~r. II tni> complaint had amy irunda-
t!pn in iari--aui tcw presume doubt that
II had the cal>r was obvious enough
irr CONTRACTOR dill not care to board 81
mIuy lAtlcjd-; II Aa> np, i'l' 'tithh'c. lhc
1, uI.iV was u rp'.:>c IL IL lctr him "t the
orl.atipn 10 hoar,l'any. The new con.
Tract docs t..i>. tar county furnishes the
provisions. lie former stem Vas OH
/. rtl"iab,,' i't,.l,4' iLLtpu.ht.thc pcctIni'
At, irt,,,<, 1t tn contractor in conflict
wItl thr UAtd> Il i,r ltLi.cLt SICK, and
- I, init "a lvaIIrc to Thrive toy aha>r.--
TO- urA system r,lnN tni> tcmptali'r,
Il ltnt III whN.c AT Toast IL pat, au'i lay :"
mucn j. urrlirhi' t. the ",d Iint the
'',and jury OF Ct To- it because they say
1t viii Prove mos costly 'han the old. !
t.ink not. Bat suppose 1t should. What
them DO the Grand Jury propose To con
linuc system which experience has con-
dvmncl u,cicy because it is cheap? II
u.c old system has "peratrd, as many be-
icvc II Ila~, 10 exclude indisrut sick from
thr llp>pi.a then its abolition was de
mnndrd. not l,S> IL a matter of economy
than Of mora obligation, the strong
man will earn li> living lay his own labor;
iiIc >rk and lcrrc must TIC supported 10y
Ia. labor Of others. Let rs have Il Hos
Iira, then. conducted on such principles
that every iaoiiScnt sick person III the
county ma : avail nin>ei of its benefits if
ne will. believe We have il now. We
shall see. FL DORADO.