The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-05
THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT,
THE CITY AND COUNTY.


HOSPITAL CONTRACT. Al special meeting Of
che Board Of Supervisors, held on Wednesday
last for that purpose, contract was catered
into with Drs. Cuukc 4 Titus, two Of the NEST
accomplished, successful aud popular physi.
clans in our county, tyr the care pnd medical
treatment Of the indigeut sick Of the c,anty
fur the period II two years from The 2mh ut 4,
for the sum Of five thousand four hundred dol.
lars. The Board ut the kAne time contracted
with those gentlemen to attend professionally
On all examinations On charge ~ insanity held
BIZ tie County Judge, post norton exan,ina.
lions held by the Coroner, and to fdrnich med.
iciues and medical treatment to county prison.
crs. for the same period, Edr tue sum Of sixteen
hundred dollars. As u matter of interest, we
publish below the Hospital contract:
This agreement, made and entered into on
dis second day Of October, A. d. 1861, by and
t,stween I. s. titus aud John Cooke, physicinns
and surgeons, Of the City VI Placervile. mar.
Ties Of the 6rst part, and the County Of Edo
rndo. by and through the Board Of Supervisors
Of said County, party Vi the second part, wit.
uesseth:
That the said parties Of the first part. for and
in considerations II the suI,as oG irioncy, cuvv.
nsnts and agT eenenls hereinafter mentioned. on
The unrt OF the said party Or tile second Dart
70 be kept, paid and PeTfUrmed, d. cOvenaD nj
and agree 10 and with The said party Of the
second part, that from add after the 2Olh day of
September, 4. ID. 1851, they will at their ,.syn
proper eOst aud charge, provide, furnish aud it
~ in manner suitable, prIper and c0nvenent
Gra Hospital, for the INDECENT sick Of said cOun.
~, . building or buildings, in the city Of Pla.
cervile 10 said cuOnty, or within one mile
thereof aud " i'll at their OwE proper cost and
charge provide aud furnish said building Or
buildings with all necessary fixtures and iurni.
ture suitable and proper EW Hospital purposes
and uses ARd will receive therein all INDECENT
sick DerHuuu WhO are By law entitled To any Of the
benefits Of coy II the INDECENT sick fund or
Hospital moneys subject Ia the disbursement or
under the cOntrol II said Board II Supervisors.
and " ill Ut their Nv proper cost and charge fur.
niAh and pFOViIe al necessary and prOper medi.
c,nes and medical appliances, sufRicaI ihs,ru.
n,ents and apIIisnces. GcdstrAds, stoves,
nurses and attendants, stewards Or cooks ex.
cepted) and such baths us may be necessary or
proper for any or oil patients VIII" may BE- ad.
united 10 said Hospital and will. Without
charge, other than is herein agreed IL BE- paid
Ly The said party Of the second part, give and
beslOW their time aud attention aud profession.
al skill ~ the proper care, cUnliOrt and healing
4,fNuch INDECENT sick perHous; and will hold
said Hospital open at al times 10 the visitation
and inspection II the said Board Of Superb.
sorX, Ut ii such visitors rs said Board may al.
mint And will observe and follow all such
directions ~ the Huid Board niay give touching
the conduct aud management IL said Hospital,
or OG such risilMs aS the said Beard NAV M.
point for sHch purpose and will III their own
proper cost and charge remove all INDECENT
sicE persons who are "r were on the goth dav
G September. A. ID. 1851. confined IN the
Hospital At Coloma. under the charge II Dr.
Taylor. 70 suid building or buildings by them
10 he prov ided Is Aforesaid. Aud the said lar
ties II the hTAi part dO expressly covenant und
agree that they will. from aud after the said
9th day Of September, 4. ID. sol, far the full
peTi0d 1t tWO yeaTS thereafter, tIily IT, be COM.
pIeicd aud ended. fully und properly provide ~
hereinbeGurc stipulated foV the care and relief
~ ell indiHenI Sick persons Nihln said conn
" who shall apply fur admission IL said Hos
ritul and the benefits theretf ~ that M claim
"r demand VI any kind Whairver shall be made
upon SAid county because II any services rem
deCed u Or medicines furnished any INDECENT
SIck person or persons BY the said parties II
the tirst part, under the terms and pFovisinns
1T this CONTRACT; aud the said parties If the
iirSl part do further agree that duI ing the said
term II twn wears thrV will make, undrr oath.
Quarterly Reports Containing the number II
patients received aud dl.chaig ed by them du
lIHk VICNphN uhGNIs NKciHaE WIN Tue
names, age, HatiV iiy aud diAcaSe II each. SAID
IL r. IT'S I" be u'adr :" the Board :" SupervI-
s'fs al said County aud hled with the Clerk 81
said Beard.
Aud the said party II the second part. in
consideration cf the foregoing promises aud
agreements "1 the part IT the SAID rArtes ri
the hrSI part. d,Es hereby promise c'venani and
agree Ia furnish y stew ard ur coax, fuel and
!. Shts tr Gdid Hospital, aud all ncceAsary and
raj ,rF Vlstt, fir the
aud SusicnaTer 1t said INDECENT sick, at the
CuSt and charge II the said county aud. Hl-''.
i'TuI iJc for tie burial IL all such perpOus ~
may die IN said Hospital, during the said ~"
Wears, at the C"St aud charge Ii sald county /:
and i'll pay inIhe said parties "i the III ~ Part
the Aum n Five Thousand aud -Four Hundred
Dollars, I" Ice paid in monthly lnsiHllmenis Of
tW" hundred and twenty .hve dollars each -
That Is to say the sum M two hundred and
Twenty-Five dollars ut the exltAS,lp ii each
and every m''uth during the said PeriOd "f two
wears, the saIne iU be paid III ~ drrs GU the
Hospital Or Indigem Aick fund.
Aud It 10 further, mutually agreed, BY and be-
tween the parties hereto. that II at any time
during tie said period Uf two wears, 10 the
Judgment IT the BOARD Of Supervisors III aaid
county. the AAi'I parties 81 the first part shall
fail aud neglect iO fully PeriTm and faithfully
keep a0d observe any " their promises and
covenants aforesaid, according tn the true in.
tent and spirit II this contract, Il shall be
lawful fur the Board ~ any member thereof tn
notify said parties IL the first part IL such fail
urr 81 neglect, particularly pointing nut aud
specifying the same. aud il. iherruPOn, the said
PAriieSUf the first part shall, for the space Of
Que week after such notice shall have been
given aa aforesaid, fail Or refuse to correct the
evil Or abuse. Ur MN performance, specified in
said notice, it shall be lawful for said Board To
dcslS<c this contract lOrirIted, and nDnull and
ssR aside the same and 1t 10 further agreed
that the said parties u the first part ahAll give
bond IN the cam II six thousand dollars, to
be approved By the Board II supervisors, pay
able To Said County, for the faithful perform
ance Of Ihis contract upon their part.
SHERIVvs OEVIcE.--Alex. Hunter, Sheriff
'tlec,, has kindly furnished us with list Of h's
deputies, who. with himself, will enter upon
the discharge Of their official duties on Monday
next. The aPpOinteeS are oil old aud well
known citizens Of our county. clever gentle.
men and well qualified for the places assigned
thv,n. and should the Office be not well admin
stefed during their and Mr.. Hunters incnm
bency, We shall be much disappointed. The
appointments aFs ~ follows: Under Sheriff,
+. b. Carson; Deputies, W. r. Chapman and
James J. Green JAiIOr. G. W. Platt. Under
Col. Platt'S administration. we would prefer the
county Jail to Fort Lafayette. and should Secrc-
tAry Cameron ever come to the conclusion that
the ''good Of the country" demands our ncarcer-
a,iOn. We shall petition to be given over to I'M
Gle Plat.
CLERK's OEVIcs. This being our last day to
serve the good people of Fl Dorado County in
the capacity Of County Clerk-hAving been
promoted to the more honorable position Of
foreman Of the MOUNTAIN DEnOcRAr printing
establishment I've are lightning" on every
description Of job printing; old Faust wasn't
"a patchiu'" tO us I'VE take pleasure IN IN
PRODUCING them 10 our successor, 7. d. Patton
Esq., to whom we shall gracefully yield up the
county archives ut an early hour on Monday
morning next. NJ. Patton goes into ONCE with
much greater eclAt than did we, he having co.
silly beaten two clever and popular gentlemen
Tnp Aha voate;om vhfla - haealv dislancad Ona.