, 1866-03-07
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Petitions, Communications and Resolu.
tions-.Report Of the Poor House
Physicfan.-Report On the New
Hospita1--Statement Of the
County Finances.

The Board me- yesterday pursuau, to adjourn
,ncnt. as 10 O'Clock e., m, p1estdent u,r,no,s ~
the Chair. ~
Ina following members were present:
Aken, Anmesman, APPEL, Austin, nm Chill
soa. GOWN, Cooper, Fre,se, Deve1uAu, Dolton.
9rmt 49.snomt Edbsook, Eh1ha7, Farrei, Gay,
6b'enaas' 'ce' HepkSsns K'pE.lsy Koaon, Loaain:
ir1, Whitefeld. Wilde and woodruff,
II TIC minutes Of the preceding meetlns wesr re.d
A Communication from, The clerk Of the Board.
regarding The taxation Of 1n.urancc couptnies Was
fecc1yed md referred 10 the COMMITTEES on judi
Several petitions for remission and abatement Of
taxes we're received and referred to the COMMITTEE
On Equalization Of Taxes.
The Committee On Poo. Houses and Pauuer, r.
ported that duztng the first three months shey h1d
engaged the tcfytces of Dr., ra1ereon a. physician
tor the Comfy Poor House at tht xate Of salary OF
AepoE, aeccpted and ordered on De.
1he quarterly repon OF the County roor House
pd phSslsdi1n; q, p 3. K Pattenon, wss reserved and
quarter ,herr have bren many ca>es Of mild inter.
mittent and typhoid fever, and come OF esy5,pelas
In that time twenty-lhrec have died. OF laese.
two were In Etnte Ct co!1apec when admitted two
were feeble infants. o,,e died from The effects al
Two Of typhoid fever. one 81 epiep.y, two of sTnn
te ono ot tnlc1npezapce, one Of drupss and one Of
pneumoula.
As Al offset 10 the twen.y-three deaths, there
were twenty three births in rue Institution, two az
which were The practical result OF miscecina,ion.
one being he eolosed child OF shlte woman, aud
the other the white child Of SS:al;. S:al. woman-both
insane IN the Institution 1t The date Of the List sc
port wAs q; admitted during ,he quarter. 50:
number on March let, 1866, Ill; discharged recoy.
proved, j; runaway, I; died, G. and one Was dis
covered, was not insane when admitted The new
wards IN the insane department have been opened
since the date Of the last report and found TO
be a great improvement on the old apart
nents. Tie great want in the entire tnstltu-
tton is that al better facilities for -ventils.
during the coming summer months, the doctor re-
Comu,tnds the placing Of the furnaces IN the base
mcna and keeping them burning, md also the cree
ing. With respect TO lhe proposed erection Of
new 1nsane Asylum, the doctor strongly fasore the
measure. and proposes ncmotalEang The Leetsla-
Ills purpose should te capable Of acsommodstias OF %
four hundred patients, and estimates The cost q
euch building with it. furniture and surrounding
three hundred acres Of ground, u hall million Of
dollars,
The COMMITTEE On Bnral Ground reported that
with viaw TO fixing upon Eite for county burial
Cicero, and ii the Poor House farm in the Town Of
Je6e1Eon, and also consulted with Mr. henson re-
gatdug the practicah1tY OF securing 70. such prr.
Of portion Of The Poor uousc farm, ii he eouih-
cast corner thereof about twenty acres in extent
The .epos' Nas accepted and the Recommendation
"sapcrt.or Aiken offered resolution for the pur-
chase Of ground and The erection thereon Of dead
hDute. Referred 10 the Committee On Hospitals.
Supervisor zimmerman presented The report OF
The Committee On The County Hospital, regarding
the opening Of the institution under their care
All necessary rules, 1t was stated, have been adopt
ed, a n1atron engaged and surgeons and phyEic,ans
appointed whore duty It thal! he to professionally
leit the Institution during their good hehavtoi.
duzen PSI ients from tbe Poor House and rome from
the Sister Of Mercy Hospital since that time 10
ts!,ents u have eeen admlttedt 81 have been ais,
remained on the 1st OF March. The nationAiines of
tlose Admitted are stalled A. follows: United States
scotland 5 Canada 3. Norway Z, Fsnnce i, Sweden
!, nnly There are eight Eniar1ed employea in the
Hospital: whose wases amount to total 80
xep ars n aGta lna ,ae ., se
up to this time have been as follows:
Groceries and Pfortsfons.... .....-.... 1880 a5
tuei uei..........----.--......- 733 90
Medicines. -........--... a5s So
Salataes. S29- 90
Miscellaneous. ...-. 69.N
II
The report was accepted aid ordered on 1le.
Onmotlon Of sup. Anuetunu 1t WIS resolved that
The Board should to-da5 "wednesday pay yf5it b
| inspection to the County Hospital
t Commtiiee on Foor House. and Pannets ~ ~, t1e
tnne the e.nrloymcnt nj T,r rsttrrxnn AZ nhr.tri.
| 10 The Counts Honse Adnnted' ~ fA3eAS'AA
Sun, Gfa7 ofered resolnfion that the romnnstt.4
m Inblic fnfidjnrs he airerfed ~ InrmIr- a. ~
Thr,hrr nrcn1rnnnSs irre ~ rscnred ~. ~. hv.s
xs S ths somntv nt, IN z - ~ th.t ae
AaontaS ~ ~o"'''' e'A1 = A1 1epot' ;" 'aas ooAIeh
Snnersisor nr,,do,y 7nora1 +bs+ ,he Jnatr3.-.
Committee be instructed to Inquire into The eI
T. noV ient In the Reenrder's rfsre n fhs ronntG
fn,o anfh sham th,t sbev M. he 1nre rorrsn1sn,
renort :. the nex1 neettne rf FMS Ros-d',
| tTooted - @A-' ~
.ainataoH .,r,, ~ . ia. =, ~. ~ ene noasl
giving time for the transaction OF comn1it,e bus
| Inese- -
| AFTERNOON SESSION,
| The Hoara reronrened A. o,r1,ck
~ pe..sr .st;-I ~, $3.50 81 - ltum
aiiowed nm iot i1de1inr the msns Of Coot conn,H
10 The Auouut Of SIIl ke(anad TO Ccmmitfee ~
N{ecelhnenns s,Iai,ns ~'e ~ W
The HfEhway Commissioners Of the town o,
Tynns senG n .na,tIon .sEsn~ - srrsH.ss; ~. " "