Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-11-15

port Of Mr.. Quinlan, Superintendent,
shows that the number Of patients and
paupers amounted to fOrty-fve. Since
the first OF July 10 the first Of October,
MI. Quinlan admitted 269 patients and
paupers during that time, l75 were dis
charged and IS died. The daily average
Of patients, paupsrs and employees,
amounted 20 So; the costs OF each one tor
food, clothing, nursing, medical attend
ance and transportation Wodld amount
to S63 a person.
Your physician states in his report,
that he had permission to give medicine
to all INDECENT persons who might apply
for the same he also states be had wait
ed upon IS pauper patients, and forwarded
medicine 10 the anne Your committee
IL not aware that any such power was
given TO the physician, neither Is your
| committee aware to whom the medicine
was given-nob one of the said pauper
patients referred to BIZ the physician, is
known 70 your committee. Your com
mittee cannot approve Of the attendance
of patients and paupers when sent by
your physician, and ask that he be in
strueted in regard to his duties in this
particular. Your committee respectfully
recommends that the power OF admitting
patients should be given to one OF the
Commissioners; by so doing, a great
many might be kept away from the hos
pital, and money might be saved t. the
county.
Your committee believes that the medi
cine biIl Is larger than what it ought to
be. Your physician states in bis report
that the bill for medicine amounts TO
1895 IS; you will see, according to the
bills now before you, that the amount is
s6OI Is, besides the large amount of
medicine which was on hand the first
day of July last. Your committee be-
lieves that your physician has not been
! "a diligeut and economical as required
In an institution of this kind. Your
committee would recommend q physi-
clan that can spend his entire timea at the
hospital. Sickness seems to be on the
Increase, and humanity demands that
the poor and destitute left In our charge
| should have all the necessary help and
attention. Your committee believes that
by buying an ambulance and a large
mule or horse for the transportation of
the sick. and also for the hauling of gro
ceries, etc, the county will be able to
save money. For the last three months
Won will be called upon to pay the snug
little sum Of $3.50 for the transportation
os the sick. Mr.. Quinlan draws about
$50 every three months for hauling gro
ceries etc, to the Poor House, amounting
in all to S4OS. The committee hopes and
believes that with the help of the Honor
sbIe Board, the Committee on Poor
House can, by the first day of January,
1863, give q better and more pleasing re-
port. Respectfully, or,s
chairman OF Committee on Poor Housa.
VIZ. HACK, Committee.
Commissioner MeTriman having been
~aDDoiuted an additional member Of the
Poor House Committee on October IA,
1857. the committee recommend the
sdoption Of the suggestions contained in
F. w. Louis report, and publication of
the same, for one week, in the Memphis
Resolved, That this Board do now re-
consider the order passed at the July
term, d~eclering DR.. r l. Laski Physician
to the Poor House till the first day of
January next.
RESOLVED, That as an amendment to
this order, the "l5th day OF November,
1857 be substituted for the first day of
January, 1865"
Ordered by the Board Of Commission
era of Shelby county, Tenn, That from
and after November IS, 1887, DR.. 4. B.
Newkirk be and he hereby is declared
the Physician of the Poor House, to con-
tinue in office at the pleasure of this
Board, and that his monthly salary shall
be one hundred and seventy five dollars
until otherwise ordered, and that he shall
he subject to the directions of the Com
mittee to the Poor House, to whom he
shall submit all bis acquisitions, and to
whom he shall always apply for any aid
that he may deem necessary.
That an appropriation oil $1,000 be made
in warrants Of 500 each for the benefit
of the poor Of the county, and that said
amount be placed in the hands Of ]. B.
Mercer, to be distributed according to his
best Judgment and discretion.
The Committee on Accounts to whom
was referred the communication Of G..
P. FOute, Esq, concerning the accounts
Of Drs. Keller and Thornton, beg leave
to report that they find no more proof
concerning the obligations Of the county
to,pav said accounts than when said &C
counts were submitted to the committees
on 8 previous occasion. Your committee
cannot, therefore, recommend the pay
ment of the accounts referred to, and beg
leave to submit for the adoption Of the
; Board, the following order:
Ordered by the Board of County Com
I missioners of Shelby county, Tenn.
/ That the County Clerk be instructed K
1 return, when called for, all the accounts
OF Drs. Keller ana Thornton, With all
the papers relating to the same, as mos
} respectfully, yet peremptorily, disap.
proved and rejeced.
Ordered by the Board Of County Com
missioners of Shelby county, Tenn.
. That T, C. Griffin be aud be hereby ii
% authorized and licensed to keep a ferry
over wolfr river, at Eddin's Mill, on con
: ditiOn that be give bond, with approved
} security, in the penal sum of $1,000
according to section 1913 of the Code o
] Tennessee.
The Board then on motion adjourned
: to meet on Monday, the 18th.