The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-12-20
Nelehborhood Correspondence
THE DOCTUlss VS.. THE
SUPERVISORS.
The Doctors have the Floor.
WESTON, Dec. l6, 1863

the W. ult'r hotlceu an urticle WINCH 10
remarkable for its length, the greater por-
ton Of tho late Code and its iu,ipidi,y.
signed by William A Watson. President
Of the Board Of Supervisors, in which he
Eliminates very extensively against tue
Physician, of this County because they
saw fit to declare, 10 public manner, that
they considered the following ordinance,
passed BY the Supervisors, TO BE- an IN
frinsement upon their rights. to wit:
That no claim ofa physician should be
paid for attendance on paupers except upon
auritten order Of the Over.ccr Of the
Poor Of the proper township, nor unless
properly sworn to, nor at higher rate
than 81 cents per mile. including me'!i.
eines." Now let US see tho workings Of
this ordnance. In the Est place il j,
impossible for us, and cruel to the sick
person. to be compelled II FIRST travel from
10 10 "a miles to sec an o7erscer before
we can render any assistance to a suffering
fellow being. Suppose paurer-living
in Sheridan Towa,hir-lives within oae
mile Of an overseer in Wiley Township.
BY their order he cbuld not employ =
physiciaa, bu. ccmrols US to 90 to the
ufers:er 10 Sheridan Township lo miles.
to get an order. whilst The person NIGH:
need our iustan. attention.
Now lc. US see how much we would re.
cciyc for n visit Talks for ins,apc. q
pauper living one mile from us in sheri.
dan Township who is nui,e sick aud send.
far us; vo will first have TO 70 to Mich.
acl Collin, - milss ,ni return Win an
order in our pccket-tbsp. visit. tho ps.
,ienl-pcrlans sit II, with him eli night
or tho visit NAV Lc in tho nisht-fnd
all necessary medicines. and WIN, IN VIC
recc;yo a, The hand, Of supcrrisors =
Jut lin cents! and medicines throrn in,
even If thew cost II, two dollars! Or SUD.
nose Inc case ras half a mile ve would
have to no through With The same rou,o 10
Collins or njorrison's on Hackers
Creek. and rccciv, d cent, mr. ner.
chance a p.upcr oct, His loo broke, md
| 4 need. scttinp or even has 10 ,,e nmru.
t,,ed ono milo from nc arc VIZ 10 take ali
the rs.ronsiLil;tv Of such an onera,icn
nish'Landores' nrenare ourseIye, With
ali III. necessary instruments md med;.
cincs co,,inr from e25 In Gao and 70.
ceiye for o,,r Mains a c.ut.$ o. 10 ,iyc
m instance tb,, really bappcned /: | wa.
sent for ono ono nipbt to 20 half a mile
10 &c. sick woman who MAS very poor
and unfor,u,atc, The mcss.,c T,s 10
come At once" she lives in Jan. Lew
TOWNSHIP tho Ovcr,ecr lives o, Hackers.
! Creeks miles from Town Must have
zone ibc 8 mile, nrocnreI nm order and
seturncd 10 aid Let9 wen, v;,Iuu, tho
order, and she and her child mr.. doing
we'll I'm, snnnoso I bnI pone and pot
tho order fir.,. what would | hnye been
Mcp entitled 10 under the;r order :
| Tuen,u. fr, rent, ! Onr n,u,, recs in su,b
cases ars fro or ,iy dollars Our f,es in
town. under his ordinance viii amount
10 lcs, Than no,l,;ns nr inst =, ,npeh les
a, The medicine, viii cost ns For one.
| fourth Of mile vs viii b. entitled to loa
cents. ope.eipbth Of a mile CT cents. one.
slit er,b tbr,. c.n,, aud ,oao, ronoinp
| from , 10 ii cent, and medicines furnished
inv ar mont ,i,;,.@obstolr;cal c,,,,
ampulaticns, froctnres-all for three cents!
Nj. Watson tav, in hi. m.ssyge a laid
sometime about how persons could rct ON
The County ~ spnn ,se Ills i The war he
refers TO. In another place be say, :tke
gentlemen fnil IN ,,y' That tLsv viii no. NJ.
Tend 10 tle p,rners Of Tho Comfy" and
after l;s 81 reir,cnccs 10 .bc Code in HI.
last clause lb;rd column and last two
| lines he ,a,, G,b, gentlemen who bosses,
so murl, dignity thai tbry will not attend
a manner y Nov no Ia contradict, b;w.
self 80 Oa.lv 4. !. u,ne,e,ur1 for ma 10
| do Il. hut hi, ynolr;I,ewrm If the Code
| Il so lon, that Il rouli require an excel.
lent memory n ,ci,in what IL in ito first
oar. until iis close Besides over exer.
lion over hi, % rcforeno,, IL ,bc Code I
fear has turned hi. head. Tia sovs again
40 onrL. 10 have ~, n vr;, Of nrob;bii;on
| II We we're oor;evcS and A vriI Of man.
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