The Placer herald., 1872-12-14
COUNTY HOSPITAL.

T., must be apparent to all observers that out
Couutv Hospital under the present mode of
,o,nasement is not suited TO the times or the
ca,, Of patents seeking relief, and that If is too
,yneDsire for the kind OF services rendt red
The law under which the Hospital is now man
a,,d we drew up and had passed in 1851, but
tbjs act did not suit some individuals, and Others
1871 was re-onacted and is now the law in force
IN this county. This law was drawn and enacted
fifteen years ago. and TO meet the then existing
wants of the jadigent sick, and cosequently mad,
no provision for those not sick. 1t provided fol
only two classes of sick, and prohibited the
admission of those whose diseases were the result
Of deLauchery or unlawful acts. 1t clearly
provides for letting by contract the care AM
medical treatment of the isdigent sick to III.
lowest responsible bidder, and only by implicd-
ton allowed the Supervisors to assume personal
control when the contract system ia led to answer
tie ends Of the law. Our Hospital has gradually
become poor house under the management Of
the Supervisors, and an expensive one, lily
suited to the wants and best interests Of even
u.e poor. 1t il right that tho aged and inGlm
though not sick should be cared for but Will,
the Supe rysors are stretching the law in the
admission and retention Cf such, they should
change the management the county would
reap some benefit rom this policy while th
poor would be ltn,lito by loaltlful exercise
Though the county has been paying for years
i5c stewards, cJo'zs, Washing white-washing
vegetables etc. large sums of money, the
poor men in the hospital have been suffering fol
tIe want OF work, and the Hospital grounds are a
disgrace to the county. There is plenty Of good
land on the Hospital grounds TO raise all .ht
vegetables and fruits the inmates and attendants
need Water for irrigation purposes is at hand
and to be had for trhe, to make The who'll
grounds spltnd park, and the labor is there
oplant the trees, shrubs, vegetables, etc, and
care for them, yet the Hospital grounds are moth
is. lut repulsive looking loaiing pen. On,
c,9l sensible working superintendent, with the
pyo, there who nre pning for somethng to do,
aaG flw dollars oxpcnu>d ioI trees, plants, anc
Seeds would DO al The work t. Hospital re-
qunr make the grounds an honort the, anty,
ani save hundreds upon hundreds If collars
aiiuai t. the county, ana be positive bless
A5 10 The iadisent poor. We are not specially
complaining Of any particular one bat Of til,
whole management, and making such suggestions
"i the Whole public VIII heartily iudorse
Politics politicians or favoritism should have
nothing to do with charitable institutions. bu,
Only the good OF the inmates and the public
should be looked to. We hav, thus far indorsca
most Of dc acts Of the prostn Supervisors; in.
QteG,lhey have been such a vast IL p. oytMen ut on
Their miserable prede IS OF that we could not bu
rejoice III the change. We make the above cliti
cisms and suggestions in the kindest spirit and in
The interest of the patients and public, believing
iaat the Supervisors will fully sustain views
IN their future actions. The County Physician,
Dr. Dubois, will, we III nk sustain in the main
ile above views and suggestions, and also designs
some additions and changes to the present Hos
ptal buildings which we will refer to in future
numbers Of the HERALD. At present we wish to
impress the Supervisors with the immediate
want of trees shrubs seeds, Il few toos and
some lumber, which should not be delayed longer
than Their February term, and might be pro
'ded for at an extra session, as the earlier
THIS Is done the better to get advantage of the
whole growing season