, 1875-06-29
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Tho Hospital Turned Into I
Uonrtaing-Ilousc.
Kimberly's caso Reforrod-..Tho Humane
Society.

A rccular ueeling OF tho Board Of County
Commissioners wnB held yesterday afternoon
President Durdick Ia the ttnir, and \ fall board
pfesnnt. ...
COUNTY HOSPITAL. -.
A communication from Dr. 11otz Was read. In
It he said he wished to in1ito the attention Of tho
Board 10 gomo grave Irregularities In tho mali
aso,ncut Of tho County Hospital. The Wasdon
.hote had turned II Into boarding-ho,lsc. At
least during tito last nvo wccla ho hnd been
boarding thcrc number Of nou who did not
wish to be- troated as pntienta in lhs hoap'tali
thoy lived there. but won't down town Tor medt1
cal treatment. Tho Warden had repeatedly been
requested by tho attending physician to dis
charge thaao pcraons, but ho had rafuscd unloss
hc iad m o.dor to do 30 from tho County Ioard
assuming tic right to eivo any oyopatiort In
tho hospital tbs permission 10 70 down to"n fos
| treatment, aud to cat aud secp In tho hospital.
! Tho result Of th,a practice, OF course, wan Tue
complete lisorganizat!on Of tue oye. e.doparsment,
| shaken. ..-......,
Commissioned atcCafrrcs moved That Tho COM
rninlcatlon DO placed gu fs!d. l!n said that no
did not know much os the n,critA Of tho cnso,
but knuw that Dr.. uotz had tdrned poupla ont
| OF tho hospital because thoy had fecel7td med.
icat attention fEon other physlelane. He shoasilt
| patients could bB more rapidly cured by other
DOCTORS than llotz aud that in fact. the county
waakeepinB oastlinR-houhs for tlat phys!clan's
befa1Is.
Commissioner Jones said l.e did not think the
hospital was being used ~ boatds;ls. .iiooao.
receiving outside medical attention, hut he
thought it was not being dona to my extent. =,
Commissioner Clough, said lie Ind supposed
that they hid good faculty at the hospital;
They wero, as far ~ ho hner, goutlernen Of skill!
mud ability. hut It Was aeon that paiteots nad
chosen TO ignole tLo troatmeut there. and had
eono hway 10 be docto,ed elscwhcto. They
now back aE, snGy boarding a. as tue
ferfoi 10 Tho Committee Gu Hospitals. This
motion waB concurled In.
KIabEhLr.
communication from the Clerk Of tilo ',,Is Grim \
The late drand Jury II reference s9 Tafdst as:
already boon published IN Tng Tn1huNE. MAS 10
cciyoa and read az Tero neo tue hnanss. aS'sa n
/ munication be roferrod 10 tho Coinmltteo Of
| | Public Chnritiea Cartsod.
. SHORTHAND nEroRTERs. ...
A communication waA read ftOtn Atkofhe.
Rouatrco, asking that llo be allowed the service
Of shorthand reporter duilpg tho tax caaeH
Commissioner johnson moved that tho attofne
ho permitted 10 ongago Shorthand writer. II
statcd in Bubpo.t theroof that thcrn was 30 mtlc
: work arcruIng from appeal ohsca ln the supfeu
+ Court tlsat one would liz required.
Commissionor Clough aaked aa 70 the OF
peuse ot such IN assistant, aud finally move
& that th6 "aeea DO ixcd at d thto nos 10 ereee
q SO day. After Homo fu5ther tnlk IN refer
i. ence to salaries Of shorthand msitere, the al
Y pllcatiou WAS granted.
i, rrotesttng against letting tho contract for snf
a pjying the Heating and laundry hnpsratus fc
h the lnsaue lun, a. they wero tho lowest btt
. ders, was read aud referred to the Comnltteo
j. poor.1touse and laupars. .
If A large bntch Of miscellaneous btlla were ret
:. aud referred to the appropriate cotttni.tcrs.