The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-31

two, and let the quotient thus OBJ
tanned stand as the judgment Of the
committee, as a fair and bonafde es.
innate of the value Of said medical
services. For this reason / hope
that the disposition thus made by
the committee of medical bills may
not be accepted by the court.
AS to the remainder Of the MAORI
ty report l recommend its adoption
by this Honorable Court. All OF
which is respectfully submitted.
GEO. DAUGHERTY.
Report rejected.
MAJORITY REPORT.
We, the undersigned, special com.
mittee, having under consideration
the poor claims against the county,
beg leave to make the following re-
port for the careful consideration oil
the Court:
First-Your committee is unani-
mously of opinion that the Board oil
Overseers of the Poor have not fur
nished the Court with the necessary
information required by law. The
committee find nothing before it
showing any profit derived from the
poor farm, directly or indirectly; but
has found, however, vouchers of ex.
penditures amounting to S1,325.6O.
Therefore your committee would rec.
ommend that the Court at its pres
ent term take such steps by n'Gndam'
as or otherwise that in its wisdom
it may think best or proper to com.
pell the officers of the poor farm to
furnish the necessary report.
Second-The committee having
under consideration the medical
claims against the county of Mason,
for the year ending LILLY 15tP, 1878,
find II necessary to reduce SOME and
increase others, which makes a re-
duction of s696.14 of the amount al
lowed by the 0yerseers of the Poor.
Third-In the opinion Of the com
mittee the medical treatment of the
poor should be awarded by districts
to the lowest responsible bidder for
the ensuing year.
Fourth-Your committee would
recommendation the court at its pres
cnt term take such steps as it may
think necessary to secure to the
poor the benefits, if any, derived
from the poor farm.
Fifth-We, your committee sub
nit the foregoing report to the care.
full consideration of the court, and
asked to be discharged,
A. w. ROLLINS, Committee
II. S. BURNS, ~
Justice Bryan offered the following
as substitute for Section I'd of the
above report, and it was adopted.
That while the Medical accounts
appear exorbitant, yet we have not
the necessary information before
lis that would enable us TO correct
the same, we would therefore recon-
mend that the sum be allowed as re-
ported by the Board of Overseers, as
It would be impracticable for this
court at the present time to go into
a thorough investigation of the same;
and we would recommend that the
Board of Overseers hereafter fix a
maximum rate of charges for Ply
sicians, regardless Of the rate of
charges made by the Medical Asso.
citation; and that each physician en-
ployed be required to present to said
Board an itemized account of his
services in every particular, and be
accompanied by his affidavit in due
form, 10 the effect that his account is
Just and correct and the services rem.
dered were actually necessary, and
that no part Of the same had hereto
fore been allowed ar paid.
Report of Committee as amended
adopted.
Rule awarded against Thomas Fow-
Ter, President of Board of Overseers
of tho Poor, and S. G, Shaw, Clerk,
requiring them to appear on the
first day of the next term, to show
cause why they should not be fined
for failing to make report.
1t is suggested by the Court to the
Board of Ovorseers of tho Poor, to lot
to the lowest bidder the medical
treatment Of all Poor persons rs may
be entitled to relief under the Stat
ute in the various Districts Of this
County,
Usual certificate granted B. +. But
lor to permit him toobtain n liscenso
to keep hotel at the Kline House in
Point Pleasant.
$4,000 appropriated by the Court
to be expended under the supervision
of p. Darnell, for furnishing the pro
lection to the river road in Wagon
or District, above The New Castle