Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-11
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
ADJOURNED MEETING ov the
BOARD YESTERDAY.

The shertR on shs Ceasty jail
Cousty Insurasee-Hsspitai Aas.
er,-R<psrts- Biiis-Csurs Hsuss
Pi.u.-L~gisiatios Sought The
Csauty sapsrintsaasncs saiary
-aiseelianeoas.
The Board Of County Commissioners
met yesterday afternoon at i o'clock
Chairman Hazeltins presiding. Present
commissioners Nye, Canavan. Fraser
and Gallagher.
The minutes Of the last regular meet
ing we're read. amended. and approved
a. amended.
orR COUNTY JAIL.
communication from the Sheriff was
read. 1t related to the condition OF the
Jail. and contained the following;
There Is not = bed in the lot that is nt
for the use Of any human being. no mat.
ter how degraded. The cells and dining
room, although We have cleaned them
somewhat, still neei painting and gen.
,ral renovation, / would also
like to call your attention to the gensr.
| ally unsafe condition Of the approaches
| TO the Jail and the many surrounding
facilities for escape. They are OF such
q nature that. in my Judgment, adanser-
| Gus criminal. who IL an expert cracks
man. would not necessarily remain in
there one week"
'.If you shall deem Il TO be necessary
to renovais those beds, there are needed
for use there the following: Thirty.two
pairs Of blankets. 90 extra straw mat
t~rrss,s. and 10 pillows. I judge chicken
feathers = be the best. as they will last
longer and are less likely to conceal any.
thing that may be placed In them.
@. WILLIAMSON, Sheriff"
Referred to the Courthouse Commit.
tee. with power to act.
INSURANCE..
A communication in regard to insu-
rance was also referred to the Court
House Committee.
The District Attorney. to whom was
| referred tho newly laid and renewed pol.
icies on the Court house. reported all
the policies correct except that OF the
Commercial Of $1,000. which policy did
| not allow Of but SJi 900 other insurance.
whereas other policies allowed $50, 500
in all. He recommended that this pol.
icy be sent back and q new q obtained.
Referred to the Chairman OF the Board.
Subsequently the policies were accsp'
ted 10y the Board except the one men,
toned above.
HOSPITAL NAIrERs.
The report Of DR.. Kirby, County
Physician. for December. which was
neglected last meeting. was read and
ordered filed.
Patients on hand December LIST. 80
Admitted In December ...............H
Total treated ................."....H
Discharged .........,..............''A q
Died ...... $500.
Accounted for
In the Hospital Jan. I. ls79...........t5
Daily average for December. ..........oi
ON the person Of ]. q. Gardner. was
found So and a check OF the Sherman
Bank. Texas. for sl25. The SUN oil
SO was paid for his burial and the
check presented to the Board. The
| man was 4 professional beggar. He had
been in the Hospital six or seven weeks
and no one knew hs had 4 cent.
The report concludes: "I would re-.
s~pactfully suggest that. hereafter. no
private or pay patients bs admitted to the
County Hospital. ~ the - 80 per day
(charged) Is inadequate Ia the expense
AMI extra attention required by the
patient aud his or her friends"
Referred to the Hospital Committee.
The Clerk was instructed to forward u
bill for SLIT 30 for the ARE OF Frank
Smith to Eureka county, for collection.
PAY Patients.
In regard to the reception Of pay
patients DR.. Kirby said that there were
bills for the care OF such amounting to
sls7, which hal never been paid and
could not be collected. 1t frequently
happened that injured persons were
brought there Just alive and the county
| obtained pay for 3 day or two only and
| the cost greatly exceeded the amour
| paid. lie cited q case where q pay
patient who lived but half q day made It
necessary to burn the mattress on which
he lay and which cost SIS.
The Auditors report was read. or.
dersd filed aud published in the Gold
Hill DAILY NKws. the official paper OF
the county. 1T appeared yesterday al.
tsrnoon.-RKP.
The report OF George Saunders, Con-
stable Of Township No. 3. for the last
| quarter, was read and ordered fled. IL
| showed o total Of fees for the quarter OF
SITS.
Bills were allowed rs follows Mala-
Chi Norton, Constable fees for Decsm-
Der. 1888; John Gilhg. ~ 70;
Thos. Moses. justice'.fses for December.
s327 10: T. l.. Kelley. Sheriff s Decem-
Der board Of prisoners. sti5; Charlie
Hong. interpreting. 80; Virginia City
Gas Company. gas for Court House for
December. s2oi co; George q. Lyon.
exporting for grand jury. $50; Gold Hill
| DAILY NEws. advertising. $40; John
Gillig, hardware. - 20; 7. 4. Kelly.
fees Of sheriff for December, 1857 Do;
| Edwards X Martin. insurance ON Court
House. $500 30; Enterprise Pub. Co. sal;
J. A. Brumsey. insurance IN Court
House. 81 30; wm. Mooney. livery
for Grand Jury. SIG; Geo. DAILY X Co..
printipg. s2i %; A. Peasley. hardware.