Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-13

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The Board Of County Commissioners
met pursuant to adjournment, Counts
sioner Gallagher presiding. Present
Commissioners Weber and Fraser.
Minutes Of previous meeting read and
approved.
sutro & Co.. brokers OF Ban Francisco.
held some Gold Hill and Virginia bonds.
and wished to ascertain how the same
we're to be paid. The communication
was addressed to the County Clerk, who
presented Il to the Board. Il wss re-
isrrsd to Committee on City Affairs.
lypolr OF OFFICERS.
District Attorney lilies gave Il a. his
opinion-fstly, that the Commissioners
had NO power to issue bonds or borrow
money for current expenses; secondly.
that they did have power TO issue
bonds for present funded Indebtedness;
thirdly, that for current expenses var.
rants could b drawn which would bear
interest.
Commissioners Gallagher reported
that. in accordance with . former 90
ton OF the Board. the Hospital Commit.
tee had installed Dr.. Weber County
Physician, vice Bsrgstein. on the morn
ing. OF the 10th instant.
CONDITION OF rHr COUNTY HosPITAL.
DR.. Bsrestsin presented the following
report, which was read and hlsd:
To the Honorable. the Board OF
County Commissioners Of Storey county
-Gsntiemsu: The followinRis the reg
ular monthly report Of Storey county's
Hospital for the month OF May:
Patients remaining under treatment Nay
l, 1881.
Admitted during the month. ..........lS
Remaining under treatment June l....4s.
Females 8, males 35-one Of the for
mer being an inmate Of the pest.houss.
Daily average treated SAX; out patients
treated, 10; total number treated. a..
The pest.houss was opened on the 2lst
Of May upon the admission OF Mrs.
Fairbanks, who had severe case OF con-
fluent smallpox. At this date (Juns ~
the lady il about oonvalesoent.
As this 10 my last report 40 County
Physician, I may bs pardoned for refer
ring with pride TO the institution l am
about to surrender to my successor. 1
entered upon my duties some four
months since with the determination TO
make Of Storey oounty's Hospital an In
stitution for the care Of the INDECENT
sick. to deny no inmate anything which
bis case might require, and 10 furnish
nothing but what was needed. thus pro-
tectins alike the p~pfortunsts sick and
the taxpayer OF the county. That pro-
gramus I have strictly carried out.
During The four months the Hospital
has been under my care, o number Of
cases which have been inmates for yssrs
have been discharged. cured. During
| the same time there has been but Tour
deaths, two OF which were cases sent to
the Hospital In . dying condition. Dur
ing the same months. the previous year.
there were seven deaths. showing . re-
duction Of forty.thrse per cent. In the
death rate in that period Of time. or forty
per cent. a. compared With the whole oil
the year OF 1880.
In conclusion. ! desire to return my
thanks to your honorable body, to Ito
Democratic members. for their kindly
appreciation OF my past services 10 them
and to the party to which We belong ; to
the Republican members, for the gentle
manly 6urtssies always extended to me
on the occasion OF our frequent meet.
inRs, more than that ! have never asked
or received from political antagonists.
Respectfully submitted.
Il. BrRosrEN. n. D..
County Physician.
NOTIONS AND REVOLUTIONS.
The resolution offered ct the previous
meeting Of the Board. requiring all
county and township officers receiving
salaries to make q report on the 1ss Of
every month, was amended by the In
ssrtion Of q clause directing the disposi-
| ton OF the amount OF the claims pre-
scented by such officers. Adopted %
amended.
A resolution was introduced BY Com.
missioner Fraser. directing the Auditor
TO ascertain th, exact difference be-
tween the amount Of funds In the
treasury Of Storey county % stated BY
the Treasurer In bis last monthly report
and the amount appearing upon the
books OF the Auditor at the same date,
and that u the difference be the amount
OF the defalcation Of B. Il. Carriek, It
be entered upon the Auditors books %
"Suspsnse Account" to the end that
the Auditor and Treasurer may here
after agree a. to the amount OF funds
actually In the treasury.
The referred bills OF Constable Sexton,
OF Gold Hill. OF 1857, and Justice Elan.
ninsham for $50. fees, were allowed.
The salaries Of the various county
officials were ordered paid.
The applications OF . number Of indi'
gents for aid were granted.
R.n... sskan until 4 osclark.