Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-12-26
Board or Supervisors.
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 The Board met pursuant to adjourn ment at 10 q. m.
 Present.-J. $. Mansfield, Chairman; J. c. Handy, Member; Geo. W. Teits- worth, Member; Chas. +. Drake, Deputy Ex-OflicIo Clerk.
 The minutes of previous meeting were read and approved.
 Supervisor J. c. Handy, a committee of one to report in case of Moves Nelas- co, native of Chihuahua, 55 years of age, reports as follows; That he found the above named person ID an iadigeni con- dition, and that he had ordered her sent to the Hospital to be placed on the county poor house account. On mo- ton the action oi Supervisor Handy was approved.
 IL appearing that Patrick Finney, an indigent person now in the County Hos pital, is desirous of going to his relatives who Gre able to take care of him, and II being a saving to the county, on motion the Chairman was authorized to obtain transportation for him and warrant No. ordered drawn on the County R. K. Fund for said purpose
 NJ. J. Sullivan, member of City Cou1- cil and committee of one appointed io confer with the Board ID the matter of adopting some means Of drain age of the City and County buildings, and changing the present cess pool, On motion the BOg.d resolved to meet tue City Council in ses- sion at the City Hall Decem- Der 18th, at ' p. n. to confer. joint tly with that body in regard to sew craze. Communication of F. SydOw, asking to be relieved from, bond of J. NJ. Lewis, constable at Harshaw, was read and ordered on file. On motion the chairman was instructed to commun- cate with Mir. Sydow in regard to the matter.
 Communication of c. II. Beckwith was read and ordered on file aGd clerk In- strueted to answer same.
 2 Communication of 4. Baldwin, Justice of the Peace of uarshaw relative, to hrs reporting to this Board hIs return from leave Of absence was read and ordered on file.
 Communication of II. C.. Mosser rel ative to bid for property in the aiver- tised list of property deedei to the Ter ritory read and ordered on file. Communication of Chgs. Driscoll asking to be relieved from bond of J. II. Camp bell and c. II. Beckwiih constables of Quiiotoa, read and ordered on file. On motion the chairman was instructed to communicate with NIT. Drlsc II n re- gard to the matter.
 Communication of s, B. Wise stating that the prOpe. ty of Vernon, Wise, & Co. | and NJ. l.. Wise are one and the same property and asked that one of the as- | easements be stricken from the tax roll.
 It appearing to this Board that there
 being SD great 10 discrepancy between the two assessments, that of M. R. Wise being S204J ,lnd Vernon, Wise & Co. be- ing : 1Si, and both assessments being put int by interested parties, therefore this Board Is not satisfied that II IS one and the same property assessed, and on motion the assessments hTe ordered to stand. The report of J. $. Mansfield chairman of the Board, who was Rp- pointed as 6 committee of one to report ID regard to certain matters, was read and on motion the report was ordered spread on the minutes Of the Board. TUCsOS. December I6th, 1885. To the Hon. Board of Supervisors of Pima County: GESTLEMES-ilavIng been appointed committee to inspect and report to this Board concerning the various county employees, with view If continuing their services fl satisfact- ory and to the best interests of Pima County. Also to report m the Rdyisa. bility of continuing the present arrange ment of feeding tine county prisoners and the cars of the indigent sick, beg leave to report to you the following: have inspected the hospital and find that the sick of the county are well treated and cared for, that they receive all the attention necessary and are as comfortable a. men Can be in such cir cumstances. None of them have any complaints to make. All are well satis- fled with the physician who attends 10 | them and l therefore recommend to you to make a contract again in the same terms with the Sisters of the hospital and with the present county physician, | and firmly believe that this k for tue best interest of the county and for the best of the indigent sick.
 In regard to the feeding of the coun- ty prisoners l find that they receive plenty and wholesome food, they do not | complain, except that they ask for R change in food. In connection with this matter it IS my duty to state to you that the county can save a few cents on each prisoner, II We go on to feed them as before. 1 mean to say, If We give the cOntrac. Co the lowest bidder. This method cannot recommend as the prisoners would re- ceive food not fit for human beings. and as 1 6m satisfied that the people of this county will never sanction a penny wise arrangement 10 save few dollars on theIr prisoners.
 I would recommend to you to pay q few cents more for each prisoner and de- mand from the contractor not only wholesome food, but change III the food, and also instruct the county physI- clan to inspect the prison once n month, to examine the food the prisoners receive, and to report to the board m re- gard to their health.
 Parties have offered 10 serve Gs janItor and gardener, and a proposition was made to combine the two offices, and iD this manner the county would save on the salary We now pay. l have very care fully examined this matter and cannot recommend such a change. The people of this city and county are justly proud of this little green spot, and too much money has been spent already to neglect Il or hand II over to a person not q gardener. As for the janitor, l find that he is we'll spoken of by all county officers, who recommend him highly, and Es he is an old United States soldier, | believe be should have the preference as long gs he promptly attends to his duties. l therefore recommend that both JanItOr and gardener be employed again for the coming year, and have the same wages they now receive.
 As the expert Is not n regular employe of this board, and We only employed hun to do certain work winch the county clerk could not perform, and Es the per formaDce of this work left us by former boards is not a duty of the present clerk, l must leave it 10 this board to decide whether in the coming year an expert Is necessary or not. In justice to this board I must say that without thus help