The Daily Tombstone., 1886-02-26


 unanimously report the quantity and quality of the food ample and good The jailor e&hioited to is his register, which showed that it was properly written up, and care, which was everywhere exhibi- ted, fully impressed us that Mr. Gage is careful and efficient officer in the dis. charge of his every duty and very com potent man.
 COUNTY HosPifAL.
 In its condition of cleanliness and comfort and convenience it is exception al. Marked care and proper attention of the comfort and benefit of its inmates Was everywhere manifested throughout our inspection, and nothing suggested itself to the RfRds of your committee, save the thought that the exercise of the most stringent inqairY and care in the admission of the non;indigept sick should always be made, as ipfaftions ol this iule must only result in imposition being practiced upon the county.
 Your committee respectfully submit that they doubt the propriety or safety of the maintenance of any insane patients at the hospital, (persoRs of diseased ninds,) and if there are any such, now there, would recommend their removal. We have made careful inquiry into the executive administration of the county hospital. and can discover no faults or subject of adverse criticism. On the contrary we do find the county physician earnestly interested in everything con nected with the hospital, both within and without. and the general arrangement of the buildings and grounds are most ex- cellent and reflect great credit on the taste and methods employed in con struction. We are assured that the phy- sician is justly proud of his labors.
 There is on file with the board of supervisors the third and fourth quarter ly reports of the year 1885, of the county physician, which in detail show the cur rent expenses of the hospital for that period assfollows: Third quarter SI,76O. IS; Fourth quarter, SI.SI4. 90; total, $a575. oS. Average attendance I4. 34 and l4. 66 respectively Ex- ,,a,,e.s oF conctructiO, o,d ;,,,,ro,,ar- o,,, r including all the necessary fixtures to complete the working machinery of the hospital, for the past and first year of is life has necessarily been large, but save the necessary painting of the exterior of the main building il is now complete, and the county Is in position to provide better Care at reduced cost than ever before. -.. Finally your committee feel authorized to assure you that the taxpayers have. no cause to complain of their county hospi- tai, but can congratulate themselves that it is indeed pronounced success. Re spec.fully submitted, l. W. Blinn, $. L Hart, Nj. (. Converse, committee.
 Report of Committee Board of Super visors:
 To Geo. Pridham, Esq Foreman Grand
 Jury, adjourned term District Court
 Ist Judicial District, held in Tomb.
 stone, Cochise County, February 1886.
 Your committee appointed to invest iga,e the office of the board of supervi- sors have attended to that duty, and beg to submit the following report, viz;
 In entering upon the examination we deemed t necessary to go back and in clude the last three quarterly meetings of the year 1885, believing that the for mer grand jury did include the first quarter of that year in their invesiiga- tons and reports.
 The examination has been conducted as thoroughly as our somewhat limited time would allow, and involved the ex- animation of considerable data, making it necessarily tedious. By the aid how ever of the "bill book" and reference to bills on file, to which. yoYr commit tee has had full access, we gre enabled to lay before you the following tables which show substantially, and we be- lieve accurately, the amount of dis bursements made by the. Roard of Supervisors for the last nine months of the year 1883. We have segregated the amounts allowed and placed them under their proper headings so far as able and without extending to minor items of allowance.
 2SD. 3Rp: AND 4TH, QUARTER OF 1886. Justice of the peace and
 constable fees. 4,2G2 27 County hospital. ........ 6,3O4 II Roads. ,.....,..... 1855 34