Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-08
THE SUPERVISORS.
They Wind Up Their Business for the
Month-A Lively Debate

They Wind Up Their Business for the
Month "A Lively Debate.
All the members of the Board of Super
visors were in their seats yesterday. Messrs.
Bates and Tebbets seemed to be a little
restless at the unpromising outlook for dis
cussion, as Clerk Hamilton read the annual
report of City Physician Nichols, which
was composed of rather dry statistics. The
report was as follows:
New patients at Dispensary, 1,450 pa
tents who have visited the Dispensary a
second or more times, 1872 patients treated
in County Jail, 246 patients treated at the
Receiving Hospital, II; visits made outside
of Dispenssry, 564; total, 1856.
There have been four births attended,
five deaths from natural causes, four sui
cides and three deaths from violence"
But the opportunity arrived sooner than
was expected, and the debate preci pitated
by Tebbets was participated in not only by
Bates but Greer also. This opportunity
was brought about by a communication
from the City Physician asking tor tele-
| phone to be placed in his office on ] street,
as an aid TO the more effective discharge of
his duties at the public Dispensary
Supervisor Tebbets looked quizzically
| toward Supervisor Bates as he suggested
| that the idea was good one, but he paren-
| thetically observed that he was not sure of
| the Boards authority to place telephone
in private Office.
| He had no sooner taken his seat than
Supervisor Bates sprang up and metaphor
ically speaking) jumped on the proposition
| with both feet and the 200 pounds avoir0u-
pois that they supported.
IF you're going to give him tele-
| phone" he exclaimed in stentorian tones,
then l want one at my house. too!''
| He proceeded 10 denounce the PROPOSE
ton in most emphatic terms, and only
stopped when it became necessary to get q
fresh supply of oxygen into his lungs.
Supervisor Greer ventured to re-
mark that perhaps a telephone in the
helping to expedite matters at the dispen-
sary.
By this time Supervisor Bates had got
his second wind, and again he went for
the telephone business in Enthusiastically
forcible language.
Oil was poured on the troubled waters,
however, by Mr.. Tebbets successfully NOV
ing to hold the matter ia allegiance until
the City Physician could appear before the
Board on the subject.
The Board then settled down to business,
| and received Inc report OF License collector
Dolan for January, stating that 81 $50 had
been collected.
The application of that official for ten
days leave of absence was granted.
Outstanding Indebtedness against Road
District No. 2 was, on motion of Mr.. Teb-
bets, ordered paid by the transfer of 1855 81
from the general road fund to the fund of
that district.
The communication of Overseer Van
Maren of Road District No. 3 was referred
to the Committee on Roads and Bridges.
The report showed the district TO be heav-
lily in debt and the roads within the limits
in sad need of repair.
Again was the general road fund called
upon by the transfer of 1898 81 to the fund
of District No. IL, of which Silas Chance is
Overseer, to pay outstanding Indebtedness,
and s191 20 to District No. 141, for SIM
liar purpose. These transfers were made
on motion of Mr.. Tebbets.
! The Board then adjourned for the term.