Mohave County miner., 1893-12-16
Report Of Grand Jury.
II finds the A6airs of the Board Of Super.
visOrs Conducted in Loose Manner.


To the Honorable the District Cour
OF the Fourth Judicial District OF the
Territory of Arizona in and for the
County OF Mohave in session for the
October and December term 1898. His
Honor, John J HIwkins, presiding. rne
Grand Jury respectfully report that,upo n
being sworn IN, it entered upon the dis
charge OF the duties and proceeded to the
investigation of criminal charges an
found the following true bills: One for
murder, two for felony. two for grand
larceny. All other charges ignored.
Committees were appointed to nvesti-
gate the affairs OF the various county
offices. An expert was appointed to ex-
anime the books, etc, Of the county
officials and institutions and especially
of the Board OF Supervisors and the
county hospital. The compensation to
be allowed the expert was fixed at twenty
FIVE (25) dollars. Toe report Of the ex-
pert is hereto annexed and made part
of this report The report OF the COM
mittees on the Offices Of Treasurer, Dis
trict Attorney AMI Probate Judge shows
everything connected Herewith in good
shape and the business Of the offices
properly conducted.
The committee on Recorders office
report the business Of the office properly
conducted, the records neatly kept and
all in good sh ape with the exception
OF two index books, which are badly
worn and the Grand Jury recommends
that they be transcribed.
The committee Oh Sheriffs Office re-
port the iii we'll kept and clean and
prisoners supplied with wholesome food,
the books and papers Of the sheriff's
offi;e kept in neat and business like
manner. They recommend the purchase
OF several hammocks Tor the use OF the
prisoners. The Grand Jury recommend
that the purchase OF these hammocks
be made.
The report Of the committees on hos |
pital and supervisors and the report Of
the expert appointed, have been care
fully considered and the Grand Jury
have reached the following conclusions
and make the following recommen-
dations
We believe that the cost Of caring for
the INDECENT sick OF the county far in ex.
cess OF what il should be and what 10
necessary for proper care and support.
A great deal Of this excessive cost ia due
to very faulty contract. and great
deal to the failnre Of the Board OF Su.
pervisors to hold the contractor strictly TO
the terms OF saving clauses Of same.
We recommend TO the B)ard Of Super
visors and strongly urge that in contracts
Tor the coming year that care be
taken in drawing the contract, the faults
oi The present one being carfully avoided.
We further recommend that all patients
afflicted with chronic diseases, and
liable to remain county charges for any
considerable length Of time, be sent to
some hospital in California, as We are
confident from reliable figures at hand
that such a course would result in great
saving to the county.
We further recommend that no indi-
gent sick be cared for at the county tx.
pense, within the county, other than at |
the County Hospital. whenever such
person can be removed thereto with
safety.
The attached letter goes to show the
disposition that influences the manage.
ment of the hospital. The discharged |
patient gave the Grand Jury testimony
unfsvorable TO the hospital management. /
The embodying Of this letter in this re. {
port and the remarks thereon is in ac-
cordance with a resolution adopted by /
the Grand Jury: II
To Z. J. MoSTKosE are this day dis. g
missed from the wards OF the county hospital
by reason OF having incurable diseases and on {
account OF your having stated your dissatfsfac ,
tion with the treatme, you get at the hospital
and on account of your having used In and ont
OF the hospital language unjust aud unbecom-
ing charity patient. Many Of your statements
are malicious and untrue.
ALBEkT z. EALY,
Attending Physician. .
Kingman, Arizona, Dec 10th, 1898
We further recommend that in making Q
the contract for burving the INDECENT
dead that the contract he made with one
party for doing this work for the whole c
county.
We further recommend that the Board
OF Supervisors require its clerk to more
carefully examine and check up the ex.
tensions on bills presented, than has