The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-07
NORTH WINDS BAD EFFECT.
RUFFLED THE sUPERvIsoRIAL
t FEATHERS,
a Financial Stringency for Which
Each Denied His Re-
sponsibility.

nlemper (Morrison) many miles away.
!1ao ne been present the debate might
nave been even more gingery.
In talk was the result of Chairman
curtis calling attention to the report
oI the Auditor. which he said was TO
the erect that no more demands could
De allowed this month against the gen
eral or hospital funds. If the board
old not, the Chairman said, keep with
IN the bounds of the Auditors figures,
1t would soon be all at sea financially.
He declared he would not this month
sign any more demands on the funds
named
The Chairman complained that de-
mands for road work had not been
fairly treated. They had been carried
over beyond the legal dates for their
payment In the future the Commits
sioners of Districts and would keep
see that the people who do the work
shall get their money.
ellis objected to the freedom with
which expense had been incurred on ac-
count of the County Hospital There
is a bill for four tons of hay for the
hospital, although there was raised on
the hospital farm sufficient hay for
all purposes. The Howard Benevo-
lent Association has demand for
nearly $500 on the November account.
The expenses for charitable purposes
had been piling up too heavily against
the hospital fund.
Quite a heated controversy ensued
over a remark by ellis that demands
had come in against the hospital fund of
which he had no previous knowledge,
and lnttmated that the country men,
bers, Curtis and Jenkins, had incurred
expenses against that fund without his
knowledge
Chafrmn Curtis replied that he had
ordered nothing for the hospital except
five COWS. this at the request of SUI
pervisor Morrison
Jenkins also denied that he had or
dered anything for the hospital, and
declared there was no demand on file
to show that he had. Hereafter he
would make it his duty to see that
every member of a committee must
sign any order for supplies on any par
ticular fund.
Chairman Curtis-Mr. ellis, who or
dered turkeys and chickens for the hos
pital for Thanksgiving Day?
Gillis-I did. but it was at the re-
quest of DR.. White
Chairman Curtis-That's all right
If you hadn't done it I would. I refer
to 1t only because you have spoken
of demands coming up here of which
you had no previous knowledge, and
1t appears that it is you that have been
sending in orders.
Jenkins also said he had no objec-
ton to the turkeys for the hospital, as
1t was customary to allow the patients
a good Thanksgiving dinner.
But" said Jenkins, Il found here a
short time ago demands for S471 for
repairs to the courthouse ordered by
Mr.. ellis and Mr.. Mclaughlin. Meth
er he nor Chairman Curtis were re-
sponsible for these expenses.
Referring to ellis remarks about
expenditures for indigents, Jenkins
said he defied him to find more than
two cases in his (JenkinsO district.
There are two poor families that have
received not to exceed $40 a month
EACH whereas he found that ellis had
issued many orders on the hospital.
After some further discussion of the
matter the subject was dropped.
AUDITORS REPORTS.
The Auditor reported the following
sums available for the month OF De-
har