The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-10

| The Board of Supervisors feel that
they must safe guard the interests of
the county. Personally they are will
ing to do anything in their power to
| relieve those who are suffering and
they head every subscription that ia
started for the relief of these pa
tients. Mr.. Rebel stated that the men,
bers of the Board had paid about So
apiece during the present session for
the relief of these patients.
Among the many applications that
the board received this morning was
one trom j. F.Diffey. who came here
from El Paso about three weeks ago.
He has wife with him and they are
staying at A Broadway. Mr. Diffey
Is very III with consumption and he is
! in destitute circumstances. Council
man Anderson has taken an interest
In this case and has started subscrip-
tion to pay MIR. Diffey's expenses at
the hospital Each member of the
Board of Supervisors subscribed So to
this list after they had been compelled
to refuse the application of Mr.. Diffey.
as he was not under the law entitled to
admission to the hospital. A case SIM
iliar to this occurred about three
weeks ago. when Dan Whelan, a sick
man from Cananea laid out on the
streets for three days before he could
gain admission to the hospital. Jack
Moore sent him there at his own ex-
pense. The man afterwards died
The case of Clarence Bergsland, the
man who died in the county Jail. was
somewhat sim.nar The county Off
cials We're at first inclined not to re-
ceive him as they had orders from
tue Board of Supervisors not to receive
sick people. When it was found that
he was insane and that they could re-
ceiye him under the law. Mr.. Drach- T.
man Immediately took charge of him. !,
The Sisters Of ST. Joseph, who have /
charge of the St. Mary's hospital have
a fund for the care of charity patients /
and whenever possible they take care !
of the INDECENT sick II the cases are |
brought to tneir attention and they /
have room at the hospital to care for /
them. A charge Is made for those who
can afford to pay according to the care
required. The sisters live very plainly
and any profits that they may make on
the pay patients and any donations.
90 to pay for the care of charity pa
tents and for many who can not pay
the total cost of their care at the hos
pital. Only recently three charity pa
tents were sent to the hospital. They
applied to the Bishop, who telephoned
10 the sisters. asking If they could
ARE for the patients. In each case the
bishop was instructed to send the pa
tents out to the hospital and the sis
ers would 20 their best to care for
hem.
AS a rule charity patients. who are
strangers in the city, have to depend
)n private charity for relief. The
Broad of Supervisors have all they can
10 TO take care OF the county sick and
he sisters have always large num- {
1er of local charity patients at the
hospital. The sisters of st. Joseph re-
emily brought suit in the district court I
o restrain the county tax collector
rom selling the hospital for delinquent
axes, They claim that the hospital is ,
benevolent institution and that they
honld be exempt from taxation. While
hey reseive a number Of pay patients,
great many Cnarity patients are re- '
eiVeL and as the institution pays no |
lvidends and the sisters live plainly, \
hey claim to be charitable institu L
ion and therefore exempt from taxa t
ion. This case was tried at the last /
erm Of court when the hospital was /
ecIared exempt from taxation, but the n
board Of Supervisors wish to try it :
Ner again.