Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-07
DOCTORS ARE ON A STRIKE
Refuse to Serve County Longer for the
Remuneration Allowed.
MEDICINE COSTS MORE THAN INCOME
Contracts Have Been Awarded for
Most of Townships. but No Bids
Are Received from Conn
ell Bluffs.

When the Board OF County Supervisors
yesterday morning opened the bids for med
ical attendance on paupers during 1903. not
a single bid was in evidence for such work
in this city and the adjoining townships
Of Lewis and Garner. Further, IL is said,
none will be submitted unless the board in
creases the remuneration heretofore offered
for such services, and the doctors OF this
city will inaugurate a boycott against the
county. This state Of affairs was brought
about by a resolution adopted at a meeting
Of the Council Bluffs Medical society Mon
day, which was filed with the board yester-
day. The resolution is as follows:
We, the member of the Council Bluffs
Medical society, feel that the salary hereto
fore paid the county physician is not suf-
fciently large for him to render efficient
service and furnish medicines to the pau
pers of Kane township. Under previous con-
ditions, the physician has been obliged to
neglect the sick pauper, furnish him inferior
medicines or lose money In addition to la
Dor. Practically all the psupers, in the
county are located in Kane township. and
we feel that the price Of $50 as per last
years contract. is a disgrace to the county.
The sick pauper is entitled to some con-
slderation. Many of us have during the
past year rendered a great deal of service
TO paupers because we know that they have
ommend that your honorable board give
this due consideration and pay the physic-
ian Of Kane township in proportion 10 the
work done as compared with the other
townships in the county and In the cities
Of .he state.
The contract for the pauper attendance
in Kane, Lewis and Garner townships dur
ing 1902 was held by DR.. A. ". Stephenson
and his total enumeration was $114, Cf
which amount 1914 was paid for the work in
Kane township including the city Of Council
Bluffs.
The board. after discussing the situation
to some extent, deferred action and will,
it is expected, take the matter up again
before adjourning. In the meantime, D..
J. N. Rice, who was flling out DR.. Steph-
enson's contract, will continue to act as
county physician for these three townships.
other Contracts Let.
Contracts for pauper medical attendance
throughout the remainder OF the county
we're awarded as follows: Belknap town
ship. DR.. s. ID. Tobey, $40: Beemer. DR..
A. A.. Robertson. SIS; Carson, DR.. C. F.
Dietz, $40; Center, DR.. S. d. Tobey, $40;
Crescent, DR.. A. A. Robertson, SIS; Grove,
DR.. w. NJ. Besore, $40; Hardin, DR.. H. C.
Deetken, $40: Hazel Dell, DR.. A. A. Rob-
ertson, SIS; James, DR.. S. D. Tobey, SO;
Keg Creek, DR.. H. C. Deetken, $40: Knox,
DR.. G.. A. Spaulding. S44.50; Layton, DR..
F. Hanna, $40; Lincoln, DR.. A. A. Stevens,
SO; Macedonia, DR.. w. M. Besore, $25
Minden, DIR. Grant Augustine, $50 ;iNorwalk
DR.. A. o. Wyland. $25; Pleasant, DR.. O
Solomon. IS; Rockford, DR.. A.. a. Robert
son, SIS; Silver Creek, DR.. II. c.. Deetken
$40; Valley, DR.. A. s. Stevens, $25; Wash
ington, DR.. H. C. Deetken, $40; York, DR.
Grant Augustine, $40.
The board spent the greater part Of the
afternoon session in going over the bids fol
the county bridge work and inspecting the
plans submitted by the several bidders.