Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-10
COMMITTEE REPORTS
 ON THE TREASURY
Grand Jury Hears That Treas urer and Auditor Are All
 Right,
REPORT OF COMMITTEE AP- PAINTED TO INSPECT AND RE PORT ON THE CONDITION OF THE OFFICES OF COUNTY RE- coRDER AND TREASURER.

SOa1En NtN0 ihErN00nGhs To The Foreman of the Grand Jury:
 We. the undersigned committee ap- pointed to inspect and report on the condition of the offices of the County Recorder and County Treasurer of Co caise County, respectively submit the following:
 We visited the office of County Re corder. C. A. Mcdonald, and found ali business being transacted with dis patch and accuracy The system ot receiving instruments for filing and record appears to be efficient. and all documents receive the prompt atten- tion necessary A record is kept ot each instrument, the parties affected, hour and date filed and amount re ceived for filing.
 We would recommend that the old fashioned and dilapidated desks that are in use in the office be discarded and the Board of Supervisors pre- vide new and Improved desks to take the place of the present ones.
 In the office of the treasurer we noted a cramped condition, and your committee recommends that addition al room be provided This is made necessary by the large increase in the volume ef business transacted, which requires additional desk and vault room The present system of accounting instituted by Mir. J. N. Gaines and his deputy, Mr. Tom Smith, shows a material improvement over those formerly in use and given every detail requisite, and complies with the law relating to this brancn of this office.
 The following figures are absracted from books in this office and are sub mitted as part of this report: Oct. l. 1908.
 Cash red during Oct. -.... 10.137.62 Disbursements.
 Oct 1st. to Oct. 3Ist
 Cash paid out ....-..... $25,144.13 Nov. 1st Cash on hand . .S56, ,565.0 .0S
 We find that the duplicate assess ment roll was delivered to the treas urer on Sept. 22d, and all the tax mo- tices are now ready for mailing to the axpayers througout the county, in cluding 4S72 names of property own- CTS. Some single property owners consuming as many as 34 type written pages. We find the total assessed valuation of Cochise county for 1908 to be $19.357, ,966.34, for which at the present rate, the amount of money to be collected is $441, ,530.47 To the Foreman of the Grand Jury:
 We your committee appointed to in- vestigate the condition and manage ment of the County Hospital wish to submit the following report:
 We find that the hospital is con ducted in a most creditable manner and reflects credit on the present management. The bedding, wards, rooms, and general condition of the hos pital shows every evidence of cleanliness
 Inquiry among the patients fails to find the least complaint regarding their treatment. it being the best pos sible that could be rendered in an in stitution of that kind
 The meals are well prepared, good and wholesome and of sufficient quan- tity The present crowded condition
  to serve all at one time, the dining room being too small.
 There is a lack of ward room and we would suggest that there be built additional rooms sufficient to accom- modate six to eight patients there be- ing in one big ward at the present time twenty patients, which according to the views of all, is entirely too crowded.
 We would recommend that the Board of Supervisors take immediate steps to provide some fire protection to the buildings at the hospital. There is at the present time no protection except small garden hose. This mat ter has been called to the attention of the Board of Supervisors by previous grand juries and no action had been taken There is also very pressing need for the installation in the build ings of other toilets and bath rooms, there being at the present time but one for the use of some 90 odd patients.