Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-03-09


in the duties of his Office.
In 1871, this office cost the county
s6,00953: in 1912 it cost the county
sL265.6I. or sl.256.0s. more than in
1911. To offset this amount. the
county retained fees that were for
merry retained by the assessor.
amounting to s1,21410, which leaves
gross increase Of s419S for the
year. To account for a necessary in
crease In the expense OF the Office
for the year, there were 2l7 more as
sessmeGts on the 1912 rolls turned
out into the supervisors office. and
s1,i4S.35, more personal tax collee-
tons turned into the treasury in 1912
The salaries OF the two deputies
are increased by the salary law,
$500 per month. during six months
OF the year. which increased the run
ming expense of the Office 100000
during the year. which is chargeable
TO statehood.
With all items taken into account.
this Office shows a saving for 1912.
The salaries of the two deputies are
increased by the salary law. S25.0e
per month. during six months of the
year. which increased the running
expense of the office $4,000 during
the year. which is chargeable TO
statehood
With all items taken into account.
this office shows saving for 1912.
County Hospital
Your secretary. having published a
lengthy report of this department in
the Bisbee Daily Review. Sunday,
November 3rd. 1912. ii would largely
be repetition TO go into detail at this
time.
Accounts of expenditures by the
county for the operation of the hos
pital and county farm for the year
1912. are as follows: Drilling well
and windmill, $1.019.S5; Labor and
materials for repairs and improve
ments, $3.305.4I: Supplies, food.
Clothing, Fuel. Medicines, etc., $751;
60135; Salaries. s6.40S54: Medical
! assistance, s165.00; Medical Superin-
/ tendenfs Expense. $l2l-26; Total
! S29,62l41.
! During the year. Dr. Adamscn paid
into the County Treasury $500; pr.
Randall paid in from sale of hogs,
$1S3.45; Sacks $3.50; and from pay
patients. s243.60: Total receipts for
year, s4SS.s5.
DIR. Adamson had charge of the hos.
pital three and one-third months,
turning it over TO DIR. Randall in
April who has superintendent it dur
ing the remainder of the year.
The expenditures for 1911 were,
/ drilling Well s2,625.OO; buildings.
/ S755.04; labor and materials for re
/ pairs and Improvements, s5.029.69
1 Supplies, s20.S46.02; Salaries. $5,574--
10; Medical assistance $l45.00: Total
expended for year. s34,9s3 IS. De
/ crease in expenditures in 1912 SJ.'
i37207.
During the year 1911, Or. Adamson
paid into the county treasury s2S0.0e-
The cost of supplies in 1912 was
/ 81. 262.G ca less than in 1911. Salaries
cost sS33.Sl more in 1912 than in
I 1911. These are the two expendi-
lures that have to 90 directly with
the current management of the in
stitution
No annual report for a whole year
has been filed with the supervisors
l or If so, it has not been found. How
ever, quarterly reports have been iii
ed for the last quarter in the years
1871 and 1912. a synopsis Of each Is
given below:
| DR.. Adamson's report for the quar-
! ter ending Dec 81. 1911. shows -
inmates on Oct. 1; So admitted dur
1 ing the quarter. total, 1872 Discharg
! ed during the quarter, 81; 10 deaths
leaving IS inmates Jan /. 1912. To
tai cost for maintenance and improve
ments for quarter s7,3S,S9. Patterns
treated in hospital, So; pay patients
IL; operations. Il
DR.. Randalls report for quarter
ending Dec. 81. 1912, shows As In
mates on Oct. I. 1912: 90 admitte6
! during quarter; total 105. Discharg
ed 80; escaped 1; 9 deaths: Leaving
SO inmates Jan. /, 1913. Total ex
pended for quarter, s5.73617. Pai'
county treasurer, S172.1O. Ayerag,
cost per patient in hospital. DC;
s176; Nov s2.12: Dec. s1.93- Az
erage cost per inmate in quarters
Oct 73c.; Nov 73c.; Dec. 90c.
Inc IOIm Di Htghlulg EtpOfts SAON
: ing in detail. the average number o
days for each patient. was suggeste
to the management of the hospital b
your secretary last year and is bein
followed now, which il continued !
the future, will furnish information
for comparison for months or longe
Iperiods of time.
County Road Expenditures
Your. secretary made a special II
port on this subject which was pul
EIsshed in the Bisbee Daily Review
iOct. q. 1912. The taxpayers will b
better served by making anothe
special report, when the first year q
1.-THE present administration has en-,
] ed.
The total amount expended 70
roads should include the amour
spent for the county surveyors pc
diem and expenses, as his work wa
practically all done on the roads, b.
the figures given below do not, tn
. cost of surveying being given els
I where
The amount charged TO roads
S3S.3e4.41. for the whole year. 1871.
i. Sc 924 so Of this amount was expeni