El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-15
HOSPITAL FEES
INVESTIGATED
County Commissioners Make
Inquiry Into Conduct
of Institution.


missioners' court made an inquiry into
county poor farm and county hospital
affairs. It was started by the appear
ance before the board Of Mrs. Mary
Reeder, an inmate of the hospital for
two weeks last summer, who COM
planned of lack of treatment ana of
having been asked by DR.. Hugh White
county health officer, for operating lee.
Mrs Reeder stated that when she
called DR.. White in for consuItaton'
he advised going to the county hospital,
telling her that she would pay 81 per
day and his fee for operation or so
She stated that she remained Two weeks
and upon coming out OF the noSpltai
stated that she could not collect some
insurance because of some error IN the
making out Of the papers by DR.. w hlte.
She was therefore unable to pay the
full amounnt of her indebtedness Later
she stated that she had paid $14 which
she supposed had gone to the hospital.
but found later that she had not been
credited with this amount
Dr. White on the stand, stated that
Mrs. Reeder called him as private
physician He asked her If she was
financially able to go to a private hos
pital. She stated that she was not ana
he then recommended the county nos
pital, advising her that she would have
to pay 81 to the hospital and a fee Of
S25 for operation. Since she has been
discharged, he has billed her for the
operation fee, he stated, believing that
she was financially able to meet the
obligation.
DR.. White Explains.
DR.. White pointed out that. while the
services of the hospital and health
officer are free to paupers, there are
some patients who do not care to be
classed as paupers and these are
charged at the rate of 81 per day Tor
use of the hospital and the health Of
ficer's fee. He stated that other ply
sicians have, at times, treated patients
in the county hospital and collected
fees.
It was ordered that the application
of Josephine Crosby for a correction Of
acreage in the Ascarate grant b9
granted
resolution was adopted ordering
the tax assessor and collector to cor
rect the assessment of Z. K. Hatfield
on lots II to p inclusive, in block 22
Grand View, for the year 1914.
Evlalio Ortega, Anselmo Bejoram,
Sacramento Barela and Rose Barela
were put on the pauper's list to re-
ceive 81 per month beginning Dec. L
Interpreters Named.
A resolution making Cecelio Cadena
official Interpreter for the district
court at a salary OF SIS per month,
and Abe Alderete official interpreter
for the county court and county COM
missiOners court at a salary Of $50
per month was passed.
Acting upon the petition Of the cOun-
ty assessor and collector, presented at
a previous meeting, the court ordered
month for one year for clerical work,
to be deducted from the amount due the
assessor and collector on completion Of
the tax rolls for 1915
After authorizing the payment of a
number Of bills the court adjourned to
Tuesday morning.
Road Appropriations Authorized.
An appropriation was authorized for
work on the following roads: Joe Gard
ner road, $3.50: Millican road, $3.50;
YarbrO road, $50; BOsque BonitO road,
500; Hot Springs road, $500; Quitman
canyon road, $500: Lanier road, $3.50.
on motion Of commissioner OrndOrff,
sheriff L. J. Edwards was authorized
to appoint David White and W. A.
Johnson deputy sheriffs to guard road
camps from providers.
Give Sunshine Association S25,
An appropriation Of SZ5 was made IN
favor of the Sunshine Charity asso-
citation for Christmas relief work.
The request of R. and n. P. Escabar
for the exemption from 1914 taxes on
property in the Martinez and Magoffin
Homestead addition, was referred to
the county auditor.
Turney & Burgess Warrants.
". S. Jones, an auditor working on
the books of the county, summoned
before the board. testified to finding
two county warrants, each for $4,000,
payable to Turney & Burges. The war
rants were dated July 6, one payable
on eight and the other six moths from
date. The deferred payment warrant,
Mr.. Jones said, showed that 1t had been
paid on October q, when it was not
due until January 5, 1915.
E. G. James, against whom complaint
was made Monday morning by petition
signed by so citizens of SocorrO alIeg-
ing that he had fenced in a public road
connecting the macadamized road with
the SOcOrrO road to Belen station, ap-
peared before the board. He said the
road had gradually been pushed over
on to his property. He asked that the
road be permitted to remain closed and
the matter was referred to commits
siOner Orndorff for investigation
The report Of I. G. Gaal, superintend-
ent Of the county poor farm and hOspi-
tai. was received and filed. It showed
a total of p cases now in these fnstftu.
tions. The average cost of keep OF IN
dividual cases, during the month of
November, was % Is cents per DAY.
he said.