El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-23
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has been paid by the county for the
maintenance Of each inmate at the
poor farm and hospital for five
months During the month of January
OF this year, the cost amounted to
SISS per day for each patient. Since
election. IL has declined, but even now
il is much higher than is the cost in
similar institutions elsewhere, yet
those seeking the election Of Adrian
Pool speak Of efficiency efficiency
in the management OF the affairs OF
FL PasO county"
They have the temerity to publicly
point TO their records and to state that
such management means the "cOntin-
ued growth Of FL Paso county" The
ring administration has failed to bear
Investigation Those responsible do
not know efficiency; they have failed
TO demonstrate an iota Of its import,
the future practice Of this burlesque Of
efficiency" will bankrupt the county
and will materially increase the tax
payers burden.
In the brief resume following, you,
Mr. Taxpayer and Mr.. Voter, are in
vited TO compare the public methods
with your methods, the public expense
with your expense. On the completion
Of this omparisOn-think-
Lots Of Milk Bought.
According TO the above statement Of
costs, in January the superintendent
Of the county hospital and poor farm
sold TO the county, and was paid by
the present ring administration, S23A50
for milk. According to the county
superintendent report there was an
average Of Sc patients per day during
that month These poor unfortuuates
were forced to drink Isl gallons Of
milk
In the month Of February the county
paid S230.30 for milk. There was an
average OF 81 patients per day during
that month, and 767 gallons OF milk
were consumed
In March, S24I.S5 was paid for milk.
The average number of patients per
day for that month was IS. over sos
gallons Of milk were supposed to have
been consumed during that month.
In May. S262-S5 was paid for milk.
The records show an average Of Il
patients per day; S76 gallons OF milk
were used during this month
superintendent Big Sales to Self.
During these months, unto himself
the superintendent paid for milk more
than so percent of the actual cost of
meats, groceries, etc, consumed by the
patients during the same month-yet a
large percent OF the county INDECENT I
are far from invalids- According to the /
above report they are better provided
Tor than are 70 percent Of our self !
supporting citizens, E., according to /
vouchers rendered, approved and paid ]
out Of your money Mr.. Taxpayer.
OEuEH bought from Nelly
The county purchases its drugs from 4
Henry Keuy's Peoples" drug store /
In the five months past II has paid i
into Mr.. Kelly the sum of S73S-55, an 4
average of S147.71 per month"; sur 4
lrisingly large pro rata amount when 4
compared with the drug expense Of the /
government, the public hospitals and 4
private institutions Of the nation. Mr.. i
Kelly is in the wholesale drug business.
Il would be interesting TO know de-
allied uriceS. and to know the differ
snce charged 70 the account Of Mr.
&elly's observation-disclosures who may /
.hange their drug account at pleasure. I
County Pays for Private Repairs.
The administration superintendent Of
he county hospital and poor farm
WINS the property He leases il TO the
He receives for its use and
entail the sum Of $50 a month, and is !
aid a salary Of SIPS a month With /
hese cOmpensations, he has the temer- !
" to charge and receive from the
ounty a monthly repair bill-repairs
made on his own property, for which
le is paid rental-property on which !
le pastures nine COWS and bull, nine
OWs which produce sufficient milk to
.btaln an average OF $3.50 month from
he county. Some profit for nine cows,
ed and grazed on the pasture rented |
y the county and attended by those
n the county payrOnsi But this is
efficiency" In five months this sup
rlntendent rendered bills for repairs
which were paid by the county, out OF
he taxpayers money, amounting to
539.37.
I propose, If elected county Judge,
o incorporate into the administration /
( county institutions a genuine eff !
iency; efficiency as it is enforced in
aglLmaue private corporations in this /
ountry-an efficiency imperative to I
his county, that the taxpayers burden /
Hghtened and the steady healthy /