El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-18
COUNTY BOND
BID ACCEPTED.
Commissioners Tentatively
Approve Cincinnati Bid
For 100000 Bonds.


The county commissioners court, at
Saturday afternoons session, tenta-
lively accepted the bid of Field.
Richards & Co, Of Cincinnati, Ohio, for
the purchase Of the $500 goo issue Of
courthouse and jail bonds. If county
attorney G. r. Groom approves the COM
tract, as drawn up, final action VIII be
taken ut the session Of the court this
afternoon.
Theo. NJ Eerkhoff. representing the
bond company, assured the board thau
in accepting his bid the deferred pay
ment plan would result in giving the
county par and accrued interest, the
percent on deferred payments more
than overcoming the $3.50 commission
asked on a cash sale.
Electrical Work Approved.
r. C. Lovell.-of local No. 5S3. inter
national Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers. employed several months ago
to INSPECT the electrical work on the
new county hospital reported that the
work had been done in accordance with
the national electric code requirements.
He presented a bill for S17.S5 for his
services. The report was approved and
the bill allowed.
The resignation of J. E. White as
justice Of the peace at Clint was
accepted.
Rental OF Higher Court Rooms.
Commissioner J. NJ Walling said that
the rental of rooms in the Mills build
ing for the ,coutr of appeals should be
Maid in part BY the city. Commission
eTs Seth Orndorff James Clifford and
George Penden were appointed TO con-
fer with the city officials.
County auditor r. d. Barnum was
authorized to employ the services OIL
two men, preferably second hand
furniture dealer and an insurance
agent, to take an inventory or the
eoVnty's courthouse property to fix the
c0unty's assets.
A resolution was adopted providing
that consta bles shall not employ more
DEPUTIES than the law authorizes, and
and above that number shall be
appointed by the commissioners court
through application made to the court.
DR.. White Makes Report.
The report Of Hugh : White county
physician, covering the year 1914,
showed a total OF 497 patients entered
at the hospital department of tie
county moor farm and an average
throughout the year Of Sc. The report
show ed a total of 2913 patients IN the
clinic and a total of $3.50 consultations
in the clinic A total of S214.7J was
the amount Of cash deposited ut The
end of the year. DR.. White also sub
mitted a list Of surgical instruments
which he recommended be installed IN
the new hospital to complete the equip
ment.
1t was ordered that a warrant be
issued in favor of the city waterworks
department for $3.50 to pay for water
connections made with the county hos
pitaL
Order For Free Medical Attention.
As n result of a discussion concern
ing the numerous applications for free
medical attention, II was ordered Inal
the assistant county physician, III
George N Thomas, call only on
patients presenting a blank order
signed by the WOman's Charity asso-
citation, the police department, or the
health department.
a petition was received from San
Elizario citizens asking that the board
recognize the new route OF the upper
end OF the GIorieta road. The petition
was granted.
/. G. GaaI, superintendent OF the
county poor farm, presented ms
monthly report The report showed
that the cost Of feeding the inmates
averaged 10 cents per day