El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-13
AK FALLS ON
COUNTY JOBS
Commissioners Cut off Farm
Demonstration, Charities
and MANY Officers.

Nlelulng the AK IN manner which
surprised even the commissioners
themselves, the salaries of many
county employees were declared stopped
Monday afternoon by the county com
! missioners at their regular meeting
Chief among those whose income is
! thus sliced is county farm demonstra-
! tor \ G. Graham. while the Associated
. Charities and the court Of civil ap-
peals both feel the wave of economy
The commissioners voted that the
| following offices be dispensed with
from this date and the salaries dis
continued Deputy sheriffs 8. H Cox
c NJ Litchfield. and :. H. Watson; one
extra deputy detective used in the
snerifts department; Juan Larrazola,
, interpreter IN the district courts; /. f.
BerteauX, county auto license in
spector; Fred Delgado and George
Spencer. road guards; seven justices Of
the peace: seven constables and the
county farm demonstration.
1t was further decided that after this
date. no money be paid by the county
TO the Associated Charities nor for the
rent of the offices of the court of civil
appeals in the Mills building
Transient Sick Cfty's Charge.
Advice was received from cOun-
y attorney nc, w. H Fryer regard
the county hospital. that the coun-
" should not and could not le-
gally care for patients who had not
resided in FL Paso county for at least |
six months and in the state one year |
previous to the beginning of their i'll !
ness All patients within the city
limits who have not resided here six /
months must be cared for by the city. |
Patients who have been been here |
more than six months are either city or I
county patients. according TO which one [
first undertakes the care of the pa /
tient, said the county attorney.
Hospital Officer Instructed.
As a result of this finding by the I
county attorney, II was voted that the !
superintendent of the county hospital I,
be informed TO look carefully into the /
residence of patient before he shall !
admit him or her TO the hospital This
care is being taken as a result OF the
finding of the commissioners that many 1
patients are being treated at the county
hospital who should be looked after
by the city
Discuss Assistant AuditOrship.
A long argument resulted when the
question came up concerning whether /
or not the county could and should
afford to pay the salary of the assist
George Pendell and J. NJ Walling each
said they understood from reliable !
sources that the office could easily be
run by one man. Judge E. B. McClin-
took stated that he had made inquiries !
and had been told that two men were
required to properly conduct the af-
fairs of the office. Commissioners Bob J
Lyons and Henry Herring each stated
that they felt there was need for two
men. but that II II were shown them
that one man could do the work. they
would vote to curtail on this salary.
Unnecessary Employee. Says WaIIinE.
4 don't see the necessity for hav- |
ing two men in that office who are
claSsed as auditors" said commissioner |
Walling. when We have to go to the
expense once or twice a year to have |
n hr- eli
for one, am most emphatically in favor !
OF doing away with the necessity OF
paying $2+00 a year salary for what {
looks to me like an unnecessary office
holder
Salary Is Not Cut
To bring the matter to a head. COM 7
missioner Penden moved that the sal
ary OF the assistant county auditor be
reduced to SIS per year. but a tie re-
suited when the motion was put toSa :
vote Judge McClintock. in casting the 7
deciding vote, was against the motion. I
Turn Down Santa Fes Offer.
The proposition of the Santa Fe rail-
road, which. in reply to request from
the commissioners. suggested a cor
tract with the county. wherein the rail /
road would be the leasor of all county I
and against which its right Of way
-ouched. in consideration OF the privi-
ege ii granted to the county to en-
,roach a few feet on its right of way
1t the smelter pump house. was voted
turned down by the commissioners. The
had asked 10 take few
'eet of the railroad right of way. in or
Ter that the curve at the pump house.
which has been the scene of several
serious accidents might be done away
With
Assistant county attorney Frank
Teuille. jr.. appeared before the COM
nissioners and asked that the authority
De given for the securing of someone to
+ ork on the tax suits which must be
lied by the county He stated that
here were over 1000 suits to be filed
mounting TO over $4,000, 900, and stated
hat If these were filed. il would mean
! large amount of money TO the county
lie said that two years ago. when 500
uits were filed, they brought an addi-
ion of about $4,000 to the county
reasury- The commissioners voted to
ngage E J. Redding to work under
he authority OF the county attorney.
Costs SI.I9 Day Per Patient.
The report for the month Of Febru-
~ from Dr. II. F Sterling, superintend-
Mt of the county hospital, showed that
he expenses of that institution |
to $2561.42 for the month.
With revenues amounting TO S14. The |
eport showed that a total Of I5s pa
tents had been treated. with Is major |
Grgical operations performed. A total
( % deaths occurred, which left so pa
tents on hand at the end of the month.
t cost an average of s1-19 per day to
are for each patient, the report