El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-09
To CURB COUNTY
HOSPITAL OUTGO
Commissioners Digging Into
Expense Items; DR.. T. j.
McCamant, New Officer.

Instructions entailing a close inNes-
tigation OF the finances Of the county
hospital were authorized at Thursdays
meeting Of the county commissioners.
as a result OF complaints coming in
from both the county auditors office
and the hospital board concerning back
bills about which nothing was known
by the board
The Commissioners voted that. for
the benefit OF the public as well as
themselves no bills from the county
hospital would hereafter De paid unless
accompanied by the %. X" OF the pres
ident of the hospital board II was
also voted TO employ an assistant 10
the county auditor who VIII work IN
conjunction with the auditor IN the
labor of Strengthening out the bills for
the hospital and TO see the books OF the
office are in order. Il was explained
that the great number OF bills and
statements coming into the office since
The beginning of the year have made
a thorough check of the books neces-
Eary-
VIII Audit Hospital Books.
It was also voted to have the county
hospital accounts audited The hospital
ajOard came before the commissioners
with a sheaf of bills about which they
sought information. At the same time
assuring the commissioners that with
the installation of a new business sys-
TEN at the hospital this trouble would F..
be averted in future
DR.. Thomas Resigns.
The res gnation of DR.. G--N- Thomas.
county health officer. was accepted Dr. I
Thomas's appointment was automau- /
cally ended Friday and he took the I
occasion Of the meeting of the commits
sioners Thursday 20 hand in his resig- 7
nation
Dr. T. J. McCamant Health officer.
Owing to the fact that the new super
intendent Of the county hospital is and
stitutiOn. and viii consequently remove
the responsibility OF the hospital from {
the shoulders Of the county physician.
the cOmnissi oners voted 10 reduce the !
salary of the physician TO S125 per
month. Following this vote. DR.. T J.
NcCamant was appointed county health /
officer on the recommendation of the
hospital board.
Purchase island school Bonds.
The $4,000 Island common school
bonds issue, with accrued interest OF
s14OsS. was purchased from the per-
nanent school fund OF the county, on
the vote Of the commissioners
Fix Pay for County Attorney.
They passed a resolution authorizing
the payment TO the county attorney.
W. h Fryer. Of S125 per month and his
rendered 10 the county officials not re- !
CURED by law. These sums are TO be
paid from the excess fees accruing TO
the attorneys office only.
Strengthening Dead Mans Curve
4 petition from the FL Paso Electric
Railway company asking to move the
Emelter street car track TO the side Of
the new location of the county road at
the smelter pump house was allowed,
provided the company does not intend
TO have the tracks cross the road The
plan OF the company was not quite
clear TO the commissioners. but should
the tracks cross the road when il is
Strengthened out at this point, the com
rnissioners will require that all cars
going in either direction come 10 a
full stop before crossing the road.
The report OF the county treasurer,
showing the receipts and disbursements
during the month of January, 1917, was
referred to the county auditor for Feri-
fication