Show WANTS TO CALL HALT r r Y Physician Says Railroad Railroad Rail Rail- road roadY and Mines Shift In Injured Injured Injured In- In on County LEGAL RIGHT Isserts They Pay for Care CareY Y Four Months Then Insist County Treat Victims J I Charging that railroad and mining bring Impecunious patients to o Salt Lake treat them at a a. pay hosIt hos- hos Ital It four tour months and then shift shirt them off ff on to tho the county hospital or or Infirmary In- In to care for tor Dr C. C C C. Snyder physician has asked the county count attorneys attorney's a office for tor an opinion as to 1 of ot the a count county to refuse to accept such P patients The Tho doctor takes the stand that the county is 18 not bound or orI I required by law to take such patients It Is s pointed out by Dr Snyder that men linen men working for and mining companies frequently are arc permanently Injured while working outside this county The railroad or mining company company company com com- pany pany it Is claimed sends the tho patient to a private hospital In Salt Lake And the company compan doctor cares for tor him him four months By that time the companies claim the patient has established a residence In the tho county count and under this I contention the company insists that the patient be taken charge of or by the county COunt hospital or Infirmary Thus one ono Tor or the other Institution assumes a 3 con- con continuous continuous charge Dr Snyder also points joints out that when tramp Is 18 injured Injured on a a. railroad even evenIn eveni evenin R in i another county count r the railroad com com- any simply puts him aboard board the first train for tor Salt Lake and notifies the thc county hospital to take care of him The doctor contends that tho the county is not under obligation to care caro for tor such patients et Y Harold M. M step Stephens 11 ens assistant county Attorney Informed the doctor yesterday yester- yester esterday day that It is a a. misdemeanor under the statutes for tor any company compan or 1 person erson to bring bring bring-an an indigent Into the count county o to be bo oared for tor b by the county He suggests that a few tew prosecutions under this statute mI might ht stop this feature turc of the alleged nuisance nuisance Mr Stephens has promised to o render a written opinion Flo to the health department on both phases o of the matter matter submitted |