The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-25
County Board Will See Whether 1t Is
Being Imposed Upon.
Those Receiving County Aid Will be
Inquired Into.
Commissioner Paddock Courts the
Fullest Investigation
Board Grants Aid to Two townships
That Apply For 1t.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The county board will investigate the
necessity of maintaining the poor in
this county, and if any of the families
that have been receiving aid from the
county are found not to need it they
will be summarily cut off from the list.
The Mankato Post is said to have been
accusing Commissioner Paddock of being
too liberal in the distribution of county
funds among the poor Of the city, claim
ing that some families received help last
year that did not need any.
This forenoon, Commissioner Paddock
brought the matter up and moved that a
committee of two commissioners be APP
pointed to investigate all cases of So
called poor receiving aid from the coun-
ty, no commissioner to be appointed on
committe to investigate his own dis
trict
This motion was carried, and the fol-
lowing committees were appointed:
First district, Commissioners Borchert
and Schultz; second district, Commits
sioners Bruels and Epson; third district,
Commissioners Paddock and Borchert;
fourth district, Commissioners Paddock
and Bruels; fifth district, Commits
sioners Schultz and Epson.
Mr.. Paddock states that there might
be a few instances where unnecessary
help has been extended, but he believes
that in practically if not all of the
cases it will be found that there is merit
in the requests for aid. He has used
his best judgment in granting requests.
Commissioner Bruels states that the
committee appointed for the city dis
trict will make a most thorough in
vestigation. Each family that has been
receiving aid will be seen personally by
the committee and the exact merits of
each case will be ascertained. He does
not think that it will take very long to
make the investigation, but every family
or person will be seen, at any rate.
This investigation is timely, and it
will no doubt result in good. If it is
true that any unworthy persons are re-
ceiving county aid they should be taken
off of the list, and Commissioner Pad
dock would be glad to cut off any such.
1t must be remembered that with the
utmost care, it is difficult to distinguish
between real and simulated want, as
every charitable organization in the city
is well aware of, and as the committees
of lodges that have undertaken to help
the poor know.
The session of the board yesterday
afternoon was taken up with the hear
ing on the Red Jacket road petition.
Eight property owners appeared in favor
of the new road up the Strand ravine,
and two against it. Hans Anderson pre-
sented remonstrance against the road
on the ground that it would run through
his yard and he would have to move
some of his buildings. No action was
taken.
The application of the Pleasant Mound
township for $500 to aid in building
steel bridge across Perch creek between
sections seven and eight was granted.
The application of M. J. Barney for an
auctioneer's license was granted.
The application of the supervisors of
Mcpherson township for an appropria
ton of $500 to aid in the construction
of bridge over the outlet of Elysian
lake was granted.
G. F. Juliar has petitioned the board
to be set off from school district 1873 to
school district III, and Herman Minse
and ]. P. Haslier have petitioned to
set off from school district Sc to dis
trict 70.
The session of the board will con-
tin11es throuoh tomorrow