Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-19
HOME is FAVORED
County Board Committee Rec
ommends Paying for Chill
dren at Bethany
AT RATE OF SITS PER WEEK
Authorized the OVerseers of Poor to
Send the Needy Ones
There.

Solution of the difficulty that Jared
the relations of the county and Beth.
any Home is offered in recommends
ton made in the report of a committee
appointed to investigate submitted TO
the board of supervisors at the session
this afternoon.
The committee visited the home on
Aiken street and was impressed with
the necessity of maintaining in the
county an institution of its character.
II will be recalled that the board re
jected bills presented by the home for
caring for children committed there
by order of the county court. and suit
TO recover the amount now is pending
in the circuit court.
Inhrmary Not For Children.
The position that the supervisors
took was that the county was support
ing one institution for the care of the
Eoor. and it could not afford the luxury
of contributing towards an additional
one. But it was pointed out to the
board members that the county infirm-
ary was not a fit place for little chill
Gren needing mCtheriy care and affec-
ton. The committee. in its inquiry.
discovered that legally the county is
not liable for the keep of children at
this institution, yet there is a provis-
ion in the statute that authorizes the
overseer of the poor to extend temper
airy aid to those not wholly supported
by the county.
Pay SI.55 Per Week.
The committee recommends that
such children as are found in the
county in need of temporary relief
be committed to the Bethany Home on
order of the Overseers in the cities of
Rock Island aad Moline and the sup
ervisors of the townships, where such
children can Be taken care of by the
home. and that the charge be not to
exceed $1.75 per week for each child.
Il is recommended that an order on
the county for the payment of each
chiid's keep be given by the oVerseer
or supervisor at the end of each week.
The report is signed by Supervisors
Jacob Stofft. d. w. Matthews, NJ. w.
Battles. Sr., J. A. Godehn and l.. c.
Pfoh
Elevator Conductor Resigns.
Carl R. Clough. the friend of those
too tired to climb the stairs at the
county building. has rendered to the
board of supervisors his resignation as
elevator conductor, and his successor
will be appointed at the present ses-
sion of the board Carl has filled the
job for three years, and could prob
ably have had it as long as he wished,
but the young man is ambition to make
a place for himself in life, and to that
end in the fall will begin a course of
study at the University of Illinois.
Standing Committees Appointed.
Chairman Carey announced appoint
ment of the following committees for
the year:
characterized, Lees. Armstrong,
Godehn, Battles. Sr.
Rules-Shallberg, George, Wood,
Battles, Sr., Heck.
Advertising and State Institutions
Matthews. Brown, Harris, Eipper,
Armstrong.
Fees and Standardization, Battles,
Sr.. Oswald Gillett, Matthews.
Public Expenditures - Pfoh, Sun
deem, Shallberg.
Jail and Jail Accounts-Heck, Kol-
Ion, Lynn.
Poor Claims-Kendall, Karstens.
Rausch Wilcher, Godehn.
County nfirmary-George, White
side, Doering.
Miscellaneous-Dail Brown, Har-
ris.
Roads and Bridges-Wood, Gillett,
Upper
Observation-Disclosures, Garrett, Pfoh,
Luchman.
Town and Town Accounts-Kollon,
Daley, Whiteside, Kendall, Karstens.
udiciary-Carey, Britton. Lees.
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Lynn. Luchman, Rausch, Sundeen,
Wads worth.
Ways and Means-Doering, Battles.
Jr.. Oswald