The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-25
WILL RETAIN
TAX LEV|ES
GOVERNORS VETO OF DoNsoN
BILL SAVES CANTON INsTITU-
TIoNs FROM EMBARRASSMENT.
NOT GRANTED LIMIT
AuItman Hospital and Public Library
Each Receive Tax Levy of Two
Tenths of Mill from city-couneil
Could Award Mill.

Each Receive Tax Levy of Two
Tenths of Mill from city-couneiI
Could Award Mill.
Officers and others interested in
Aultman hospital and the Canton
public library expressed relief Thurs
day evening when advised by reporters
for the Morning News that Governor
Harmon had vetoed the Donson bill
affecting the levying of taxes for Ii
brary and hospital purposes.
AS published in the Morning News
Thursday, there was an error made in
drafting this bill, the effect of which
was to do serious harm to hospitals
and libraries of a certain class while
the intention was to benefit them.
One officer of both Aultman hos,
pital and the public library, when ad-
vised of the governors veto said:
well, that is a good thing; it
means much to Canton. Had that
measure become law it is more than
probable it would have been necessary
to close the. library until some other
means of maintenance could be pro
vided, while the hospital would have
been most seriously embarrassed in
carrying on it's present work and in
completing plans it now has we'll un-
der way. l am glad to hear the meas
ure has been vetoed"
Neither Aultman hospital nor the
Canton public library would at pres
cnt benefit under the Donson act
even though it should become effec-
tive and the error which was chiefly
responsible for its veto corrected so
as to provide in the measure what the
author really intended it should pro-
vide for neither of these institutions
is now receiving from the tax levy
nearly as much as council has the
power to give them under the old law.
The only intended purpose of the new
measure was to give councils the
power to double the levy made for
these purposes.
Under the present law councils are
permitted to levy not to exceed one
mill upon each one dollar of the tax
duplicate of the city for the hospitals
and similar amount for libraries.
In Canton, however, the levy is but
! two-tenths of one mill for each in
stitution, each receiving from the city
| treasury about $S40O year.
In the original code, enacted In
1902, only such hospitals conducted by
private organizations as are entirely
free to the public and only such IL
bFaries as are in part, at least, gov
erned by board appointed by mu-
nicipal authority could be awarded
such tax levy.
The code was amended in 1902, how.
ever, so as to provide that similar
assistance could be given to privately
conducted Libraries and to hospitals In
which only such patients are treated
free o large as are unable to pay fol
the treatment AS published in the
Morning News yesterday, whoever
drew the bill introduced by Mr.. Don
son lOllOWeu the leAL OF Ine OTlBllb
code instead of the amended law ant
thereby eliminated the provision per
hitting tax levy to institutions of thu
class described in the amendment.
Both Aultman hospital and the Can
ton public library would be barred
under such a law. The library is I
private corporation conducted by IT.
own board of directors and the hos
pital, besides being private organ
ization. charges such patients as car
afford to pay.
Because of the veto, neither Cantor
institution will be affected. Mucl
alarm was felt yesterday among tn,
friends of both organizations and dur
ing the day steps we're considered
for bringing the matter to the atten
tion Of Governor Harmon In the hop
that ne might be Induced TO veto thu
bill.