The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-02
TO ASK COOPERATION
OF The COUNTY BOARD
Committee of Anti tuberculosis
Society to Confer With Su-
pervisors' Committee.
TO BE ANIMATED DISCUSSION

helu last nlBht In the Hancock city
nan did not attract very large at
tendance, the only persons present be-
sides the eight or ten members of the
society being a member of the board
OF supervisors from Hancock and the
newspaper representatives. The pur-
pose OF the meeting was to receive n
report on the legality of the
proposed cooperation of the So
ciety and the board of supervis-
ors relative TO the erection and main
tenance of a tuberculosis society i'm
Houghton county, in pursuance of the
resolution adopted at a recent meet
ing by which the society agreed to set
aside a portion of it's funds for such
sanitarum.
The Law on the Question.
President Hubbard was absent and
in his place Vice President Henry L.
Baer acted as chairman OF the meet
ing The legislative committee was
not on hand to make a report regard
ing the legality of the proposed meas
ure. but DR.. Scallon stated that the
supervisors are empowered by law
to expend $1,000 annually for the care
of tuberculosis patients and II 1t Is
desired to raise more the question of
so doing must be submitted TO the
people at the spring election. The
law on the subject, section 139 of the
NJ 'chigan statutes. was read IT was
M ~ ina1lN gfntn1 Spa1IOn
and provided that notice OF the sub
mission of such proposition to the
electors should be given to the sheriff
twenty days previous to such election
In 'order that proper announcement
might be made. The amount that may
be appropriated and collected in this
manner shall not exceed 10 of a mill
per dollar of the assessed valuation
of the county.
DR.. Scallon Favors Petition.
In the opinion of DIR. Scallon a pc
tition ought to be presented to the
county board at the regular February
meeting next Tuesday, I'm order that
no time should be lost. He introduced
a resolution that the Houghton Coun
ty Anti tuberculosis society through n
committee of which the officers should
be part. petition the supervisors to
present to the electors at the coming
spring election I'm April a proposition
to erect and maintain by taxation a
county at a minimum cost of 100000
for construction, and to empower the
board of supervisors to make proper
provision for its maintenance, the pur-
pose OF such sanitarium to be the
care and treatment of those unable
to provide the necessary care for
themselves, and also for those able TO
bear portion Of the expense the ball
ance to be paid by the county. The
motion was seconded by DR.. Hardness.
Another Method Proposed.
Dr. Dodge thought that better way
would be to have n committee repre-
senting the society ask the board TO
select a committee TO meet with the
society's committee. He was in SYM
patty with the essence Of DR.. Seal
Ions motion but not with the method
proposed of getting the matter before
the board. DIR. Fisher thought the
committee could go before the board
and ask them to appoint the commit
tee so that the joint conference might
be held Immediately and get action IN
this matter instead OF through a petit
ton. DR.. Scallon said he didn't care
how they did it so long as they got
some action and got the matter before
the supervisors. "The right Of petit
ton" he said. as one of the sacred
rights of the American people. IL
the supervisors committee is willing
to act with us we can get to work NJ
once preparing to submit the matter
to the electors. If not, we can do moth
ing. II no action is taken now we
may have to wait another year"
DR.. Dodge offered an amendment
providing for the selection of a COM
mittee to ask the supervisors for the
of n committee of It's
members to confer relative to the
made by the society. such
conference to take place at Tuesdays
session of the board.
Would Avoid Loss Of Time.
To this DR.. Scallon objected that
there was danger of loss of time. III
the committee should want to defer
action until the next meeting of the
supervisors a whole month would be
lost. He was in favor Of presenting n
petition at once to the board at its
February meeting i'm order that 1t
could be gotten before the electors at
the coming spring election.
"Yes. as a last resort" said DIR.
Dodge. Ever since the days of the
Magma Charta petitions have been
made only to be disregarded. Diplo-
macy is the best policy. and I know
from experience that we will receive
consideration, from the
board" DIR. Scallon could not see that
there was any odium attached to a
petition. provided the proper persons
were back of Il and II was properly
worded. The signatures of hundreds
OF representative citizens could be OBJ
tanned. II would have the names per-
haps of the very men who would be
asked to pass upon IL in the county
board.