The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15

to mind that some time ago he laid
before the Blue Earth county board
, the project of joint county SAM
tarium and the proposition was turnes
down. lie was given TO understand
| that blue Earth county was going TO
undertake the enterprise alone. Nov,
he was glad to see that Blue Earth
county had come round to the idea
OF Joint county hospital.
A delegate from watonwan county
said his delegation had come to
learn and hear what the other coun-
ties wanted to do.
Lie Sueur county announced that
the whole matter would be voted upon
By the people of that county In the
spring.
Chairman Jackson remarked that
there was chance to do a great deal
OF charity work In the way OF edu-
eating the lie Sucur county people up
10 the necessity of binding the hos.
pital. There was much time TO do
this between now and the spring.
Wanted More. Information.
A Faribault coufty commissioner
said he did not think his board would
care to state what Il was going to
do until Il knew better what IL de.
sired to do. This was new matter.
A representative of Martin county
said he and his colleagues wanted
a. t,.t.
before they went into it. The county
had had but two tuberculosis patients
since Il was organized. In that re-
spect the county had been very for.
tunste. Moreover. the county was now
building u poor house that would
cost about 10000
Chairman Jackson on behalf of
Nicollet county spoke OF the mission
AIRY work that the Nicollet county ad.
yocates OF a point county sanitarium
started two years ago and how they
had been discouraged. But they
kept right on. He was delighted now
that there was movement to bring
eight counties into II. Eight counties
could establish and maintain the
right kind of tuberculosis sani-
tarium without any great cost on
any Of them.
Referred to the Law.
Mr.. jackson spoke of the law that
authorized the levy of a one-mill
tax for the establishment OF the SAM.
tarium. He thought that would be
ample for the purposes of the SAM.
tarium. 1t would produce $4,000 ON
Blue Earth county alone The state
would pay half the cost up to $780,.
O0c. Thus, II a 100000 sanitarium
should be established. the state would
pay $4,000. 4 tax OF a quarter to an
eighth OF a mill would probably be
sufficient to maintain Il after IL was
built. Nicollet county was ready to
build IL as soon as II could be built.
There was some discussion as TO
what the law provided I'm the matter
OF division Of the cost Of estab.
fishing and maintaining the new hos.
piial. DIR. \. F. Schmitt thought the
cost OF establishing the hospital was
to DO borne by the counties accord.
ing to their. assessed valuation and
the maintenance according TO their
population. Judge Lorin Cray, how
ever, took the view that the entire
cost, both of establishment and main.
tenance, was to be borne by the
counties in proportion to the popu.
lation. He quoted the law TO sub
stantiate his view.
Suggested Near Mankato.
Chairman Jackson remarked that he
believed the ideal location of the
new hospital was to have IL some.
where in the vicinity of Mankato.
This was a great railroad center and
there were good roads through the
country around Mankato. The sanl-
tarium ought to have farm OF
about eighty acres. Il was going 10
DC quite q proposition TO figure out
the cost The eight counties prob.
ably could not go beyond $4,000 for
the establishment and equipment of
the new hospital. and keep within
the levy provided by the law. Prob.
ably the cost would be between $780,.
0G0 and $4,000.
a lie Suenr county man said he be.
heycd Mankato was the proper loca.
ton.
"A Brown county delegate echoed
tbe same sentiment, that Aiankato
would be the logical location.
Want to Talk u Over.
j. ii. Burmester OF Wells. Faribault
county, said he and the other com.
missioners of that county would like
to go home and talk the matter of
sanitarium over with their con.
stituents before taking any definite
action on the matter. He did not
think IL was wise to expect to build
the sanitarium in the next six
months. There would be town meet.
ings on the second Tuesday in March
and then the people could say what
they thought about their county Join.
ing with the other counties I'm the
project. He advised that the next
joint meeting OF meinbers of the
various county boards be not held
until after these town meetings had
chance to declare themselves on
the matter.
IL was DR. j. w. Andrews WIN .suy