Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-15
COUNTY HOSPITAL
PLAN CONSIDERED
poard Of Supervisors Discuss Petf-
ton Asking That Proposition Be
Put on Ballot.
crTv Is ALREADY PATING TAX
mis- ram Be Discontinued on Refer
endam Fote-T0 Appoint Exam
iner For the Blind.

me petition. signed by residents Of
.4.s garv. asking that the proposition
mr. the erection Of county tubercu-
'os.s hospital BE- submitted to the
r,rara gf zhe county at the next gen
oraI election. was considered by the
Members Of the board Of supervisors
j their session yesterday afternoon.
After the reading Of the petition,
r5sch contained considerably more
aan tre 100 names required By law,
supervisor s. r. Wright moved. and
= was seconded by Supervisor J. z.
Iarkin. that the petition be granted,
supervisor C. L. Kerns urged that the
natter be- delayed. since it could not
ba Dat 90 a vote until November. 1915.
Supervisor LarkIn explained that it
wss mandatory for the board TO put
+ha proposition on the ballot, if the
patltiou was in proper form. and de-
dared mat il this was done. 1t would
give che voters Of the county plenty
II opportunity TO become acquainted
With the merits Of the plan before it
was put aa the ballot,
Stag Drop City Tax.
Supervise NJ o. GriswOld. who mas
made some study Of the provisions of
the new Jaw which permits counties
tn erect sauatoriums, was called on,
and said that the people OF Rock Is
land were already paying a I-mill tax
for a city Eanatoriuu, but that it vas
hts opinion that the people if the mat
Ter were properly presented, would
be willing 70 take advantage Of the
enabling clause, which is part Of
the new law, and which per
mits. upon recommendation Of
the directors Of the city sanatorium,
that the matter Of disseminating the
tax Be put up TO a referendum vote,
and. IL It carries, the money already
collected can be turned over TO any
other fund He suggested that it
might be we'll for the chairman to ap-
point o committee to confer with the
medical board here and see If an an
Outstanding could not be reached. Mr.
Griswold explained that under the new
law the tax could not exceed 8 mills.
which is to be levied by the board as
the needs Of the institution require.
The motion to grant the request was
finally Withdrawn and the petition was
merely received and placed on file, as
the board members desired further
time 10 consider it,
Blind Aid Discussed.
The matter Of the appointment Of
an examiner TOR blind aid pensions,
as provided under a recent law passed
By the general assembly, was brought
up County Clerk Hubbard explained
that he had received Two applications
FOR aid. John and Oliver Quinn. Cor
dova who, under the law, after being
recommended by the county examiner.
must be paid the sum Of $3.50 annu-
ally This is in cases where the ap-
pucang have lived three years in the
county and where their total income
does not exceed $3.50 a year. The matter
was referred to the poor committee to
ronsu]t with States Attorney f. E,
Thompson Some of the members
suggested that the county physicians
could possibly act in the capacity Of
examiners
The county clerk read a letter from
Mrs s. q Weiser, secretary of the
Illinois State Association Of County
Home Superintendent and Matrons,
asking that delegates be sent to the
state convention to be held at Dan
vile. Oct % to 25. A communication
was also read from J. F. Keenan,, Ce-
d8r Rapids, secretary of the North
western Road congress, calling atten-
tion 70 the fact that the congress is
TO meet I'M that city Oct. ( 10 T. and
asking that delegates be named Both
letters were received and placed on
file.
Give Society 5000.
The sum Of $500 was voted to the
Rock Island Humane society, which
is the same appropriation as made
iast year Before the vote on Super
visor George Stroehfe's motion to re
new last years pledge was taken, J.
" Parks. president of the association.
briefly explained the work it is doing
According to the annual report Of
the county clerk, the sum Of s149 was
paid out during the last year for wolf
ooU1rles.
The county clerk explained that the
names of those eligible for petit Jury
service was about exhausted and
asked authority, which was granted,
10 place tbe names of 1876 persons,
chosen year ago, in the jury box.
Names are chosen for jury service
every two years. half Of the number
Being deposited in 1914 and the rest
this wear.
The county clerk called attention
20 the fact that a grand jury for the
January term Of court is to be select
Cd and a mine inspector and court
mouse engineer TO be named at this
session. Sheriff George H. Richmond
explained that the cook at the tail had
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