Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-25
FINANCIAL AND OTHER ITEMS
REGARDING PROPOSED couN-a
;TY HOSPITAL.
ELECTION, THURSDAY, SEPT. 9Th
Voters Of County Manifest Inter-
est in Proposed New County In
SS s33;, stitution. ~ ~

one hundred and fifty dollars.
A one-half mill levy on the pres
ent valuation Of Dalaweare county
would amount to eighty four thou
sand five hundred dollars in TWEEN
ty years, or eight thousand three
hundred and fifty dollars more than
is required ~. -.-
[ To find the exact amount that
this = levy would cost tax payer,
take your assessment rou that the
assessor gave you and for every
one thousand dollars that you are
assessed with, a one7haf mill levy
would amount !; to twelve and one
half cents. ~
The average assessed value Of
land in Delaware County Dis sixty
six and 38--1OO dollars per acre and
the hospital tax on this valuation
for quarter sections would amount
to one and 32---10O dollars per year,
or 2 1-2 cents per week. :. .
The following would be the
amounts paid by the various COR
porations of Delaware county on all
the property assessed: : Il..Sss .:s
" Colestnre s2O.36. Dyersyille.
a. ~: Earlyiue $3.50: HnDkinton.
1862. Masonv,lie S24 95: Rvan.
S6371: Delhi s251 MRewood.
ss19 %: Graelev S34 "a. Maoheste. !.
1919 a.. oneida S1447 q ',>N>'.''.
The various, townshins would nav
tho fo,,nu,ing amounts: Adams s212-
~: Rremant s25065. Coffins Grove
s17e1s. CoInnv s221 &c. De1aware
s1a0 a.. nelhi & s1S7. 7.68: Fix s178..
f14. Hazel ,Green 5000 70. Honey
C5raak seIn ~ : Milo s17475. North
Fnrk s185 6q.' Oneida 1910 .Pnair-
10 s21q AZ Richland 5000 O35: south
~ FnrE !; s2A1' *. s1In;nm' si4s6S
The Frailrnads ~ The county would
nav s4Ol1 2S" nor vaar and the tele-
nl1one. teieeranh and express com,
.pany would pay $22.37 per year. ,,-2 ..-.S
z1s As coon HOSPTTAI- a coon
comm .~HOTIsE Thasa advertise
= & 7commnn{ ! 81 attr,act u pood .nanDp
am, add A ia svalne III. o.m ,hon,ee. s
= Al; I,atav f.O,Inty,
- iIsHSa1 s;nI,Tch 6fff1aaf sf0 n0s
tnita saaa 40 the la rrar cities
,t's. iowa d uriti innt large cities. has
nj iselv nnnvided that oo1nties S. can
:hui,d q hosDitals and thns bring to
m nennle tha hest care in time of
sickness 5s Owing To the general in
$talNrence. tha hospital movement
now claims the attention CT every
nroeressive community. s'S
The neonla seeking. homes are at.
tractad - a county that has assets
such az pood 1hosnital. a good court
lr.,se. good schools and other i'm
proyements. Such attraction of de-
sirah1e1 residents means advanced
snrices for farms and general better
ment Money Invested in such pub
III improvements is returned to
the tax payer in the increased value
of his property. M.
Will a hospital nav? No. not i'm
cash dividends. Does a church pay?
Does a kind word pay? Does neigh
horlv helm paw? No: not i'm cash.
A hospital paws better dividends
than money Il, is an INSTRUMENT by
which we all give neighborly help
to every one who is sick or injured.
How Will the Hospital be Managed?
By a Board of seven Trustees,
elected by$ the people. No doctor
can be on this board. Trustees re-
oeiye no salary. They must treat
all with fairness. The cost for
the care of the worthy poor i'm Della