Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-02

TIE COUNTY AND TIE CHARITY
HOME

Possibly il may be- true that technically
The county government ! not auIhurizel Is
contribute 1" the support ~ the Charity
Home. The Herald fcel> >ure that only u
legal obstruction which could not 81 over.
come would prompt the county father, 10
discontinue the monthly contribution
which ha~ been made 70 the Home for -ry-
eral years. For. beyond donbt. not .nl,
the members 81 the county government. but
the taxpaNers 81 the county ai~o approve
the expenditure which has been made ~
The county Tor this purpose. Beyond doubt.
they must consider it u duty On the part
Of the county To- continue this monthly cx-
penditure.
II = somewhat p~uzzline 80 learn that the
auditor flnds no authorization for fh.- cx-
penditnre on the records Of the county. ii
was under the administration of the late
County Judge Goodrich that the county
commissioner ordered the paymeni of the
sun Of $50 per month towards the main
ienance Of the Home. THIS was done nj
the request at Il committee Of ladies ren-
rc~eniing the Charity Home. who We're az
sisted by one Of our prominent attorneys
IN placing the matter before The county Ia
ther-. There was ~ difficulty whatever
m obtaining the appropriation. NJ obicc
tions We're opposed To The resolution which
was adopted. Whether II j. nece--ar, that
a new appropriation should be made each
year Tor tbs expenditure The Herald u
not prepared - ~ay. III thi~ be the only
legal ieclinirality in the way. The Herald
y assured IL viii be- satisfied bv orr county
commissioner without los of time. OF
course il Wa not i"r D moment contem-
plated that the aid solicited for the Charity
Home was for one year only.
The same grounds upon which M. orr
glnai appropriation was made 81 The coun
m exist today. Cameron county ha~ it,
hare al panper-. II has. IN truth. more
than ~ share of helpless and needy pco
pie. The county has never made the slight
est provision for the care IL IL INDECENT
ones. outside of the small expenditure of
500 per month given IA the support III the
Charity Home. The county ha~ me- poor
house nor poor farm. no charity hospital.
The only provision which the county ha~
made Tor IT. pauper population consist. in
= coffin and a grave IN which 10 bury them
when they cease 10 exist.
2 The Charity Home during the wears III
IL existence has relieved the county Ut M.
care at many hundreds 81 IL destitute.
one~. What would Inc county have done
with the many poverty stricken and de
crefni old people Whn have been cared Tor
.-V
at the Home. OF with The scores III orphan
children who have peen rescued from The
streets and sheltered there-cloihed. fed.
protected Instructed ~ the prime r,4lui-
sites OF re-pectability. and started on the
road 10 good citizenship! Where wonld
our county have slowed away lhe~e helm
les ones had il not been for the Charity
Home What duc~ The county propose ~
10 with these helpless one--who are by
every right the charge. Of the eonnty-if
che Charity Home should rIo~e it, doors :
Surely II our county government realizes
that. by Withdrawing IT, support from the
Charity Home, il will be- instrumental in
closing the doors of the only charitable IN
~~iiiution of it, kind IN The entire county.
y VII! not DE-. -.
The people OF Cameron county would
never approve Of such 4 course.
We believe that the county government
viii see this matter IN it, true light. and
have no doubt that provision will be made