Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-10-05
TUBERCULOSIS NURSE
FOR WHITMAN COUNTY
County Commissioners Make Pro-
vision for Employment of Nurse
i'll Interests of County's
Health

Whitman county will have tuber-
culosis nurse. The county commits
sioners, in session this week, adopt
ed budget of expenses for 1918 In
GLIDING the item of $500 for salary
and expenses of nurse who will
give her full time in the interests of
the health of the people of the
county, specializing in tuberculosis
cases, promoting sanitation and TAX
ing such other measures as will re-
duce the spread of the disease to a
minimum. The Whitman county
Anti-Tuberculoss league, which or
ganization was instrumental in bring
ing about the action on the part OF
the county commissioners, will CO.
operate with the nurse in every way
possible. The appropriation for sal
airy and expenses becomes available
the first of the year, when the nurse
will start an active campaign against
tuberculosis.
Other action of the commissioners
in connection with the proposed
county budget, as enumerated by The
Palouser, was as follows:
Acting upon the advice of the pros
ecuting attorney, the board cut out
the item from the proposed budget
of $500 for the county fair, the at
torney ruling that, under the law,
the appropriation would be illegal
unless the county should take full
charge of the fair and run the same
without charging general admission
at the gate. Under this arrange
ment, the $500 asked for by the fair
association would be detriment, in
stead of help. The members OF the
board expressed themselves as being
willing and anxious to assist in the
matter, if the law would permit.
Other items of Importance which
were shaved from the proposed bud
get were $500 for special legal ad-
vice and the item of miscellaneous
expense, placed In the budget at
$4,000, was trimmed to $500.
In mills, the total state and county
levy for 1917 will be 1872 as against
1875 for 1916. In 1916 the current
expense levy was 2.1233 mills, which
raised $94,260.06. For 1917, the
levy for this purpose is one-quarter
of mill higher. which will raise
500, 06650 This is considered
very nominal increase when consid-
cred in the light of the increased sal
aries which are provided for, and the
higher cost of materials and supplies.
The item of $135,000 in the pro-
posed budget for the county road and
bridge fund was trimmed to $127,-
$50 as against $50, 900 last year.
Nominal reductions were made in the
levies for several of the various road
districts.
The salaries of practically all
deputies and clerks in the various
county offices were boosted an aver
age of about 10 per cent, which
meets with the approval of all fair
minded people.
On Monday afternoon several
mem bers of the Whitman County Tax
league appeared before the board.
armed with petitions, protesting
against the higher levy for county
road and bridge purposes. These
men maintained that, inasmuch as
the cost of materials. labor and sup
plies had increased TO such an eX-
tent over normal times that this is
a poor time to contemplate such an
enormous increase in expenditures.
The board maintained that they were
providing only for repairs and i'm
proven ents that are absolutely neces-
sary and destined to forego the ex-
penditure of road moneys provided
for in their original estimate and
plans.