The diamond drill., 1917-10-27
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Ii will be seen from the statement
submitted to you that the mothers
pension item Is In excess OF the total
expended for relief by both the town
ship supervisors and the county poor
commissioners
An investigation OF conditions In
other counties where the county poor
system Is In vogue shows that the
mothers pensions granted are very
small and those in charge OF the poor
expenditures in such counties hold
that 1t Is due to the fact that cen
trail authority managing the poor ex-
pendltures has the situation so well in
hahd that needy persons are taken
cara OF by the county poor boa.a; apo
] so fewer requests are made TO the
probate Judge in such counties
Again 1t is shown that when an ap-
/ plication is made for a pension IN
such counties the probate Judge in
variably asks the county poor COM
missioners to make an investigation,
whereas In this county the probate
judge consults the supervisor from
the township from which the request
emanates and, as rule, the super
visor Is satisfied TO shift the burden
OFF onto the county This policy is in
duced for two reasons: First, il re-
lieyes his township of the burden and
secondly, he feels that other townships
are shifting all the burden they can
and It is to his interest to get as much
as the other townships get.
Your committee notes that where a
central county authority supervises
all poor relief, this spirit is not IN
evidence.
After considering this matter In
all OF It's phases and contrasting the
results obtained In this county with
other counties where central sys-
tenn Is In vogue. your sub committee
has concluded that a central system
for Iron county will work 10 the ad-
vantage of the county and at the same
time to the advantage OF the worthy
poor OF the county.
For that reason we recommend that
J the general committee report I'm ia
vOr OF the adoption of a county poor
system for Iron county to be super
yised as follows:
| The poor relief of the, county 10 be
entirely under the supervision Of the
/ county board of poor commissioners
The townships and city poor relief
be entirely abandoned.
That such rules and regulations be
prescribed by the board OF supervis-
ors for the guidance OF the county
poor commissioners that the abuses
| OF the central system may be obviat.
| ed and as one OF those regulations
we strongly recommend that the &C
tual work OF dealing out relief TO the
poor be placed in the hands OF an ex-
perienced man I'm that line OF work
10 whom an adequate salary shall be
paid; that the board OF poor commits
sioners be held at all times amenable
\ so far as Is possible under the law Go
the county board of supervisors
That full publicity be arranged for
monthly for the relief doled out by
the commission through its agent and
also that publicity be given to grant
ing OF widows pensions so that the
people OF the county may know at al
times how much relief is being given
out and where It Is going
We recognize that full publicity
may embarass some worthy persons
whom the committee and the board
OF supervisors would rather not EN-
barass. but the county's generosity
has been so abused by designing per
sons devoid Of personal pride tina
some drastic remedy is necessary e
I check this abuse.
Respectfully submitted this 9Th da,
Of October, 1917.
CHAS r. LAWRENCE
THOMAS CONLIN.
PAUL N. MINCKLER
Sub Committed
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norvfaor VVan1nr who mOVod ita adOD