The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-01
County Auditor.

Il H. W TEllpy.
n County Auditor.
4 June Hlh, lgIA
s A resolution from The EusTitDl
Board YVES read at follows:
q To 1be Honorable Board Of Super
E risars Of A8hRsEa County, iowa
\ Gentlemen The Board OF Trustees
Of MahGska County, Iowa Hospital. re-
HpeerfullY request Fpgr honorable
Body 10 Immediately appropriate Five
Thousand dollars uut the County funds
4 Tor constructing, acquiring and equip
4 ping suitable building OF buildings. and
accommodations ia connection with
K our present hospital. for the cara and
4 treatment Of fndigen1 persons suffer
X ing with tuberculosis and residents II
Aahaska County, Iowa
4 Immediate action Is desired that a.,
4 improvement may I've started n Onee
and completed Al the earliest possible
r80rDent for tbp following reasUns-
Isl The American National Red
4 Cross has undertaken the care and
treatment Of all soidferF and sailors
suffering with this dread disease, ant
4 The local chapter Of The American BED
Cross has received orders with refer
enee to two Of Mahaska County's sol
dlers from which the following is
/ quoted.
We are sending vou the name Of
: soldier discharged from the Army nf
/ the United States Cd account Of having
I tuberculosis. Attention 10 the needs OF
/ this man and Of his family, if he has
one, must be immediate On your par
I if your chapter Is 10 DO It's full duty
as an American Rcd Cross Chapter
/ We urge you TO make report in aceg@
1 dance with instructions contained IL
! this communication within Ten days
( from this day. II We do not receive
such report from you. your chapter
! fails in Civilian relief work. the Civil
! ian Relief Bureau of the Central Di-
/ vision fails in its Civilian Relief WORK.
1 the American National Red Cross fails
/ in its obligations TO the government
| and TO the American Public.
! Report 10 US in duplicate on the Ell,
i, closed blank about each soldier re-
ferred to you. If your report is not il
! our hands by the time specified the
| State Association will institute ms
cfinery to do what it is the business
of the Red Cross to do, and what we
/ have promised TO do.
! End The statutes Of our state make
, it mandatory upon the counties TO pro,
vide suitable accommodations for the
/ care and treatment of persons suffe"-
ing with tuberculosis.
! Ord. The protection of society fro II
contagion is almost imperative.
/ AUTHORITY. Sec. 400 Code Sup
4 plement 1913.
I'm counties exercising the rights
conferred by this act, the Board Of
Trustees of said Hospital shall, at its
regular August meeting each year. de-
termine and fix the amount necessary
| for the improvement and maintenance
of any such public hospital so establish
ed, during the ensuing year, in addi-
ton to the tax for the hospital fund
heinbefore provided for, and the presi-
dent and secretary OF the Board shall
certify the same to the county auditor
of such county before September first
of each year; and the Board of Super
visors of said County shall, at its Sep
! TENDER session following, levy SUI
;, ficient tax upon the assessed value OF
the taxable property in the county as
| year, but said levy shall not exceed
one mill on such assessed valuation"
|, Under this section we will at our
August meeting determine and fix the
amount necessary for the improve
|, ment and maintenance etc, and desire
that your body anticipate such action
4 by making the appropriation of five
thousand dollars at this time that
work may be commenced and be COM
pleted by fall or sooner.
Sec 4O9-q Code Supplement 1913.
The Board of Trustees of said hos
pital are hereby authorized to provide
as department of said public hospit-
al, but not necessarily attached there
to. suitable accommodations and
means for the care and treatment OF
persons suffering from tuberculosis
and to formulate such rules and regu-
lations for the government of said
persons, and for the protection from
infection of other patients and of nurs
es and attendants in such public hos
!, pital as they may deem necessary.
Sec. 4O9.t2. BOARD OF SUPERVIS
/. ORs TO PROVIDE CARE FOR IN
DECENT TUBERCULAR PERSONS
!. That the Board Of Supervisors OF eaci
/ county in this state shall provide fol