Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
LEVY COURT TO HELP
TUBERCULOSIS WORK
Former Appropriation Of 500
a Month to be Renewed, it
Was Decided Today.

The Levy Court today. after hearing
Miss Emily Blsesll. president OF the
Anti-Tuberculosis Society. and Miss
Marie Lockwood OF the. Child Welfare
Commission, renewed an appropriation
OF 800 per month to the Society for
the Prevention OF cruelty to Children.
which II will apply to the salary OF
Miss Blanche Swain. who Is employed
by the society as special worker
Remarks by Misses Bissell and Lock-
wood were supplemented by the fol-
lowing communication from Judge
Herbert l.. Rice:
Some time ago an arrangement was
made between the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty 10 Children and
the Levy Court. whereby the Levy
Court was to pay the society 500
month for expenses, the bills TO he
| approved by me. This ARRANGEMENT
was temporary and to continue until
a probation officer, as assistant to
Godfrey r. Handy. should be ap-
pointed.
| The assistant probation officer was
appointed. and one of the members Of
the Levy Court called this fact to my
attention and asked that / not APP
prove the bills hereafter. Upon this re-
quest l did not approve the bill for
| November.
Recently some ladies' connected
with the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children called to see me
and said that they were about to
consolidate this society with several
other societies doing affiliated work and
that they were going to appear before
the Levy Court and request the Levy
Court to allow them an appropriation
or woo month. | understand that
the ladies' did appear before the Levy
Court and made the request for the
appropriation. / have not heard any.
thing from the Levy Court with re.
spect to the matter and consequently
have not approved the bill for No
vember. am of the opinion that
the Society for the Prevention OF
| Cruelty to Children and the societie,
now affiliated with the society ar,
doing work much needed I'm IN,
community and unless they secur.
funds to continue their work the worl
they are doing must go undone. / be
lieve that work OF this character will
be especially necessary during tn,
present winter.
Il am writing this letter so that tn,
Levy Court may understand why
did not approve the bill for Novem
Der. which was presented TO me-"
Miss Bissell also requested IN.
court to renew an annual appropria
ton OF $4,000 to Hope Farm. which
she said. was inadvertently omitte,
from the hospital appropriations Tn.
request was referred to the committee
of the whole.
Former Governor Charles r. Miller
president OF the Child Welfare Com
mission. Presented hospital bills 70
July. August and September. which
the commission had approved, and tn,
court ordered payment. The bill,
were as follows: homeopathic Hos
pital. s2,6s0.o1; Physicians and Sur
geons Hospital. s2.7os.29; Delawar,
Hospital, s6.:96.76; total, s11.6s5. .os
Patients were treated as follows
Homeopathic Hospital, July. so; Aug
ust. IA; September, SO; total 1s1
Physicians and Surgeons Hospital
July. 80; August. 80; September, s5
total. lib. Delaware Hospital: JULY
sS; August, 23; September. 1928; total
344.
e. f. Paxson. tax collector for S,
Georges hundred. was allowed error
as follows: For the year 1919: Coun
ty and poor taxes. s3.15; road. sl.5S
ounty capitat.on. $16.75; school. se.03
school capitation. s26S; dog, $50. Fo
the year 1920: County and poo,
sS9.62; road. s19:s2; county capitatior
1925; school, s116; school capitatior
s25.4S; dog. 81.
The following payrolls were passed
County, sS.269; Public Building Com
mission, Sl,006.65.
M. j. McDermott's offer of $500 70
discarded road roller was accepte
by the court.