The diamond drill., 1921-05-07
AL PHA DEPA r TN EN- T


the County Clerk, with the following
members present: ]. f. udd. Jalmer
Johnson, II. J. McLaren, John Gustai-
son, Charles Uren, Charles A. Nelson,
Nate Warshawsky. Benz. &. Nicely, Jno'
Counlhan. Absent, John Bioomquist.
| IL was moved by Supervisor War
shawsky and supported by supervisor
counihan that j. II. Udd be elected
chairman for the ensuing year. Mo-
ton carried unanimously.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved.
Moved by Supervisor Warshawsky
and supported by supervisor Nelson
that the chair appoint the several
committees for the ensuing year
Motion carried.
The chair appointed the several
committees as follows.
Finance Warshawsky. Counihan
and Gustafson.
Purchasing Reynolds. Wall
Auditing-Uren, Nelson, Neely.
Poor-Counihan Bloomquist, John
son.
County Road-McLaren Nelson.
Bloomquist
Building-Udd, Uren. McLaren.
The report OF the committee TO in
yestigate the County Poor system re-
ported TO the Board as follows:
To the Hon. Board OF Supervisors,
Iron County. Michigan.
Gentlemen:
| Pursuant TO your request that this
committee make investigation OF the
( system under which the Poor Com
mission OF this County is working and
TO recommend any changes thought to
be necessary, and that would result
in an advantage to the County and the
Dependents of same.
We find three distinct units that
come under the supervision OF the
Superintendent OF the Poor or to the
Poor Commission, namely; the County
Farm, the Inflrmary and the Depend
dents OF the County.
With reference TO these units, the
accounting system now In use Is in
adequate, for reason that no separate
accounting is kept OF the Farm or In
Urinary. and therefore no knowledge
Is obtained OF costs and credits OF
such units
The accounting system in the Office
or the commission compares very fav-
orably with other systems in use. We
believe, however, this can be elabor-
ated on to an advantage.
| The business OF the Commission
entails the expenditure OF large a.
mount of money yearly, therefore too
much consideration cannot be given
TO the method and manner of such ex-
penditure and we believe in this You
are chiefly interested
with this dn view, we beg leave 10
oiIer the following recommendations.
First: That a woman OF ability no
selected by the superintendents OF the
POOR with approval OF the Board OF
Supervisors, TO be paid an adequate
salary for her entire services, and that
she be furnised proper facilities OF
Transportation.
TIE duties OF such person:
To make all Investigations, and
make regular monthly visits (month-
ly IL possible) to all Dependents OF
the County.
Keep the books and records of the
Commission.
| Keep a check on all purchases made
for Dependents and to assist them In
buying, in short, to relieve the Com
mission OF all Investigations. clerical
and detail work they are now burden
ed with. II being understood that
such person shall make all reports to
the Poor Commission, and shall be
directly under their supervision.
Second: That system of records
be Installed for the Farm and the In.
firmary. in addition TO that now In
the Office OF the Commission. Week
ly or monthly reports can be filed
with the Commission by the Superin-
tendent of the Farm, showing an ac-
counting for that period covering the
Farm and the lnfirmary. We sug-
gest that the nurse at the Infirmary
assist in keeping the accounts OF the
Infrmary.
II the above Is adopted Il would be
necessary 20 place additional records
In the office OF the Commission 10 keep
the accounts mentioned. Your COM
mittee will assist to install these rec
ords II you so desire.
Third That the attention OF the
Poor Commission be directed to de-
wise some means To cover the buying
OF the necessities for the Dependents
This is . perplexing problem. and We
understand the Commission has CIV
en- Il considerable attention, however
your committee feels the present met.
hod can be improved upon from an
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