The Mankato free press., 1922-07-14
COUNTY BUDGET
LISTED $255,OOO
THAT Is NEXT YEAR LEVY
FIXED BY BOARD
WEED PROBE COSTLY
DR.. Robinson Bosworth Talked
To Commissioners On Tu-
berculosis

Blue Earth county citizens will be
called upon to raise $255, 700 through
the tax levy which was fixed yes
terday by the board of county COM
missioners, in session for three days
for the semi annual meeting. The
figure of the total to be raised is the
same as last year but each item var
les from that Of the preceding year.
AS itemized now the county revenue
fund will get SOS, 200, an increase OF
$4,000 over last year. The fund for
the support of the poor farm and
support of poor Is to be $4,000, al
so an increase of $4,000 while the
road and bridge fund, last year
S150,000, has been cut to $4,000.
No items require explanation ex-
cept the support Of the poor farm
and of the poor. That amount OF
money is not spent on the farm as
that institution is practically self
supporting but the great cost OF
poor relief is found in the poor and
ailing who are maintained in state
sanitoria and local hospitals. 1t is
said that these hospital bills ac-
count for at least two-thirds Of the
money spent from this fund. The
levy is divided as follows: One mill
for the poor; three mills Tor the rev.
enue fund and four and one half
mills for the road and bridge fund.
These figures are approximate.
Weed inspectors Come High.
This year the county OF Blue
Earth is forced by act of the legis-
lature to spend $4,000 for four weed
inspectors. At the time these in
spectors were ordered, the commits
sioners of this county made an ef-
fort to have an exception made of
Blue Earth and asked that none be
appointed here. When that was de-
MED it was thought that the state
authorities would permit Blue Earth
to slide through with but two of the
inspectors but that again was de-
MED and four ordered.
Yesterday the commissioners held
the final hearing on County Ditch
No. 50 and at that time the ditch
was ordered. In that matter of the
road project sponsored by c. J..
Laurisch ct al for Garden City and
Lincoln townships. the commission
ers denied the petition.
Bids For Safe.
County Auditor c.. L. Kennedy
was ordered to advertise for bids on
safe for the office of Judge Of
Probate Harry Johnson. The jury
list, depleted by the number of jur-
ors called for the June term, was
again filed yesterday by the COM
missioners. 1t was ordered that $500
should be appropriated from the
county revenue fund to the county
attorneys contingent fund.
A resolution for the improvement
Of State Road No. s and for con-
.nection with Faribault county on
that road was passed but the reso-
luton will not be effective until
like action is taken by the Faribault
county board.
DR.. Robinson Bosworth OF ST.
spoke to the board of county com
missioners this morning along the
lines in which he is a specialist and
he dwelt particularly upon the tu-
berculosfs situation. 1t Is said that
there are now sixty cases of the
white plague in this county.
At the" close of the session today
the board adjourned to meet again
in August for the regular monthly,
meeting.
After hearing DR.. Bosworth the
board voted to pass a resolution
stating in effect that the county of
Blue Earth will be willing to join
with three or more conveniently
located counties in the establish
ment of a sanitorium for the treat
ment of tubercular patients under
the conditions prescribed in the
state law covering such cases. DR..
Bosworth said that an institution
of this kind will cost approximately
$4,000 per bed to erect and If the
hospital is to have twenty beds the
cost of erection will consequently
be $60,000. In addition to giving
the boards support to such an en-
terprise, the commissioners ex-
pressed themselves as heartily in
favor of the movement and promis-
ed their personal support.