The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-02-22
Workers on
CWA Being
Cut Down
Stearns County's Allotment
Has Been Reduced More
Than One-Fourth
FEDERAL POOR RELIEF
Each Political Subdivision
Must Sign Up-Mrs. Moy-
nihan Holds Meeting

Tuesday afternoon at 200 o'clock
city and village councils and town.
ship boards, from every precinct in
the Fifth Commissioner district of
Stearns county, met with Mrs. A.
T. Moynihan, of the Federal Relief
Board, with headquarters at st.
Cloud, at the Community Club
rooms in this city to discuss the
poor relief plans being set up by
the Federal government.
Mrs. Moynihan made a very clear
statement Of what the government
was endeavoring to accomplish
with the cooperation of the city,
village and township officers.
The Cities, villages and town.
ships represented at the meeting
were: Sank Centre City, Sank Cen
ire township, Melrose city, Mel
rose township, Ashley township,
Brooten village, Grove, including
the villages Of Greenwald and Metre
Grove; North Fork, Raymond
Crow River township and Belgrade
village. Over 100 in all were pres
emit when Mrs. Moynihan called the
meeting to order. She explained
that Federal aid would be given to
the political units of Stearns county
IL, and when they sign the blanks
which the lady had with her indi-
eating their desire to cooperate
and be a part of the Federal plan.
It was explained that it was not
compulsory to sign.
Mrs. Moynihan stated that a
5-mill poor tax had been called but
only IA Of the political units of
Stearns county had made the levy,
the State Board of Control decided
to rescind these levies.
It was explained that q definite
sum had been set aside by the State
Board Of Control for drawing each
month from each political subdi-
vision signed up. Mrs. Moynihan
stated that in communities where
residents were being kept in insti-
buttons or hospitals at an expense
greater than the monthly drawing
account to be asked for, these COM
munities would be eliminated in the
payment Of the drawing account.
All applications for relief must
come from the governing officers
Of the political units and sent to
Mrs. Moynihan's office at st. Cloud
where script would be issued in
payment for the material or need
specified in the application.
A list Of the political units Of the
Commissioner district was read
showing the amount Of the poor
budgets, the balances II any, as
follows:
Sank Centre City, balance on
hand $419.14; tax levy $1,000.
Sank Centre township, balance on
hand 5000; levy $67.14.
Melrose City, overdraft 1924;
levy $2,205.06.
Melrose township, balance, $119.-
%; levy $311.12.
Getty township, including villages
of Greenwald and Metre Grove, bal
ance 1904; no tax levy.
Crow Lake township, balance
$825.25. no levy.
Ashley township, balance $66.61;
levy, $11s.64.
Brooten village, overdraft $685.
81; levy $794.9s.
Crow River township and Be-
grade village.
Grove township, including the
villages Of Greenwald and Metre
Grove; balance 1862; levy $22.27.
Raymond township, overdraft
1924; levy $96.06.
In discussing the amounts to be
drawn against each subdivision
each month the following figures
were brought out: Sank Centre
City, $500 per month; Sank Gen.
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