The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-03-07
Files Opened
For GilfiHan
Relief Survey
COUNTY HOME USES
TO BE STUDIED,
REPORT GIVEN

Charles o. Gilfllan was grant
ed access to old age assistance and
direct relief files of the Redwood
county welfare office for use in
a county wide fact finding survey
of poor relief conditions by the
board of county commissioners at
their meeting Tuesday.
The survey will be conducted
particularly in reference to some
object he might have in mind for
the more advantageous use of the
county home of Redwood county,
in the words of the commissions
er's resolution of consent.
Findings will be kept strictly
confidential by MIR. Gil6llan and
survey workers he employs and
results will be submitted to the
county board of commissioners
A statement describing the pnr-
poses and extent. of the survey
which was filed with the county
welfare board February q was
made public following the COM
missioners' action.
Several Phases
It will cover the following
phases of the county home ques-
ton, MIR. Gillian said:
l. A fact-finding analysis should
be made to determine whether
or not the county home of Red
wood county can be run under its
present set-up so that the taxpay-
er of Redwood county will re-
ceive the maximum amount from
the tax dollar spent in such adj
ministration.
2. The analysis should also COW
er the proposition as to whether
or not the county home can be
made into an old persons home
where Old Age assistance reci-
pients can be housed and pay
their own board to some person
or persons who would rent the
the property from the county and
relieve the county of all respon-a
sibility for maintenance thereof,
the county always reserving the
right to a small portion of the
home to take care of such persons
on direct relief as may be justi-
fed by surrounding circumstances.
This is the so-called Brown
county plan" now in operation in
that county.
3. A careful study should be
made to determine whether 1t
would be profitable to establish a
tuberculosis sanitarium in the
county home, with several of
surrounding counties joining in
to make a district, such as the
sanitarium located at Granite
Falls.
4. Also other facts that will en-
tighten the board of county COM
missioners and the taxpayers of
Redwood county upon what can
be done with this property to get
the most out of the tax dollars
spent in said home for any pur-
pose whatever.
ut is not my purpose" said
MT. GllHlldIl, 10 CTltiClZe Tile Ic--
lief office of Redwood county, the
county welfare board or the coun-
ty commissioners of Redwood
county or any other county off,
Gals in any way, but the survey
is merely to be conducted to find
out what means and methods can
be used to get tie most out of the
property known as the county
home"
Commissioners also decided to
lease out lands forfeited to the
state for non-payment of taxes
and not sold; passed a resolution
requesting the commissioner Of
highways to allow 100 per cent
state aid for maintenance of
roads, rather than alloting 60 per
cent of the funds for construction
as is customary; approved the
$4,000 bond of County Engineer
Richard Cook and ordered bids
on grading of nearly Is miles of
state and county aid road, to be
opened April 8 at 10 a. m.