Show County Tax Levies Set The board of county commis at a meeting Monday fixed the county tax levies for forthe forthe forthe the year 1951 The Thc total tax rate shows a reduction of 35 of n a mill under the total for 1950 Following are arc the thc levies together with the thc corresponding corrE levies for tor last year ear 1950 1050 1951 General fund Deficiency I A Agricultural aid 30 35 County bounty roads 50 County library 50 60 GO County fair f iO 0 0 50 iO County poor 50 0 50 County hospital Hospital poor County airport Total county 1330 1295 District school Moab City CIty 1600 1600 Total city city 3 Present at the thc meeting of the board oard were Chairman R. R J. J Fletcher letcher Commissioners Kent Johnson and WInford Bunce Bunco and Clerk Margie M. M Shafer Much routine business was transacted Trooper Merlin Brown of the thc state highway patrol was given office space in the thc Judges Judge's chambers at the court house Marshal Robert Reid was authorized to collect past due hospital accounts Those he Is not able abbe to collect will be turned turned turn turn- ed over at once to an attorney to o force payment The board applied for memo mean of the county hospital In n the Blue Cross organization of which county employees are arc arenow arenow now members All AU citizens of Ithe he the county are n now nw w able to join oln this organization under arrangements arrangements ar ar- ar that have been completed It is announced The board established the following hospital rates in conformity with the Blue Cross scale Ward 8 9 per day semiprivate semi semi- private per day private 9 59 These rates are arc considerably higher than the old which were as follows respectively and 7 The hospital 1 report for the month of July showed approximately 2395 in expenses and collections of The county agent was author zed to arrange for an exhibit at the thc state fair on Sept 15 1523 The Thc board decided that as of Sept 1 county ambulance service will be discontinued Such service is now available through the local funeral homes The board agreed to the recommendation rec of Mrs Fern Peterson district nurse for the appointment of Mrs Luclle Lucile Abernathy as county nurse succeeding Mrs Irene Williams resigned The Thc clerk was asked to write the he state road commission requesting requesting requesting re re- re- re questing state aid alii for oiling the he the Elgin highway which was completed to a gravel surface two wo years ago ngo The report of the certified public who recently audited the records record of Grand county for the last biennium was received The report stated that hat all aU county records are In first class shape |