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Show H SHERIFF AND CLERK VISIT AMERICAN FORK B Clerk Robinson Aihiniccs"Noiel Ideas BB on Solving the Indigent Problem. Sheriff East and County Clerk Jtob- 'BB inson were in American Fork Wed- BB ucsday, the former Bcrviug civil pa- BB pcrs and the latter pu business per- BB tainlng to the widows' pension fund. BJ Mr. Kobliison, who has tho dlstrl- BJ butlon of the peiiBlou rund, personally BB makes an Investigation or every up- BB plication. Tho last legislature pro- BB vldcd for an appropriation or $10,000 BB for. this purpose, but Mr, Roblnsoiv fl says that if all -tho applications foi BB holn were u' lowed that liavo been Bfl made it would have required an ap B proprlatlon or over $50,000 last year". BB Widows sppllcd for holpy that, had Bfl lli6i'snndir"flf H)irar79 loanetrtfWitMKi Bfl Interest, and Borao that owned due Bfl farms. Help Is only extended where Bfl It Is actually needed, and then only fl In sums or ?5, $10 or ?1G per month H He says the rund has a tendency to fl cnuBO relatives who formerly helped fl tho wldoWB to ccaBC and expect the Bfl county to afisumc tho burden. The Bfl county Is taking care that no one wlm BB really needs help fallB to get it. Bfl Mr. Robinson advances the idea that BB ir there wcro no rebates or widows' Bfl taxcB there would bo an abundance fl for taking euro or tho Indigent. Of H course he docs not think that the fl widows should pay taxcB and get nc fl help, but he thinks that the Indigent flj should pay tuum the samo as other people. Then they should grt Jiolp H frnm Mm cnimtv. which flllldH should B bo taxed against the property. When tho owner dies his property should be BB iiold, and If llinro Ib any over after BB the county has been reimbursed for BB expenses In help extended, then the BB balaueo should bo divided among the BB heirs He thinks It unfair for the BB county to help an Indigent who has BB property, and then at death have the BB property divided-among iclntlvca who BB refused to help their benefactor. |
