Show II COUNTY ASKED TO HELP SICK Red Cross Funds Unavailable Unavailable able ahle Reserved for O Other ler b Purposes Time The burden of or caring for Cor the people In tho the city and county who have havo been left In straitened circumstances b by the time recent epidemic was shifted to tho time county yesterday morning at a n. meeting meet fleet ing InK of ot tho ho city and county count councils of ot defense Mayor W. W Mont lont Kerry Ferry called attention to tho the fact that th the city was not nol legally under any uny obligation atlon to care for the tho or poor but that It was the proper work of ot county commissioners Time The Red ned Cross had a appealed p for fOI an emergency fund to care caro for tor the tho roller relief of or the time Influenza cases pointing out that the they could offer their organization tion for this timis work worle but not their funds which had been reserved for other pur pur- poses It was not nOl believed advisable isable to attempt Lo raise an any money mone for tor this purpose by popular subscription because because be Le- cause e of or the campaign for soldier ler re relief relief re- re lief lier which is being heln- waged ll at thin lime tinie Members of or the county commission were present an arid and agreed that thal tho the count county would authorize tho time use of ot the Limo money b by the lie Red ned Cross for bc such Huch emergency cases that might arise It was as suggested sug SUI- that about 00 would be needed Permanent relief relict for the vl victims of or the thc epidemic was discussed but hut no definite nite action was taken laken although It was agreed aglee that this timis should be he handled through the charity department of or the county |