Show MANY TAXPAYERS GOT WRONG impression OF conmy HOSPITAL COSTS from news stories glories published la in oth county papers during the deec if t december 8 relative to the coun tys adopting its 1930 budget many taxpayers apparently gleaned the idea that the total a r set aside tor for the county hol cital la Is to come from axes there Is nothing in n the news or iches to justify such an assumption but ut appears that the members ol of aie hospital board were assailed from many sides for spending so sa auch of 0 the taxpayers money and board members members jumped onto coun ty y officials tor for giving out such an in As a matter of fact only a small email per cent of that amount comes from taxpayers the big part of it coming from oin fees taken in at the hospital the rhe county auditors records show that of the total receipts tor for the hospital for 1929 came rom roin hospital ties tees and that only came from taxes of the estimated which will tie be available tor for the cur rent year represents a balance left from last year and com ng from taxes while vill come from hospital fees but the county commissioners Commissi onera apparently patently ly have control over these ards to the extent that they must is ie included in the budget and idi nance appropriating tor for that hat budget the commissioners must now liow how much Is available anil and ahre it is coming from but it Is ot necessary tor for them to show that ittle ilde ct cf the ledger in their lation ordinance which Is aj d 1 hats why the misunderstand ng occurred many ot of the other county fund lovably the road indigent dependent mothers and library are all reeled from taxpayers money lut but n the case ot of the general and the funds its different dit terent in case ot of the general fund noney y Is derived from tees feea of 0 county officers notably the records lerk sheriff and treasurer and ana from rom licenses fines elnoa etc we make this explanation tor for tar benefit of the hospital board boad th and so that ms takei taxpayers way may be informed as t where bere tho the money cornea comes fraini to support of the hospital i |