The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-02-11
For The Cecil Whig.
COUNTY EXPENSES, &c.
Friend Rick cts:

Friend tickets:
As the cause Of temper
ancc is the all absorbing question nj this
time, and the temperance men are friends
Of their fellow men, in no. onl y relieving
those that are addicted to the horrible ma
lady OF drunkenness, but are anxious that
the citizens of our county should get rid
of this King Alcohol, and relieve them
selves ola heavy county tax for the sup
port OF pauperism, occasioned through the
means of this drink. As enlightened as the
citizens Of our county are, think they Go
not know the annual expenses OF the
county for the support Of The poor;
shall show the amount of the expenses
and the cause of them and then the leme-
dy. Last September, Mr.. James Trimble
made ga very short repor. of the expenses
Of the county attributable to rum; SO FAR
as il went, it was very good; and when
have made my statement il will not he the
one hall, but let it suffice for the present
Says MIR. Trimble. it appears that ne a
ores oil land were purchased for the Aims
House OF Cecil county in the year l7SS,
which cost $ll0O; he supposcs the bull
ding cost $1,000, making in the aggre-
gate the sum Of $4,000. The annual expen-
ces o(.he House will average say $4,000;
some years it has cost $4,000 per annum,
making the sum Of plOo,000 paid for The
support of said house, not counting the
cost Of said property nor interest.
will extend this report. The Com
mlssionels have levied and applied for this
year the sum Of 1900, for the support
of the Aims House, they have levied and
applied the sum Of Sl,22O' for the sup
port OF tie poor out OF the house, and The
sum Of $3l5 50 to pay for the boarding,
buryng aud attendance OF the poor, max
ing in all the sum Of S3,435 50. " c
have been paying taxes Tor many years to
make about lhis amount OF money for SAID
property; now should we not Try and gel
rid Of this TAX? every one will answer,
yes, but how will we do il? in answer;
Total Abstinence IRON all that will intox-
icae will do it; let us Danish kIng AIco-
hol from our county, and III few years
the poor Of .he county will IL Il cost SJGO.
But says enc do not believe ii, where is
the evidence of lls There is perhaps sixty
men and women in the Aims house be-
sides the children; if you will 60 and ask
them or others that know their history,
you will moi find five of them that rum
has not been The cause OF their being
there, either directly or indirectly, some
Of them are silly, Two bind, some lame,
but il it had not been that their patents
were iatt mpc ate, OF brothers Incorporate,
they would not be there But that is not
The case OF the poor out OF the house,
says one; we'll Try lt,and see il you cannot
trace mtemperance som"" here, look back,
examine, and you will find few eAcep-
tons; some Of those poor people are
clever, good men and women, and the
temperance men are llways ready TO help
them. and will do it, and want lhe selling
and drinking If rum punished from our
county ma, ibis expense may be stopped,
as well as much sutterlngs allevis1ed; but
says some that wont do, The licences are
great revenue to the State, and if the sell
ing OF drink is abolished, tina, will be- lost
10 ,he State; deny ii, lst us see what the
State will lose and lhe courty gain.
The whole amount paid by store keep
ers in the county is s 1861 and the whole
amount paid for the Keeping Of ordnarlcs
in the county is pl,O,e, making in all
$2,399, now let US see how we stand,
Expenses for the Aims Houses 800 90
Amount Of ou..peuslons 1920 90
Boarding, buryIng and alien
dance OF Paupers, 3l5 SO