Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-09-23
INFIRMARY REPORT
Office of Infrmary Directors,

Office OF lnhrmary Directors,
Augu5t Z, 1858.
ITO the board Of County Commissioners.
/ The unders.g ed Directors Of the Bel
mont County Infrmsry submit for your eonsid-
Grafton the following Report:
The Belmont County Infrmary was establish
ed in April, ls2O. The farm contains l55 Acres
of frs; class land, valued 60 dollars per acre.
There is l3O acres under cultivation. There Is
an orchard of rs apple trees besides some cherry
snd plumb trees. The buildings consist OF one
dwelling house, which is built of brick two sto-
-es high, A feet long, and "a feet wide, divided
by hall in the centre, four rooms below and
three above The lower rooms are occupied by
the Superintendent family. To the north and
south ends of the main building are wings front
ing west. These wings are IS feet long and
I6 feet wide, and two stories high, and contain
81 rooms IL feet icng and ii LIZ feet vide, which
are separated from the main building by nall
six feet four inches wide, covering width Of main
building and continued to full length of wings
with double porch. These ms are occupied
by the inmates of the lnfrmary
From the time Of the establishment OF the In
frmary up to June, S57, 336 males and 2l2 te-
males were admitted into the institution. The
number remaining On the LIST of June, 1857, was
IS. Number received on warrants from the lst
of June. 1857, to June 1858, Sixty one Number
born in Inirmary whole number l22. Num-
ber of outdoor paupers receiving aid from the
county Treasury is l5.
Number discharged from lnufDary during
past year SO. Deaths 3. APprenticed 4.
Whole number remaining IT lnfrmary on the
lst of June 1855 is 62.
There has been expended in defraying The cur
rent expences of the Infirmary exclusive of the
PRODUCTS of the farm, for which orders have been
drawn upon the county Treasury, the sum OF
Twenty Eight Hundred Fifteen Dollars and five
cents, which sum has been expended for the fol-
lowing purposes, viz: Aid TO outdoor psupers
S6l6 So. Groceries $3.50 so; Merchandise S56l 80
Boots and Shoes SI22 81; Superintendants sala-
" $3.50: Physicians salary SAC; Directors salary
sI02; Travelling paupers $5l 81 Il; for bringing
psupers to Infirmary $50 30; for olehing coal
bank and digging coal $lS4 81 IL; for niiscei-
laneous SI67 IL. Total S2,Sl5 05.
RAISED ON THE FARM IN 1857.
Crops-Wheat 332 bushels; Corn $50 bushels;
Oats 400 bushels; Potatoes 400 bushe-; Beans 20
bushels; Hay IS tons; Apples 200 bushels.
Crops in ground on first of June, 1855, Wheat
"a acres Corn % acres; 0ats4; Potatoes 3.
Beaves killed between the first Of June, 1857,
and the first Of June 1858, 5,average weight five
hundred; numb,r of pounds fpork killed 5000.
BELONGING TO INFIRMARY.
Horses 4: Cows Z; Young Cattle 4; Hogs 2S;
Pigs Z: one wagon;stwo harrows, cultiyators;
2 shovel plows; 2 two horse plows; four sets of
harness; besdsteads 81; feather beds 10, straw
beds 40; comforts s3 sheets 50; pillows 80; chairs
Sc; tables 10; stands ), safe ], cupboard /, wash
III tubs 4, and washing pans Il.
JOHN WARD,
HUGH FERGUSON,
JOHN PHILLIPS.
Sept l6, Is5s-2t Directors.