The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-01-21

INSIDE EXPENSES
James Sheahan, keeper of Poor Farm $I.3as. 9s
DR. a. scfenck, services as physician 66.66
Dr. e SIMON $4,000
NJ Mahoney, salary as Poor Commissioner 345 90
James Kirby $40 90
f. SchmitZ So $1,000
L. Emerson lumber $40
Carl SchlnitZ. one COW 54T5
Adam Beser, for goods i'll D
William Bach, salary cle:k $3.50
G. DAIMLER for services 1000
Total inside expenditure $4,000
From the report of Mr. Sheahan it APP
pears that he has furnished board for
607 81 weeks, and that, on an average,
liz persons have been kept during the
year at the Poor Farm.
OUTSIDE EXPENSES.
d.. Oswald, services as doctor s12s.34
Nalburg;l Beck attending sick 625
Jacob Lessen for goods $500
Peter Werner Ter goods 1O+.75
Fred Leuders for tranSp sporting poor to farm 200
John SchGette for goods 237 90
NJ. Mahoney for goods 1850 67
Julius BenemmeC for supporting poor 1I400
John Lansing Tor supporting poor 1906
John Cehbe for bedstaads IL 90
August BeTncr for Stoyepipe &c 3.2S
L. Wagner for goods 630. %
S. BodTIs for goods 20Od
J. D. 0chs for dgging grave 2.5n
Joseph Mann & Co.. for goods 1913 so
anton toght Ter cotiins 1850
Ed Sullivan for transporting collins 80
t. Z. Hay, boarding poor 1000
John Boecher, wagon maker work 52.7S
Lyon Co for hour AIS
Nenzel Trch, boarding poor $3.50
]. Villas Il &c for goods 1S9 %
Adam Bleser for goods 753 -
Jere Crowley. advertising 800
Carl II. Schmidt - 200
Fred Plagenann for goods 90.GG
f. Schmtz Tor transporting of poor and team
hire 1900
John McKough boarding poor 4Os
Joseph Aumann, boarding child 12200
nonIka Aumann services midwife 1900
DR.. A. Schenck for services POI 50
Henry FOght. collins 1000
Waldo 4 fliegler for flour 100
Anton Beck digging grave 15O
Dr. A. III. Belts services 1900
James Sheahan for services 129. -
John Shedhan boarding poor 100
DR.. Easton, services 1910
NJ. kellner for goods 223.00
E. Sullivan Tor blacksmith work $50
b. ;. Lorigan transporting poor 1000
Pat Young, boarding poor 500
DR.. Simon, services 1890
DR.. BalcoBi 1000
Thos Windate team hire 1900
W SchiIa0Heak support for Mieka 1900
j. ChIoupek for goods 1900
John Lykom, for digging graves loco
Abe Andrews 1.50
James Barry team hire 200
Jacob Anderson for coffin $50
O. TorrisoI, for goods 5000
Joseph Rankin for goods 5000
W. II. Horn for goods 5000
John Bauss for goods 1900
7. & J. Robinson for goods 40
Jacob LEM for coffin 1900
Henry BaetZ for cash 1900
J. Z. Plat for goods 1910
A StolI FOR goods $500
G. DAIMLER for boots Sc
Anton Socher, boarding poor 1884
Cooper. Meyer & Co tor goods 5000
Chris Kruger for team hire 500
W StupeCky boarding poor 240o
Maerlliin * Richter for goods $40
Hayssen Jensen for goods 1851
Total outside expenses s93ss. 65
Total inside expenses 3l05.02
Total S12 81
From the above it will be seen that Mr.
Mahoney. one Of the Commissioners, has
been very busy in peddling his own goods
Nearly ice thousand dollars have been
paid him. Who are the persons that
received the aid and where do they re-
side? Have the members Of the County
Board been in league with the Poor
Commissioners and received some of the
aid themselves or is it only an idle imagi-
nation of the tax payers? VIII those who
know the facts give light on the subject ?
Who received the benefit OF the SIS cash
obtained from the county treasury? Was
it used to treat the County Board, so as
to get them in such condition that they
did not know what they were doing when
they adopted the Report of the Poor
Commissioners unanimously? and if it
was not for that purpose, fol what was
it? Why don't the report state it? 1t
certainly is not a very good way to do
business for the people who have to foot
the bills. And again, why did the old
County Board refuse to give the contract
for keeping the poor, to Mr.. Jason Pellet
during the year 1868, for $4,000, when it
cost the county $7,1o62 5 during 1867
Mr.. Pellet offered to give any amount OF
bonds that he would provide for all the
poor in the county at the above amount !;
and if any needy person was found OF
provided for, he was to be aided and the
amount charged to the said Pellet, and
deducted from the $6000 The PROPOSE
ton was fair one. Why did not the
County Board accept it? Can there be
any other reason but that some Of the
members of the County Board and the
Commissioners that were elected wanted
to fleece the county to the tune of several
thousand dollars! At any rate it has
cost more than double the amount fol
which Mr.. Pellet offered to take care Of
the poor, and the people are not slow to
charge that some one has stolen their
money! These are questions to be ans
wered by those who know the facts.
Will the Commissioners and.the County
Board gives what light they can on the
subject? Our columns are open for then
explanations.
Some weeks ago there was sui
brought by the Brennan family in the