The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-12-12
On motion of Mr.. Montgomery:

Resolved, That the communication OF th'
Judge of Probate certifying as % the lnsani
" and Indigcncy Of Elizabeth Hoffman. b,
referred 10 special committee OF three Su
peryisors TO review the action OF the sait
Judge Of Probate In the premises. aud report
10 this board at their earliest convenience
The chair appointed Supervisors
Hodges, Montgomery and Armstrong
as such committee.
Mr.. Hunsberger, OF Litchfield, pre-
sented a petition for the incorporation
of the Village of Litchfsld. Aud also
a remonstrance for the same, which
was referred to a special committee OF
three. The chair appointed the follow
| ing gentlemen as such comittee: Mr..
Tabor, Mr.. Armstrong and Mr.. Beattie
On motion of Montgomery the board
adjourned until tomorrow morning al
8 o'clock.
Wednesday, Oct. IL. A. d., 1876.
Present, Hon. w. j. Baxter, chair
man.
Roll called; quorum present.
The special committe that was ap.
pointed to investigate the matter Of the
incorporation of the village OF Litch-
field submitted the following report:
To he Honorable Board Of Supervisors:
Your Special Committee appointed to inycs.
| tlgate the matter Of the incorporation of the
Village OF Litchheld. Inasmuch as the petit
| ton signed by goodly number of the infiuen-
ilal citizens of said village for the incorpora-
tion >of the same, Is met by a very strong re-
| monstrance from the taxpayers Of said village
Therefore your committee recommend, on &C.
count OF the limited time they would have TO
| investigate the matter fully at this session oi
the board that the whole matter be referred
over TO the January session.
B.F TABOR,
JAMES BEATIIH,
WM. ARMSTRONG,
Committee.
On motion OF Mr.. Westcott the re.
port was accepted and adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Hewitt:
Resolved, That this board proceed TO elect.
by ballot, County Superintendent Of the
Poor 20 succeed Lewis Wales. whose term OF
Office expires January |, 1877.
On motion OF Mr.. Montgomery:
Resolved, That Lewis Wales be nominated
for County Superintendent of the Poor.
The vote was taken which resulted
in the election of Lewis Wales.
sUrERISTESDRSTs OF POOR.
The Superintendents Of the Poor
came before the board and made their
annual report, as follows:
To ne Honorable Board of Supervisors OF
GESTLENES.-Theu undersigned snperinten-
dents of the Poor Of said County. respectfully
report for the year ending October Q, 1876.
That there have been 96 Door persons kept
at the County House during the past year.
The highest number at any one time Is "a.
| The lowest number at any one time Il 20. The
average number through the year j. 81.
! There has been an unusual amount OF sick
ness at the house; good part Of which was
hose who were brought there diseased.
There have been two births aud six deaths,
at the house during the year. VIZ: Adam Ra-
rick, aged about 50, eryslpelas; George
| Sparks, aged IL years, consumption; infant
| child Of Anna Lyon, marasmus; Andrew Robt
aged 65, worn out; Mariah Pratt. aged q
years. twenty years insane; and Harriet Sny-
der, consumption.
There are ten insane. most of whom have
been Mt the asylum, aud returned as lncurable
There are fourteen imbecllcs. or those who
/ are too weak minded TO attend TO any regular
work, and four idiots.
One man with his wife aud Eve small chIld
ren, were brought To the house last winter
man Ia a condition that hc must remain Q
pauper for life, unless cured. An operation
was performed at an extra expense 10 III,
| county Of ESQ. and he left with his family
ound. and we wish we might say, an homes
and industrious man.
The produce from the farm has been fall
for this year. The stock requires 20 acre:
pasture. beside the after feed. Mr.. Ball re.
ports 4i6 bu. wheat, 2l5 bu. oats. s acre
peas, acres, $50 bu., potatoes 30 acres o
corn very good. IS tons hay, apples, peaches
pears aud small fruits In abundance for tn
family. In addition 10 the wheat raised las
year on the farm C3JO). we bought $50 bush
Ill Na.f- saI.Ila N ls.a.
81 bushels Of potatoes. This includes 10
bushels Of wheat bought this fall, which vii
be required within the year.
TooLs-There Is one new mower and har
vesteT, one roller. one seed drill, one sulk.
rake. one wheel cultlvator (double). one wag
on that must soon be with the things tha
have been. one pair bobbs. three drags. thre
corn cultyators, one tanning mill, one sc
carpenters tools, one set blacksmith tools
three plOws, harnesses and small tools euifi
cient for the farm.
SrocK-One team of horses and wagon /
furnished 10y the keeper. The county own
| one team Of horses, one short horned bull
twelve cows, seven young stock. six calye.
forty-hye sheep. thirty-two fattening hogs
thirty-seyen stock hogs, one Magee boar. 90
breeding SOW and y large supply of bar
fowls.
OF tramps, we still have a ghostly supply
Through the kindness OF the officers Of tn
I "a -
at half fare. Even at that low rate we hav
paid that road s9i.70, for 26T persons sen
from the different stations on the road. w
can only get haf fare tickets from Hillsdale
all other stations pay full fare. There hav
also been forwarded on the ID. ii. a ). "
and Fl Wayne a jackson. IS pcrSods, (fu
fare) at an expense OF 5000. Also. thcr
has been paid for food and lodging at the dii
ferent stations s53 2S, while number weT
kept In the Jail.
This subject Of tramps. is assuming yer
undesirable proportions, and calls loudly f.
strict police regulations While some ma
! deserve charity. the great mass are miserab
! vagabondS Not only Is Il the expense
: keeping and sending them on by the count,
but Il Il lying and stealing all over the cOul
try. At a convention Of the Farmers Tnsn
: ance Companies. of New York and Philadc
!, phia last year. Il was found that almost evei
y company had done business at loss. on a
! count of the increase Of fires set by the
: tramps. investigations Of our own Count
) Insurance Company reveals the fact that
least one-third Of our barns burned In Il
Y county Il from the carelessness, or yiclou
!. ness Of this class of persons.
Hence we do not turn them into the stre'
= = at night. but feed aud lodge, or send them {
= tie cars II we can.
" We have also sent twenty persons WI
were paupcrs or were old or lnhrm. with
o means 81 support, 10 friends In different par
!, Of the country who would care for them.
~ an expense TO the county Of si03 25. d
old couple (75 and 50 years) were sent
y there son $50 miles beyond Atchison. Ksnss
e Of an expense ~ e6i.00, large sum to e
pend on two persons. bnt perhaps mas
l. times less than II would have cost 20 ha
\. maintained them ~ the house.
Tho keeper furnishes one team. and Dc
all the labor pertaining to the farm. and
the care II the paupcrs, by their assistan
D. for 1920 per arnuni.
There hare tcen purchascd for the use oft
farm. one brood mare. s6o. one Magec boz
~ els. one combined mower and harvest
n si7O aud small tools ne required. Also. |
at rods 81 ditch has been dug and laid with I
q ~ follows, 40 2 inch. 900 Inch. so 9 IN,
IL At an expense 10 the county Of the cost Of |
- tile $50 90.
ie There arc eleven insane persons support
by the county az The Insane Asyium &C Ka
r. Inszoo. (tnc only asylum where we have
II. aecnunt) viz: Charlotte Winfield. Isaac
\, Colin. Maeslaiene Ehrenfells. Wilson Ga
'o Simon sailing Martha Todd W
Nv c.. Hewitt Elias Colbcrizcn. Marie
fris0ie. Mary Ann Allen. and Elizabeth "
men. The expcnse Of maintaining them Al
/ ust l. 1873 90 August 4 1915 Il sls13 20
't- The report u made from August 10 Aug
!, because that ends their last quarter reps