The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

Tnefe mas Deen expended III the ilfAt
eight months Of the fiscal year 1885,
$N 63S "a, makinga monthly average Of |
$s,078 7B, AT The same rate for the twelve !
months Of the current year the total |
current expenses of the institution Will |
be 900 957 30, Including salaries OF Of |
liceTs (tl 1907, the total amount will be |
$l02 80, shOwlng decrease In cost
In favor of 1885, of 90, 1853 so.
The above ligures for the year 1885 In. |
clude pay for an additional assistant
physician $500, and about three.fOurvhs
Of The coal TO supply the asylum from
now until April, 1886 which Ia now In
our sheds, and paid for out of the cur
rent expense fund OF the eight months
above referred 10. Very respectfully,
G. W, KING, supt
LANCASTER o., Aug 3, 1885.
Hon. George H0adly, GOyernOr'of Ohio;
Dear Sir: Your favor OF August |,
lnclosilg clipping from Ohio State
journal, with reference 10 a comparison
of per capita cost OF inmates of this in
stitntiOn for 1883 and 1884, has been re.
ceiyed, The statement Ia incorrect, an
both tho annual reports OF the institu'
tlOn for these years show.
The net cost for 1883 was $65, 800, or q
per capita cost OF $lig,70 on q number
OF four hundred and fifty eight boys (ay-
| eragp)
The net cost In 1884 was 500, l5i 95,
or per capita cost OF $lii.56 ON a mum
ber OF four hundred and thirty and one.
fourth boys (,yerage),
After deducting out the earnings of
the institution, and clothing collected
from the counties for 1883, the net pr
capita cost to the State In 1883 for an
average OF d5S boys was $ll37 70 In 1884
the net per capita cost TO the State, after
deducllng earnings, was $ll083 Had
there been az large an average OF boys
In 1884 as there was In 1883 the per
capita cost would have fallen far below
that of 1883, as the salariea, heating and
gas we're the same for 1901 boys az for
i5S II the Journal wiahes 10 make the
comparisons II might take the Item Of
expenses for runway boys, which In
1888 was 1894, M the reports Of that year
show, while In 1884 II was only $l06 So,
lfy0n Will ccl suit the report Of 1883,
page 20l, aud the report OF 1884, page
1893 you will see how grossly the Jour
hal IL In error.
lam very respectfully your obedlent
servant, j. Q, HILL, superintendent,
DELAWARE, o., August 7, 1885.
| To Ills Excellency Governor Hoadly, Gov
ernOr of Ohio:
| DEAR SIR: Your letter OF the lat inst.
lnclosing q clipping from the Ohio State
Journal Of the same date, came 10 hand
last evening.
The statement In reference 10 the OK
penses OF the home for the year 1883 II
correct, but for 1884 they evidently arr
In error. DR., Miller's report shows thu
cost per capita for that year TO bl
$l65 II, an Increase OF $2S So over thu
preceding year, instead OF $52 90, al
they have put II. would respectfully
refer you 10 pages seven ond eight O.
said report, which will give the agurel
as above stated, except ths increase pei
capita which is not publlehed therein.
With highest regards, Governor, an
l your obedient servant,
JAMEs ". CRAWFORD,
superintendent.
4 The Girls Industrial School has beef
!, under the management OF Charley Eos
3 ter's pet minister, the Rev. Mr.. Miller
3 the greater portion Of Governor Hoadly'
! administration, and the present man
agement has the institution now Il
i such condition that ita former manage
ment would not know II 80 great la
been the Improvement,
As TO the financial condition of th
management OF the blind asylum n
i ngures can be given Just now, but th
people should know that this institu
tion has and was under the control OF q
/. old barnacle by the name OF Smead until
few months ago. Professor Snyder wa
~ selected to fill his position and In q veI
10 short time he placed the institution |
h such condition that his executive abb
n itiea were recognized by the directors
- the Miami University selecting him |
u I'll proIessorship at an Increase l
d salary largely In excess Of that he wa
10 receiving from the State and no wi
A enter upon his duties there the lat {
September.
When the financial officers of the VI
d rloua institutions furnish these statC
;, ments to the public, II will be foun
{ that the Republican barnacles, press an
I committee, have been misled by some {
a the sckly hangers-on.
II The financial condition Of the Pen
: tentiary has been given In full In fo
J ner di patches from here. The RepuO
N licon press IL bowling about Opendln
20 much money on the convlcts. The
'3 forget that their party agreed TO abolls
" convict labor, but failing TO secure III
u Legislature they could do nothing, {
n the Democracy are now doing what n
IS Democratic platform agreed TO do
q abolish the convict contract system |
" the Penitentiary. The attacks made
" the Republican press on this good woI
shows how hollow was their promise