Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-27
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come, S3ss.55. Average annual expeudi
| lures: For board, s1697 "a; for clothing,
S62.62; for society Dues s3.2S; for life
| insurance, $50; for other things, $50, SO
total expenditure, S320.9S net surplus,
| $67.57. Number having savings bank
| accounts. 6; number accommodating saw.
ings in former years, Is; during past year,
IA run in debt during past year,2; num-
Der showing neither gain nor loss during
past year, 26. Average number days OF
lost time: from sickness >; from inabil-
ity to obtain work, 50; from other causes,
ID; total, II. Average cost of board per
week, $3.50: average total expenditure
per day, SIS.
The daily average of total expenditure
per individual, in families, is found to be
81 cents; the daily average for rent, TODD.
fuel and lights for same, q cents. while
the daily, average for board, which covers
the above mentioned items, of men with
out families, is 46 cents.
According to similar figures obtained in
1891, these same items cost at that time,
respectively, 80 cents, 23 cents and 40
cents, iessening in the total daily cost of
living of the individual in the family Of
2 cents, Of the cost per individual for
rent, food fuel and lights. , cents and of
the cost for board to the single man, 3
cents. The average daily cost per indi
vidual in families for the item Of food is
Ii cents, as against a cost Of II cents in
1891. Men with families saved Is per
cent of their income as compared with
II per cent. in 1891, and single men II per
cent, the same as in 1891. OF the men
with families, 3lS show savings amount
ing to SAP, $40 or $1327 each. OF those
without families, Is show savings amount
ing to S2S37 or $157.G6 each.
Some Of the important statistics are as
follows: Carpenters, with families, have
averaged s.. 03 per day; carpenters with
out families, 81 81. The average annual
earnings Of these two classes of carpenters
have been si9l.S9 and 1897. 50; lost time
5s and 50 days. The average total annual
income of carpenters with families hats been
$685.. 40.
Masons. with families, daily wages,
S2.5l, without families, s2.0S; annual
earnings, with families, s6Ol; without
families, 1896. Average annual income
of masons with families, sG2174; lost
time So days; without families, lost
time, lUl uaES.
Mason tenders, with families, daily
wages. S1.5S; annual earnings, $500. 81 !;
annual income, 5000; lost time, "a
days.
Painters, with families, daily wages
81. l3; annual earnings Sl93 10; annual
income, $4,000 lost time, SO days; with
out families, daily wages, So: annual
earnings, S416 25; lost time, IS days
Blacksmiths, with families daily
wages, 81 95; annual earnings, S572 SO;
annual income, s5S6.3S lost time. II
days; without families, daily wages, Sill !;
annual earnings, $499 80; lost time, IS
days.
Laborers. with families, daily wages,
Sl.47; annual earnings, S375.6l: annual
income, S503 "a; lost time, AS days; with.
out families, daily wages. ST. 80; annual
earnings, 1851; lost time, &c days.
Hostlers, with families, daily wages,
$1.a5, reckoned generally on the basis of
seven days to the week, annual earnings,
s432.9i; annual income, s48433; lest
time, - days.
House finish makers. with families,
daily wages, s2.l4; animal earnings,
Sfili. 81; annual income, s6o5.39; lost