The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-01-31

ment of the populist board and the SUI
perintendencv of DIR. Casey.
The expenditures for maintenance
for the six months ended December 81,
1894. were S67. 422 81. Deduct from this
the prorated expense of maintaining 60
more inmates during this period than
during the same period in 1895. amount
ing to S4,Os0, leaves S63 352. 81 as net ex-
penditures.
The total expenditures for six months
ended July 81, 1895. were 1854 As,
which include deficiencies of old board,
Sc, 1856 06: extraordinary repairs caused
by negligence and mismanagement OF
old board, $4,000. 20; goods purchased
in December for consumption in 1896,
s.. 99514
DeIucting these three items aggre-
eating Sl5.245 95. leaves net cost of
maintenance. salaries. etc, for six
months ended July 81. 1895, s42, 3SS 50.
Deducing this from cost of nainte-
nance for same period in 1894. leaves
net saving to the state on account OF
this institution of S2O,97414
The enormity of this deficiency is in
last legislature appropriated S1l, 900 for
deficiencies at this institution. This
Sc. 1861 6 is deficiency in excess of the
$1,000 appropriated.
The inmates in the various institu-
tons have not varied materially in
number except at the two insane asy-
lums. At Topeka in 1895 there were
IS patients less than i'm 1894 At Osa-
watomie there were 141 patients more.
The popnlist board was given the pro-
ratio expense of maintaining the Is in
1894 at Topeka and the present board
for maintaining the 141 at Osawa-
tonne.
The total amount expended in all
the charitable institutions for main
tenance, salaries. etc, for the six
months ended December 81. 1894, was
Sl94. $40 40.
The total amount for salaries, main
tenance, etc, for six months ended
December 81, 1895. was STAG, $50 81,
leaving a net saving to the state by
the present board for the six months
ended December 81, 1895, as against
the same period in 1891, of SAG SO.
1t will be remembered that the de-
ficiencies of the old board have been
deducted from the expenses of the
new, but it has not been charged to
the old board. as it should have been,
and in order to get proper COMPARE
son it would be necessary TO charge
the amounts paid out for extraordi-
nary repairs and for deficiencies in the
management of the old board. If this
had been done the total expenses in
Cured by the old board for the six
months would have been S2l3. 976. SO,
which would then show an actual saw
ing to the credit of the new board of
SCI, 2S3.52, or over Sl1. 900 month.
Another item to which special atten-
tion is called is the personal expenses
of the board. including salaries of the
members. For the six months ended
December 81, 1894, the populist board
drew for salary and expenses. 81. 79S.-
~. For the six months ended Deem
Der 81, 1895, the present republican
board drew for salaries and expenses,
50, 335. 80, showing a decrease in the
salary and expense of the board of ST.
462. 90.
Penitentisrv.
While the above magnificent show
ing of the management of the charita-
BILE institutions does great credit to
the administration of Gov. Morrill,. the
management of the state penitentiary
is no less gratifying
The total expenditure of this insti-
+,ticp fO,. tho g months npja1 na.
cember 81, 1894. were SO. 6S2. 81. To
this should be added the deficiencies of
the old management paid by the new
management of 81, SIS 60; also extra
ordinary repairs caused by negligence
and mismanagement of old board of
81, TO 5O;making total expenses charge.
able to six months ended Decent Der 81
1894, $50. 22L51.
Deducting from this the prorated ex-
pense of maintaining as more prisoners
during the six months ended Decem-
Der 81. 1894, than during same period
in 1895. amounting to 81. 149. 50, leaves
S79,O7l.92 as net expenditures. De-
Quoting from this the total earnings
for that same period of SCI, los %,
leaves net excess of expenditures over
earnings of ST., 96S.69.
The total expenditures for six months
ended December 81, 1895, were S7S.-
355. 20. Deducting from this the def
cheney of 81, SIS. %; extraordinary re-
pairs, etc, of 81, 10. so: repairs uecessi-
tated by fire which occurred under old
board. $4,000; also deducting excess of
savings paid discharged prisoners. ST.
AZ, making a total of 50, no. O6,
makes the net expense chargeable to
the six months ended December 81,
1875. 500. 245.l 10.
Deducting from the total amount of
earnings for same period, S67. 5l2 40,
leaves as net expenses of penitenti ary
for six months ended December 81,
1895, 81. 732. 10 Deducting this amount
from the net expenses of maintenance
for six months ended December 81,
1894, leaves SIC, go. 90 as net gain to the
state for the six months ended De-
cember 81, 1895, as compared with the
same period ended December g., 1894,
or nearly So, 900 per month.
The summary shows a net saving to
the state under the management of the
board of charities for the six months
ended December 81. 1895, over the same