Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-23

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A. B. COREY,
P McCAMLEY
Superin tendents of Poor.
On motion the accepted.
On motion the bills referred to the board by the
superintendent referred back to the
Poor Farm and Poor Accounts.
On motion the Superintendent of the Poor
quested to make report of why their temzed report
outside aid does not foot the their
report in their general report.
On motion the Superintendent of were re-
qured hereafter report the time we'll amount
of aid extended to outside poor.
Supervisor b. NJ. Vaughan, chairman of the committee
Poor Farm and Poor Accounts con1mittees
report follows:
REPORT COMMITTEE ON POOR FARM
AND POOR ACCOUNTS
To the Honorable County Board for the County Of Wood
I-Genklemen The undersigned, your committee Poor
Farm Poor Accounts, would report as follows
FIRST. That we have examined the report of the Super
to you and have
checked all bills by them marked 80. k have
footed all such bills and have footed their reports,
have found all footngs correct
We however, find that the itemized report of outside
aid furnished by them to resolution of this board
Siderable of outside aid that they
fact that of the bills furnished to them not
ery teized and from the further fact that physicians
did under contract and their accounts claim filed
under such failed to show for whom they
nlShed their services VeCder has been
day and Saturday LAST asked to meet the balance of the
superintendent and meet to make that report
complete, but has not yet arrived.
There also small items of railroad fare
nished to whose unknown to get them
out of Wood county, they not being residents
The principal trouble that find with report is
that it is full enough to aid work. that it
came in late hour that have not had time
fully it. The fact that the superintendent
required such late hour to furnish this report their
justification for its inCompeteness this year, but they
should have complete and accurate in all in
future Resolutions looking to this end introduced
Nothing in this report contained is intended in any
reflection of the Superintendent of
the their this full
of them heretofore and
is at command to determine their report is
From the report furnished us, find that the
amount of outside aid furnished in
ownsips in the northern part of the county has been
the of outside furnished
government townships in the southwestern and western
part of the county has been S69716; that the
outside aid furnished in nine government townships in the
eastern and southeastern of the county has been
$9oOO5.
We do not approve of issuing orders the poor &C
simply the O. K. of the Superintendent of
Poor It is liable to lead abuses the future And
that this board take action this
sion regulate restrict such practice.
1t is practice of Superintendent of the Poor to
give standing orders merchants furnish certain
of merchandise per week to certain people
This Supern endent Poor charge consid
cradle trouble and if closely watched there
objection unless closely watched leads
sve expenditure One instance is within the knowledge of
member of your committee where widow having
grown up able bodied home and homestead clear
of all ncumbranCe which she lived, drawing
have knowledge where lesser abuses
have occurred.
We therefore that this board direct that
standing orders for longer than three months be not given