The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-22
COST OF COUNTY POOR
BRIEF SUMMARIES MADE BY TIRE
BUREAU OF STATISTICS.
Different Sections of the State Taken
Cost Per Capita i'm Township
Trustees Aid.

The reports to the Indiana Bureau of
Statistics from county auditors records to
May 81, 1897, show some interesting facts.
Here are brief summaries taken from some
of the features of these reports to the
bureau from counties in different sections
of the State. In Clay county the cost of re-
lief of poor based on county population is
as follows:
Cents
per capita
BY township trustees .................... 1854
Cost of medical attendance ............ 1.56
cost OF county poor asylum. ............ 9.S9
Total $9,440 or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
The county debt is $40, 12S and the gravel
road bonds $l19. 790
There are thirty-five miles of free gravel
roads. The county issued sixty-seVen liquor
licenses, or one to every 453 inhabitants
In Sullivan county the cost of relief of
poor, based on county population, is
follows
Cents
per capita.
By township trustees observation-disclosures. 2491
Cost of medical attendance etc...... $50
COST of county poor asylum. 419
Cost of orphans OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. la
Total, 1889 observation-disclosures. 1874
The net county debt is $16,955 interest 6
per cent. and the gravel road bonds $3.50,
interest . per cent There are forty-two
miles of free gravel roads. The county is
sued twenty-four liquor licenses or one to
every 9l2 inhabitants. $20,510 was spent on
new County Infirmary.
In Hancock county the cost of relief of
poor, based on county population, is as fol-
lows:
Cents
per capita.
BY township trustees ,...........,....... $500
Cost of medical attendance etc....... 282
Net cost of county poor asylum........ 422
Total $C24 or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 35.13
The county debt is SIPS Co., incurred chiefly
Tor new courthouse interest Az per cent,
and the gravel road bonds $1,000, interest
per cent There are 100 miles of free gravel
roads. The county issued twelve liquor
licenses or one to every 1,4S5 inhabitants.
In Huntington county the cost of relief
OF poor, based on county population is as
follows:
Cents
per capita.
Cost of medical attendance ............ 21O
Net cost of county poor asylum. S99
Cost of orphans home. 978
Total $11,643 or ......................... 421O
The county debt was reduced by $4,000
during the past year and Is now $50 O00 at
bo per cent a interest," and the gravel road
There are 1876 miles 4746 feet of free gravel
roads The county issued twenty-five liquor
licenses, or one to every 1,105 inhabitants.
In Lagrange county the cost of relief of
poor. based on county population, is as fol-
lows
Cents
per capita.
BY township trustees, including medi-
cal attendance, etc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 467
Net cost Of county poor asylum. 18.47
Total $6738 or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4314
The county received about 81 900 from one
county for costs of a change of venue. La
grange county is entirely free from bonded
or floating debt, and the rate of county
tax levy is one Of the smallest in the State.
The county issued eight LIQUOR licenses or
one to every 1852 inhabitants
In Wells county the cost of relief of poor
based on county population, is as follows:
Cents
per capita.
BY township trustees ................1 Is 46
Cost of medical attendance, etc 243
Net cost of county asylum. 1851
Total cost $6,111 or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. % 40
The county debt is Sl22. 900 at AZ per cent.
interest and gravel road bonds $9S 600, at
per cent. interest. There are 256 miles of
free gravel roads. During the year the
county debt was reduced $1,000, and
ty issued eighteen liquor licenses, or one
to every 1,195 inhabitants
The net debt of White county is S67.819,
and the free gravel road debt $6S 300 There
are one hundred miles of free gravel roads.
The county issued fifteen liquor licenses. or
one to every 1,O4 Inhabitants. The cost of
relief of poor, based an county population,
is as follows:
Cents
per capita.
Cost of medical attendance, etc..... 319
Net cost of county poor asylum. $500. 1888
Total 81, 066 or 90 n
johnson county has now a bonded and
Hoating debt of 1000. and Z per cent inter-
est is paid on bonds. There are POS miles of
free gravel roads and no gravel road
bonded debt. The county issued fourteen
liquor licenses, or one to every 1897 in
habitants The cost of relief of poor. based
on county population, is as follows
Cents
per capita.
COST OF medical attendance, etc.. $40
Cost or county poor asylum. .......... - GO
Net cost of orphans home. 1855
Total cost $14 ,553 or ...... 744O
Board of Charities Bulletin.
The Indiana Bulletin. the quarterly pam
phlet published by the State Board of Char
tiles, was issued yesterday. The report is
made up of the proceedings of the last
conference in Richmond. 1t also gives