The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-10
JANUARrS POOR RECORD
Yet 1t Was Pretty Good Record
for a Poor Record.
FEWER CALLS FOR AID
One Hundred and Thirty People Assisted
BY Silver Bow County to Wood,
Grub, Rent or Transportation.
Mr.. Davies Suggestions.

In accordance with the new rules
adopted by the board of county COM
miSsionerS, County Auditor Davies
yesterday made a complete report of
all persons in the county, outside of
the poor house, who received aid dur
ing the month of January, together
with the nature of supplies furnished
and their cost. In introducing his de-
tailed statement the auditor says in
his report In pursuance with your
request, please find submitted a report
of the business of this office for the
month Of January. 1898, together with
a statement of the names and number
of people aided, the character Of aid
granted, the total amount of disburse-
ment for rent, groceries, fuel and
transportation, and the same compared
with the business for the correspond
ing month of 1897. Considering that
the information which this report con-
tainS relative to the conditions or cir
cumstances of each person aided by
this county is information which is al
ways obtained by this office before any
one is aided, and that the same is filed
where 1t is available at all times for
reference, and considering that the re-
mainder of this document is a copy
merely of our poor record and that
our books are open for inspection and
considering that the labor which
would be involved in submitting to you
a repeated statement monthly of ali
the names and the amounts respect
lively received by each persons would
be a very great and unnecessary
amount of labor, which the present
force is the office is hardly equal To, L
interpret it as you desire that here
after that part of this report. the state
ment in detail submitted to you,
shall be confined to report upon
those who, during the month, may be
added to the list.
THE total number of people to
whom orders We're issued was $780, and
the number of children depending on
them 219. Fifty-nne loads of wood
We're delivered, all by the county
team. Parties receiving wood, with
two exceptions, received groceries or
rent or both. Amount of orders is
sued for groceries and rent, 81 ,5IJ,35;
amount Of orders issued for coal and
merchandise, $3.50 total, $l.59160
Same business for January. 1897. 81
900. As: decrease for 1893. $i02S5. Trans
portation for January: Martin Hess
Ter, $19.l5; Joseph Ellsworth, $50; Mrs.
Hattie Bacon. $50: Mrs. Jacob Harf,
$26.50: Mr.. Pellitier, for an aged cou-
pie $13o5; total, S11s.70. Transporter
tion in January. 1897. S103.IO. Increase
for January. 1898. SIS
The report concludes with an item
lied statement with the names. ad-
dresses. amounts received. and the
number of persons aided. The report
shows that during last month the
county aided 30 people less than dur
ing January of last year. The report
was read and placed on file by the
commissioners without comment.
County Clerk and Recorder Weston
yesterday submitted to the commits
sioners his monthly financial report,
showing the recents and disburse-
ments of the county in January. ac-
cordne to the books Of his Office. as
follows:
Cash bal. on hand
hand Jan. l....... $500 $50 80
Il L.. II