Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-14

Total appropriations and receipts, $685.. o
EXPENDITURES.
Board and nursing, 431. 2
Boots and shoes, 163. A
Cities and towns, 446 5:
Clothing, 10
Coal, 53l Al
Collins and caskets, 357.2:
Dishes and lamps, 25 Il
Drugs, Etc, 6S.
Dry goods, l3J 4:
Fertilizers 29pS
Fish, 7O9
Furniture and bedding, 60 q
Grain and feed, 1880
Groceries and provisions, 1916 81
Hardware and plumbing supplies. ISL 6.
Harnesses, Etc, $3.50
Ice, e. r
incidental expenses, 200. Is
insurance 1880
Daily Kennebec Journal 7.05
Labor. 677.0l
Lumber, So o,
Maine Farmer. 2O1
Medical attendance, $50. Z.
Milk % II
Telephone; 16.D
Pigs, 29OO
Printing. 4.51
RaIroad and steamboat fares, 1i3. 90
Rent, 296. Is
Repairs on buildings, 37o.59
Repairs on tools, - Is
Shoe:ng horses. 15a2
Salary, OF superintendent, 1J0. 60
Salary of city physician, 1880
Salary of overseer, 934.00
Stationery, 3.26
Stock, 27o.O0
Superintendent Of burials, 1000
Veterinary, 2700
Wood, $1,000
TOTAL expenditures. 1866. rs
Balance GneXEended, 175. 80
1882 0s
Number of inmates at almshouse. March
l, 1891, 50; whole number at the almshouse
for the year ending March /. 1902. s.,
number at the almshouse. March l. 1902.
%; average during the year, %; numbe r
died at almshouse for year, 6.
The total cost of running the almshouse
for the year has been $2503.45, or an av-
erage of s1.66 per week per inmate.
The cost of maintaining the poor out
side the almshouse has been $217S29.
In closing our account with the city
farm We find that ii has practically paid
its way. and during the coming season We
are planning to put an increased acre
age of crops. but we cannot expect to get
as big an apple crop as We did during
the year just closed.
We have been called upon to furnish
aid during the year to about 40 persons
less than the year previous, but in so co
ing we do not consider that any worthy
or deserving poor have suffered; in fact.
rather than that some should suffer we
have aided those who If they had made
any effort at all would have succeeded
in living without the citys assistance.
During the year we have put in a re-
frigerator for the purpose of keeping but
ter and meat more advantageously; we
have also erected an ice house of 80 tons
capacity. which We have filled for the
summer use.
The overseer recommends that the fu.'-
niture and stores on hand be insured.
The insurance upon the house is $3.50.
He also recommends the use of electric
lights in place of the kerosene lamps now
in uSe.' He has the following to say IN
regard to the master and matron:
Mr. and Mrs. c. f.. Griffith have Serv-
ed the city as master and matron during
the year. and we have only words of
praise for the efficient and capable man.
ner in which they have performed their
duties on all sides. Those who have had
occa sion to visit the almshouse. either
on business or pleasure. are united il
their expressions of satisfaction upon the
management of the institution, and We
hope the city may be able to retain them
in their present capacity for many
years.
The report of c. C. Griffith. superin-
tendent of the almshouse, was also sub
mitted by the overseer. The following
crops have been raised upon the farm
during the year: i3 tons hay; 3 tons
straw; 81 bush. oats: 5ia bush. carrots; .
bush. turnips; 40 bush. potatoes: bush.
beets; IS bbls. apples; Is bush. beans; 60l
lbs. cabbage; s bush. cucumbers: bush.
tomatoes; 29i2il lbs. pork: 1926 lbs. butter;
114ia lbs. dressed poultry. The Inventory
of the superintendent shows the following
now on hand: Furniture and supplies,
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