The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
FEWER ASK
FOR RELIEF
Decrease in Charity Dis
bursements in State
Over $4,000.
VARIOUS CALLSFOR HELP
Twelve Thousand Different Excuses
for Calling on Township
Trustees for Aid.
Especial to Lake County Tlmes.)

indianapolis, Ind, July S.-The an
nual report OF the board of state char
tiles shows that in the year 1906, the
township trustees as the overseers of
the poor disbursed S233.612.70. a re-
duction of S16.271.9S over the proceed
ing year and less by several thousands
Of dollars than the reports show for any
one of the past eleven years, except the
year 1900
The present trustees" says the re-
port, have reduced the expenditures
for poor relief very materially. Their
predecessors, during their four years in
office spent an average Of $257, ,61S.I6
annually for this purpose. while the
present incumbents in the two years
they have acted as the overseers Of the
poor have spent an average Of s241.74S.-
90. and there is no question in our
minds but they have given equity good
care to the poor.
while the net reduction from the
total of 1905 is over $4,000. con-
+ iued the report "the counties taken
individually show comparatively slight
change in the ar cunt Of the. relief
given In the majority of counties.
the difference is only a few hundred
dollars, either increase or decreases
The notable exceptions are Allen. Knox
and Montgomery. In Allen county the
outdoor relief in 1906 was s9,O65.Ss. an
increase of $1.964.I over the amount
which contains the city Of Fort Wayne
Pauperism shows Decrease.
"Coincident with the reduction in the
amount of poor relief is the notable de-
crease in the number of persons aided.
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received assistance from the public IN
1906. Looking back over the records
for eleven years we find no one year
in which the number aided was so low.
The nearest approach to it was in 1903.
when the trustees reported 4O.o12.
! When it is remembered that In 1897,
this number reached S2,2S5, the figures
for 1906 are more striking.
The number of women aided in 1906
was 1867, and there We're 9,31S girls
making a total of 20,S75 females. This
is 213S in excess of the males, OF
whom the reports show total Of IS
237 OF boys under sixteen years OF
age, there were 1857; from seventeen
to twenty, 4S5; and the remainder. the
voters, numbered $3.50"
OF the total number. according to the
report there We're 1853 more or les.
regular, or pensioners" Classified bs
color. 5000 of the total We're white!
and 1852 were colored. Classified By
nativity, 29,706 were Americans. S4I
Irish, 1918 Germans, and the remaining
6,243 unclassified or unspecihed.
1900 Causes of Indulgence.
The reports show 1868 reason,
given for extending relief and of tha
total number of reasons. sickness an,
2 burial" occurs $3.50 times. odd age
t is responsible for 1915 aids; "widov
f and non-support" given in 1921 in
stances; mental or physical defects
in 1896 instances.
2 The same number Of applications 70
Y aid because of lack of employment, ass
/ is striking" continues the report
/ Transportation was given 1.75S times.
Classified by occupation, there wer
> S.O25 laborers; 1,077 housekeepers; 70
f had skilled trades; eighty-four be
= longed TO professions; seventy wer
y farmers and thirty-seven were clerk.
agents or Office employees"