Evening journal., 1909-08-25
COUNTY'S POOR
COST $O,666.O4
Annual Report of AImShOuse
Sent TO the Trustees at
Meeting Today
MAY INSTALL A
LIGHTING PLANT

The report Of the trustees Of the poor
for the year ending Juno 80, 1899, submit
ted TO that body In monthly session at
Farnhurst today by a. V. L. George, Sec
rctary, contains much valuable infor-
nation relating to this branch Of the coun
Tvs work Numerous Illustrations make
the report most interesting, and figures
submitted by the various officers are CIV
en- ln detail
Tho report shows that OH July 1 Of this
Year there We're 200 inmates, thero being
100 white mciC % white women. white
children, IS colorod men and Is co,orod
women. The largest number OF admls-
aions during the year were from Whining
ton Hundred, there being 37i white per-
sons and 52 colored persons from this hun
dred Blacltblrd and pencadcr hundred
each sent but one inmate. The total ad-
missions FOR the year amounted to 400
Tho report OF the hospital department
shows that tubercular patients outnum-
bered all others, there having been 25 sucl
cases. There were "A cases OF influenza
treated.
Tho superintendent reports a cash bal.
ancc on July l Of $3,i95,5G. According tc
tho farm report the profit OF the farm was
$i,G9o2L Figures showing outside relief
arc as follows: For September 90 1905
S2,S9lO9; December 90. 1905. SI,17il9: March
81 1909, S553632; June 80, 1909, $4,000. War.
rants drawn for general allowance amount
ed to S3s,01i.42.
Tho average population Of the aims.
house was $50. ana the total cost Of sub.
sistcnco for the year, S9,6d6A The to.
tai cost per capita per diem for inmates
was .52a. per annum, sieOO1 Permanent
improvements made during the year cos
s5i5S56.
Included in the litter were the erection
OF three Of the new funncl-llke fire es.
capos, one on either side Of the building
and ono In the rear These escapes can
empty tho entire building within a few
minutes and virtually relieve the inmate.
OF fear OF Injury or death by fire. The
escapes and their installation cost S31l3..
80. In the list OF expenses Is an item OF
ST. iOl.60 for the purchase of horses, cows
and pigs This expenditure enabled the
board TO stock the almshouse farm will
entirely new cattle, and the old cattle
has been disposed Of. Eight thoroughbred
holstein COWS and bulls have been pur.
chased and more milk Is now obtained foi
the institution from the new cows thar
was obtained from A. of the ordinary
COWS.
superintendent Foster reported the pop
ulation OF tho almmshouses to be 1S9. Dur
ing the month there was one birth an'
twelve deaths The payroll amounting 4
| Nc3.5i was ordered paid. The house com
mittee reported the building in spiendi
condition.
Ammong the subjects TO be discusse
by the trustees this afternoon will be III
lighting OF the building. II IS the opinio
of a special committee having the maj
ter In charge that the trustees could sav
money by installing an electric light plar
in thebuildng, tho present annual cost Z
hghug tho building being In excess q
| sig00 II is explained that the one lightin
plant could light both the county an
/ State institutions at Farnhurst. and a
/ though the expense OF installing the plan
would be high the plant would pay for II
/ sc'f IN short time. The trustees thi
afternoon may decide to install the light
ing plant The present lighting contraS
expires on January 81.