The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-31
1910 RELIEF WORK
IN WAYNE COUNTY
State Board of Charities Sub.
mits Interesting Report
for the Past Year.

The State Board of Charities and
Correction in it's eighty-fifth quarterly
report refers to outdoor relief for
1910 and shows that Wayne county
paid out for relief $S53S1 less than in
1909 This is a noteworthy reduction
but the board states that the amount
spent is still much greater for the
proportionate number of persons aid
ed, than it should be. The other coun-
ties which showed a decrease in the
amount OF expenditures but are still
classified along with Wayne are Clin-
ton. Fountain, Grant Howard Jen-
nings and Shelby.
The object of the board Of charities
and correction Is to aid and give in
formation in regard to the manage
ment of the state institutions, the care
of the inmates, the expenditure of mon
ey for the support OF the dependent
and helpless population, and the i'm
provement of social conditions. Dur
ing the past year 1927 persons, of
whom 2O,544 were men and boys and
22,63S were women and girls, were
aided. The total amount spent for tn :
aid OF the poor not in public institu-
lions was $2661S1.16.
The report for Wayne county by
townships, showing the number aided
follows:
Abington-Tax levy, .; population,
575; total number receiving aid, /;
number of females / total number of
81, III
classified and unspecified !; reasons
for aid, transportation l; total value
OF aid given. SASS.
Boston-Tax levy /; population ia;
number of males ); number of females
2; total number receiving aid Z; total
number of families receiving aid l;
total number of times aid was given Z;
color, white 6; colored /; total value
of aid given $685..
Center-Tax levy I; population p
1884; number of males 20; number of
females 80: total number receiving aid
So; number of families receiving aid Z;
number OF pensioners IS; color. white
90; nativity, Americans As; German 4 ;
reasons for aid, lack of employment
z; sickness or burials 3 old age Z;
insanity or idiocy; !; transportation
=; total value Of aid given $263.57; to-
tai value OF aid to pensioners $23377.
Clay-Tax levy l; population S73;
number of males II; number Of femal-
es l6; total number receiving aid 80;
number of families Z; number of pen
sioners IA; color white 26; black Z;
Nativity Americans 81; Germans l;
unclassified 1 reasons for aid. sick
ness and burials 3; old age 1; widow
hood or non-support S; total value of
aid given s159SO.
Dalton-Tax levy 4: population $50
number of males 5: number of females
z; total IL; number of families 3;
number of families 2; number of times
aid was given "a: color white, ~; ma
tivity. Americans II, unclassified l !;
reasons for aid, sickness and burials
/; total value of aid $12.65.
Franklin-Tax levy .; population l.
O19; total number of males H.; total
number of females 7; total number re
ceiving aid Is; number of families 3;
total number times aid was given I;
color. white is: nativity Americans
IL: unclassified 6; total value of aid
given $3.50.
Green--Population 909; number of
males s: number of females Z; total
IL; number of families receiving aid
color, white IL; nativity, Americans.
total amount given for aid $3.50.
Harrison-TaX levy 2; population
$3.50: number of males /; number re-
ceiving aid. !; number of times aided
IL; pensioners 1; color, white l; ma
tivity unclassified l; total value of
aid given $2A15; aid to pensioners $22.
Jackson-Tax levy 4; population A.
243; number of males 80; number of
females 50; total number receiving
aid 10: number of families receiving
aid 9: number of times aided 29S:
number of pensioners so; color white
65; black 5: nativity Americans 81;
Irish 3; German I; unclassified and
unspecified 5: reasons for aid, lack Of
employment l: sickness and burials
20: old age II: widowhood and non
support s: blind. deaf and crippled
6: transportation 9; total value of
aid given sllo4.24; value to pension
ers $S56.96.
Jefferson--TaX levy >: population
ISIS; number OF males 16; number of
females 10: total 26: number of fam
lilies receiving aid 4: number of times
aided 3S: number OF pensioners Z: col
or white 20; nativity, Americans %:
reasons for aid, sickness and burials
s. old age l. value of aid given s61,75:
value to pensioners S4250.
New Garden-TaX levy .; popula-
ton lis; number OF males 5 number