The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-06-11
Indicates a Great Burden
Upon the State.
MONEY BEING SPENT LAV|SHLY
State Inspector Goodpaster
CriticiSes Accounts of
Supt. Seh0n.
FIGURES SPEAK OUT PLAINLY

Frankfort, KY, June 7.-Analyz-
ing the accounts of the Kentucky
Children's Home Society, State In
spector and Examiner Sherman
Goodpaster, in report to Gov. Nc
Creary, criticizes features of the
accounts, which he declares to be
extravagant, particularly the per
capita cost of maintenance, the
\ amount of the superintendent sal
Vary and the paying of his expenses
ATTENDING the last session of the
Legislature in the interest of an
increased appropriation, the ex-
pense being $500. He says the So
eiety has purchased property with
the States money and taken title
in it's own name, and he recon-
mends that If the State continues
to contribute to the support of the
institution it should have repre-
sentative on the Board.
He finds that the General Assem-
/ bly, in 1902 gave the Society $4,000,
Mn 1904 it gave the Society $4,000
y ANNUALLY, in 1908 this was doubled
and in 1912 increased to $4,000.
The institution had .May31, 1912,
real estate worth S29,241.S0. Its
receipts for the year, ending May
/, 1912, were $64,64S.76 and its
disbursements $64.022.76a '--
The average number of children,
kept in the Home. Mr.. Goodpaster
reported, was S7.S during the fiscal
year. Based on the States appro-
priation of 100000 the per capita Is
S341.6S; based upon the total in
come from the last fiscal year, to-
tai of s39,192.56. the per capita is
4 S446.37. Based ON the present APP
preparation of $4,000 the per CAPT.
ia is S569.47. Assuming that the
receipts from donations. county
contracts, etc., will be the same for
the present fiscal year as the last,
or a total income of $39.192.56, the
per capita is $674.16. These figures
speak for themselves, no comment
Is necessary.
Office salaries. he shows, in
creased from $16,325.67 in 1912
TO $19,1S9.92 in 1918. and Home
lsalaries, he says, must be added
S1O,S35.2O in 1913. To these 1913
salaries he says, must be added
salaries of special workers now
shown on the payroll.
He then takes up "a $1,000 note
made by Mr.. Sehon, the superin-
tendent. to the Society. The books
still show there is due on said note
$500 and accrued interest amount
ing to S139.53. The credit of 500
4 is explained by an entry in the jour
mall and "a statement made by l..
Comingor, an accountant employ
ed by the society,"
The entry OF March 81. 1912.
says:
Expense Especially 500
To bills receivable:
Note George l.. Sehon) 500
Mr.. Comingor explans'
cat a meeting of the Board of
Kentucky Children's Home Society,
April II. 1912, moved by Mr.. Bull
lock and seconded that Mr.. Sehon's
expenses. amounting to 800, in
Nurred at Frankfort attending the
legislative session in the interest of
an increased appropriation for our
Society. be credited against his in
debtedness to the Society,"
Mr.. Goodpaster says that at the
time OF this inspection. January 10.
1918. the minutes, containing this
entry. had not been recorded nor
signed. "Your examiner aisp In
quired as TO whether Mr.. Sehon
had filed an itemized expense ac-
count. covering this expenditure of
1900 and was Informed by the sec
rstary. Miss Mayer. that he had
not. Your examiner deems this ex-
penditure of 500 an unwarranted
extravagan and one that Is calcu-
lated to throw an unjust suspicion
upon our last General Assembly.
And I wish to condemn In no uncer-
tain terms the practice OF using
part OF an appropriation made BY
the State to maintain a lobby to in
grease that appropriation. A
He says the Little Citizen, pa