The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-11
Each Year Shows An Increase
in the Expenses And a De-
crease in Receipts From
lnfirmary.
COUNTY BOARD HAS
STARTED A PROBE
Some of the Inmates Allege
Poor Food And Lack Of.
Clothing, But Others Have
No Complaints.

For the purpose of considering rec
concentrations contained i'm grand
jury reports. and in the report OF an
investigating committee. representing
the Wayne county board of charities.
relative to conditions at the county In
firmary, the county commissioners
will meet tomorrow morning at the
court house.
A formal Investigation on the part
of the commissioners may be under
taken. Statistical reports of the poor
farm, as shown on the county books
places the cost of maintenance for
1911. including supplies, employees and
repairs, at s16,l59.5a The receipts
amounted to only s1,5l9.50, represent
ing the profits from the farm during
that year. The cost of building during
! the year was S3.13S.35.
Some county officials declare that
the farm should be practically self
sustaining, as there are 3I0 acres i'm
| the tract. Other county farms are
| made practically self sustaining,
these officials declare. and they state
| the infirmary can be conducted on a
| more efficient and economical man
ner
Statistical Report.
Appended is an extract from the
| county statistical report:
Maintenance-1907, s9,016.1s: 1908,
ss,230.09; 1909. s6,970.62; 1910, s1s,-
| 95205; 1911, s13,02117.
New Buildings-1s11, s3,I3S35.
Total for 1911. including new build
ing was SIG. s.159.52.
| In 1907 the farm receipts were
s3,173.21; in 1908, s73s.64: in 1909.
s2.307.39; in 1910. s2.634S2: in 1911,
$1,519.50; in 1912 to Aug. 81. sSss.e7.
Statements have been made by sew
eral inmates at the infirmary that
| they do not get enough to eat. 9th
ers say that they have enough food.
| Other complaints have also been reg
| istered by infirmary inmates.
In speaking of this matter, Newton
Brumfield, superintendent of the in
Urinary, made the following state
ment:
What 5rumfieId Says.
These people are bound to COM
plain because they are old and cross.
They think the county owes them
! something and believe they do not get
enough. The fact is. that they are
| treated as Well as anyone could treat
them. None of them can work and II
they could IL would take two men to
| make one of them work They want
meat three times day. We can't
give it to them without putting the
county to a great big expense After
while it will be hard matter to get a
ms tn
place. There is nothing in IL for me
TO keep the inmates from having all
they want TO eat.
Il have had hard luck here. Last
fall I had los hogs and cholera took
/ all of them but eight. / had two hors-
J es and mule TO die. Year before last
/ had bad luck with the corn. lost
a cow last fall. raised 1000 busheI
of corn last fall. threshed $50 bushel
of oats. 30 bushels of timothy seed.
275 bushels of wheat and rye
We had so acres here originally.
But ten acres were sold II was fun
quarter section in the beginning. But
only 80 acres are tillable Seventy
five acres Law to the north OF the rail-
road
/ what Inmates Say.
| Appended are statements given by
inmates of the institution upon the
care. food and treatment received:
Thomas McGirr, 50, Richmond-T
have no complaint"
Henry Patterson, 81, Richmond
The food is fair. Get along all right
otherwise"
| William Walters. as, CenteryilIe-
Il don't get enough 10 eat We have
but few potatoes. get bread and
tomatoes to eat ! have been here
fifteen years"
| James r. Dorsey, 81, Richmond
I've been here a month Don't ask
me what l have TO eat or how I'm
treated and III tell you no lies"
Frank Taylor, 6s, Olive Hill
Sometimes We have enough to eat
Other times we do not have enough.
We get rice and bread for breakfast
Sometimes We get potatoes. We get
small piece of meat once a day and
the piece is very small at that. Once
in while we are given a little fruit
for supper"
William Majors. Richmond-~we
/ have little 10 eat Once i'm a while
We are given a little sausage"
Ressern Walker. s5, Richmond
don't get enough to eat. / can't eat
the rice We always have for break
! fast
| Lewis Hantsche, 81, Richmond
am treated as good as can expect
! William Craig, 73. Cambridge City
l"Sometimes the food is all right
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