The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-01-11


for March and April, of 1888, and
after that date, they were at liber-
ty to make their own arrange
ments for board, room and care.
The reason for this was that we
felt if some of these old people
would leave the home during the
cold weather, that they would not
be properly taken care of. How
ever, on May LIST, only two in
mates left the home while the
others remained. At that time
| there were Is who were eligible
for O.A.A. The others were in
eligible for O.A.A. and arrange
ments were made for board and
care at the home.
The following arrangements
were made between the home and
the inmates: The county welfare
board is to pay $40 per month for
board, room, washing and mend
ing of clothing for those inmates
that are not eligible for O.A.A.
Clothing, medical care and per-
sonal incidentals to be furnished
in addition to the board and room.
People who were eligible for
O.A.A. were granted O.A.A. in
the amount of $25 per month. Out
of this they were to pay the own
er of the home, $40 per month for
board, room, care and mending of
their clothing. The additional S.
is to be used by the recipient to
pay for their own clothing and all
other personal incidentals except
ing disqualification and medical
care. This arrangement was per-
fectly satisfactory, and at the pre-
sent time, there are Is people
staying at the home receiving
O.A.A., while we have four whose
board and room is being paid for
out of the poor fund. In addition
to this, the man that operates the
home, has two other parties liv-
ing with him, who pay the same
amount of money for room and
During the year, 1886, the act
ual net expenses of the poor farm,
after deducting the sale of poor
farm products amounted to
$3,894.27. During the year, 1887,
the actual net cost of operating
the poor farm after deducting the
sale of poor farm products was
81, 1869.
For the three month period of
January /, 1888, to March l, 1888,
the operating expenses of the poor
farm amounted to $1,173.24. For
the nine months period beginning
March l, 1888, to December 81,
1888, or during the time the new
arrangement was in effect, the ex-
pense of the home to the county
was $1,549.89, so that the total
cost for the year, 1889, amounted
to $2,723.13, from which we must
deduct the rent for the nine month
period of March 81, to December
81, or an amount of $249.93, leav-
ing net total operating cost of
1888, of $2,473.20. However these
items do not include hospitaliza-
ton, medical care, or drugs and
medicines.
During the year, 1889, the net
cost of the county home amounted
to $2,162.99. In considering the
net cost to the taxpayers of the
county for the inmates, we can
only consider that the county pays
one-sixth of the actual cost of
| O.A.A. We had during the year,
1889, Is persons who were receiv-
ing O.A.A., in the amount of SIS
per month, or total of $500 per
year, per person, of which the
county taxpayers pay one-sixth,
or $50 per person, per year. This
would make a grand total of $3.50,
| for the recipients of O.A.A. We
had seven inmates who were in
eligible for OA.A., who are stay
ing at the home part time only,
and the total cost to the taxpayers
was $1,056.82. This includes cloth
ing and personal incidentals. In
addition to this, it was necessary
for the county welfare board to
install stoker in the home, and
also to repair considerable plumb
ing. It was also necessary to re-
wire the entire home according to
! the state schedule. These two
items, alone, amounted to $699.07,
so that the actual expense and up
keep of the home amounted to
$90.43 as the other two items
could not be considered yearly
expense, but should be spread out
over a period of years. However,
adding all these items, we find
that the total cost of operating the
home amounted to $2,496.32, to-
gether with the upkeep of the
home. From this should be de-
Quoted $333.33 for the rental of
the home, leaving net cost to the
taxpayers of Brown county, an
amount of So, 1929.
Comparing these figures with
the year, 1887, we find that we
have saved the taxpayers on the
average of $4,000 per year by OPP
Grating the. home as privately
owned boarding home.
Medical care and disqualification
has not been included in any of
the items as these items could not
be charged to the operating ex-
penses of the home as they would
be an additional charge to be paid
out of the poor fund. If we were
to add these items then the saw
ings would be much greater as
during the year, 1887, hospitaliza-
ton, medical care, drugs and me-
dicines amounted to $1,688.74;
while during the wear. 1899, the