Criminals Cost Count $13,035

Other Civil Court Expenses Were $5,542

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EXPENSES 47,183.16

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Contagious Diseases Accounted for One-Eighth of the County Taxes Last Year

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The total expenditures of Washtenew (sic) county from Oct. 1, 1901, to Oct. 1, 1902, was $47,183.16. The largest single item was of course the salaries and allowances of county officers, $7,224.84. This does not include the sheriff's force. The second largest item was for contagious diseases, $5,916.64.

The crinimal (sic) expenses were: Board of prisoners and turnkey fees, $4,671.51; conveying prisoners to work house, $126.81; constables, $865.52; defense of prisoners, $475; deputy sheriffs' fees, $43084; justice fees, $2330.08; sheriff fees, $1519.04; a grand total of $13,035.96.

Part of the following items, which are mainly for the administration of civil justice, should be charged to criminal expenses: Jurons (sic) and witnesses, circuit court, $4,757.90; jurors' meals, $110.50; jurors and witnesses, coroner's inquests and justice courts, $461.05; coroner's fees, $213.82.

It cost $964.68 for support of the insane, $161.60 for medical examination and $46.53 for conveying insane to asylum.