The Annual Report Of The Poor Commissioners

Accordine; to an act passed by the last legislature saperintendents of the poor are dow required to niake their annual report to the secretary of state the first of July, instead of the first of Ootober, as heretofore. The new arrangement, however, does not seem to work aa well as before. For instance, at this time of the year the superintendente are not able to determine what the value of all the farm producU will be. Acoording to law each super, visor is required to make a report to the superintendents, which only four or five have done. The neglect of the supervisors is no doubt due to the faot that at this time they are too make it out. The reports which the superintendents of the poor of Washtenaw uounty, have just sent to the secretary of state, is for the Diñe months ending June 30, 1887. It is as follows : The whole number maintained during the nine months was 164, of which 110 were males and 54 were femalas. The average number daring that period was 89$. Four of them were insane, 5 were idiotie, 1 was blind, 3 were mutes. Their nationality was as follows: Americans, 75; English, 10; Irish, 27 ; Germans, 32 ; French, 3 ; Italians, 1 ; Canadiane, 7 nesjros, 4; mulattoes, 5. The number of births among the paupers was 8, and the number of deaths was 6. The number of persDns temporarily relie ved outside the poor-house were 218. The number of insane persons sent to insane asylums was 2% all of whom were sent to Pontiac. The total number of persons who have received assistance in any form during the nine months was 407. Amount paid from the poor fund $6,336 98 " " all other funds 3,213 93 Total 9,550 91 P0OR-HOU8K AND POOR-FARM EXPENSES. Paid to the keeper of poor-house ï 525 00 " for clothlng _ _... 322 46 " " food „ 1810 98 " " medical ald, etc 119 43 " " transportaron of paupers to and from poor-house „ 24 75 " " furniture __ 32 66 " " labor hired in poor-house exclusive of keeper's salary 373 17 " " dry goods, fuel, crockery, boots andshoes, pain ts, etc 1552 47 Total .t 1790 92 IMPBOVEMENTS. Paid for improvements on farm $ i 42 ' " steek 165 00 hay, gram and seed _ 44 65 " ' laborhired 130 91 " other expenses _ „.... 270 09 Total g612 07 TEMPORART RELIEF. Poor Other _., , fund. funds. Paid for medlcai aid, etc $110 70 Ï131 75 " " funeral expenses 56 25 59 50 " " food 360 78 127 43 ' " fuel 14 25 408 86 " clothing 66 48 89 16 " transpoitatlon 48 98 4 80 Total $762 44 8771 50 OTHEB EXPENSES. Paid to the superintendents of the poor....? 146 25 ' " supervisors for official services 25 30 " directora of the poor for official services „.... 75 00 for transportaron to and from and for support of insane at Pontiac 237 43 Total t2613Ü8 MISCELLANEOUS. Value of farm product sold.duxlngthe nine months 8 25 00 " paupers' labor 75 00 " " county poor-farm 25,000 00 " live stock „„ 1 500 00 ' " farm implements 800 00 " " all other property. ,.. 2,500 00 Total value of farm and appurtenances $29,900 00