Poor House Expenses
The contract for building a house on poor-farm was approved by the Board and HA WONN, G W PARSONS and Allen SAWYERS were a committee to rent poor farm on such terms as they may deem best, and also to contract for keeping paupers on said farm as soon as the building was completed.
At the June session 1865, the committee on poor-farm was authorized to borrow money enough to complete the building in course of erection, and to harvest the crop or otherwise dispose of it. At the September session, $400 dollars was appropriated to pay for furniture and farming implements for the farm. It seems at this time the county was poor and had to give due bills drawing interest in payment of claims as shown by the following:-
On motion, Darke & Co., was allowed $301.97 for material furnished and for cash advanced.
$300 dollars was appropriated to procure provisions for the poor-house, and it was ordered that no more temporary relief be granted to paupers by township trustees, except upon the approval of the supervisor residing in that township. On the 1st of October, the county contracted with George W PARSON, to take charge of the poor farm on the 1st of January, 1866. In January 1866, H A WONN, was authorized to draw and expend $600 of the poor house fund. In April of 1866, G W PARSONS was allowed $250 for keeping the poor farm for the quarter ending December 31, 1865. In June, G W PARSONS was allowed $250, as salary for quarter ending March 31, 1866. And H A WONN authorized to draw and expend $300 out of the poor-house fund for the use of the same. In September, H A WONN was authorized $375 on expenses and repairs, and $425 was appropriated on outstanding debt for the farm, and $250 to pay salary of G W PARSONS for quarter ending March 31, 1866. In October of 1866, a committee was appointed to receive bids for letting the poor farm for 1867, and to have the buildings insured.
In 1867, the farm was let to John M WILKINS, and H A WONN; Director. In April of this year, H A WONN, resigned and C M HURLESS and E B TOWNSEND were appointed poor house Directors.
Purchase of Sheep $75.00
Rooms were fitted up at this time in the poor house for insane patients. The directors were authorized to dispense with the services of Dr HALL, for said farm, and procure a better one. John WILKINS resigned as Steward and H A WONN, again was appointed director.
In January of 1868;- the poor farm director was authorized to contract letting the poor farm for the year, at not more than $400, tenant to live and work the farm as the director ordered, and leave on the arbitrary order of said director. And $200 was appropriated for expenses. A DOWNING was contracted with, as Steward for the year, and in April $100 more was allowed as contingent expenses for the farm.
In 1869, Samuel DOWNING was chosen director for the year, and Vice was WONN. In April, A DOWNING was allowed $300 salary as steward, and in September of this year, $200 was allowed to pay claim of DRAKE & LOCKMAN, and $500 allowed to fix up buildings.
Receipts $900.00 Disbursements $779.85
A DOWNING was retained as poor farm steward for 1870, at $600 per year. S B DOWNING, continued as Poor Farm Director.
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1871- Alex DOWNING was again employed as steward. And the poor farm director was ordered to find suitable homes for all the children in the poor house, and an appropriation of $300 was made for contingent expenses. |
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1872- Peter KUNKLE was appointed director, and E B TOWNSEND steward. |
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1873- Receipts; $200.00 Disbursements; $264.00 Stock & Produce on hand: 2 horses, 7 cattle, 20 sheep, 73 hogs, 10 Bushel beans, 1 ½ barrels pckles, 4 ½ barrels molasses, 70 bushels potatoes, 1000 bushels corn, 175 bushels oats, 150 bushels wheat. No of Paupers= 18 Average number for the year=20 |
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1874- No report found |
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1875- E B TOWNSEND continued as steward for the year, and Peter KUNKLE as director. A new building was ordered on the farm, at an expense of $150. It seems as that during this year, steward E B TOWNSEND, had some trouble with a patient named MORROW, in which he shot MORROW in the leg. The board censured him for it, but continued him as steward. Receipts; $290.00 Disbursements; $291.00 Stock & Produce on hand: 2 horses, 42 hogs, 17 cattle, 41 sheep, 400 bushels corn, 200 bushels oats, 50 bushels potatoes No of Inmates= 22 |
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1876- D J McCONNELL, elected director. |
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1877- Stewardship was awarded to Wm L MINEAR Receipts; $59.68 Disbursements; $797.47 |
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1878- Samuel RUSSELL, director; John GORDAN, Jr., Steward. $300.00 No of Inmates= 21 Deaths= 2 Average cost of keep= $1.20 |
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1879- The farm contains 279 acres of 2nd rate land, 190 acres fenced, 150 acres in cultivation, and the balance brush and timer. Products for the year, 1400 bushel of corn, 205 bushels of wheat, 669 bushels of oats, 12 tons of hay, 125 bushels of potatoes, 50 bushels of turnips, 3000 pounds of pork, 300 head of cabbage. Livestock equals 2 mules, 10 cows, 1 bull, 16 calves, 91 sheep and 34 hogs. Number of paupers= 14 Deaths= 2 Average cost of keep= $1.00 |
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1880- J M ROLAND, steward; David BAER, director. No of inmates= 26 Deaths= 3 Births= 1 Receipts; $787.52 Disbursements; $1015.09 |
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1887- Work on the building at the new poor farm has been commenced. A
condition of the contract under which the building was awarded was that it be
ready for occupancy by the 1st of Next March. The County Board are
anxious that the work be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible, as the
expense of keeping the paupers under the existing arrangements is unusually
large. –Davis County Republican |
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1888- March, the buildings at the new county farm have been so far
completed, the plastering of the house was completed last week, and it only
requires a few days work of the painters to make the building ready for
occupancy, so that a part of the paupers have been removed there. –Davis County Republican |