Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1905 — THE JASPERCOUNTY POORFARM [ARTICLE]

THE JASPERCOUNTY POORFARM

Reports of Receipts and Expenditures of Two Last Administrations and Property on Hand.

The Democrat has been asked to publish the receipts and expendetures of the Jasper county poor farm under its last two administrations. An examination of the receipts shows that Mr. Clark was in charge of the farm two years and eleven months, and during that period the receipts were $5,159.55, and expenditures $8,280.33, making a net deficit of $3,120.78, a little less than S9O per month. i

Mr. Blue served two years and seven months and the receipts during that time were $5,480.13, and expenses $8,354.37, or a net deficit of $2,874.24, or about $92.75 per month. The reports ' made by each on retiring follow, Clark’s report showing the amount of property turned over to Blue, and. Blue’s report showing the amount of property turned over to superintendent Nichols: