Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1892 — A VALUABLE REPORT. [ARTICLE]

A VALUABLE REPORT.

State Statistician Beetle, for 1891, Give* Many Facts and Figures. The report of State Statistician Peelle, as far as completed, makes a Knowing of valuable and entertaining facts and figures. It is shown that the total of county J expenses for the year ending May 31,1891, is $6,786,013, a decrease of $120,066 from the previous year's expenses on this account. The counties of the State paid out on account of the poor, $882,874, an increase oyer the previous year of $125,898. The report being statistical alone, advances no cause for this large increase, amounting to about 20 per cent. The cost of roads was $104,860, a decrease from the former year of about $74,000, In the bridge expense account, however, the amount expended was SIOO,OOO more than In the previous year. This seems to indicate that the people are beginning to realize that - under the present State system, or lack ofsystem, the money expended on the highways is practically thrown |way. while ,the Improvements in bridges are of more permanent and enduring character, The following summary con tains, the totals of the several items found in the tables for 1891: I County officers (except Co. Sup’ts).. $553,983 Grand and petit jurie5........... Coroners’ inquests...27,sßß Enumerating, assessing and appraising 208,494 Road viewing, andxurveying 40,558 County sup’ts and institutes 110,638 i Criminals and prisons,. 152.98(5 ‘ Poor farms 305,388 Paid by trustees on accountof poor., 577,506 Roads aad highways 104,860 State benevolent and reformatory institutions 70,598 Public buildings and repairs ... b 714,402 Ditches. .... 156,568 New bridges and repairs 553,034 Interest on county bonds.' 331.139 interest on free gravel road bonds.. 102,082 interest on county orders.... 50,604 Books and stationery,... 174,826 Printing and advertising 65,325 Redemption of county bonds 349,18 Q Redemption of free gravel road bonds 431.143 All other expenses (miscellaneous).. 1.477,144 L. The amountof bonded indebtedness paid during the year was $349,179. The gross debt of the counties, Including bonded and floating, was {5,919,558. The sinking fund amounts to -$557,457, and the free gravel road bonds, $1,428,672. The bonded indebtedness of cities as reported by 161 officers of corporations w&e $8,329,093, and the sinking fund, Sixty-five towns reported no bonded indebtedness. During the year under consideration, 26.734 civil cases and 9,’2 i criminal proceedings occupied the attention of the courts. There were 7,644 indictments returned. There were 1,899 foreclosures o real estate. The reports of real estate transfers show an aggregate of 75,516, on a valuation of $70,287,386, In an interview published at Cleveland On the 23d, Col. A. L. Conger, member of the Republican National Committee for Ohio, states as his opinion, formed by his recent trip to California, that President Harrison ought to be renominated and that such action is Inevitable. Col. Conger’s declaration for Harrison is regarded hero as notable, as he has been bitter against the administration.