Show TH COUNTY INFIRMARY Statement of the Cost of Maintaining Maintain-ing With Some Comparisons To the Editor of The Herald Anent the article in the Tribune of the I3th under the caption of A Field for Lcxowers I desire to herewith submit a statement of the cost per capita of I maintaining the infirm at the county poorhouse I poor-house dating from January 1 181 to I January 1 1SD3 This statement is made reluctantly but Inasmuch as the article referred to reflects to a certain extent i upon my management of the infirmary I I make i in justice to myself and with a certain degree of pride Bills payable from January 1 1S01 to I October 1 1S91 S749S17 average number I inmates 40 average cost per head per month J2082 average does not include i bills undertaker or medical bis Bills payable from October 1 1S31 to April 1 1S93 2000059 average number inmates in-mates 3 average cost per head per I month 3055 > Bills payable from April 1 1SS3 to January I Jan-uary 1 1S95 52637446 dedust cost of I building annex 377674 leaves J225S772 I I Average number Inmates 6S average cost per head per month J15S2 Inclusive of all improvements during above time 30 new spring beds blankets sheets bed ticks all furniture for annex clothing al all county charges at orphans home atone at-one time 23 in number making the actual cost of keeping the inmates of institution I per month 6 Respectfully JOEL F ALLEN Supt I |