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Show INDIGENTS IN VEGAS ALSO CAUSING ALARM 1 1 That Washington county is not the only section where the transient tran-sient indigent problem is becoming becom-ing serious is shown toy the following fol-lowing report from the Las Vegas Age: An exceptionally heavy drain on the county's indigent fund has completely exhausted the appropriation, appro-priation, it was stated yesterday at the meeting of the county commissioners. com-missioners. The sum of $3500 was shifted by the board from the general fund to the indigent fund, to keep it going. About $2000 a month has been expended recently on transient indigents, burials, hospitalization, and other expenses of this type, while $220 was spent last month for mothers' pensions and $172.50 for other indigents. |