The East Huron Gazette, 1892-12-01, Page 5-4
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THE HOUSE OF REFUGE QUES-
TION.
A Vote of the Ratepayers Likely to be
Taken in January.
The Huron County council has asked,
the municipalities to take a vote at the
January elections on the question of
building a Home of Refuge. For the
benefit of the public we give herewith
extensive clippings from the exhaustive
report submitted to the county council
year before last by their committee ap-
pointed for that purpose.
THE REPORT
In accordance with the instrnetions
contained in the resolution of this
Council at its January session, your
special committee have endeavored to
obtain all the information possible re-
lating to the cost of lands, buildings and
maintenance of the various institutions
called Houses of Refage, for the care of
the poor, in the Province, and other
information of a kindred nature. Your
committee have aimed at giving to the
Council the very fullest mformation con-
cerning this important matter, and the
information has been obtained without
reference to the leanings of the mem-
bers of your committee. The sub-
committee thought its first duty was to
obtain a correct account of the amount
spent by the various municipalities of
the County under the head of " Charity."
This allows a comparison— though an
imperfect one—to be made between the
cost of keeping the poor in our own
County and the cost in a County having
a House of Refuge. The returns under
this head embrace the years 1887 and
1888, and are as follows :
Amount spent by the various muniei-
palities of the County of Huron upon
charity in 1887 and 1888:
1887
.. $138 59
.. o 138, 68,
4F1 30
147 73
218 71
200 50
Exeter... 195 69
Goderich Town 536 05
Goderich Township282 75
Grey. 202 00
Hay 42 88
How ick 264 11
Mullett 80 00
McKillop 136 50
Morris No Return,
Seaforth 181 57 201 22
Stanley 102 00 147 18
Stephen 65 50 129 65
Tuckersmith 278 98 470 00
Turnberry 171 89 234 84
Usborne 383 25 296 08
East Wasvanosh 172 11 70 00
West Wawanosh 156 52 173 00
Wingham 207 26 100 68
Wroxeter No Return.
ffieMnMo
onager.
AsLfield
Bayfield
Blyth
Brussels ..... ..
Clinton
Colborne
1889.
$216 00
54 83
55 47
191 58
322 96
277 15
226 72
851 09
848 36
193 00
66 50
118 35
30 00
175 25
ject at ,itsPnne session, and of .whose
report we have been favored with a
copy, on this point report;
" The erection of Houses of e fug
a' appears to have obviated, except, in
"the smallest degree, grants to indi-
" gents by the minor municipalities."
The various Houses of Refuge in the
Province are as follows:
County of Elgin—Township of South-
wold, 3 miles west of St Thomas.
County of Waterloo—Berlin.
County of York—Near Newmarket.
County of Lincoln—Township of
Grantham, a little over half a mile from
St. Catharines.
County of Middlesex --Township of
Adelaide, near Strathroy.
County of Norfolk—Gore of Wood-
house.
County of Wellington—Township of
Nichol, midway between the Villages of
Fergus and Elora.
County of Welland—Township of
Thorold.
County of Brant—Township of Brant-
ford.
The average cost, of these institutions
is the sum of 816,660.66, including land,
buildings and furnishings complete, but
the present feelings of all concerned is
that large farms are a mistake. The
weight of evidence goes to show that 40
or 50 acres are better than 100 or over.
In many cases the buildings are much
more expensive than need be, and the
officials recommend cheaper and plainer
ones. The smaller institutions, such as
would be ample for the County of Huron,
do not average in cost over $12,000.
The Committee next call attention to
the number of inmates, comruitted tem-
porarily and permanently during 1888,
and the cost per head of these institu-
tions.
Totals $4,251 57 $4,739 91
It will thus be seen that directly out
of the local municipal exchequers has
been paid the sum, allowing for munici-
palities not reporting one half the
average, of $9,449 in two years. To
these sums must be added the sums of
$284 and $483, respectively, which are
the amounts estimated by the County
Treasurer as spent by the county for the
same purposes as the local grants in
the same years, and these two make a
grand total of no less than $10,216, or
$5,108 per annum.
Every member of ihe County Council •
is also aware that these slims do not in
any way represent the full amount of
the charity bestowed by this county.
Private charity by individuals, churches
and societies, is largely given to the
very same parties that received munici-
pal aid.
Another large item of expense to the
County is in connection with the run-
ning of the jail. The manner in which
this expense is paid is as follows: The
Government pays for all prisoners who
are charged with indictable offences,
and the County pays for all others.
The last quarter the Government was
charged with 119 days and the County
with 1513 days. Of this 1513 days,1433
days is chargeable to the maintenance
of indigents. In consequence of this
the County had to pay $643, against
$46.37 paid b the Government, or
about 14-15ths of the whole expense.
If there had been no indigents confined
the Government would have had to pay
nearly two-thirds, and the County some-
thing over one-third. In this way the
cost to the County was for indigents
alone over 4400 for the quarter. This
quarte is not above the average,- so
that the County paya annually about
$1,600 for maintenance of indigents in
the jail.
The question naturally arises --how
much of this large sum would be saved
to the local -municipalities by the frac-,
tion of a House of Refuge? From infor-
mation in the hands of your committee
it is quite evident -that only a Vent srnal
proportion of the charity grant to
indigents word I nece Star ly remairs It is
not pretended that there would be no
amount to be spent by the local
municipalities for caarita.bIe putyofte4
but it is eatiablijiel:, beyoni 41l -Vesti)mt.
in the conntlea where *Rises .ctf Refuge
bye been ereeted, that adding thditems-
ter; enarity and increased County Grant
for Kuuse of Refuge, together, the le:
Inatt, is a less sum by a considerable
t,than the sum previously spe:. t
;t1;* like purposes. The Special Cora-
appoiRttl bythe County Connell
to repart. en-thiz sub --
Elgin
Waterloo
York
Lincoln
Half the people of our County don't know- the position of one ,Tkwilship for
another.", They cau-itOyisitiercome this difficrdty by nenstitobt
------ArSelling a Good Quantity of
aloo6p
OF THE
COXIINTfrr .1g. OV HU W. 0 INT,
Which has been long needed and looked for. The size is four feet by five feet
mounted on linen and wood rollers. Six coloring are used, which
makes it very distinot and effective.
THE SCHOOL SECTION NEEDS ONE,
THE FARMER NEEDS ONE,
THE BUSINESS MAN NEEDS ONE
PRICE, $3.50.
Published by
W. Cooper & Co., Clinton, Ont.,
Booksellers and Stationers
School Globes and all kind of Maps and School Supplies. Write for prices and
our traveller will call on ou.
Inmates Cost per head.
109 $55 64
113
157
52
49 66
57 98
83 63
Gorrie Tin
Store.
Every Day.
Middlesex 12754 60
Norfolk 75 40 33
Wellington 114 63 97
Welland 59
Brant
The average cost as above of each
inmate in the Houses of Refuge was the
sum of about $58. This does not in-
clude interest on capital account. We
have also ascertained that the average
cost of maintenance, including salaries,
food and clothing, of each inmate in five
of these institutions during 1888, per
week was as follows:
Elgin
Middlesex
Waterloo
Wellington
York
Average
Not taking into account
capital.
Tiles° institutions, however, yielded
certain revenues which materially de-
crease the expenditrn e. These
revenues are derived from the products
of the farm and the labor of the inmates,
and are given as taken from a return to
the Legislature :
$1 07
1 05
954
1 23
1 11i
1 1')
interest on
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coine quite a distance rro--m
to buy them. 0000
tfttritte==ltV
Our Fall Goods, of All Kinds are Being Carried away
in Quantities.
Don't burn your fingers making
toast. Get a Toaster, for
only 15c. At SUTHERLAND'S.
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For the Kitchen.
For the Dining Room.
For the Hall,
For the Parlor.
For the Sick Boom.
For the Rich.
For the Poor
PRICES DOWN TO BED -ROCK.
Get an adjustible cover for boil-
ing kettles. It fits any size
AT SUTHEELAND4S.
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Lovely things in Fancy Lamps
and Shades AT SUTHERLAND'S.
There is, Doubtless, some
Reason for this.
Cutlery of all styles. Some-
thing nobby in this line,
AT SUTHERLAND'S.
Revenue.
Elgin $ 915 00
Waterloo 2,540 00
York 1,362 00
Lincoln 1,610 00
Middlesex 1,246 00
Norfolk 1,258 00
Wellington
Welland
Brant
600 00
The following shows the actual cost
of maintenance of each institution, after
allowing for revenue:
Elgin
Waterloo
York
Lincoln
Middlesex
Norfolk
Wellington
The balance of the report, relating to
the expenditure for charities in munici-
palities of counties which contain a
poor house, and other important infor-
mation, will be published in subsequent
issues.—ED. ,
Probably the Price has something to do
with it.
See Me about Getting
a Furnace.
Lamp Goods,
Cutlery.
Tinware, etc.,
In endless abundance and Variety.
Does that. mouse In the pantry
bother you? You can get
any style of mouse or rat
traps, AT SUTHERLAND'S.
You'll be surprised at the num-
ber and variety of betati-
ful and useful articles, just
suitable for X-mas presents,
At SUTHERLANDS.
t Might Drop iniWhen You Come to Town and see What's the
Done to Order and in First -Class Style
Lanters, granite iron tea pots,
flat -irons, cutlery holders,
trays, scoops,skates or any-
thing, At SUTHERLAND'S.
$ 4,199 76
1,764 88
7,740 86
1,940 76
4,38820
1,131 75
7,292 Will
The GAZETTE till the end of the year
FREE to New Subscribers.
We would,rather you would 'investigate for
Yourselves—We -don't care to say
much about it, only We think
the quality, .assortment
and prices will
surprise
you.
JAMES SUTHERLAND,
Tinsmith, Gorrie.
• Sheep Skins Wanted.
Drop in any way and see if we've got what we advertise.
rite Us
mann— "
Club 'Folio
FOR 189S
P. S. We want lbs, of_Butte,T. and
Poul* lie 6re ist, 1893, for which
we will pay the Highest Market price,
and also forAliKinds of Marketable Pro-
duce.
New Shoe Store
IN GORRIE.
beg to announce to the general public that I have Lust purchased a full and
complete stock of
Lathes', Gents', Boys', and Misses'
FINE AND COARSE --
BOOTS and SMO F5
The -ripest List of Premhuns*,
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rieriiffered by a Cana-
dian -Paper.
GLASGOW HOUSE
DAILY GLOBE, Mornlisg Bd. S6.00
s• Second " 4.00
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garVirite earkr.lia
THE GLOBINTorontop
'kit* ONT.
At the Very Lowest Living Prices!
The Goods are all of my own personal selection in the Wholesale Homes
and I can confidently recommend them as the very choicest
qualities and styles.
You are cordially invited to call in and. see them.
Next door north of Fennell's Photograph Gallery, Gorrie.
I make a specialty of Custom Work.
Repairing done to order neatly and quickly
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