A regular feature looking back at what was being printed around 100 years ago in the Bristol Daily Courier. This week’s entry comes from the January 2, 1925 edition of the newspaper.
Year Just Past Was Prosperous For Bucks County
With 1925 gone into history, a review of some of the business transacted in the Courthouse row offices shows a prosperous increase last year over the previous one.
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The Bucks County Commissioners report that over $5,000 has been collected from insane patients last year, compared with $1,463.77 in 1921. A certain portion of this money, however, has been due for some time and the in not alone for 1925 bills. In 1924, the annual county statement showed that insane patients cost Bucks County taxpayers $52,787.40, and in another week, the 1925 bill will be known when the annual statement is compiled. Last year, there as $5,298.52 collected from the patients, with probably another small amount to arrive before the commissioners met again. During 1925, an extra effort was put forth to collect a certain number of insane bills, and it has proved beneficial.
In the office of Prothonotary, it was found that during 1925 there were 99 aliens in Bucks County who became full-fledged citizens of the United States by receiving certifies, or final decrees. Sixty-five aliens took out their first papers and declared their intentions of becoming citizens, and 49 others received petitions for final decrees, known as the “second papers.”
Business in the office of County Treasurer was unusually brisk in 1925. Although the annual statement of the Treasurer will not be ready for publication for several days, it was found that $12,178.50 was paid for dog licenses of all descriptions, and for fines paid for violation of the dog laws. There was 3,968 dog licenses of all kinds issued in 1925, a new record for Bucks County, which indicates in a way that the dog law is being obeyed to a greater extant than ever before and dog owners are not running a chance of allowing their dogs to go unlicensed.
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During 1925, the Treasurer also issued 1,849 resident fish licenses and 36 non-resident fish licenses, another new record. Figures also show that in 1925 there were 7,281 resident hunters’ licenses issued and 101 non-resident hunters’ licenses, which is another new record.
Although no final figures have been issued from the Office of the Clerk of Orphans Court, it is believe that another record year for marriage licenses will be experienced in Bucks County. The total number of divorces granted in 1925 is being compiled at present time.
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