The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-03

DEPORT OF THE EI.EvENTH WARD RELIEF Asso-
IL cixtion.-The Eleventh. Ward Relief Association,
having been organized sxpfessy TO relieve the wants OF
those who. BY various causes able to supply
the nsoessarss Of life, and having been supported
business in the ward Though much was given By nom
residents Of the wArd) tbs association deem It thor
duty In orcer that all who contributed towards is sop
port may become acquainted with the In which
the mics given wore disposed OF, to general
statement Of tho operations Of thu assosaton from the
day II commenced distributing hities to its final close
being from the oath day Of Decemoe 1854 TO the ait
day Of March, 1855. inclusive, making % days. and
also, to return thsnks to the ''donors" towards
and for the promptness and willingness manifested
when called upon TO support those who, through
intimately connected With this or other ons Of
similar character could possibly become acquainted
with the vast extent OF want and restitution that exst
ed In this city last winter and none who contributed
towards their support fully estimate the amount Of
good accomplished and the suffering relieved II BE-
e,ec that this association has doas. during the past
winter than any other ward association Il has
not been connected in any way With the many other
sociatons in the ward, this statement refers excu
be expected that give full account Of all its
particular optr atoms, and IL would require too much
space The following account Of the uuber OF families
ana peraons relieved viii be sufficient TO convince all
that we have faithfully dsburssd the means entrusted
to us The association has the Of 81
for PROVISIONS &c via beef, pork, mutton dsh navy
bread, wheat bread, potatoes, turnps carr ,ts rice
onions cabbage, bears beef and bean soup, COAL &C.,
which arces were bought At wholesale prices BY which
value Of the provisions given out S637s TO- II would
bAve cost the ASSOCIATION for relieving tho condition OF
the poor by their mode Of distributing relief, ABOUT
$6S7S 10 TO have supplied the number OF persons
which supplied By this association for 81 5s5 S.
From the Oath day OF December, 1862 to the 18th OF
January, inclusive ths average number OF families
hevsd per day vAs 237 IL IS, 1t68 1923 persons
Total in the period, 5,4ea families, 2i57o per
On account OF the numsrous applicants, II was
necessary after the 18th Of January 10 dviae them
TWO parts bali coming day and the other the
next and in orc that they might receive the same
amount OF provisions az II they came daily, sun
cisnt gwen them 10 supply their most press
ing wants for tvo Gays, which was equivalent
to Supplying them all on ono day. Tn,s chang. was
sociaticn. IL required too much time and labor to
supply them all on one day. Since the 10th day Of
JnIuarJ to the 3ipt OF March, 1855 inclusive thers
we're relieved % eiT families, 10T ISL persons the
daily average was $40 227o families S3s 6t75 per
cons These persons having received suaRcsnt every
other day 10 supply them two days IL ca aivalsnt to
supplying 6ss AIS families or 2sl2 47.7t persons
dairy; and in the period OF 75 days, 1924 families
ls b23 p.rsous, which number, added TO tbs nuuo,r
sons, wakes Gao l02 persons Besides this number
about 800 persous were relieved whose names wore
net registered. making the grand total OF persons
svpc ne tbe existence OF the assooistion 24l 01
The assc alton composed chiefly Of the following
re,pops "A norcw hils, Sm. BoarGman Wu II. Webb.
Seybep Squiree, james r. steers, q. Wright, WIN G
Hsrb.r James l. Jackson, David L. Young, Peter
Squire Charles rery, Aboer Mills Christian xe'sgar
Charles N. simcnscn. fhiiip Ke,lsy. Michael Dsvoy,
Peser Tcstevin Harvey Cslxn, X Godfrey. 10 ,eph
Waterbury, James r Quick, r. Iagsrsol, Wu. Cam
riaxs, Rufns Brooks, James Ha~ela Gould se'aiek-
ANDREW MILLS, PreeIdsot
PrrYa Tosryr, Secretary.