The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-10
PUBLIC CHARITIES.
Meeting or the Commissioners Of Charities
and Correction.

Meeting or the Commissioners of Charities
and Correction.
The Board or Commissioners OF Public Charities
and Correction held It's semrmontaly meeting yeser
day at the hail. corner of Third avenue and Eleventh
street, with the President, General Bowen IN the
CHAIR The details OF the business ia the various de-
partments under the direction OF the commissioners
were reviewed and the reports from officers, order
lies ana others were inspected and placed on die.
communication was received from H. l.. Hoguet,
Vics President OF the Society for the Protection or
Roman Catnolc Children, asking If those boys COM
mted to the Of the society who evince desire
TO become seamen would be takes by the Commis-
soaers pupils on board the schoo-shIp Mercury.
The Secretary was dlrected 10 answer the commnn
cation and state that the Commissioners would take
the Doys as desired by Mr.. Hoglct, provided that
any moneys which the society had received ior the
support OF the bcys would be paia over u the Com
expended there would not BE- any Gralt upon the
city treasury on account OF sueu boys
A resolution was adopted requesting Doctors Aus
tin Flint Jr.. Il. /. tilOtt anu +. Ii. iianiton to
urepaie scr OF tables showing abe condition OF the
wards, beds ar patients IN tho various lnsIlltionS,
the progress aud results vi medical aud surgical
treatment ana 0peratl MS and daliy meteorological
observations ana al such other matters as would
tend 10 promoie The interests VI meelca science.
The report ron the Free Labor iureau submit
ted TO the Heafd The report Shows that from Novem-
Der II to December there were ZtU Applications
male help made III the bureau and 30 applications
for female nclp; alG males aud females applied
ior situations, aad 100 males ana ia females
provided wilh employment.
The rcpors iron tue secretary OF the Board. Mr.
Joshua Philips, showed thai from November 20 to
December the receipts We're, from the institutions
si,IsO. ana IRON Tie comptroller On account OF the
appropriation Tor tne new Lunatc Asylum Sio9,o00,
making the total receipts Sl0i, 1oJ.
me report from .hr. George heilock, Superntend-
ent Of
TIE OUTDOOR POOR
shows that during the moatn OF November there
were i456 persons renewed Dy the department, OF
whom las were o5 iged 10 seek relief Oh account Of
the necesses of oiu age, SOL Tor SICKNESS 1o5 who
were Charge OF families, lee suffering from
wounds and iniirmlties aud SIX on account or
announcements.
PATENTS nave been treated by the district ply
sicians 10 the number of "a, anu los have been
visited at their residencc5. eighty rcported
cOnvaiescent, nlDe transferred 10 hospital ana two
died. There were two ACCOMPLISHMENTS attended, and
payscians nave s:id unuer trcatnenG i36
patients.
Ine sureau OF Med cal and surgical Relief for Out
door Poor du1nx tue month Attended f675 new
patients, mnh,us Total oil 4,oos pa,icatS, and
Issued ,,s3l prescriptions.
fire mode pursued 10y the COMMISSIONERS in dis
trsbuting reuef 10 tue bind Is working, as usual,
most successfully. kacn applicant Is required to le
dence condition, now long resident OF the city, Of
what Institution graduate occupation. now many
children and tAelr ages, IL III ANY BUSINESS whether
nc has any money IN savings bank, whether the pos
any real or personal csate, whether he has
income from any source Whatever. II ever re-
ceived any anu from Tie city, now mucn received
ana now long ne mas beel biul. rus state
ncnt must De sworn 10 and ITS correctness
vouched Tor by tHo Witnesses. IN addttlon 10 TINS
the Applicant Is Visited Al hs residences ~ Of The
visitors OF the department., VINO report TO Tue Cou-
Iuisslouers The ie-Gt Of tier observations. FROM
Tie reports the applicants alyiIed lnt0 Iour
classics and Ieei granted as iollows:--Flrst class,
those having i've OF more MINOR Children receive
500 IN cash and TWO TONS OF coal; second Class,
t0ose having ess tnan i've, bat more than Two Gait
dea, receive $40 ana Two tons Of coal: tnird class
those haytng one or two choren receive so ana
MO IONS ol coal and tae iourta class those having
no children, rcceivc $50.