The national Republican., 1869-03-09

DIsTRIBurIoS OF RELrEP TO rHR PooR.-
Mayor Bowen's arrangements for the distrl-
button Of relief to the poor Of this city
under the recent appropriation by Congress
for that purpose have been mado as fol.
lows:
Relief will be given In the form Of fuel,
bread, meal, -four. and food OF other kinds,
In limited quantities, with groceries for the
sick and aged. In no case Will money be
furnished.
A central depot for groceries and provis-
Ions has been established at No. 8o4 North
Capitol street, (hrst house north Of the
Capitol In charge Of Mrs. J. 8. Grlffing as
general agent, with such sub depots In DIFF
fercnt sections Of the city rs may tempor-
arily be found necessary.
Wood will be distributed In small quanti.
ties, under the superlntendcnce Of Mr.. Peter
Campbell, from Riley's wharf, foot Of Eley-
enth street, and from @ street wharf, in the
| First ward.
Visitors have been appointed In the several
wards, who will carefully examine Into the
cases Of all applicants and give orders on
the central or subdepots as they shall bc In
| structed.
No aid will be given except upon these
orders. Visitors are provided with books, In
which they will note the name and residence
Of each person relieved, and the kind and
amount Of relief given, &c.
The appropriation having been obtained
specifically for the aged, crippled, blind,
sick and helpless, widows aud orphans, II
must be strictly applied to these classes of
destitute persons. To use 1t in feeding the
members OF able-bodied yet unemployed
people now In the city would absorb the
whole amount within thirty days, and leave
nothing for the sick and helpless during the
ensuing spring and summer months. This
| ha ,tntt al 80 h.
classes for whom this relief was specially
intended. Visitors arc therefore charged 10
use great care and discrimination In the
Issue Of orders, limiting them strictly to the
classes above specified.
The several ward commissioners and the
police arc requested TO aid In bringing to the
knowledge Of the visitors, or of the general
agent, such cases In their respective wards
or precincts, as are clearly entitled to relief
from this source.
II is intended to continue the services Of
visitors no longer than till the first Of April,
after which time 1t Is believed that all ne.
cessary aid can be dispensed from the central
office, 39i North Capitol street.
The following agents and visitors have
been appointed, all of whom render their ser.
vices gratuitously:
General Agcnt.-Mrs. J. s. GriGing, G9i
North Capitol street.
Peter Campbell, Riley's Wharf, foot of Elcv-
enth street.
Vlsitors.-Flrst Ward, Julia A. Wilbur
100 l street; Miss Evans, SO Pennsylvania
avenue; Mrs. A. E. Ruldge, corner Seven.
tcenth and I streets, (barracks.) Second
Ward, Charles II. Peters, ward commissioner
southeast corner NJ and Thirteenth streets
Sarah Wall, Friends Mission, Thirteenth
and r streets. Third Ward, John r. Wright
ward commissioner, go Seventh street
Fourth Ward, John II. Crane, ward commits
sioner, 652 L street, T. 8. salkeld, Supcrln
tendent Kendall Green Camp. Fifth Ward
Mrs. J. s. Grifiing, 39l North Capitol street
Sixth Ward, Mrs. c. Thomas, corner Eighth
street cast and d street south; Rev. j. l.
Roberts, Tenth street cast and South Caro-
lima avenue. Seventh Ward, Alderman s
8. Baker and DR.. William Boyd, sub-depot
corner Four-and-a- half and Z streets south
Charles Henley, Maryland avenue, betwecr
/ Sixth and Seventh.