The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-27
Report of tue Committee Appointed 10 C0nA
slider Plan Of Distributing tue Fund.-
Their Recommendation.

slider n Pian OF DISTRIBUTING tue FUND.-
Their Recomme ndatiOn.
Hendrck b. Wright, chairman OF the committee
appointed BY the Board Of Trustee OF the Avondalo
Relief Fund to prepare plan for the management
and distribution OF the said funds, has submitted .
report for the action OF the Board The organization
OF an association to be known as the Trustees OF
the Avondae Relief Fund for Widows and Or
phans," the members Of which shall have full con.
troll OF the moneys, which shall be devoted exclu-
sively the relief OF those who suffered the loss Of
their male supporters by the disaster at Avondale
mine on the 9th Of September inst The
officers shall consist Of president secre-
tary, treasurer and assistant treasurer, acting
also as disbursing agent and also an ex-
eoutlve committee OF three an auditing COM
mittee OF three and such other officers as may be
hereafter created by the trustees. The secretary
to receive $500 per annum and the assistant trea-
surer $780, The necessary securities are to be re-
quired OF the treasurers and no other charity how
ever pressing, is to encroach upon the fund. The
trustees shall publish annually Ia two weekly
newspapers in the county for three successive
weeks statement OF the amount OF the fund.- the
sum in hand In cash, the amount Of securities and
the character Of each the amount paid out and the
accumulated interest during the year, and such
Information Of the public as well as those directly
Interested In the fund.- The trustees will not ackn0w
Ledge the sale transts assignment or
remote, OF any beneficiary in the Avondale RELIEF
Fund.
in reference to the distribution OF the fund the
committee report that over 100000 have already
been contributed, and express the belief that the
total Will be swelled to than double that sum.
They recommend the following plan OF dtsposing OF
the fund.- SO as to divide 1t through term OF years
and other sufferers by the disaster:-
That each widow shall be paid the sum OF 5000 In
four equal quarterly payments for the ensuing year.
commencing on the 1st OF October next.
That each male orphan child under fourteen years
of age and each female orphan under sixteen years
Infa nfo min aholl ho maid for thn
Same period, quarterly. in equal sums, 500.
That each aged or indrm fatner mother or sister
brothers who were sufrocated in the mines shall be
paid the same amount as allowed to widows. That
every orphan over fourteen If male and sixteen, II
female be paid In full sum not exceeding $500
quarterly, as the Executive Committee may deter.
mine.
That the sum OF 90. oOo or 80 much thereof as may
be necessary, may be expended or invested BY tina
Orderof the Executive Committee to meet cases not
embraced In the spirit OF the foregoing prOvsi0ns-s
T. in the relief OF persons connected with the
deceased miners and dependent on them for sup-
port in their judgment may enttte them to relief
or for the payment OF necessary funeral expenses
or other incidental matters.
These provisions are made for aid and relief TIL
the LIST OF October 1870 and will absorb OF the fund
about $40, 000 or about one-ffth OF it.
The remainder or the available fund now IN tho
treasury, or that may hereafter accumulate, we re-
commend to be invested in good securities, bearing
interest," and which may De readily converted into
fund, and dvisable upon the following basis:-
0ne-third OF the same to constitute widowss
fund, and the remaining twothrds an orphans'
From the Widows fund each widow Of deceased
miner shall be entitled to receive from the $500
OF January. April, July and October, commencing
on the LIST OF October 1870 and to continue uni. the
whole share of her money, with Its accumulated
interest, snail become exhausted. In the event OF
her death, the balance remaining shall become
part OF the whole fund widows' and orphans, Should
any widow marry the half Of her share In the
fund shall abate from date OF said marriage and
become.a part OF the whole fund and the remainder
n hn "a N fnyriu ~a ~f
distribution shall be observed In the division Of
moneys comprising the orphans fund:-Bvery
under sixteen years Of Or deceased miner, shall
tions, payable quarterly on the days above named
IN each year. commencing from the first day of Octo.
9ef su put every snch orphan under the age of
cent more than one over ten years OF age and every
orphan child as aforesaid between the ages Of five
and ten years shall be entitled to receive ten per
cent more than one over ten years OF age
And as they shall severallyattan the ages Of four.
teen and sixteen years aforesaid the whole share
or such child remaining unpaid, with Its accumu-
lated interest, If any, shall be paid over in fui.
Should any one OF the said orphans die leaving an
undrawn balance, the same shall become part OF
the general widows and orphans fund. And In all
cair Aver h sne nrst year payments must be
iied TO act for the orphan. 49,
The trustees nevertheless reserve the right ana
power 10 take from either or both OF said funds whan
may he necessary to provide forscases OF aid and
rehel which may now not be anticipated or provided
cases. w. ~ " 0pSS'"'
our committee recommend that the widows apd
cnlidlen OF the two noble men, Williams and JONES'
WHO MADE voluntary sacrifice OF their lives tn
reneVe tner feows-in descending the shaft, In the
very Jaws OF death-be placed upon the same foot@
ing as tue WIDOWS and children OF those who died I'M
lhe mines. The daring and brave acts OF these men
snouio De commemorated by suitable monument,
erected by the public 10 teach others who LOOK
upon II the sacrifices man sometimes makes for
MS Fellow MAY spirit akin to that which animated
mem In life point out the spot where they lie. in
leath by the erection OF a suitable shaft inserIhe0
With the motto at is not the duty OF man to live
only; there are times when lie should make sacri,
ice OF life. Let their brother miners remember that
he graves of these men must not be oblterated.U
Your committee recommend that SO often as the
eiief fund shall reach the sum OF $4,000 tina
treasurer be directed to deposit the same with the
hartered oapks OF the county, upon call, provided
nat thev VIII allow interest at the rate OF 1--WE per
ent per annum till such time as the money NAV ba
equlred Tor permanent investment. This Is deemed
ecessary bQtn as measure OF safety In the
epositing OF the funds as well as means OF accu-
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