The national Republican., 1869-01-23
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

Dr. Peter Parker, president OF the board
presided, and Col. james r. o'Beirne, sec.
Rotary,
The following resolution, offered by Mr..
solomons, was read and adopted.
Rc5oircd, That Major Richards, Superin.
tendent Of Police, be requested to instruct the
eStTeme @ destit1sion to member eR Of the @ visit T.
ing committee nearest the locality, and thst
the general agent supply each police station station
and their residences, together with biank
forms suitable for calling the attention oi the
visitor to the same.
Washington Gas-light Company, asking that
some one be appointed to confer WIN MIN In
regard to the manner Of deIveting the iona-
tion OF . 900 bushels Of coke recently made by
On motion Of Mr. Tustin a vote Of thanks
was rendered the Gas.light Company, and the
general agent appointed to confer with the
secretary OF the company In regard to Its dis.
ttbution,
the coke equally among the wards OF the city.
letter was read from James H. Simpson
in relation to the revocation Of the contract
made with him for bread. Mr. simpson states
that his bread became heavy and unwhole.
some from unavoidable reasons, and he asks
that, as he has made outlays OF money In pur.
chasing nour, htting up bake-house, Ser the
board will give him an opportunity to furnish
the society with bread, which he promises to
have Of good quality.
MT, Adams presented Dill from n. ledell oil
slOs0i Tor fuel furnished the society last year.
Referred to the special committee having
charge of a similar bill from Harvey, Clarke
Given,
The special order Of the evening was the
settlement OF sum as salary for the general
agent and his assistants.
AT the last meeting of the board of diree.
tors Mr.. Fitch made motion to fx the salary
of the general agent at ti25 per month, and his
assistants at least half that sum.
Mr.. Fitch renewed his motion at the last
meeting, and asked that letters be read, (which
he presented from the secretary OF the Bslti-
more and New York associations for the In
Baltimore agents are paid 1900 per year, and
the secretary and two assistants Of the New
York association receive respectively 1850,
o. 500 and $500 per annum.
Mr.. Fitch said that II was intended to pay
the general agent and his assistants but three
or four months during the year. He moved
month,
Mr., Glowen said that he did not think the
funds OF the society warranted the payment OF
$50 per month. He thought II would be but
right TO pay the assistant agents, but he did
not believe that Mr.. Browne would receive the
salary.
Mr.. J. II. Johnson favored the payment Of
the salary as proposed.
Mr.. Shepherd was 10 favor Of paying the
agent salary, and he did not believe that 1t
would be right to employ men here unless
they were paid for their services; and moved
10 amend by making the salary Of the agent AT
800 per month, and the assistant at $50 per
After discussion, the motion was adopted.
communication was received from Thos.
Kendall Green barracks, asking that certain
parties az these barracks be supplied with
soup, clothing, &c.
Itappears that Kendall Green barracks, or a
portion OF them, are Just outside the boundary
liue, and the general agent desired to know
for Information whether or not he should
On motion, Mr.. Browne was authorized to
use his discretion In giving out charity 10
these people.
The following communication WAS read and
referred TO a select committee, consisting OF
Messrs Dixon, shepherd, and the general
HONE ISDrsrRTAL SCHOOL, Jan. "A, lssa
A. X. BrOtgns, General agent Of ne Propideni
id Society: The Executive Committee OF the
Home Industrial School of this city believing
their work to be Of the same kind as that oi
the Provident Aid Society, and andiug their
funds exhausted by the increased number ia
the Home, while others cannot be admitted
for that reason, would respectfully reques,
that they may be aided by fuel, bedding, cloth
ing, shoes, &c, to aid them In their benevolent
WORK and increase their power to receive any
children whom your board OF visitors dee m
1t advisable to send to us.
In behalf Of the Executive Committee, am
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Mrs. z. RICHARDS,
Chairman Executive Committee.
The following Is thesum total OF the artielei
gathered in BY teams thus employed, viz;
Five hundred and one articles or clothing
and 800 loAves OF bread.
The value OF the clothing received Is. 1903 81
Large box OF herring. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sOC
ss2sSi
The expense of gathering the same to Jan
uAry 10 was sTs, leaving net gain of t2i5 s5
Nearly all Of these articles have been dis
tributed. The general agent was authorized
to continue the collections of clothing Sc
from the citizens OF Washington,
The following report from the committee OF
the TeDOFt of the general
eeived and adopted;
r,o WhsHrEoI9n. D. c.. Jan. %. 1860.
report OF Mr.. A. X. Browne, general agent oI
the Provident Aid Society, beg leave to submit
the hioli9wng as the result sI,iyed A. An fsxe,'
tained:
Your committee, in the first place, congratu
lates the society In view OF the stateme ut tina
although the applicants for relief have beeI
more numerous, the number OF cases OF ex
treme suffering and destitution has not beer
so great In the aggregate as last year.n
Your committee finds additional ground fol
congratulation In the fact that the society
commands the confidence Of the community
arising, no doubt, to a large degree, because on
the one hand its benetciaries are the poor oil
the city, without regard to sex, nationality,
color or religion, and on the other, because oi
the respect entertained for the motives and
Character Of the gentlemen more Immediately
charged with the conduct of its affairs. The
report Of the General Agent contains certain
board is particularly directed.
The purchase Of a stock of common shoes 10
regarded with favor by your committee, aud
certain and report at the next meeting Of the
board, the price at which, the names OF tho
dealers from whom, together with the quality
and quantity of the article to be had. The
feasibility OF Organizing an auxiliary sewing
aid society OF ladies, Is also deemed 10 be
within your control, land is recommended to
the adoption Of he board,) who can take cha arge
OF the manufacture OF articles OF clothing for
destitute and deserving families; that so far
as Is consistent with the object In view, the
poor who are willing to work be so employed.
and their compensation for the same Be such
articles as they may actually stand 10 need or
mus encouraging a proper feeling OF repug-
neees.ttpe, tSseeiv11g charity by those whose
Your committee recommend that the so.
clety make application TO Gen. Howard for
stated. 1t is suggested that blankets and
other condemned stores In the hands OF the
Government be asked for, and that members
o. , the metropolitan police be requested to
committee further recommend the appoint.
ment OF Especial committee OF at least three
pI the members of the board, to put this
tlon, NFN'"
The employment branch Of the general
agents ONCE. In charge OF Rev. Geo. x. Hall,
10 hereby indorsed, and the hone of your com
mittee expressed that .the citizens Of Wash.
lngton will afford employment through this
agency TO as many OF the deserving poor AS
ss%on sUssaGIe, ana thereby aid 10 diminishing the
amount OF crime ard suffering 10 our midst
tered into with MI T. HomieT ali Sof5TAI for meat sI
with XXI Pones o,t sns sG;pension of the contract
urged that the soup house Committee exercIse
He utmost economy in conducting the atfairs
~ tne soeiety lntrusted to their care and that
iuulGlouA suggestions from the directoTS Of he
bideTed. "Ff'NP''"'e'y u"h-
Your committee would recommend An ex,,,
n ln Nba