, 1873-09-09

COUNTY CHARITIES.
The Superintendent Of Public Charities eub-
nitted hia report for tho quarter ending Sept. !,
from which it appears that tho number OF per-
CONS supported wholly OF in part by tho County
WAS o,77O, Of whom 1889 wore supported in in
stitutions, and the remainder by tho County
Agents Office. The latter represented 2,o02
families, ut cost Of 88.40 per family, or S1. 10
per head. There arc 200 patients at tho
Asylum, or 140 moro than it will accommodates.
AZ T. result Of this ovarcrowding tho mortality
haB boon unusually large, and dysontery, oholora
morbuB, ETC., hayo becu quito prevalent, though
great procaution has boon takon in tho way OF
disiufectants It has cost 43.7 conts por day for
each inmate. There have been 7G2 ct the Poor
House, tho average attendance being 400, and
the coat por day por head being 2s.4 conte. There
have been O37 persons at the County Hospital,
the Average attendance being 199lS at 4 cost Of
eos centa per inmnse per day. The cost for hos
| pital dispotsary WIS Sls5.42, aud for medicines
| 10 r Jail, S9.16.
| Tic County Physlcians report showa large
number Of aeFSa a be ns9ne and
for people alleged to be inaano prior to trial. il
QUO that constantly forces itself upon tho off,
cors connected with this mattor, t6ore being no
and ci' attoation @ ~ would do Do much to mitigate
their sutferinga and hasten their cure.
Under the prcsont law. tho only
way thoy can bo cared for until warrant Is
I
| lock thom up Us common criminals, charged With
disorderly conduct. Tho present syatom is an
outrage, aud the County Board is asked to take
Bomo action to remedy it.
Tho Board is also asked to give greater lattude
in regard to visiting. Al Prosnnt. Ratients
can be visited by tIcjr friends Wednesday
only, whilo ut othor largo hospitals
sn l aR @ oa s1a bs e% 10 Ssls
for tho friends Of the inmatcs arc generally
working people. A change ts recommended.
Thero has been much done at the County
Agents Office to mako saving to The county;
sworn as to their condition, which hRs reduced
tho number. From tho number at present on
tho books, a, hard winter may be ex-
Bsst' ss viii ind havo tns D'pifEn'q: Fl Of Gun ohA do
viii bo fod to the utmost mud it is feared adli-
tional room will hayo to be provided:
bodies brought to tho Morgue Hiuco hiB last an
nual report, With the namoB, whore known.
Since It was established, there have boon 143.
Much benefit has resulted from this institution,
and if all unknown a bodies were photographed
The Warden Of tho Poor House reported thai
June thero we're 17o in that place; that 56'
Aavo been admitted, $50 discharged, and 81 have
oeyng 1so On aa1d q hse sye been
have been treatod at tho DIspensary-in al
1878. .--.....-
BEoURIN0 THE REConDg.
MF. Hamaon said tho Committee having th'
! ruattor in charge had received several propo
sitions for lots on which to put up building tt
hold tho records. Tho only good one was Q,
Quincy Street, between Lasalle and Wells, 3
feet by rs, Mr. Tilly nad drawn up pfett
for. a vault with sixtoen~inch wall and coyerc
oyor with T rail and filed up with brick an
! cement, strengthened BY girde1s, 90 that nc nc
tho M 4 Of five ,nS sSr{ {o onSng aSagso Tou s
were satisfied with it.. Tho coat was $l0. 25l
t but that could bo cut down about 81 1000, ainc
thors was no yault for the folo-wrterH, while
! could be alspensoa with. me gfound-roi
asked was 81 ESQ. No estimate had been mad
for heating, but 1t Was supposed It would be don
/ with stoves. Mr. Bcammon urged the taking {
o tho Marine Bank building, and said no vau
could be dry in twelve months, but in?ulr
allowed ten days would AnBWer. IhlH bu1ldlu
could DO completed In thirty days.
FAY OF ENa1NEEls.
Tho Committee having 1t in charge recon-
J. mendod tho engineer at tue Jail to be pal
g, 200, et oda Tho Asylum $1,000, and at tue Poo
% Mr. Ashton moved to roduco thoso fguros
y o. 300, 81 200, and 81 600.
y Tho motion wns lost.
= | SUPERINTENDENT OF oAAn1T1Ea.
:. Mr. GallowayH resolution aboliBhinE the otllt
. Of Superintendent Of Public Charities was take
n l1r. Ashton moved, 81 aubstltute, that .
) n1lllor's roslguation bo taken up and acccptod:
;, lIo subsequently, withdrew 1t, aud the reaol
tion waa adoptod.
% Mr. Ashton offered ono which WAS also adop
% cd, tonlerlng the thanks OF tho Board to ?
o miller for the prompt aud efficient way III whit
= he had diBct argod liiH dutioB.
= Tho Committee OH Public Dulfdinga WAS
q 1eotod to luy y sidewalk on tho cast Bido OF Il
Court-l1ouBo Square.
y Tho Board than adjourned.
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