The New York herald., 1874-04-17
BUREAU OF CHARITIES.
Rne state Appropriations for Charities-
New system or Distribution OF Pub
a. Tier nj

New System or Distribution or Pub
lie Aid Demanded.
The Bureau OF Charities held q meeting yes
serday afternoon, Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt in the
chair
The secretary announced that lists or benedcia'
ries from two new reliei organizations had been
received and Incorporated IN the directories. The
total number OF names now Is 10000
A report OF the dith annual meeting OF the Lon
don Charity Organization Society whose object IS
also TO repress mendicity) was laid before the
bureau The Duke Of northumberland, Earl Grey,
Archbishop Manning and other distinguished per-
sons attended the gathering. In 1873 this society
investigated H. s9l applications for relief and dis
missed 4.ss5 as unworthy. BY this searching ex-
ANIMATION into the true character OF applicants
the number OF vagrants was diminished by 20, 900
IN the last year.
IL was stated that the accounts received from
She Chndren's Educational Relief Association had
led the Bureau TO declare that they were unwill-
1ng to recommend It TO the public.
The Bureau has sent 10 Albany authentic in
formation concerning all the institutions TO whom
State aid is TO be extended, with the exception or
the Manhattan Industrial School, for the guidance
OF the Legislature. In regard to this subject the
Bureau authorizes the following important state
ment:-
III lS ullucult 10 Understand the pTluClplco upon
Wnlen the appropriation Is maze, as III solne IN
stances the amounts are entirely disproportonate
10 the apparent usefulness OF the institution.
Alter consideration OF the difficulties attending
3 proper distribution OF the tunds usually appro-
priated to charitable institutions IN this city. the
Bureau OF Charities respectfully submit that the
time has now arrived when The whole system or
giving State ald TO private or Incorporated insti-
tutlons engaged in works Of charity should be re-
vised and placed on definite basis. They are also
of opinion that the names Of the societies giving
such aid should be submitted previously, at suit
aole time, to some ixed board like the State Board
mended aud approved BY it should re-
ceve assistance rom the public idnds, the
amount OF appropriation being fixed by the
Board OF Apportionment They doubt the expa-
tween the sources OF the various lunds. In the
instance or the Excise Fund the amount s33s GEO.
Is capable OF efiecting much good II judiclousy
applied. and corresponding amount OF harm may
sbe done II distributed in support OF unworthy
objects The objections may be summed up as
7oIl. -ao,,s 70 na A. nrsse,t "a =, who,
,,a 9ssr,f5,, \ Is founded.
Vt Tnn nate opportunity given for In
vestgating the CLAIMS OF - S
are 10 receive such assists &c . .so arn,i
There is 40 check or supervision IT y ~, aepA
cation OF the different grants,
There Is reluctance on the part OF seyera,
WORTHY socieues TO receive aid from this particu-
!. The immed,a - .i~SS-s =. "a
= 80 euect OF the present practice is
~ s..mulate private enterprise IN the multplca-
Ton OF small societies. for the purpose OF claiming
portion OF the fund 20 encourage the practice OF
c0ncealing facts from the pubic ana TO orlng pr.
vate influences TO bear IN securing public AID TO
email institutions, winch tnus OBTAIN the SANCTION
Of the Legislature TO their operations.
q general law shah be passed dealing with the
whole subject.