, 1874-10-07
THE FOUNDLINdS' HOME.

70 the Editor ~ The chfca1o Tribune:
SIR: At meeting OF the Board Of corporatora
Of The Homo, held Sept. 20, 1874, the Chairman
Has requested to prosent to the public. through
Your paper, sosno facts connected with the his
tory of this institution, In the hope Of thereby
Increasing tho ganeral interest in this philan-
llronic enterprise, md multiplying tho contribr-
:ions for its support. Tho beautiful building
recently occupied as q pernlanout Home has cost
slus far 81, ,0H.23, Of which Hum $4,000 has
been paid on tho land, and Sl,000 for interest,
mailing tlo actual cost Of tho house alono
e37, ,0iA.a9. It ia estimated TINT only between
$4,000 and 81, 900 additional will 10 required to
complete this building aud put tho grounds in
suitable order, making the total cost when tho
work III finished probably under 545, 600. Tho
Board Aayo carefully examined tho accounts OF
DR.. Shipman, and ind that every dollar
has been carefully and economically expended,
and that tho actual cost Mill fall at least
s5.N0O below tho estimate Of the architect
While they call attention to tho perfcctneas
and beauty Of tho ontsro structure. and especial
lyt its substantial character, they venture to
affirm, that no building was eyer erected In this
city more perfect i'll ita adaptation to tho pur-
poses for which it IL Designed nnd at 80 !oT q
coAs. 1t a built OF brick ia i.vo stories high
60 fcot deep. aid contains forty roomH. Tue
basement tioor In conoroted to guard against
rats; tho partitions on tho first, secolsd, n''d
.hrl fonra are uli Of brick, tho atairways are of
suld wood, ali,, III fact nothing laB been spared
to gcc.lre safety mud pernlanency, aud not dol
lar l,as been expended for more orilanioEt llo
Flro Mnrts stated in lis recent visit that there
was not Il building IN tho city better protected
Against fire. Tho furnishing OF tho different
rooms has been the work Of Chri6tiRn beneyo-
onco.-ab for oann'ple, ono room bas been
furnished BY the Centenary A1otl;otlst Il, Church;
In Hyde Park another by tho "Neapora." also
Of Hyt!o Park {; another (the otilco) by the
toacllers of our public schools, who nuke a
monthly donation, for this purpose
the C1arondon JIouso, Of this city; nnother by
Mru, CnsB, IN memory of her little hoy who waa
Butiuenly tainn from hor enibrzeo TO ths
- Home" slt,sc gates are pearl aud its Htroeta
Sy o,,r cisy police. Over tue door of tue last
ra1nut room IL the pfinted motto, God nesa
ino Police Io1cd!ction which seldom falls Oh
tue cars 0f tl!ese watchmen ct our city.
The qnar!i"n y oftsn aaAea' "W,;at ,v @ haa @ ts
pl.ss,.so in calling tho attention OF our citizens
to Two uranf RESULTS, viz, rstt tho slsotar which
It pas furnished to hundreds Gf little oHes, who
pA,erwies would Auys pcrisi1ah from exposure; !;
lud eecond, thut OF this n'l1slber, whose lives
hxya bcon rescued from ny0ly und daath, moro
than 15A have boon provided Tith comloftaplo
Christian hu.nes, mid IN most tllAtAnren have
bcen adopted III those homes. This certainly IL
T. fact Of great Interest," ard should 10 s1nJaee
OF thanksgiving to Gou. Ilele aFs ~ tno 441ts'o
to-day forty li!fnnta; Of this largo number
ntteen ure nu1hed by theu own n.ushera, wllo
also caro- for ono other child. and these
n.otAcrs receive no pay, but are provide! With u
ho,ae, and clothed st tho expouse u tito inatltu-
ton. Tho only paid employees arc tho n!atron
assistant natso, tho head hurse. day and night
nuIses, tho liMesa-keepef, anti the cook. ~ 10"
gard to religious lniiloEco, tho Homo IL in Ito
eonse eoetarian, but s in every scnso Christian,
and the lumatea ara cordially welcomod to tho
duetoa by Dr. BLiInsll.t Aud also 10 tLo lille