, 1874-07-17
THE SUFFERERS.
THE COuNTY'a s,tAtlE,

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ora ly tho fire waH fairly set Oh foot yestordny
and, between tho Relief aud Aid Society mud th
| County Agent, all applicants received promp
| aud satisfactory attention. Tho number OF ley
| applicants ut tho County Agents ofllc'
was not 80 lurgo al might hayo bccn expected
showing TINT tho burrt-out people have general
" found shelter Rud food up to this time. Thit
arrangement, however, will bo but temporary it
majority Of casos, and it Is anticipated that tht
boohs will show largo increase by tho end ol
the wook. Yesterday tho County Agcu
received thirty new applications for rolief. liz
tBauod but live ordera for transportation, show.
ing that very few arc leaving the city. Order
No. 4, passed. by tho Board Of County Commits,
Hlonors April 20,-providiug thai "no person
who is able-bodled, md physically md montally
able to cam living, shall be supported by OF
recelyo MD from the county; and that alms
from tho county shal1 be confined to agol
in digont persons, indigont widows aud orphans,
old. dccrcptd pereous aud cripples, and sucl,
persons as are physically and mentally unable to
work for living, boen modified 30 far az
relates to su ffcrcrB by tho fire, who como uudor
tho head OF ''such oxtromo cases aa may bo
apocially ordered by tho Board, or by majority
Of the Committee on Public Cluritios.' p
The ontiro Committee has already givon tho
County Agent tho necessary authority, 80 TINT
ho is ut liberty to iBsuo supplies to person8 who
are rouched for by any respectable md we'll
known citizen. It III not nocoBsary to procure
III all cases whero the applicant brings no corti-
cato that hn or Hho wna burnt out aud III moody,
the County Agent follows his usual plen,-aends
visitor to lnquilo into tho caan. Thts naod
work no hardship or delay, I'D tlora should bo
no difficulty In obtaining tho requisite indoruo-
ment In deserving csses.
WHAT TUE RELIEF IS,
The relief given by tho County Ageut iH in tho
shape Of supplies, the list including fuel, meat,
benMs, rice or Apnllny, tea or coIfoo, sunp, and
shoes. Tickets representing certain money
value, ard ca!lng for their face III whatoyor the
holder may choose to hayc, are given to the up
plteantB, to be presented at tho various groceries
and meat-marketa under contract to furnish tho
supplies. The applicant may RECEIVE ticket
calling for boans, but hu neea not tuko beaua If
he doesn't want any, Us The ticket IL good for 20
cents worth Of anything in tho store. It is
curious fact TINT tlloae nutritious eaculents,
honns, rice, and homny, arc shaneful1y neg
leeted by the poor people, and tint in
tic ticket demands the whole OF IL in sugnr.
Kations nro isanod by tho month, the tltu1itltY
being governed by tho sizo Of tho family.
TIE CoLonED PEOPLE
wero we'll cared for yesterday by their indefatiga-
bio and ofilcicut representative iu tho County
Board, John Jcnes, who knows aud is known by
almost cvory soul OF African descent IN the City
Of Chicago. Ills Office OIL Dearborn street was
their Headquarters yesterday, and Ao signed
over 30U blanks certifying to tho facE that - tAc
bearer was burnt out in the fire Of July II, md
needs help"
TIE RELIEF AND AID soc1ErY.
The Board OF Directors Of tho Chicago Relief
and Aid Society held meeting yesterday nor1l-
ing at . o'clock, at Tho oco Of tho Society, cor
ner OF LaSallo aud ltnndolph streets. Tho fol-
lowing gentlemen wore present: H. ". king,
Mr. Mixer, D.. Cauttloid, Mr. Harvey, Dr.. II. 4.
JOHNSON, Julius Ilosenthn, A1cttrosor Albums
and Col. G. G: Hammond, Mayor Culsin, Bupt.
9. 6. Truslell, and County Commissioner John
TIE on1EcT Or THE MEETING
was to adopt rules aud regulations FOR the pros
ont emergency In aiding tho many shclterlcBs
families whose little aavingn wcre bnrncd III the
lire Iuo.;'ay: After ahors discussion tho rules
great contagratiou i'll October, 1871, wcro agaln
The Mayor WIS Informed that tho
nleunH Of the Society wcve sufficient for al pres-
cut demands, und t4at no outside relief Was noc-
essary, whoronpon tue Mayor stated TINT on the
ot,ors from outaido for assistance. Commluson-
or John Jones waa appointed T. committee to OK
amino Into tho cnseA OF need Of co!oroti people,
aud recommend ,lom to the Society it assistance
is found necessary. 4"
THE nEnl!Ew RELIEF ASSOCIATION
has ronsod rooms at No. 109 East Randolph
street, and Iaraolises needing help hayo nrnt to
apply to thom for recommendation to the lsc-
lief aud Aid Society.
1t Was also decided at the meeting that tho
Society shall diAburse money only, mud that
osher auppllos should be Furnished by the County
'uf'ns sne oAs Dy Sonn soo n.o
m,1o,,tv of ,pi,o,, oov wara na'l, nn,,,.oa +o,.,
polish Israolites. Each caso WIN i1irnnfIv nv IT,.
luirod into, aud nbout 81, 100 woro distributed
inring the day. All tho railroad companies OK
,epe ,s 1ae fElssshbnfg q t9rt wayne anu tue CHI
res Tickets To- nersops who we,o hTnad 10 os ,tsne
tits ire md arc recomnened by tho sociotv DcS ~
The officers Of tho Chlcago & Northweatern hayo
aot yet beon called upon, aud tho Genera! paa-
,e,ee, sa t Aeeat e @ OF .ho f.ttsogrg Fort Wayne
,a ot,;co An,,t "ou .au ~, oon.eo calea
whom wore wonnn ani chijrron rnno;vnd aIst froa a.
cketa yesterday. TAs Superintendent. Mr.
frus1e]l, has reappointcd nix of tho |
most exporienced mol ind women ho
iaa Tor aaslatants laas winter. Tho force OF
'loths Atd nooAaoePofa Aas alho been Increased |
% about iltteol'., hlr. Trusdell stated to re-
liza 11i,kar Fcn ~. 4