The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-02


Total reserve - ...................... 80. Sl5sOoO
1t has been suggested by gentlemen with whom
the reporter cOnversed that IN an emergency like
inns the society should convert some OF tne ABOVE
sites OF the poor, and trust to the generosity Of
our publicsplrited citizens In the future to make 1t
II TINS reserve Is needed for any urgent purpose.
THE HOWARD MISSION
visit was paid to the Howard Mission in New
OF the work done there. MI. Pease, the new
superintendent, stated That when he TOOK charge
He was requested by the trustees to economize
and he went to work to curtail expenses. He cut
or every unnecessary expense whether Leakage aS
or waste, and In one month he said 10 the Board
OF Trustees. There Is not one dimes waste"
Since April he claims he has reduced the ex:
pendtureS nearly One-half, while the aid rendered
had steadily increased-a confession tnat Is not at
all complimentary to the late management. He
stated that they accommodate from 30 to 40 and 80
children in the Mission and would keep more mad
they room. They have the ground, but no reserve
THE INSTITUTION IS FIFrY-rOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS
IN DRBT.
Besides caring for the little wanderers" whom
they do not separate from their parents, their
visitors search out all the needy, pay rent, feed
them, clothe them, supply them with medicines,
he declared, only aimed to fill the breach and assist
families when they could no longer help them
selves. There are about 800 children IN attendance
at the day school who go out and influence thelr
parents and bring them into the prayer meetings
Mr.. Pease reports mad intended to apply for por.
ton OF
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND,
but, finding that they could only read the Bible
without comment if they received 1t, they aban-
doned the intention rather than relinquIsh the
right OF prayer and religious teaching although OF
a non-sectarian character Mr. Pease exhibited
the books and the
STATEMENT OF THE INSTITUTION
from May to December 81, from which it appears
tnat the receipts were:-
From voluntary donations .$l2 2Sl
Total
Accumulation OF hoating oebt...... .......... a457
Paid borrowed money ..................... E9A
The actual expenditures, including floating debt,
was about $l2,OOO. This includes relief TO Az Iaml
The following were the salaries paid
ness board for self and daughter
Solicitor for donations per week, S25........ 1870
ady ylsiso n per m nsr NM, RI col IN
One cook at SU per month"; at $I4 per mo-s24 2ss
E engineer per week, $s...... 46s
Principal higher school 500
secoad ass iSnt SigRer school 60
German German teacher u,,a J.. per week sio 5a0
Assistant primary school,. $40
Total salaries per year SOC
Mr.. Pease reports the total number OF children
IN the institution May to be IL; admissions up to
returned to parents, 81 to homes 81 cent to
situations, 2S set 10 Canada, IL; lett voluntarily
9; returned to England, A; sent to hospital, 4; sent
to Randall's Island | ran away, 2; died Qnants),
2; number in home January !, 1874, Al.
He stated thai there were furnished in the same
period 1858 meals, 5,109 garments were dstrib-
uted, 81 pairs OF shoes were supplied ana 8, 4O3
loaves OF bread were issued to families, ana, with
the present rigid economy carried out, the eXpen-
ditures will be IOr the whole year about $40, 600.
The above results OF diligent and careful invest.
CATION are given Tor the information OF those in
terested city charities. ana 1t Is to be hoped that
they may lead officers OF institutions to care
lul guardianship of the moneys entrusted to them,
while INDUCING donors to make critical examina-
management
which they trust their donations for general dis
trthu