, 1875-02-17
RELIEF AND AID.
Number, Nationality, and Condition Of
Persons Aided.


Tho seventeenth annual report Of the Relief
and Aid Society, covering lts operations for the
ycar 1874. has been finally completed, and is
gvon herewith al follows:
1s a.. Honorable Aayor and comen cosnefa u sas City
II sonf%5nty T:th tho follo.Ing section 4 the
"skc o. ii shall be- tho duty Of the said BOARD Of
Directors 10 make ftport at least onra yess n the
5 oas y 2ssep sd
verified uEdsr oath; also. Of thu property ovned bY
s T. S1,a % III ns e u saa
oompsny, aud of Ill persons who havs eonlr.hnts to
the oes. of the same wit tho smount Of !h.sr ~
tiou "A they ay have acquired cenecrnfng the cond.
tfon md wants q the poor Of said city, .nd t,s lans
shall be published in the official paper Of he city, and
Il .uh o,h;r mannsr :or sener. circulation N the
tco ths publication Of cur last annual report, made
ia your honorable body jan. 1914. we htye published
general report covering tue Whole period from tho
full account Of receipts aid slrscmonts, toaethor
with teIegrR,ns md currespondancs, and complete IA:
with crodit 1t supplies aud money by satea anil Com
,n,teea, anl individually " tar - Ielorted to Us
tiuns sucfeeH, anil pullo libraries, far have
been aLlc to ralch Them, In RlI countries.
uuE present report embraces the .rar iH7i, and u
our 1sauEa OF July AND AUGUST
Wien II Il renemberod tnat va wera sEatn Visited,
5ny Il ~ * IRE whicn hus TOT slo e. general de-
III this last tre Thousands Of families, mostly Of tho
poorcr claesea, suffered the loss OF everything and
were literally thrown upon tue street without nleans
following tl,at eyent, ve furnished food clothing,
furniture, and shelter to severn! sheusana fa1ne.;
be said 10 te credit OF those people, TINT conparatiye-
ly few Of them srplcd socona time. The mild
weather extending far into tie Water, and tho urge
t1$ 1tt1I1 f1hu
very many to provide for the wintor.
Of our population permanently disabled, and 'nany
others who nust havs oceasional help ai Of whom.
multitude who once hssiag been aided, and knvwing
Of tho cxstencs sna work Of ts Society, though not
nov needy Or ~ Totss s M tss 9ss
Is not difficult for such to fnposo upon private In
divilua!s, al to secuto from them letters q rccom
lection and abuse when denied. on aeco1nt of which
complaints and ,nsappreeusion frequently with
ws If ix liz ~9aa e1 Il IT, s e5n
pspera On he in our oee' readily .ccs.sthle 70 any
.Ie s, h e .ns ss Who ! h @
those uusllo otherwise TO subsiat.
aid, AMI such are hfways referred to The County
Instances M wi shere ] tup nee is 10: With ts pro
vision made by Tug county; and ~ have staso,
promptly Aud lbernlly. Wa e1peat 10 pursue much
The course in tbs future as tu the past, and the
following rules. adopte year ago by Tie Hoardt Of
Directors auconty indicate the object and scoops Of
tho work to which committed, viz!
First-No application will 10 received from any nbla-
bojiei siugle tlnn woman. -
lStcUmd--Oniy tho sck, aaed, and fnfrn or widows
With fsniltes Will bo regarded proper AubBcts Of
lief unean It shall APPEAR that there aro old people
them or Of temporary disability not included In
thu above.
tbs numbtr, nationality, anu condition In LIE Of fam.
lilies and persoua aitlod: