, 1875-12-12

MAYOR BH1TroN REPLIES TO T. .. opLvIH.
Mention wss made day before yesterday OF
the fact that Mayor Colvin hnd written to the
Chief Magistrate Of St. Louis protesting Against
that city's shipping off it's paupars to Chicago,
and stating that she should feel compelled in
future to send back such cases to the place
properly chargeabie with their support. Mayor
Bsltton has replied to the communication as fol-
}oTa:
AA1on1a OFFICE, ST. LOUIS, No., Doc. 10, 1876
Tbs Hon. Il. D. Co'tta. MaNor ef the City Of C1caao
cept your favor Of tia 7th ina and lave duly con-
sidered its contents. In reply, hasten to the
apprehension expressed in letter that the City OF
worlds poor-house," or i'm posing any e1orbitant
charges on tho wealknown beuevoence Of Its author
tnes In exercising the charities Of the Executive in
this city and particularly In granting Transportation,
endeayor to use the utmost caution, acting only IN
cases Of urgent necessity, being desrous Of protecting
our own treasury and also the authorities Of other
cities, ffot1 Unnecessary bu1thens.
as Jou intimate nearly esery week you called
upon for assistance by destitute families who alege
they were forwarded to your city by tha authorities
here beg to assure you that you either being i'm
posed upon by the necessities Of your own people or
BY the nisrsressnations OF paupers from other quar-
ttrs Tho City Of St. Lopi2 able to take caro- Of its
own POOR nor our citizens backward in extending
aid 70 the population Of other cities when afflicted By
public calamity.
It happens here, in other large cities that occa-
honay common humanity requires that aid le grant
ed 10 enable deserted destitute wife or uSah]e
and helpless man, to reach home and friends,
In .uch extreme casea, which are not freaueat It Is
the custom here in other cities help the sufferer
on bis or her way By purchasing transportation to the
eastern terminus Of rlroad leading from this
city, and the charities Of other municipalities B Justly
relied upon Tor similar assistance.
In most instances the party il not citizen Q! St.
Louis but comee commended to tho Mayor from some
city west OF Eouth Of here and in this way this oico
has granted transportation occasionally 10 Chicago
certainly not to exceed ten twelve cases in year
regret extremely that this reciprocal unicipx chart
II. not costing probably to exceed s5oooo or
per annums hhonld hsvs embarrassed or annoyed the
suthorsttes Of Chicago. had tbs less reason to
suppose it would, ~ 1t has been u,utual-
~ understood for many years By Tue author-
ltles u all our Western Cities aud 5our
letter IL the dxs! lnmation that It was regarded WITH
diafavor and suspicion. In hospitals and other
Charitable institutions, and through this Office and
Otherwise NC assist far larger proportion Of poor
from Chicago and Illinois than it Ia 1t al likely your
city asEtsts from thia city State. ahal hold In
Vew, however, your solemn aud earnest protest. but
It tbs same time, would respectfully suggest that
oe1ore you pay the railroad fare Of any peupern to st.
Louis you should bo satisfied that 5ou were moi tho
xtctlm Of the Misrepresentation Of IN ordinary
tramp In any GAZE probably, the stuount would /
% better spent in sending them Eastward WHICH in
ne cases out Of ten, il In the direction Of their
original home Assuring you, in oonclusion tha. the
IL benevolent treasures" of Chlcaederomm.nd nv
04snsst 1espef haFs the honor 70 ha. respectfully,
JAMES H. BRr1ros, Mayor.