, 1877-04-29
The County9Agent's Office. Will .Probac
bly, Be Closed Tuesday.


partcut Of public charity TO ylelu 10 tue ptessol'
will be =. 49,
" THE COUNTY AGENTS OFFICE, -
which will doubtless close its doors Tuesday morn
Ing, On the 101i, inst. Commissioner Ayars intro
duccd resolution into the Board providing for thtt
sten, but after its being amended 80 as to alst
abolish the issuance Of supplies upon the orders o
the Supervisors III the outside towns on and aftel
May l. it WAS referred to the Judiciary Committee.
This Committee ts understood to nave e. nelo pr.
yatc meeting somewhere and at some time, and tc
have agrecd to recommend the adoptlon Or the
resolution, the came to be reported to the boase
ard to takc eaeft ap6n pn 1s =, et e.
Committee Clerk yesterday prepared such Il repoE'
upon the order Of some one, md II i L. not pre-
after gwen. il it il presented. it is believed
hns become d necessity. It wou!d not
Ter Of economy at any other time, not on account
OF any love or sympathy Of the Commissioners fot
the poor, however. but because It would throw ~
visitors clerks, etc. But necessity, Il it is pass
ed, will be the motive power forcing them to per-
form long deferred duty; ard In some 1rsspsets
BY their own protigacy in spenaing more money
than they had to spend, md entering into con
TRACTS which were unreaso1able and unwarIanted
few days must occur. 1t may not be amtss 10 iook
THE POSSIBLE EFFECT -
in general way. At the last meeting OF the Board
the County Agents report for the first quarter OF
this year was submitted It showed that on the lst
of March there z, oo2 families on his books,
asF e. ~. nnerv so' se7 "a r ~ sofa rn a.
that this number OF families represented not less
than 20, 600 persons Of all ages and conditions.
WIZ "Gsc ~ i;a; ling S, ttSan ~! n",hnr ~
families receiving supplies has OF course, been
curtailed but 10 what extent is not known. But
,en77f eae,H ,rna reasnnnffe fhe cIosin~ of the
ONCE % viii Affect over 10, zoo persons in he city
t;red aisn cuts of sunniics in the country
rowns where it Is safe 10 say at least 5. 600 more
WI BE- sWeh H. t9e oa 5
ha sova ~ tc snnnort of thes: neonle Tor the com
ne ,nn3hs a IN mi ,t the invest
t or thos m, thns cmt ~ i II not an
t;c;natnd I'd Vii he scrfons One IN every ifty Of
those Who have been supported, perhaps, really
9te he0 }cse u neone ar thrown m teir
sonrces. Wmf the majority viii manage to tnkc care
Of themselves. for many have continued tol
tS, &c actno ~ necesstV Tbex viii be,onnd
snd o. n oSsns
thov stor an a. f1nd m he1ninp hand or sym-
no,Hb;v.np n"tH frien nr rciatiye to assist them
Eone Of them will either snfler o. starys; OF The
TheV embrace t6e Iarge class Who haye locked to
thn rsfv hacaueo n fEe of tho
.ns e o ch"rtca and who prefer to i've IN ndo
fs1ca ~ = crnst vt sone nne nises rrnense rarher
1han to ,xort when force1 to they Vii sneci;v
scatter to other uarts and meet the demand OF tie
fs4ms md NJ thc daires for hsIp and become SELF
s~nnortno and 1,sefml citzens and affnrd fhe;,
shI,dpnn ~ nnnorfynfv to ,leyeon into ;n1eii,"ent
INT what ia to become OF
r1r ~ssyr Asy1rI ronR-ufr;sr. axn vnsp1'
TA1,7
.orsa ,,h;c1 h.s taa - c,o,. H..
County Agents 9leo VIII operate to close them
tbing akin % to amirseie, 6lings them reiiei: they
~ o1o-+ q" So s't rnnui,o t,ao . 4b1nn, ~.
are IN this in better sna5e than
!@ss @ county Aseas's efies bqt S6at thsy e have
nel5 II TIER appropriations, @ were eis them they
have "a H been run for several months at the expense
OF me county eoni!actots' IAe 1act u.s. lnen. as
s,, ~ o1a 1 H. om sy ~
conaatlon e n wnaGn @ thG @ SoansF poaaa mas plunged
tas county c1Ga., es con11csos5 sannos COL @
sG I'M sh snppnes ~ nn.ess nag arc PaLa
4au, MOI even enouSa 10 Pay up tne & ola asols.
unere II nG money II 19e aeasu1y 10 .ae cseait o!
auofnst y not ~ f.om a T,,
~ ~: .at itoa wv. Ing
~ t ~ ..v ~ istusco
~ o,ps u hr,doa " aa a
nrnnn d;a ,,nt hs;a "n n snS
gsouia 1eo,' iiaa rnht ~ "in not oeiese ;, nl1
=, ~, esan 19.. 10. +ata anu ni ne rs Fill
Inc same a. sIu ssatSd e. ha na unaer no
i;d 49, ~ % 1 ~ -.aSS % 4'ts - u't.u. iJ ~ 1c "
ostana 49, 10 " rnah ,,,hinh no% :tht e4ap.s @
nn5'er the manaoement n tha nrssent 3onntT Huv
Board. The Board. It viii be rcmnembered. tried
to borrow money without his Concurrence when ' he
was futile. and whatever It NAV try to do now in
The aame iirection must nroyr ennaiIv snnrt;y" -
''N~ 0' ~ TUE Esa SITUATION, r % N'''
~ - ts we" m lac.s, IS PAD aa tne n
How the cIosns Of them can be are2te is beyend