New-York tribune., 1879-06-05
sUPERVTsION OF CHARITIES.

REFORMS NEEDED OR ACCOMPLlsHED'
WORK OF THE STATE CHARITIES AID ASSOCIATION
COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
The seventh annual report of the State
Charities Aid Association 20 the State Board OF Cha
ties has recently printed The president OF the
society is Miss Louisa Lee Schuyler who has been In
Europe a year on account Of III health The asso-
citation, the report has noticed WITH mueh socf
tde the Introduction In the Legislature OF Di the
obvious intention OF which was to permit the MAN.
tenance OF children in the county poorhouses
with view of economy. The dangers TO
children from such law referred TO at
length in the report. The only safety for the children
is believed the absolute Of their CON
with the pOOrhouse and its officers and he best
wav to secure this by the 3shment of temporary
homes under volunteer management. The correspon
denoe of the association in different counties showed
growing sentiment in favor OF workhouses for the
custody and reform Of warrants The report referred 10
the Queens County poorhouRe on Barnums Island az
Illustration OF the good effect OF compelling the able
bodied inmates TO WORK. The number Of pau
pers had been much reduced In consequence Of tins
regulation.
The report refers TO the need Of a reformatory for
women, aud expresses satisfaction at the favor with
which the project received by the State Les-
lature The Board OF State Charities Under the
topic OF hospitals the report says The investigations
Of the Standing Committee Hospitals, and the
practical daily work of the Visiting Committee for
Bellevue and other public hospitals, long resulted
in the conviction OF the necessity OF Bellevue
Hospital. Thousands OF dollars have been spent IN
the endeavOr TO remedy defects m the hospital
which can only radically cured by rebuilding il. To
increase the site rebuild the hospital on modern
plans Will prove in the end the cheapest, as It is the
only thorough measure. These two committees also
protesting AGAINST the renewal Of the lease oil
the building the Ninety-niDth Street Recep-
Hospital situated al the corner OF Nnety-n ntst
and Tentu-ave During nine months, from January
foO Ocfo
eighty-nne Of these remained only few hours before
removal TO Bellevue Hospital The centre OF tue dir
trlct is s further TO the north and east The site
and neighbOfIood maariogs, owing to lack
Of drainage, ard the present building, an or
binary dwelling house. is unht for hospital"
An uptown reception hospital in Harlem says the re-
pert has been proved necessary ana the residents of
that portion Of the city urged to establish small
hospital The need OF downtown East 5 de reception
hospital dwet upon, since larger mum Der OF eases
are brought from the district south OF Housionst and
east Of the Bowery than with single exception, from
any other part OF the with the There II
in this part Of the city only one small hos
pita-sE Francis" The necessity Of more
complete division Of the city into districts, 50 that
accident cases shall be taken 70 the nearest hospital
is also reiterated The report reviews at length the
meetings held last Winter to promote reform in the ten
emeut-house system, fun reports Of which were pub
lished at the time in THE TRIBUNE. In commenting on
these meetings the report says;
movement toward Dnnglug aDoGt 9etler 7iale ol |
things the tenemeu-hoIses throughout the dy, ]
when has been happily naugursied under The aus
pces oi this assoc ca'lol VIII continue 10 EioN uTepet
and broader until the objects shall have been attain d.
members Of this association the Committee OF N.ne
appointed by the Mayor Of this city, or the purpose oi
mo eject as "a guarantee that TANGIBLE aud valuable
Will be accomplished in thls direction H.,
large portion o the report n devoted 70 the discus
sion best methods OF awakening an active interest
HAITI i'm he %
paur system more efficient The reports OF TIE Vls
committees TO the county poorhoises have CON
hrmod in the opinion, says the report, " mat
oeieI pea EF ] tnS pa of The eonmanity as 70 WAT goes
on in poorhouses is the root OF All that II wrong
necessity class caton OF the inmates Of county IL
stituuons dNelt upot: hs ihat there should 6e an
persons o. good forced 20 take refuge IN the
6oorouse bv iurrlties should not be compel ed 20
socate clOsrly O. and degraded third
that should be proper arrangements for the care
the sick IN separate aparimenis or houses snoe ihe
beginning OF The year. AK nrw VISITING committees
have organized viz: In DutchesS. Putnam Coum-
bia, scuOnaue, Schenectady and Rensselaer, Counties
1grptyour pages the report devoted 10 reports
from comi tees or tie Stale ON lhe condition
OF the poOrDOuses and other charitable mstl utions
In speaking Of the Illegal retention oi more tnan twelve
children IN the Putnam County Poorlouse he report
1T Is certain lat on marcA II nine O hSe Do'
were sent West through the agency OF tne ChidrenT
AID Socety-the most ludiclous disposition ~ seeIls 70
US. tnat under the circumstances couiu poosny Hyr
been made OF item" o. the children sent Down from
thc Putnam County Poorhouse to be sent West by me
furnished through Mr. Wnlteaw Red; These we're
John Clark fifteen James Leonard, aged eleven
ana Thomas Leonard aged seven . |
The Kings County report IN speaking OF the CHILDREN
who last sdmmer were IrtO the interior OF the
St4ie TO recruit for three four weeks says; TINS
charity was not only OF immediate benefit 10 all tlr
cndren but resulted in opening permanent homes IN
I'M. state OF them, through the interest
awakened IN farmers Nv seeing ana getting ac-
oual.ted with the children. There are farmers w !
FrankIfn County who have promised again 10 throw
omen their for week or two IN the Summer 10
p0or children who piung FOR iiesn air ana green
hrds" -, ,...,.,, an |
The NeYOrk County report refers TO the hospital on
Uar,'s Island to tue Cdariy Hospital, condemns TIE
moor venuafiOu Bellevue Hospital and saws tnat II
Is understood that appropriation Oi sIOVoO has
been made towers, 10 De erected me com
iuc wear Attention is called 20 the need or rsdcal
reformation in the ideas which COVE LIE
whole management OF the public charities.
Ibe condition OF the hospital on RanlalIs
Island is commented AZ length ana defects aud *
cellences in the buildings are pointed Out. Inc ven
eTely commented on The report Of The VISITING Com
mittee of he W0rkhouse Blackwcifs Island ~ gwen
almost i'm full and contains much nioTmauon ana many
snrgeslops Tor Improvement In speaking Oh u1t /
oa1ers wneh are collected FOR the Use Ot hose ~ lr
bosptas the report taat there has been a SIIen'
Falling OF n the number Of magazine ana BOOKS t'
peciay bound Dooksl received al the rooms o me as9
laon during the year, while the demand Ior eh"
ing matter has constantly increased.
The report of the treasurer, JOhn lrosiH DIoMh /
shows that society mas cvcd ~o,03o - hhIln-
fbr past wear, greater part Of wnicu Was I'D i!e
form ~ gifts and Subscription The report closes Win
over thirty pages Of statistics in various FORMS