, 1879-06-12

Tile mntlre for tntsrcpresentinC The aga Is np-
parent WElcu It In known That relief IL not given
10 healthy Intsons over u FcarA Ut nEc. IT ia
,ns r. business Of thc m%c' vistor o sseerta1n
mcnt ia also Of valte to tho County Agent Ia
detecting csrc!cs8ncas fn bis employees.
Tnh AGENTS poLIcr.
The policy Of the present Agont II expressed
we'll IN tlic following communication to tho
board OF tounty Commissioners.
Eo,ax sL.tsaent q trsnsae'i"as q I il. Sosait
Agents. ulee for the quarter sudlng f'eb. 2s, lni
would rnspeetfnl'y h,ate thai, In addition 70 ths
qua.ter of thc present fiscal yesr 6ut lIttle moro
might be ea1 ns 10 tho means employed 10 insnro
Ill oce The res, Il, tar"ns 'a .Saws sse.dy
,ins no woIshy applicant iD5 relet 1as 6ee3 r.
iicscd fr!m this otlsce u nearly completed. This
history will cover pof3od Of sevon years. showing
che Garnx H. n.ta ~ e ha r.
oi children, md in f.ct Complete histo,y q thsm
afs '1sy ':s'ss scs feSn hes w be valuable to
sonr honorable t!oast enabling Jon in future. al
guar5,ians % q tht populo1s county, 2 dial intel
ncck, dependence npoa tho public. The great oh.
Ject not merely 10 deal out relief on all calls
thsi rsownx M comn.nity maj dsrse IT, 's .Se bene9,@
the indtgens cared Tor, ths indolent almonshed to
\ Hehse Of manhood. The report 20 TAR goes 10
sss sn oo we @ esrs H. bssnes g
VI tha appropriation 3so geo Of moEr, ,one1pendcd.
My earnest desIte e i taat yont honorable body
erection Of eouuty achooi nnt home for the
children taat arc now mixed 10 rih the older aud
Ienr1t to he derived from such structure erected
for that specific pnrposs would In vcry short TIME
become nlsnifeat. i woald not only sayo TINT
they Invariably follow, but would make them use.
fns 10 shemaclves and benefit 10 soctet}, there.
by mltigAsion Of crime antl. what wsll.thtnt,nr
criminal records Of this great metropolis. it
would aho., hy caring for great number
a. a. s. ss ,t.@ps en- xs s!s: upen
q, 3 other words out. door fe!icf xoaIt "a Saii
nominal. py sakinH ths children Of Huch parents
ttlsat humanity conneIa ns to support} from them
1t would hare tho eject Of throwing such partlrs
their own resuarcc4 that have thought Of noth.
lux higher than through greater portion OF tic
yssr to eat themselves upou this charity Of gen.
These nuFseetlons are no. meant 10 c,lpp1n or
cast un]Aht reflections upon an unfortunate clsas,
but, on tic contrary, to elevate socially and In
dependant'y my Of the human raee to the standard
u'ncs might bo written in order 10 do 4 Justice,
but loave tho matter With Jour honorable Board.
RETROSPECTIVE.
The year 1874 was declared to be the eeversss
In the annals 1T Cook County's public charity
the horse dtaeasc, deprlvng many Of work, mud
the extrctne cold winter Of 1873 the bank panic,
nntl tla severity Of tic Wtntor OF 1874 were emu.
melhNa aMonE !nt causes 81 nh'luGn !s,n "elo re-
month: 1906 for two months. There wore 7s1
passcs ! Issued. Hosp!ta, permission orders were
1,0s9. There were scnt to the County Farm
!.025. Orders Tor burial; ots. lhcrc we're 8!i
from, tile County Agents office. 1llera Ecro
l.3 PERSONS found insane. The total sxpcuui-
lure was pitA, loo.t5
In hls rcppFt lor tot9 nc County Agont re-.
fers 70 tlic fact thai Chicago being considered
m Eldotado' tl!e lsbot.nAfkst was very much
oycrstocked. lhe County Hospital and l'oor.
nouse wcrc oyeFlatcn, but the poor could not
30 allowed - dlc 10 tnc stfeeE. Inc total num-
bcr Of tanilies reitcsed unFlnE the year Was
S,1i6, nasscs lssaea, w. noapital orucrs ~
sued, 1,0la; seut to thn County Farm, 1,1el:
burial orders iseaed. Ss5f iatntlea treated 1t
tleir homes. l, ,iH: ~, Ilg tote! expenditures ior
the rrar were $l13,2Aa.N2. VI tloSe sent TO the
Poor-House a8l we're laboress; LUZ hetYantf;
was phyaIei4n;2 we're teachers: and lwss
an actor Ihe Fenan excitement caused three
men to go to the Insane Asti1nl; loss OF prop
crtv ~ 'Ee oseat Eae' Blk 1'eeh iaea aoa h'ne
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,r .auo.,'.as In1 ~. muArn, .,a.z. u...,. ..
In regard to application Tor relief lavt stcadily
undergone ftnprovement- Since July !,
161a. 10 person aeic-poo1cd or phSsically
a, mentally abs 49, 70 t carr otn', Lyle rs
&C. a maow orp1ans ae
crepts PERSONS a''acr!pples. Vtsac ol this on'y
eSt!9ne eaAscs ~ n!a3 oe n9etiea.lJ s usuesca "
the Boara, o. 1ns5ority o. thg =. comm!ttes on
ior rele.', or seeking admission into the COUNTY,
!tospltai or Aln1s-house' lHust 70 resaenA oI
the Stdte ono yeat, aHu o. Cuok eouhty sl1
months. lhe Gonn.s Ascat 9s I3,,. noYot paSs 1cnt
iof any one, ekscp. ~. !Jr n..ans', .1..s u.M Ut