New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-25
DISCUSSING THE EVILS OF CHARITY.

MEETING OF MANAGERS OF INSTITUTIONS
EFFECT OF MIR. vARNUM'S RESOLUTIONS IN THE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO ASSIST THE STATE
BOARD.
The committee appointed at the meeting OF
the State Board OF Charities March 10 consider the
abuses per capita system Of city assistance ior
th charitable Institutions and thor remedies met yes
tcday at No. 81 Madis0nave The committee originally
consisted Of one representative from each OF the Ghar-
t, institutions IN the city per capita allow
aucca Ebrdgc T. Gerry tne SOcety for the Proven
tion OF Cruelty Children chairman, ana clark
Boil President Of the New-YOrk Infant Asylum, WaS
secretary. Among the Others present were Edward L.
Donnclly and Mrs Josephine g. Lowell, Oh the State
Board Of Cnariues, Henry l. Hoguot, President Of
tn. Catholic PrOtectUry, A a. Wotmore, Pres
Llent OF the N"w-YDrk Juvenile Asylum l.
g. Berry, OF the House Of the Good SHEPHERD
Charles NJ Kent. the House OF Mercy, Mrs A. s. su
van Of the Nursery and Chlas Hospital Myer Stern, OF
the Hebrew Orphan Asylum. the ev.Thonas NJ Peter@'
OF the Chiidrrn's Fod and Mrs Hoffman, OF the New
York Muglacn Benevolent Society.
Mr. gerry sHd. In calling the mCetiI 10 orCer. that
the committee hl met since IL was appointed, ana
nothing definite had he agreed upon lie had rcirAineh
from calling the members together on account OF r-o-
buttons offered by Mr.. Varuum in the Assembly when
we're recently passed lie then read the rcs"ut 0ns'
which stated that from the Controllers reports it ap-
p,rcd thit TIL city pId annuity S0967lO Tor SPECIAL
contributions made by virtue OF acts OF the Legislature
thai @3G 900 was T. the situations from Excise
funds anl that an additional sum Of 81 100000 was eX-
pended the support OF public charitable Institutions
making u total expenditure OF $2,6OJOOO annually.
They further stated that the appropriations varied
greatly 1ld were made upon systematic ar correct
principles As II Wa claimed that some institutions
sharing m the distribution were unworthy OF issstnncc
aud that deserving Institutions were excluded II was
suggested IN The rcs1u'i thar some limit BE- pnt on
tn. amount. ;lat SONS rule be Lard down to govern
mt and he
regulated rn Ncl prn lPr, AMI in more intelligent
unnnor than at present.. As The Assembly was ABOUT
To ad ru t State BJTrd ~ CaarltleS Wa directed to
* ulur INTO the Nno' qnr.ton of appropriations and
report g." Result ct trr'r Investigations Win 'her
r. c,ulmrlidat,uus, the As .mn5 o! 1901.
Mr. Gerry marked thu IA, S;ai" B'E;rd 0 ChAilcS
WAS given certain pOWGIs by Inc resDu IONS pissed I'D
ihy A,selnly ana .h tnrT az t ion T II s,iG mai
Ih, institutions Interested the PR capita system of
nuW did not agree upnn some Pla go th"t me
iany wUulu II. 1he Legislature might pass III aet
rI' ING oil the per capita system entirely. IL th"ushl
VA. bcs l., agree on a SysL,m rather team have the
I.,,llilir, do IT, lie >n.g.trl that subcommittee
IT, appointed TO pNaminr INFO THE matter.
Calk B.Ii l1puGht tha! !he ASTON o. tIe l. X'SI'urI
ihns th- committee wound w.ht 10 know me lic- 81
state B"u Mis-. hoTeE ir'eFrultrd IN ~ ann
tint ia" ~la'" board h'I r'lri "A meeting j., me-
~ .:t! and tta' h. da MOI Sre no" ihcF Wtt Eng ="
rcInjdy IN. wi III; nut no. s'ttt Win III No.
i!rt II Wa IN evil Ia r'irye poo" p"upr l. was nm
rnn 40 r.. from = ga R-lng OF such Interested PERSONS
h.ythlug int Practical system b "nIoh al W"ulI bc
tipu~ S.p"ld p'upDr genera law 10 lninatr some ~
sIiutuns uOiu thr hst OF Troipeats. me EeV' Df'
'c,cr, I.rU purrrl Illr following;
EeSolugd Tha when adjourn II hc ~ await hhy
u4ic lIIu iirh the STATE Board OF NuiIt % Sl
n q su.-.puInIt.r tHrrrUf may ~ disguised L" mhNr;
urd That the SECRETARY upon rec. Nlhg rhch gum
uucaiIuu u4pUNeTcJ To h,uo a ralI 10 t1t prisons
sluiluu,d 10 tEs mccpu- "o representatives "i the
var gu, rnlrl shia institutions oi t,ls cry ,..,..
Alr. DUHucy, Vi tnc oiAie bnhu % C'aIIucH,
urged the cniunrtttc 10 runtuhr u work. ana
I, ii tne Iutini,n- thai they wCir the proper
l,r.ru- to inquire iutu the nhuscS ana
mciirs OF tie ~ stem. Mis-. Lowell also thought
t.r r.nnmiffec should continue it, work.
me I,.Sn.u iuu at d. Prtcis VA finally adopte't
Myrr : rru then urlrI resolution >talug t"at nv
ms. itrr world fhiN al and HH-iSi tr ~:uc
Inprd ~ Chnrtir4 - MIKE ful rctur 10 'hc Legs
iur, under an. rt-uuii III ole ID by Mr. Ndr"uIu Jud
t.ui ,i-; rr-p"r. l. iUVtIrl tir Irnh = 90 t.r -
Bnia C1trtt,- -ratr TIA rnurr - stem O. "a
miss, s u.,bniarm,nl, aud government vi tac Iusii
IT. On.
In. committee tlru adjourned Sine die.