The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-10

eaahual Report Of Overseers of the Poor.
, -air. u. Fl. Baker, secretary of the Overseers
Of the Poor, has finished his report of the pro-
ceedings of the Board for the year ending Feb;
IS, 1887
The number Of families whose wants have
peen supplied in various ways during the year
is rs, or 10 per cent; less than last year: The
number of persons represented in these fami-
lies is 500, or u per cent less than the previous
year. OF these 50 are widows with farnil les.
GO who were sick. and Unable for the time to do
anything for the support of themselves or their
families, 10 are too old to do much of any
pay for their supplies, and II havs pauper set.
Elements in other towns in the State which
have PAID or will pay for the expense incurred
on their account; So have left their families
to support themselves or to be supported by
Others. The nationalities of these. families ars
as follows; Irish 1se. Aritri5an Is, English
each. "--A 0'iSn
Inc pauper settlement of the 22S families ;s.
IN this city 1885, in other towns in this State IL
no settlement in the State %. The number Of
this year. 'o"i " %
!, Inc supplies delivered to the outside Door
have been sTT feet 81 wood 172,250 pSunds Of
coal te,1le pounds of flour; 1852 bounds of
PORK: Z,652 pounds of fish; 1,0S1 Quarts OF mos
iasses; lea heads of cabbage; So pounds of
tea; l52 poondS Of sugar; 156 pounds of ricet
lee pounds of oat meal: $50 dozen of crsckers!
LII prescriptions have been issued BY the CITY
physician at q, cost &c the city of $313.2i,
Iae totei cost OF outside poor was s., 795 49,
Inc number of inmates in the aims house
my 1uu mouse OF correction one year ago was 126.
The number admitted to the aims house on
permits from the overseers during the year
was 1872; number committed to hodse OF cor
rection from iiiunicipal court, Is; discharged,
llo' runaway, 50; died. 4; remaining at the
present time, lib. The average number for
The total expense for the year for the sup
port OF these has been $12, 346.23. Average
cost OF each patient per week S2.24: The
above sum includes the Salary Of the master
and fnatfop; chaplain and all other persons
employed about the farm and in the house and
the cost of board of those who eat at the
Keepers table, repairs on house and out
buildings and fences, and bills for all other
matters connected with the house and farm.
Some OF the above items were not brought into
the total cost of the aims house poor of last
year, which would amount to about 81 800,
which If substracted from the total amount
would make the cost of each inmate per week
$1.97.
The number OF persons in the Greedy
Hospital one year ago was "a; number adj
mitted during the year 1903, number of births
8; discharged 50; died ID; run away 8; now re-
naming 30; average Is; aggregate expense for
abe year SO, 1918; average cost of each patient
per week S245a
Of insane paupers there were in the hospital
one year ago 10, whose expenses were paid
from the appropriation for the support of the
poor. Number committed during the year,
IS; discharged well, improved or become i'm
beetle, 8; died, 2; probable cost of the insane
for the past year about $4,000, an excess over
last year of $3.50.
The amount paid out in the way of stipends
to IA persons, representing in all % persons,
$3.50.
The total number Of persons represented by
those receiving public aid the past year is 1927,
less by 227 than last year.
The farm has yielded larger income than
for some years previous. The proceeds are
$SS4.4l, $3S7.30 of which was for sugar beets.
The net cost for the financial year was $1S,-
756.O5, or an increase of expenditures over
last year of $1,000.
Accompanying the report is statement
showing the amount of property CONNIE cted
with the farm, aims house and Greedy hospital,
together with the farm products and income
from various sources duriug the year.