National Republican., 1881-07-22
and ohio D.rot, corner rev
Jersey avenue
MORNING.
IN V..philn. and Balt
DISTRICT CHARITY.
How tho Funds Raised Inst winter Were
DiAburscd.

The following correspondence shows
fully the manner in which the funds raised as the
result Of the willard Hall meeting last winter
were distributed The auditing committee was
composed Of gentlemen of known integrity, and
eheir report shows how faithfully the money was
disburscd. Under date Of June % Judge A. b.
Hagncr, who was the chairman and Mr.. John \.
Baker the secretary Of the citizens meeting, wrote
Nfessrs. Reginald FendRll, f. b. Mcclure and
Lewis J. Davis as follows:
GESTLEMEN: The Commissioners of the District Of
Columbia, to whom was iurlisted the disbursement Of
the funds collected for the rclerofhe poor under
OlutiOn passed ut the Willard Hall meeting In January
last have notified the undersigned that their accounts
of receipts and expenditures are ready for examlna.
tOn, and have requested the appointment of commit
tee ofcltzens for that purrOSc have been selected
S gentlemen who II Is believed, Will be willing to
give part Of your time the public perform this
service. We hope you will lie able 10 make the
requisite examination, and rcpor; the result In such
form rs may he published In the newspapers
That committee have submitted the following
report:
GESrLrMEH: The committee appointed by yon to
audit the accounts Of the Commissioners Of the Ms.
tric of Columbia IN respect the collection and dis.
trlbon ofthc contributions for the relief Of the poor
and suffering of tho District Of Columbia of last wiz
ter respectfully report that they have examined the
statement and vouchers submitted by tho Commls-
soncrS through their agent, the chief of Police and
Hnd from the same that tho sum or Sl,Tii.33 was re-
ccivcd and that the of si75S3 (or my cents In
excess Of tho rcccpts) was expended In most cf
Client and satisfactory manner. They also find that,
in addition TO the cash receipts, considerable guam
tty O supplies In the form Of food, fuel clothing and
bedding Contributed and distributed. As this fund
ana the other contributions the spontaneous
preston of sympathy with and desire to relieve the
sucrngs of the poor unprcparCd for the trials Of n
severe winter, and rs good WAS accomplished TO All
extent d!spr0pOrtiOnate 10 the facilities afforded those
managing the contributions, upward OF six thousand
famiea having been relieved we deem II matter of
some Interest to rcert the admirable method adopted
by the Commissioners In distributing rcllct over q
large field AMI t1 the relative demands made by the
necessities Of the future
Major Brock, the Chief Of POGO. directed his men
tO examine into the wants othp poor In their respec
TIVE precincts and upon reporting the necessities Of
the Individual, an order signed by the lieutenant OF
the precinct, given oT whatever was most needed
in the special case which order supplied by tho
merchant 10 whom WAS presented, aud returned by
lin TO The lieutenant %ho issued Il; he tested H. and
II was then paid by the ChieI Of Police. Iy this
method every doOr dedicated 10 It's mission and
the sirctuSt integrity insured In carrying out the trus
imposed upon the Commissioners. Tie relative ne
CCssitiCs OF The popr last winter are shown by the fol
lowing tabular statement OF the expenditure of tbs
fund, and may furnish future guide iOr the charii
able Who may make contributions Of articles nslcat
of money, The amount Of cash contributed was 81,
NIB which was distributed thus;