New-York tribune., 1882-02-17
ship of 15,o6s The report of the treasurer showed
slight deficiency.
PATCHING PUBLIC CHARITIES.


A meeting of the State Charities Aid Association
was held yesterday at the rooms of the association
No. @ East Fourteenth-st. In the absence of the
president. Miss Schuyler. who has been compelled
bv ill-health 10 make visit to Florida, Iohn Jay
vceprrsident of the association occupied the caii
| He made short address. saving In part:
In succeeding temporarily TO the duties OF ac'np
President and in endeavorng to ft myself nov ,G m
perfectly, for their performance nave oaglg hi
the history Of the State Charities Ala AHsnclaton Whcn
was founded and attained LARGE dlmenslons nuishE &
absence from the country COMES my % ,,,, MO
a. the work which you have accompnShed hhu NY Pro
that at remain before you when the managers
of the association began their work. ten years am' & s
poOrhOuses OF the state, which snoulu nav ptc VS.
solely as hosptals and places Of refuge FOR SICK ana ag
persons had become they said plagne Spots OF me
state whence nefegaG far aaG Hdc striking at the very lie
of our free institutions" But they held that our people
6 nct o. mG m wnn Tna Of a when
they knew the truth, knew that the rcSponshly
upon them. knew that by their legislative action they
could reform evil their apathy would be repaced py
wise enlightened and efficient action ,,,,
shown during the last year when hesitatng Icgsla,
ture wisely recognized the public voice and reendowen
sy Of which TO preserve the purity of State institutions
of charity correction and education has been so deeply
mdabe the obs'rucons which we may find in our pat
i'm the varied work of the association me rrsn are
achieved especially during the last year justify an IN
creasing confidence in the ability OF ts asSeclaon 20
enghen and srengthen public GpInG 70 an anrIec m be
most onstrous and defiant abuses, however backed and
Tended
The secretary of the association read a report of
the work recently accomplished in the various conn
ties of the State. Extracts from this report are
given below:
The Albany County institutions consist of the aims
house nnatic asvum and hospital all under the dlrec
tiOn of the superintendent Of the almshouse ana wlih
short distance of each other. In the amshonse hosI
according TO n recent report there forty patients
The wards are said be clean and the nurses ANXIOUS 10
doal in their power for those under their care
from the secretary of the committee, received rev
weeks ago stated that there of typhoid fever
in this hospital and no room especially devoted 10 lhth
chairman of our Hospital Committee, Dr stephen smith
WHO'S Commissioner of the state Board OF CharliieS
He promptly replied in strong letter, saying that all
such should be strictly isolated by assignment 10
ward where they alone are treated" ,-,,,+oo s,o,r
Reports from the Dutchcss County comInltee snow
that improvement in many directions has pcen man m
within the last three ar e ann s tTe there were only
two children in the poorhouse both under two years OF
The Greene County Committee unable to visit the
poorhonse during the fall The members' own personal
knowledge of its needs was made me oass Gn ep"rr
of building and i's appointments fr the purpose 10
time is moi far distant when the county will be provided
with a new pOorhOuse, built of stone-provided WIN
necpasarv conveniences and comfortably warmed After
receiving the memorial, committee OF the whole
Board of Supervisors, accompanied by some
Of the principal citizens of CatsHl, visited
subsequently, december ~ unanimously adopted re-
mort in the course of which they declare the arrange
ncnt of the present building be such " as TO make
good government very nearly the result Of genius ana
It's con on to be that OF IAN Old rookery, ana as
grace TO the county, The members OF the coni tee on
recent visit found that OF their suGg stions as 10
heating had been carried out and that much of the
Louse was consequently vastly comfortable than
thrv had expected to find ii. Unfortunately this was
NOT be case with the small rooms called cribs on the
(round floor which were all occupied, and no stable or
c1ttlrshed could he colder" The house. with - IN
mates was a ready full, and new ones were coming
ever, dov Children (numhcr not stated OVcrthe legal
age were there and the committee was earnestly orcn-
pying itself in arrangements for their removal which
however could not he made at because OF the prev
olence of whoOpng cOuCh amOung the children.
Reports from the Putnam County Committee are full
OF eucO ragCmcnt. 49,.
The ninth annual report of Queens County Committee
details the work and observations OF the subcOmntlcrT
on chldrpn the Hospital abc-bOdied paup rs the jan
the Iuuatic Asylum and outdoor relief lhc commit
Zee believes that has for encouragement thls
wear through the passage of the bill Of the state Cha
lies Aid Association parent society giving us Tie
legal right Of entrance to the public institutions.
Ihe Rensselaer, County Wishing Committee las been
very active during the three years of s existence As
rslt of its efforts u will DE remembered, county
bull Iings are in process OF erection.