The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-03-03
APPEN DIN.
Report and Statement i'm Regard to
Fire Relief.

Fire Relief.
His Excelency, David H. Jerome, Governor of Mioh-
igan
Inc Fire Relief Commission of Michigan, ap-
pointed by yoL to supervise the work Of relief
TO the sufferers by the disastrous fires in this
State on the 9th of September last, in compIi-
ance with a joint request from the several COM
mittees already engaged in the work, has the
honor to submit the following report OF its la
bors to the present date:
The work of relieving the sufferers being still
in progress and portion of the funds intrust-
cd to our charge for that purpose yet unex-
pended, the report OF your commission Ii nee
essarily incomplete.
The commission has, from the date OF its or
ganization on the 10th Of Ocsober last to the
present time, held regular meetings upon every
lawful day, and have devoted much time and
careful thought to the discharge of the inn
portant and onerous duties assigned 1t. While
maintaining a watchful. supervision over the
contributions intrusted TO it by the generous
people throughout the land, and using it's best
judgment 10 secure faithful, impartial and
judicious distribution of the same TO those who
were reported to it by proper authority as en-
titled to receive aid, not single individual ap-
peal has been made (and the number of these
has been very large) but has received careful
consideration and investigation by the commits
sion, so that relief asked for should, if practi-
cable, DO promptly given If the applicant was
found entitled to il.
Immediately upon the organization OF your
commission the Detroit Relief Committee
turned over to it the books and records of
every kind belonging to that committee, to-
gether with condensed report Of the receipts
and disbursements, and the remaining cash and
merchandise in the hands of the committee, as
shown by the report.
Shortly thereafter the relief committees of
East Saginaw, Flint and Bay City made similar
reports to your commission, that of the first
two being accompanied by the remaining funds
i'm their hands. Bay City, by mutual agree
mont, continued its work Of relief in the Bad
Axe district, reporting on the same from timo
to time, to the commission. On the 9th Of
January final report was sent by the Bay City
Committee, accompanied by a check for the
remaining funds in their hands
Upon careful consideration OF the general
condition of the sufferers, and of the system
adopted and in operation for their relief as
shown by the reports of the committees. your
commission, being pledged, according to ar
rangcment. at the meeting requesting its ap-
pointment, to carry out all existing contracts
made by the previous relief committees, re-
solved, "a the most judlcious course under ex-
ist,ng circumstances, To carry out in its general
features the system adopted by TIE Detroit Re-
lief Committee, which appear to have teen
mo admirably planned and to have been CAR
risd out hitherto with great energy and sue
cess.
The limits of such report as the present
will lot permit the commission to present other
than general and somewhat condensed review
OF the work of relief. The rcction of country
burned over was promptly arranged into DIS
tricts Of from one to i've townships each, ae