The Portland daily press., 1883-03-07
CITY REPORTS.
ouArseers OF the Poor.

OVerseerE of the Poor.
The overseers of the poor, through their
secretary, Mr.. Charles Baker, announce this
last year the hardest for the poor for long
time. This is principally owing to the ad-
vanced prices, and the extreme severity of the
weather.
OUTSIDE POOR.
There were 259 families, including sos per-
sons, an increase of 60 over last year, receiving
aid. There were 80 widows; 70 men with
families; % had intemperate husbands or
fathers; "a had too large families for one man
to support Fuel was furnished 80; provisions
| A; medical attendance and medicine "a; provi-
sons and medical attendance 2; fuel and medi-
cal attendance 9; fuel and provisions rs; fuel,
provisions and medical attendance So. Their
nationality was: Irish lis; American "a; Eng
lish 49, French 4; Africa n5; Scotch 4; Ger
mans 81 Portuguese A. Danish q; Swedish l.
The monthly aid to families was largest in
| Jsnuary, 421. and lowest in July, 125. The
| increase of families helped was ia, and in
| persons 466. The pauper settlement of the
outside poor is 149 in Portland; in other towns
in the State 10; no settlement in the State AZ.
The total cost of outside poor was $264267, OF
which coal cost $6S7.75, wood $2TS 4s provi-
sions 81, 1,232.05, medicines $4444 43.
THE AIMS HOUSE.
Mr.. and Mrs Reuben Noyes make an ad-
mirable Master and Matron. Most of those
who seek the house are too old ana feebleto do
much, ever for their own support. The num-
Der in the house year ago was 81, admitted
during the year, So; sent from Municipal court,
rs; discharged, 9S; ran away, IA; died, one;
remaining ia; average number for the year,
So; total yearly expense S11,9l5 6S; average
cost of each inmate per week $2.39. This in
cludes all salaries of officers, employees, repairs.
etc. In the Greedy Hospital the aggregate
expense this year has been $4346.69, the aver
age number of patients 81, and average cost OF
each inmate per week S253. There are II
insane paupers OF the II at the hospital a
year ago 6 we're committed during The year,
were discharged, 3 died. OF the IL this Year
only ten have to have their expenses paid by
the clty. Total cos. of insane last year was
S1679 80. There are 10 persons receiving small
cash stipends, one less than last year.
OTHER MATTERS.
Tha whole number Of persons who have re-
ceiyed lid IN various ways during the year has
been 1856, or 160 more thnn last year, fFac-
tion over 8 per cent of the population. Tray-
elling tramps and paupers have been slightly
on the increase lass year but at small expense
to the city as they were returned at the ex-
pense of the coiveyances which brought them
here. Seven children have had homes provie-
cd during the year
The drought affected the farm products SO
that large quantity of vegetables mad 10 be
purchased al prices largely above the average.
which affords ahoth her eason why our appro-
priaton cut down 5000, has not beeu suffi-
cient TO meet expenses the current year. the
cash income has been larger than last year
from selling lot Of hay, making an excess
over last ear OF $135.72 The estimated value
OF the work done by Tie meu and teams on the
farm is $3.50; cash income from farm $621 63.
No outside poor have been engaged on tne
streets. snd the House men and teams have
-iore S293 75 worth of work on the Oaks aud
Moves street.
THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.
This organization has increased in great
measure the vigor it possessed last year, and
has done q good work in preventing street beg
ging and giving private aims III u prolniscuous
and unsatisfactory manner. IL has continued
10 provide work tor some persons who ether
wise would have sou ht aid at the hands Of
either public or private charity. We can but
hope its sphere Of usefulness may be still fur
ther enlarged until it teaches the dependent
class of our population the art of seli-aepeil-
dence so that their efforts Tor self support shall
prove grand success
EXPENDITURES
from April 1st, 1882, to March 1st, 1888:
Subsistence, including: s:out door supplies
andf milvot keeper and Greely Hos
pital...- ..,........s.......- % T,9l5.6A
Repairs on house and out buildings and
fei ces. including labor, lumber,
paints and OILS and hardware. 3l5.47
Repairs no pital including labor.
iuIuDcf, pants, OILS anu DaIQAaIe. ~-o.O4
Repairs on clo hing and bedding includ-
ing bills for boots, shoes. leather, dry
goods and straw ...-......,....... $50 0l
Repair on furniture, Stoves &c ....... 1853
ri tribEsou' 5E e gas.es 'is 2,77o74.
Aug Augusta, gsgpsa' pas. s.Ss ] l,175.2e
''iriSe risges, i NC. ~. : .s.'s = = - 49, l2s.95
Repairs on harnesses blankets, &c.,. 1906
70 den ware, seeds, &c l2S.o1
Paupers in other towns in the State. $500
Grain, meal, shorts, &c.... 326.3S
Medicines including prescriptions to
IL. ss.s !. E: sss:. sSa5 1888
Work on the farm and help in the
h use.... 324Iz
Repairs on steam work. including new
b0ilsr.... .s.t.........s.,. .'.ss.-.. 292.44 |
Burial of paupers 194.l 8 |
transportation Of paupers ont Of State 106.40
travelling expenses. ...,...-,,,, 300 |
Ike osene oil for lighting hcuse and
care 81 Sick outside Of hospital 2o7s
slas and matr, of ainshouse.,. 10000
4 Nurses and cuok in hospltal.... ..... 779.22
Chaplain .... ........ .......... liz 90
Engineer of st am orks ....... 800 90
secretary and Treasurer -. ...... $500
Silpen'is. ....ss-..... 553.yU
Miscellaneous expenses, including sta
tiohery, printing, consulting physi-
cans and other small teIns. ...... 1871
Esdmated expenditures for March -. 100000
Making aggregate cost for nscaI year. $22. 1866
From which deduct the following items:
,rsasnr -. ..slsoo.ao
on Noyes street,. 29s75 1888 10 4
rs imated cost for the year - q, ,15S.o1
1852 ............I 295.97
Appropriations for 1882 and 1851. 2O00O.O0
s20, ,295.o7
Balance unexpenGed, ...z...,4..s 549.2l
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