New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-18
A CHARITY TO BE INVESTIGATED.
NAMES OF OFFICIALS USED WITHOUT AUTHORITY

OTHERS THAT COULD NOT BE SEEN.
Doctor w. J. Bryan. who is the superinten..
dent and the general manager OF tne inasIss" 90, OIL
Destitute and Sick Women and Children, was found
at No 81 East Fourteenth-st, yesterday afternoon,
nv a TRIBIJNE reporter. When asked II no cared 10
make any statements regarding the society," the
fair fame of which had been attacked, tne DOC,
tor assumed the manner OF an Injured man ana
aaid that the society had been Incorporated under
the state laws in 1879. Ii had received no aid
from any other persons than six OF the members OF
the Board of Trustees, and that the total amout
was 81 900, of which he contributed
$500. He said that the society had attended
5000 persons within the four years OF its existence
and that although the small amount OF money NEIL
toned as the only fund il had II was not I'D DEBT
When asked to explain the remarkable economy OF
Of 6rst' and we did not need much money Then
we simply gave advice" The outlay was evident"
small. r-.,,. n.
Alexander Mott; vicc-preIdent. T.. Kimball;
treasurer. j. +. Lambie; and secretary. john IL.
TAYLOR The reporter called at the addresses gwen
by the Directory rs the homes OF all the persons
named Except in the case of Dr. Mott, he
was informed that they were " all out OF town
and that they were all connected III business 80
with DR. Bryan" DIR. Mott said that the use OF his
name in connection with the society was unauthor-
lied and that he knew nothing whatever ABOUT the
charities It claimed TO distribute. Ihe Board OF
Trustees was com posed of thirteen persons five OF
whom were the officers of the society OF the re,
naming eight the Rev. Newton Perkins disclaimed
anV knowledge OF the organization NJ. n.
ton thought that the society was money making
speculation of Bryans aud DR.. IL T.. hunt coui'
not bc found. -, 60,
TO make q rigid investigation OF the Affairs OF
Bryans society.
ONE WEEKS WORK OF THE SUMMER CORPS.
Assistant Sanitary superintendent James reported
70 the Board of Health Yesterday that the summer
CORPS of physicians last week visited 3;72I tone-
ment-houses, inspected rooms occupied by lhZ2i
families treated 62l OF sickness distributed
65l sanitary circulars aud gave 10 mothers OF SICK
children 555 tickets issued by 81. johns Guild for
free excursions. OF the diseases treated by the
nhyscians 366 were 6iarrhga, 81 were respiratory
ported-ons from cholera infantum and the other
from marasmus. The most prevalent contagious
diseasr noticed was mea-leso { n mild type.
Dr. A. f. Currier. who visited lOS houses. reported
that those occupied by Germans kept clean
rule Where there were Irish or Italians the con
dtions were not 80 favorable; In the district oi Dr.
i / w bte epidemics of measles and whooping cOugh
were rcported He treated thirty-sX cases OF sick
meas. Dr. Valentine Mott found a case of dphthe-
ria at No 1875 Second-st. Closets at at No; 43s
East Twenty.hrd-s Sers iouna 10 oad GOniDn
reported that they found little sickness ana that
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS were IN much better condi-
ton regards cleanliness thah tney hau e1 poe.en
Dir T. j. Kneupers report contained the following;
Iwould suggest that the houses Nos. 49, 40 and AZ
should he subjected to thorough ceaning and
AZ needs extensive repairs AT No. 45ia esterst water
oyerGows the basement, coming from neighoOrlng
house AT No. 1s Esscx-st. complaint s made Of horr
HE stencil coming from pipe OF water closet in No
80 Hester-st. The pipe IN question ought TO run up
higher az 1t lust long enough to carry the stencil into
Tho rear window the second loor OF No IL Essexst
DIR. b. G. Cooke, VINO visited the slianties above
Fifty -ninth-s. on tho west side OF the CITY, wrote
that they were clean and well ventilated, as rule
and the occupants were healthy. 49,
The dsinlecting CORDS last week disnfccted
about 5000 places ami twenty-cight miles OF
streets.