New-York tribune., 1886-01-30
REPORT OF THE ST

REPORT OF THE STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES.
ALBANY, Jan. 29.-The nineteenth annual
report OF the state Board OF Charities has been SUD
mitted to the Legislature. Tho valuation of property
held TOR charitable purposes october /, lsSo' was
Rv the stae sOII3 437 10. by counties. S259i263 Az
nv cities sL3iS5OO; by Incorporated societies.
1910. s35 30; total Si0,2o7,O3o 81 as against
SO $50 go October /, 1884 The total receipts ior
ths nscal year ending September 80, 1850, was
3II or expenditures SI 53S 739 Sc. as against
al a3i s6s 10 rccstpts aud SlO.642.763 SO expendi
ture, for wear ending september 80, 1881 increase
being from the creation OF incorporated char-
ties supported mostly by private muhihcen'e'
The secretary In accordance Win the STATUTE mas
repeatedly visited the various Sthto ahshouses "nu
directed tho removal OF state paupers and has removed
alien paupers to their European homes under the dlrec
on OF the Board lie has visited the asylums OF the
counties exempt from tho Willard Asylum Act anu
nearly all poorhOuses OF the other COUNTESS Secue
the removal Of the more disturbed and violent insane to
State asy,ums and accompanied the Boards stahdihg
and special committees IN numerous visits lhe humoer
nj bo insane in institutions OF tho state on October l.
1855 was 7O7 against 1928 IN 1854 an increase
OF 5s4 The increase from 1880 to 1883 has been Sl'o
or over per year The state ana Other asylus aro
fu and there IL an urgent demand for further accom-
odations for the insane, especially the chrome Glass
This increase attributed TO the influx OF lunatc ana
otherwise mhrm European Aliens rhther lhan 70 c Hn
dious existing IN the state. the ratio OF insane IN lno
foreign population being more than double that o 'he
insane in the native population . a.. .o.,,,. .,
In the New York Asylum Iol lNOtb tho a'i'bo va
! ,inns during tie year 3j5, current expenses
S65 O75 H. new building has been completed win
Recommendations about l2O being set apart LOT Gil'
Of the asylum modified, 80 as tn ipcelio
this GLASS up the age Of eighteen ears he iat NJ
nnrtnen had an average about thrtyhVe during the
wear COMPOSED Of the old boys, trned 10 agtlcuula'
nursnts The average number OF bllnd uhueT lhsttu
ton In the state institutions during the year was -
An Increase Of 20; expenditures were SloJ'ot -. NJ
aJjona accommodation for this class Il needed now:
! pupis IN the deaf and dumb schools on Octooer l,
| Iss5 l2S0 an increase OF 80 over that OF Octooer
/ 1884 Tho schools reported In good cOhlitloh aLo
thought be fully adequate To the present neeus b
nmn.a of the ynriOus refprmgt Ories numbered 4lZo
ma against 1854 I'm 1854; increase, 81. or these Iio
we're I'm The NewYork House OF Refuge and i9S In the
Westcrn House Of Refuge. The cost or support IN tno
and of the latter, 81 75 per week more extended
ca.shcatinn of the inmates OF roOrmaorles separating
the simply unfortunate from the lnrorrlRDle Glasses IN
recommended and attention invited TO the proposed
gilt Of farm OF 500 acres In Columbia county TOT hs
! nurpose by f. &. Burnham former resident OF this
| state now OF MOrrlstOwn, N. j. Inc NUMBER ol
ORPHAN Asylum and Homes for the Friendess III tne
STATE IA 2O4 number of Inmates October 1852 235So
| S5Il4ss7 G6. The number OF inmates In poorhOuses
and alnshouses was 7O5Ol as against G9oos the pre-
| cediug year; number November l. lsS9, lo'oO4' as
| against 27O. November |, 1854; expenditures during
the year. $l0s2,354 20, as against @lS-i iJlo - .ns
nrecedng year The number OF state pupers committed
last wear was !, l,StS against lS92 in 1851 sent 10
their homes States and countries ana Cahal
l,2Os: died, 80. Whole number committed since the
law effect. from October Is, ~ ' 10 Sspteni
her 1885 l703; sent 10 the care OF friends or TO
their homes In other States and countries ANA TO
Canada S.77I; died. 37O number under care OGtober
/ 1888 Dos, as against 900 October 1, 1881. Ihese
homeless persons. mad they been allowed 10 rem1u W
this state would have filed all the poorhouses ana am
houses counties and cities ana ontaed an hhhu"
exprnditure equal that incurred Tor the support ol
paupers arising from our hxeo population.