The Portland daily press., 1888-03-14
CITY REPORTS.
overseers of Poor.


From the report of the Overseers of the
Poor we gather the following statements;
OUTSIDE POOR.
Number of families, 1886; number of per-
sons. 1916; increase in families, 80; increase
in persons, SO, classified as follows: Num-
of widows, Ill number Of women deserted
by husbands, 20; number of husbands in
prison, 10; number sickness in families, 122;
number old men or permanent disability, 30;
number men with large families, 8; number
men out of work, 10; intoxication or idleness
of father or mother, 16; number husbands in
Insane and Marine Hospital, 2; number
kinds of assistance rendered fuel only, 81;
provisions only, 2; medical attendance and
medicine only,l119; fuel and provisions, Ill;
fuel medical attendance and medicine, 8;
fuel provisions, medical attendance and
medicine. 6s; whole number receiving medi-
cal aid. 1872: increase over last year, IS; pau
ner settlement in the city, 1874; in other
towns in the State. 81; number paupe1 set
Element in the State, 131; nationality, hish,
155: American, IS English, "a; German, 10;
colored, 10; Russian. IL ; Swedish, 8; Pollah,
3. Danish, Z; Portuguese, 6; Scotch, D; Nor
wegian. 8; French, 2; native, Go; foreign,
271 number of orders issued LOT Iuei ana
provisions, 1884; cost of aid rendered, Iuei'
S152ol6; provisions, $154oo9; hleuicines'
| $3.50 81 total $3.50. 56.---
| Aims HOUSE.
svumber of inmates at the beginning of the
year, 1902; admitted, 1872; sentenced from Mu-
nicipal Court, 80; discharged, 1903; sentence
expired, 32; sent to Hospital, 10; runaway,
To- died, 2; present number, 121; daily av-
erage, 100; cost of Aims House poor, $l1,324,
40; average cost of each inmate per week,
$500; number of State paupers admitted to
House, 70.
GREEDY HOSPITAL.
Number of patients at the beginning of the
year, 49, admitted ON permits, 106; admitted
from Aims House, 10; born, Z; discharged,
81; runaway, 3; died, 81; still born, q pres
emit number 3s average daily number. 80;
total cost, S4240.09; average cost Of patient
per week, $500; number of State paupers adj
mitted to Hospital, 20.
INSANE.
Number in Insane Hospital at the begin
ming of the year, %; sent there during the
year, Is; discharged well or improved, q;
died, A; taken TO Aims House because of
imbecility, 3; expense assumed by another
town, / present number, %; expense paid
by friends, etc., 10; present number for
which the city is finally responsible, 1S; to-
tai expenses for the year, $2959.58; increase
over last year, $668.55; number of persons
receiving cash stipends, 10; total amount
paid, $102614; whole number Of persons re-
ceiving aid in various ways during the year,
1747; number of these who are State paupers
or who had no pauper settlement in the
State, Gil number sent away at the expense
of the city, %; expense, $6l.25; number sent
out of the State by common carriers who
brought them here and without expense to
the city, 207; children provided with homes.
9.
EXPENDITURES
Expenditures for IL months ending
February 30, 1888. $2l, 481 .55
Amount of appropriation ............. 24600.0o
Balance unexpended TO pay Narch
DlllS osllo.fO
Estimated aggregate cost for financial
year. ......-.-......s.s z9,OOO.OO
Less cash income for the year........ 10000
Net cost of support of poor for finan- 10
clal yeaf. S<o4OO.OO
Aims house furniture and supplies on
H5hduO fsllNsNA
Stock and farming tools, ETC., on hand 4,4OS 20
Furniture and supplies in Hospital.... 2,O75.o7
Crops raised on farm and receipts
from various sources ................ 4,264.30