Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-02
NEW OFFICIAL LIGHT.
Chief Elliot Makes Public His Report
and Gives Estimates
FOB HIS IDEAL PUBLIC CHARITY,
Chief J. 0. Brown Explains Few Ap-
parent Discrepancies.
A CAREFUL EYE TO THE CITY'S HEALTH

Charities, to get his views of matters and
things connected Herewith, and disserta.
tion on the features of his report and esti-
mates, given out for publication this morn
ing; as also a chat on the increased e1pendi-
lures, etc., but Mr.. Elliot is o good parrier,
and the caller was compelled to content
himself with what the Chief chose to say.
1t was quite interesting, however
He called attention to law passed in
1888, under the provisions of which the
State is required to take care of the pauper
insane Since that time the State inStitu.
tions have showed the burden of their shoul-
ders, and the counties have taken care Of
this class as previously, and in consequence
this county, up to Sunday, is entitled to
SS5,OOO. Mr.. Elliot holds that such paupers
should not be kept at the City Home, and
that the department now appropriated to
this use should be added to the Hospital
Department.
He then branched off No the subject Of
pauper immigration, stating that much of
the credit for the awakening of the nation
on the subject was due to the late Board Of
Poor Guardians of this city, and that its
work
HAD ALREADY BORNE FRUIT,
through the Ford Congressional inyestiga-
ton. Mr.. Elliot stated that if the Immi-
grafton Commissioners had done their whole
duty much of the infiction would have
been spared this country. The reason why
Pittsburg has been SO much infested, says
Mr.. Elliot, is that all over Europe an i'm
preston prevails that the demand for labor
here is increasing, and cannot be supplied,
SO that nearly all who must work for liv-
ing point this way.
He again suggests the remedy, that the
consuls at all ports in Europe be pro-
vided with a force of police sufficient
to allow a complete examination of all
people proposing to come to this coun-
try. He argues that the cost of main
tanning such departments would be a
mere trife, and that it would save this
country many millions of dollars. He
would require mental, physical and age
tests, the latter an addition to all restrictions
now contemplated. A man who lands here
with faculties impaired by age, unless
specially fortunate in the matter of getting
suitable employment or in having children
who get it and who have the disposition to
take care of him. has no resource except to
60 to the poor house, as he has no friends or
even acquaintances interested in his well
fare.
THERE WERE MILLIONS IN IT.
He states that the Ford Committee has in
bankers made $40, 900, 900 by sending paupers
to this country, and that all this really
comes off the United States He says that
if every man who leaves foreign port to
come to this country as an immigrant was
required to run the gauntlet of an honest
Consulate with an efficient detective force
immigration, and that the restriction should
be so firmly maintained that, if an immi-
grant got here without passport from the
Consulate, alleging the excuse that it had
been lost, he be sent back and permitted to
hunt it.
In conclusion Mr.. Elliot thinks it would
be good thing to require all Anarchists to
become naturalized and contributing citi-
zens and to learn our language before they
are allowed to shake the red flag or criticise
our institutions. Some people may add
that an educational qualification should ex-
tend considerably beyond the lines of An
archistic faith, but il is likely that large
majority would vote to at least require it of
that political faith.
From Chief Elliot's report the most inter-
estiug facts and figures, aside from those
noted above, are eulled as follows:
SUBSTANCE OF THE REPORT.
PITTsBURG. December 81, 1885,
Hon. William McCallin, Mayor of the city OF
Pittsburg:
DEAR SIR-We submit the following report
of the receipts and expenditures of the Depart
ment of Charities from the lst day of February,
1885, to the Both day of November 1888 in
elusive, and the estimated expenditures for
the months of December, 1888, and January,
1859:
Appropriation for fiscal year ....... 800. 900 90
Total City Farm expenditures. Al, $50 48
Salaries L, OS6 80
indigent insane 7,os6 60
and feed CS8, 058 AZ, produce (S2, Sl5 29),
City Farm 20, 6s7 81
Total outdoor relief expenditures: II, Ia "a
District physicians salaries. 2sss 70
Coal sI,2l6 81, undertaking (sl, 373 25),
and cash relief (sl, 9sa 4,57s IA
Total city office expenditures, embracing
salaries 7 s54 iaj and expenses (sl 66i 0 s.sl5 IS
ten months S. 800 60
Balance in appropriation December J. 1885, q, 300 40
Estimated Expenditures for months of
December and January. Il, 900 90
end of fiscal year. 4sOs 40
Receipts from various sources on deposit
in Freehold Bank. 1,5OO 90
Estimated balance to be turned over to
Controller at end of fiscal year: :........ 5,sOs 40
Market value OF products raised on city
Inasmuch as the fiscal year commences on
February |, 1889, l am compelled to estimate
the expenses for the months of December 1883,
and January, 1889. The Department of
Charities suggests, in view of the appropriation
for the next year, that the past season has
been an
EXCEPTIONALLY FAVORABLE
one. and that the crops raised at the City
Farm are larger and more valuable than ever
before, and the D apartment respectfully asks
for an appropriation for the expenses for the
wear ending February l. 1890, of $4,000, being
the same amount appropriated for the preced- |
ing year. as amply sufficient to supply the |
wants of the Department.
The chief of the Department especially calls |
the attention of the city Government, through |
Your Honor, to the provisions of the act en-
titled: IAN act to provide for the care and |
treatment of the INDECENT insane of the several |
pitfalls for the insane, approved June l3, 1888, |
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