New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-16
THE STATES CHARITABLE WORK
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF CHARI'
TIES
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TOWARD CARING FoT
THE INSANE AND PAUPEHS-vAsT SUNS

WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TOWARD CARING FOR
THE INSANE AND pAUPEEs-vAsT SUNS
EXPENDED FOR THE PURPOSE.
Albany, Jan. 15.-The twenty third annual report
of the New-York State Board of Charities shows the
following:
Tue appraised value the property OF all descriptions In
the State held os charitable, tona and reior"o
purposes October ], 1889, sj7 095+9o 20 - asa
s5t slOG5s II october 1855, follows BY the state
81 92l $40 AZ by counties S2700,9i9 Oh by ctc''
81 S4s 600: by benevolent incorporated assocs'ohs'
s8s lG4 100 TO- Their reported indebtedness theh was
SO 1888 $50 80 against s3,04057S 80, tier huene'
october l, 1858. 49,,
reformatory work in the for the fiscal year 'huhs
September 80 1850. foOcd up slC,l164Oo 90 As "s"i"
s sol Sl7 g. tie receipts returned for the hsesl year
ending september 80, 1855 namely: From the S.a-'
Al GA O33 Os from, counties s2,0l32i2 81 from clue>
81 435 800 go from private paying patients s'o''Vo -
from gifts, contributions and leeacies' S2--''oio 20 V
sources, s4,435 ll3 90. ,, .d
Tho whole expenditures for charitable, correctional ana
reornatory work in State during the year summed
up s14sGS.73S r., as against SlS3i' o'o % p
during 1855 as follows: For outstanding hdeoeuleSs
At the beginning Of the year. S9O2l2e @oi Tor sa'''9
80 and labor 81 $40 63l 70; for provisions and sup
niles 81 CO. 444 &C for clothing si32?l7 80 ~ fn'l
and lights s55s4i7 40; for furnishing S2l2-O "a JOY
buildings improvements, renewals, beermens and other
extraordinary expenses, $500 71i Dor investments
4 l.0OO
The number OF inmates Of the various charitable cor
regional and reormatory Institutions OF the STATE oco-
Der l. 1889 shown by the returns OF their fc'P'''N
officers was 677si against 6t322 october J. le7s'
a. follows: Insane l54s2; idotic and fecbe-minded
33O. cpeptic 6s4: blind. 6j7 deaf and dumb. 32S
orphan and dependent children. 2o9i9 juvenile offend rs
and delnQuents. 4765 adult rcformatoFy prisoners "a
sick and otherwise disabled soldiers and sailors, 9'3
hospital and nhrmary patients. 37o2i adult ana aged
per,opS in asylum, and homes FOR The r"nd!c>s, uo'
poorhousc and ashousc inmates other than the above
classes $3.50.
During the wear the various dispcnsarcs and hospitals
OF the state furnished medical and surica! relief to
443 3il outdoor patients Of whom 2G,095 were visited
and aIatuou-ly treated At their homes The various
counties and cities also relieved 1Gl outdoor SICK ana
poor the Of the year against s9'O the pre-
c,ding year. The expenditures in this direction were
sci OIL &c. as against 500 5lj So the previous year
There are no accurate data to the insane In family
care assuming the number to be the same a. found
BIZ the Federal OF 1850 which j. probably not i1
from correct it would give present total q" aOou
20 OCO insane IA this state or one T. every 800 Of ~
estimated Inhabitants.
The number OF insane OF Ncw-YorH County. in Uuh'
custody october l. 1883 4s5S, against 900 oc
tolcr !. 1s-e namely men, 2,2l3i women. -6i1 aii JOB
crease OF 1873 OF these 800 al non. then ia tA
cottages recently erected the Central isip farm OF
Long Island and the balance IN the various asyilms %
the city. These asyums are all greatly crowded ana O.
/ laim cottages have no spare accommodations The ,"
crease Of thc insane Of the city several years past
has been OF 200 annually and the n'cc't
Of more rayd extension Of the accommodations for I'll
class is urgently pressing Itself upon the author's
The Board again protests against the erection by III
state Of great buildings for the concentration 81 the Insane
adapted for local ornament and lmpcssNeness TIA
1 Tor the purpose claimed
The Board recommends the establishment OF a see
ond House Of Refuge for Women to be- situated in TN
western part OF the state, and third for the use o.
New York and Kings counties. The Board objects Il
/ corporal punishment IN orphan asylumo a. beng APT
10 lead 10 al.ses of the system The Board is graft
led to know that measures al last IN prospect 4"
being maturcd during the present congress Tor ''
better protection OF the states from evils rc'uluh'
from the deportation to TN, country, through agcncr
! IN Europe OF 50 many paupcr immigrants.