Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-07
$13,s55 co Income from 70 inmates at 75 cents day, 300 days. .sl5,7 75o %

Profit. t........................S 1885 % ''On this supposition, 1" continued the re- port, 'even allowing a large amount for contingent expenses, it is probable that the workhouse would yield at least nom inal profit to be paid over to the families of the inmates. We believe that work house conducted by competent superin- tendent economically, without furnishing unnecessary luxuries to its inmates, could be run without any loss in spite of the somewhat unfavorable experience of some of the large institutions that we have in vestigated; and we are convinced that even though our experience might not be as fa- vorable ss we are inclined to hope, and even though the institution should result in slight loss, this would be amply out weighed by the beneficial reformatory and deterrent effects upon the shiftless and prohigate classes of the community, and that the loss could easily be made good in money by the changes that we shall pro- pose in the system of outdoor relief" AS regards indoor relief we recommend that the town and city should have three institutions: CD There should be work house, in which able-bodied persons, con victed by the city court for drunkenness, non-support of families, etc., should be kept at hard labor, and to which persons | who seem to be hopelessly indolent and
 
 | kept in the almshouse, might be sent by | the town agent. This latter class would, in all probabilities, be largely made up of | women, there being at present few, if any, | men of this category in the almshouse. The fare in this institution should be sim pie; there should be no luxuries in the &C., commodations, and every effort should be | made to make the work as remunerative as | possible. An allowance might be made out lof 4t, ,<fA f-- Il | port of their families. C2). The almshouse should be regarded as an infrmary. None should be sent there excepting the aged and infrm, and thus the stigma which at present attaches to it would be to certain extent removed. (3). There should be a way-farer's lodge, in which tramps and other travellers could find lodgings and meals, for which they should be obliged to work, and the present lookup at the police station should not be open to this class of boarders."
 At last nights meeting of the selectmen Charles E. Hayden was appointed grand l juror.
 The park commission find the old town pest house in their way and wish it removed. Selectman Goodrich was given power to act for the selectmen with the commission in effecting it's removal with out cost to the town.
 The board voted to refund $440.20 to Attorney George D. Watrous for the Susan H. Silliman estate on account of overpaid taxes during the years 1SS3-SS. The city has already ordered the return of $727.6 60 as its share of the overpaid taxes of this estate during these years.
 l William H. Thompson was appointed a l town constable.
 1 Attorney A. Moulton appeared with a bundle of city court judgments against John J. Bosworth in the non-support case brought against him by his young wife, SybiI Bosworth, who is a daughter of John Bell, gard .ner. Henry Prince gave bond of $65 to hold Bosworth to the payment of g. 50 week for his wife's support and that of his child. Bosworth did not pay and judgment was obtained against him for $17.50, the amount due, with $17.95 costs. The bond was found to be worthless, as it was given upon a house which is mortgaged to its full value nearly. AS the bond was given to the town treasurer, Attorney Moulton asked the selectmen to give Mrs. Bosworth tenn porary aid, with the amount of the judg- ment for $17.5O, or transfer the judgments to Real Estate Dealer George A. Isbell, who was willing to advance the amount. The matter was referred to the finance commit tee with power.