Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-21
COMMITTEE ENLARGED.
the Plan For Raising Funds 90 Help tn
Poor Not Fully Decided Upon.

Citizens Relief association met Inst night
in the board of trade rooms, and discussed
| ways and means. The committee organ
iEed by electing John Moriarty chairman
and Rev G. II. Hoadley secretary. 1t was
the opinion of those present that the COM
mittee was too small and the following
| names were added:
c. F. Chaplin, Charles F. Mitchell, A. S.
Chase, d. B. Hamilton. d. S. Plume, c. 1.
| Goss, F. j. kingsbury. F. L. Curtiss, j. s.
Elton, Cornelius Tracy, F. B. Rice. c.
Maloney, J. NJ. Burial, Daniel Mccarthy,
j. II. Smith. II. W. Lake, n. J. welton, e..
:. Parsons. f. L. Frisbie, Sr, Israel
Holmes, John Ryan, d. F. Webster. P.
Holohan, Il. A. Lowe, J. W. Gaffney, c.
g. Root, Chas Miller. John ONeill, II. H.
Peck, E. NJ. Burial. b. G. Bryan, Harry
$. Chase, H. L. Wade, ]. b. Mullings, G.
+. Hughes, C. E. Turner. S. W. Kellogg.
Thomas Conlon, q. H. Cowell, Charles A.
jackson. ]. B. Yallee, G. NJ. Epson, Earl
Smith, John Thompson, Dwight L. Smith.
George Panneton, H. Hart, c. Hauser,
s. P. Williams. Daniel Keifer. c. H. Hart,
NJ. Grelle. E. G. Kildutf. William Hurl-
burt; John Norton, NJ. H. Brennan, E. r.
Lampson, Mortimer Hefernan, James
Stout, NJ. Guilfoile, r. n. Blakeslee, l. G.
Plat, W. L. Hall, James Coughlan, G. W.
| Beach. John Stanley, J. T. Trott, E. W.
Mcdonald, Thomas Bulger, J. F. Hayes,
W. $. Jones, 7. L. ANtelle, John W. Web
ster, James Z. Russell, ]. J. Mcdonald,
James II. Frenzy, L. 1. Munson. William
Kleinecke, James Carroll, H. Herringer,
| c. W. $. Frost. c. A. Hamilton, f. E.
Castle, L. A. Plat, B. A. O'Hara, Samuel
\. Chapman, W. L. Barber, L. Pratte, J.
NJ. Benedict, G. II. Cloves, S. b. Mum,
VIM Z. Fulton, n. Comeback, 4. J.
Wolff, David Ducharme, G. b. Lamb A.
A. Crane, NJ. Kaiser. r. II. Stannard, G..
f. Terry, c. II. Lafontaine, L. ]. Atwood,
| G. o. Robbins, p. I. Hayes, C. S. Rod
man, Peter Bauby. Joseph Werner, II. w.
Scovill Godfrey Dubuc. d. w McFar-
land, George II. Benham, Leo Herr, Mar
Gus Hellmann, Elisha Leavenworth, Henry
Doerr. E. H. Gaglin, Chas W. Sanderson.
]. p. Lawlor. ]. W. Smith, E. T. Root, J.
W. Hodson, J. b. Doherty. D. 7. Hart, c.
S. Northrop, John Fitzpatrick, T. H.
Hayes, G. A. briggs, NJ. ]. DonAhue, o.
II. Stevens, A. c. Mintie. William Milton,
Valentine BOIL, John Bergin, V. L. Saw
| Yer, J. F. Phelan, William Hellmann, T.
F. Mcdonald, p. B. Norton, G.. L. Har-
| rington. G. L. Lilley, F. f. Cross, T. D.
Wells, and every clergyman of the city.
Rev DIR Martin suggested that II plan of
immediate action be mapped out. Further
delay might result in somebody's dying of
| starvation. He said that a woman had
died of starvation in Waterbury last Sun
day. He then offered the following as a
vote:
l. To establish bureau or depot for the
purpose of receiving donations in money
or goods for the poor.
,. To appoint committee of women to
aid this committee Of ten or more.
B. That two clerks, more or less, a
gentleman and a lady, have charge of the
reception and distribution of all donations
at such bureau or station.
4. That tickets for the necessariss of life
be printed and left in the hands of the
clerks and assistants for distribution
among applicants for aid.
.. That date for the opening and
closing of the proposed fair be set.
6. That the fair be conducted entirely
upon contributions and free labor.
Z. That visitors and distributors be APP
pointed as aids for the different districts
of the city.
The majority of the committee were of
the opinion that action should be deferred
until the new members of the committee
were present.
Rev Father Duggnn favored the idea of
first looking up the question of an appro.
prlatlon in town meeting to provide work
for the unemployed. The oriTinators of
this movement started on this line and it
should be so continued. He expressed
himself as confident that the selectmen
would in the meantime take care of all
cases OF restitution or starvation.
Thomas Kelly: There is no better way
to distribute relief than through the select
men. They have an Office and can inquire
into all applications and determine their
worthiness"
f. c. Lewis: Il was of the opinion that
the committee was appointed to act for
private charities"
DIR Martin said that this movement is
independent IF what the selectmen NAV
do.
Mr. Hoadley: Il appreciate the point of
immediate action, but it seems such action
would be premature until the entire COM
mittee is present. l was not of the opin-
ion, he said, THAT anyone was starving
in Waterbury. because the selectmen are
ready to relieve all cases of restitution.
would favor the appointing of temporary
committee of three to carry out tho proyi-
sions of DIR Martins plan as far rs would
seem desirable"
Father Duggan: Suppose that in the
meantime it is decided to take up n popu-
lar subscription. Who would take charge
of it? As to fair a very large amount of
machinery would be required to make it
success. Again, many would object to at
tending fair because they might be in
duced or coaxed to spend moro money
than they could afford. If a general move
ment to subscribe to relief fund was in
augurated you would find many public
spirited citizens who would gladly contri-
butte TO it. If Mr. Lewis, for instance,
should spend $500 in fair the fact would
not be public, at least not right away. But
If his name appeared at the head of a sub
scription list for that amount il would
stimulate subscriptions from the highest
to the lowest. l think it would be better
to defer action on these plans until the
next meeting which should be early. l
think it would be only justice to give these
men who have been added to the commi it.
tee chance to speak rs We would then
have the benefit Of their large and varied
experiences"
Father Mulcahy: Il would consider it
mistake to appoint separate bureau of
distribution. 1t would cause great deal
of confusion. l think the selectmen's
office is the only place from which to dis
tribute relief \ dual form of providing
relief for the poor would necessarily cause
complications and the less heads we have
have in this movement the better"
Mr. Kelly remarked that the place to dis
tribute money was in the selectmen's office,
no matter how it was raised.
Mr. Lewis wanted action deferred until
the entire committee got together, then
they could so into the town meeting
with some idea of what they wanted
Mayor Webster favored those views. On
motion of DIR Rowland the whole discus
sion was tabled pending the meeting of the
entire committee. Adjournment was then
taken to Wednesday evening at 7:3O in the
district court room.
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