Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
Amount expended for relief of the poor
during February, 1894:

Amount expended for relief Of the poor
during February, 1894:
Precinct r; ssa Shoes orSsFs osT' "a "a
So. 4 az % % -: iSs s LIZ ias $ $ss
I........ 476 80 -. 40 1863 279
S........ :s9S so 90. 1l3 ia 221
9........ 432 90 -. 12S 1873 266
Amount expended for relief lief of poo poor from rom
March to April II. 1894:
Expended. Shoes. orders der orders rHae tai nI.
ss for relief sa of a the po sE
from April II to August Is. 1894:
Expended Shoes Orders der Orders Sn tai al.
All precincts $40 90 40 1O1 145
Summary.
To amount received from committee
sl2.693.36; by amount expended by police,
$ll,s9i.0d: to balance on hand. s799.3o.
Orders for food, 4.234; orders for fuel,
800; orders for shoes, 10; total orders,
7,444
Estimated number of persons relieved
thereby, 1920.
Contributions to the Major and SUI
perintendent.
To amount received, S1,S4S.91; by amount
expended, $l,S4S.91. By provisions furnished
In orders SAG; by fuel furnished in orders,
S211; by rent furnished in cash, s252; total,
5000
Estimated number of persons relieved.
thereby, 3O45.
Centennial Inaugural Interest Fund.
June 1, 1S93.-To balance received from
Commissioners, District of Columbia,
$i57.l. January g. lS9ETo draft credit,
superintendent of police from Commission
ers District of Columbia, si75; January 3,
to draft credit, superintendent of police
from Commissioners, District Of Columbia,
500; January q, to draft credit, superin-
tendent of police from Commissioners, Dis
trict of Columbia, sl,03299; total, 81. 49030.
August II, 1S94-By amount expended.
s., 107.15; to balance, SS315. By provisions
furnished in orders, sos: by fuel furnished
in orders, $}Ol; by rent furnished in orders,
sl22; total, 1929.
Estimated number Of persons relieved
thereby, 4,645.
Summary of All.
To amount received, all sources. :. 81, O32. 81
By amount expended. ................ 15S50.12
bdIdHce OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Sl,lo-.70
Total number of persons relieved, 44.9lO.
Many who were known to the depart
ment as chronic dependents and few
professional tramps endeavored to take ad-
vantage of the charitable extensions being
made. In some instances the latter came to
Washington from Baltimore, Richmond and
neighboring villages, expecting to realize on
the charity being bestowed. Some of them
were sent to institutions, Others afforded
meals and told to leave the city, but gener-
ally turned down. This action being de-
ciSive, operated to dissuade further implor
ings from these sources, leaving the police
with the deserving classes only to provide
for
Provisions, &C., Sent to Precincts.
In addition to the expenditures enumer-
ated in the foregoing statement, there were
lots of provisions, fuel and clothing sent
from the relief committee depot to the sew
eral precincts and there distributed by the
lieutenants.
In the first precinct clothing was given
out in nine cases.
In the second precinct groceries, flour,
clothing coal and meat were distributed to
100 heads of families.
In the third precinct $40 families were the
recipients of coke. coal, clothing and large
quantity of bread
In the fourth precinct, South Washing
ton, 6l2 families received bread, provisions,
meat, clothing and fuel, and 30 families
were the recipients of an eighth of cord of
wood each from j. Harrison johnson.
In the fifth precinct ninety-nine families
were provided with shoes and clothing.
In the sixth precinct there was large is
furnished.
In the seventh precinct 100 families were
furnished with clothing and 400 with pro-
visions.
In the eighth precinct eighty-three fam
lilies received the clothing donated by the
relief committee.
In the ninth precinct ninety-four families
were given the clothing sent there for those
deserving.
Moneys From Fines, &c.
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from fines, rewards and lost time during
the year were as follows:
1S93-June 30 to balance uncollected,
$3.50. 1Sai-June 80. time lost S20.31; June
30, rewards received, S266; June 80, fines
imposed, $l,325; June 80, property sale,
SOB. II; June 80, donation to Lieut.. Amiss,
500: June 80, balance, police ball. ST.. 80.
Total, $2,351.S1.
1894 80, by cash. time collected
$20.31; June 80, by cash, fines Sl,O29. 81;
June 80, by cash, rewards S12l.50; June 80
by cash. property sale, $I23.11 June 80, by
cash, balance police ball, $3.50; June 80, by
81, S57.3l.
lS94-June 80 by fines RENTED, sI25;
June 80, by part rewards to officers, $iil.J0;
June 80, by balance due, $225. Total, si34.50
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 16, by cash to
collector, ID. c., S54.S9; September Is, by
cash to collector. ID. c., $40; October It, by
cash to collector, d. c., sis; November o.
by cash to collector, ID. c., S1O0; December
II, by cash to collector, ID. c., $llI.67.
1S9i-January IL, by cash to collector d. c.
$5311 January II, by cash to collector, d.
c., 80; February & by cash to collector
ID. c.. 500; February ~, by cash to coilec-
tor, ID. c., 500; March /. by cash to col
lector, d. c., Sl20.64 April IL, by cash to
collector ID. c., $50; May II. by cash to
collector, ID. c., s95; June IL, by cash to
collector d. c., sl2o; June Ii, by cash to
collector, ID. c., 80; July p, by cash to
collector ID. c., 500 Total, Sl,S52.3l Err
ror, deposited October 10, 1894, So Total
l,S57.31.
Value of Returned Property,
Estimated value of money and property
returned and the disposition of same for
the first fiscal year 1894: July, 81, AGO. 30;
August, 81, %; September, $3,905.S5; Oc-
tober, $3.41l.G5; November, $3,T5S.99; De-
cember, $2.7696S; January, S2,2a534; Feb
ruary, $2,507.4S; March, Sl3,1I9.lO; April,
"a, l44.62; May. 81 1Uo.44; June, $l,52J ~
Total, S44,3y934. Delivered To owners by
order of the court or Upon proof of owner
ship, $5S,4l1.4I; delivered to claimants on
bond, S3,3o1.63; Sold 5000. Total, SAL
StGi. al. Estimated value of remainder.