The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-20
bonds ARE Accepted
Poor Board officials Furnish Security to
indemnify from Loss.
Other BUSINESS TRANSACTED
Collector Williams, Treasurer Jones,
Secretary Lynett and Superintend-
ent 5eemer All QuaIiy for Their
Respective Positions-Resolutions
Offered by Director Shotten for
Benefit of Scranton Poor District.

At the regular i-monthly meet
ing of the poor board yesterday after
noon there were present President
Langstaff. Directors Tropp, Williams,
Shotten. Gibbons. Murphy and Mrs.
Swan
Under the head of directors reports
Mr. Murphy reported sad case from
his district where the family of John
Rush was in destitute circumstances.
Both husband and wife were sick abed
and there were six children in the fam
lily. He was given power to act.
Director Shottsn thought that when an
order of relief was taken out that the
director should help them. Hs thought
that where a man was temporarily dis
abled that they should be hslpsd in
stead of sending the family to the
home.
Mr Sbotten also reported on the case
the CSrbondale district claim is a
charge on the Scranton district. Mr..
Shotten had letters from various peo-
pie in Carbondale which could prove
that Lotus had been q resident of
Carbondale for about two years.
On motion it was decided to meet at
the home on Friday next for tho prr-
pose of seeing the new building and
determining whether it shall be for
the use of the old men or the old
women. The case Of Georgia Bush, an
epiliptic, whose family arc unable to
pay for her keeping at the home, was
referred to Attorney Scragg,
TAKING CARE OF MONEY.
Director Shotten offered the follow
ing resolutions, which were adopted:
Be it resolved That on and after Jan.
/, 1894. the superintendent Of the Hillside
Home be and is hereby instructed to keep
q debit and credit account Of paid pa
| tients or inmates confined in the insane
and other departments Of Hillside Home,
render bills quarterly for amounts due the
| district for keeping the same, and make
statement semi-annually to the board
| showing the amounts collected and
amounts due from each of the said in
mates. The same rules applying TO this
| collection Of bills ut the state institution a;
| DanVille be adopted as the rules govern
| ing the collection Of bills for this district
| DE IL TeSOlNeu, ludJ Oh anu AFTER Jhu.
| !, 1894, all moneys due the district for
paid patients or inmates in the insane or
other departments ut Hillside home are TO
be paid to the superintendent who is
| hereby to receipt for and pay to the treas.
urer Of the district and take his receipt
for the same aud make report thereof to
the society.
The bond of Thomas H. Jones, treas
urer Of the Scranton Poor district, in
the sum Of $4,000, with Benjamin
Hughes. William R. Williams, Thomas
H. Dale and John T. Williams as
securities was approved.
COLLECTOR WILLIAMS BOND.
The bond of Aria Williams, collector
of poor taxes, in the sum of $40, 600,
with z. d. Simpson. j. n Rice and
W, j. Lewis rs securities was approved.
Secretary Lynett presented his bond
in the sum of s.. 000. with G. DUPONT
Breck aud f c. Dimmick as sureties,
was read and approved, as was Super
intendent BOemer's bond in like sum,
with A. d. Spencer and William Bloom
as surities.