The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-21
POOR BOARD Meeting
Report Of Finance Committee Adopted and But
Few Gases Heard,

hhNaN S.S ANN
Few Gases Heard,
Will levy A -FOUR MILL TAX
Among a Lesser Number of Applica-
tons for Aid Than Usual Is the Par
ticuIarly Sad Case of Mary Ford.
Opening for inspection Of New Wo-
mans Building at Hillside Home
Causes Debate.
At yesterdays meeting of the poor
board there were present President
Laugstalf and Members Tropp, Glib
bons, Shotton, Williams, Murphy and
Mrs. Swan. The most important feat
ure Of the meeting was tho preseutn-
ton of tho report OF ths finance COM
mittee and the adoption of its recon-
mendation that n 4 mill tax be made
ON tho adjusted district valuation Of
SiI,093, O3l.
After hearings had been civon to a
lesser number Of applications than
usual, the finance commlttee presented
the following report of Its estimnto Of
revenues and expenditures Cor 1884:
FOUR MIA. TAX hwy
~, r.r. ..,.-.
count, r'-,', '-v t.""''"u u, NV "s.1I" ~ '"o
V.'l"'''''"''' ~ " "' '''.v"'
t"y scranton ..SlhSir M.
'V' DuHlhoFe' L@to,U!J
M -
t''", "'u"t'oh 80 81 "u'', VSi
\ wv levy upon tins valuation Will
raise SITS 5'@l2; less $ per cent. commls-
sloners expenses, Attachments, etc, So
tol d net proceeds, St3, Sj2. 80.
E'lUnaled couultlon or treasury
airy b INN', with % tuui mlh levy;
I,Ha,,lons, iN,t uNPiIIet' ''''' SG0. oJ0. 10
Goiscr6r'S' ,D 8,nii'SS T., i.o9 '''' 49, n MAN ~,
Revenues from nther sourrss 80 S0r000
-
Total. So l3.57
Expenditures for 1894;
Salaries and services. sis, 500
outdoor relief. 1900
Tall.les. .'.....".', iS,UJO
Ip;rr NY. n,3 ntu sspA'r7''''''.'' - yVC
Furniture l50C00
Miscellaneous Including farm horses
cattle, etc. .............., 10000
-
200
Balance on hand Jan, 1, 1896, S,3I3.57, to
W,.:a may 90 g4ueo a balance Of about
y, b,l, tF,..V,.5. "" Vug uupt,Ii,e OF ts,t
We boI b|road ,o b v'. .iJI NUM- w. t2a''
7rrti1n in tbe law for mia ysa ,r' Syt tSs
purchase Of additional land and nronosed
rarairs on the bui'dluc M to this time
used 10y women makes that impracticabls.
" therefore recommend that u levy OF
+ mus Oh auJus,'G Vsluation OF the district
'' 'D.'1o W "I'' '1o 1Sp1uses L2 OK .9gf'
TnoTts S]"orr,rv
a., 5' IT. rssTr. "ns uopI9u Hu"ttnSus!y
-I, -t"'pul wo'tI 49, l1e 'o"5
.s'S T[ 80 on tn5 enJ.5'S" val
Te, ti,ar., 1871 i. we C -.o aa,-,5
OF saa i-sr-.Soa nf tE,o ",7o - ~
,,r,,, ry1;riTr NJ ~ 500 a-
accommodated renewals with ~goanrias
as follows. C. c. Bolana. Sl5 600. A.
Conrad. I O0OO. Peter R1bIirr ir
$40 900. W. r. Lewis e Co.. $40 sac
II was also recommended that an al.
ditiopal insurance Of s.. GOO fa written
for the new boiler honsa and Sc 600 ON
the new wom7u's buildinq. m b, pJsood
rs follows. C. Il. Sc5rsf d O. 81.
rO0. John II. Teal. sl g00
The recommendations were adopted
~1raniu0usIv.
Mrs. Swan said that Hiram Schaffar.
who had been granted relief at a prsvi.
Gus meeting, was unworthy. The case
was referred to Mr.. Williams. A citt.
zen had written Mrs. Swan that n Mrs. !
MulHearn, who is receiving funds from
the board. Is not a deserving person.
This case. also, was referred to Mr.
Williama
Charles Boswell was granted trans
u|ortation 20 Buffalo.
Mrs James Il. iugle's application was
refused because her husband draws o.
re1s;on.
HER PATHETIC STORY.
A oeor1fsrlv sod o,s, ,,ss tb,+ 81
Ma Mr. Ford If Eif,, ogo,S T'', u.tn
a-~o,r,I Win tsors r;o,Iin. - T ,a
- and rrrsirg t,t. - ~.
G.r brs5,nj has dssertsd sn. snJ ara
has MT a raIatiya in fbe citg d. saiii
sbo had -srativas in C5e,tcr hut 81
die r,tbar Than msL, bsr 80.
49, ~ them e.a -as rr,atoj 90
Nor ,,art6 mil sba v,s bIe 20 Uor p
UiiIiom T.1ri, ~ lro T.ngsrno 80
t,a ,, i.0' "o oT 80 y. q, , 49, a ,a,N nv H.'HGItuNo'
g9-7 eNs"a'u AIN ~ "oIA iOI AlHl az