The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-05
POOR Directors MEET
They Take Action on a Number Of AppliCa.
tiOnS for Out Door Relief
THE PREMIUMS NOT TO Be PAID
Insurance Companies That Eliminated
the Lightning Clause from Their
Contracts Will Receive Nothing
Until 1t Is Restored Home Gem
mittee Directed to Provide for the
Furnishing of the Women's Build

The poor board met in regular ses
sion yesterday afternoon. There were
present Messrs. Laugstaff. Gibbons,
Williams Tropp, Shotten, Murphy and
Mrs. Swan. The meeting opened with
tilt over the question Of insurance,
in which Mrs. Swan and Mr.. Gibbons
were arrayed against each other. The
latter triumphed and was correspond
ingly happy.
Then came a long line OF applicants
for outdoor relief As each took the
witness stand he or she was subjected
to vigorous cross examination by Sec
retsry Lynett, whom long experience
has made very expert in drawing out
from the applicant such information rs
the board may be desirous Of obtaining
The usual tales of want and woe, some
false, more true, were heard, and the
worthy rendered such aid as the mem.
bers thought proper to confer
Superintendent Beemsr reported that
the new building for women is nearly
ready for occupancy, and on motion
the furnishing was left to the home
committee.
A number OF bills were approved and
ordered paid
sUPERINTENDENT's REPORT.
Ths report Of Superintendent George
". Bsemer. OF the farm anl aims
house, was read and approved Il
showed that the number In the aims
house at the time Of the last montnly
report WAS lGJ Admitted during
April IL; born, I discharged 10; lied,
/ remaining. 1853. Of wAom ll3 are
males and 4; females.
The report OF out Door Physician
w. A. sPaine showed tho number
OF his patients 10 have been Il number
Of visits. GS cases Of insanity examined,
/ deaths. l.
The report OF Benjamin +. Evans,
resident physician st tho aims house
and insane hospital summarized rs
follows: Number % prescriptions. 29j /.
number Of sane persons treated. males,
ij females, 2s, insane, males. 23 10
males. q Total number Of patients
treated. lls Number of patients in
asylum April I, 1884, 1885, received Ia
April, discharged. 4 Total number
remaining May I 1904. lil
/ Dr. W. ID Uouuss report rovaalo :
| that he had made l0i visits. Dr. j. A.
/ Mmoy made ~ Neither reported any
dsaths All oi tho reports wore order
Cd received AMI placed on Tile.
oIHWgArrrEs
Secretary LynetJ aated that some Of
the insurance couTAE,os desired that
the elcci'lc wires ia the poor farm
dwelI.ngs b. placed l1 approved o1nl -
l,on before insurance policies are ia.
sued Tue matter was referred TO tue
homo committee
Tho secretary also reported that Ger
tain oi the companies With whi-h in,
Srrauca had been p.asaA hsl returned
/ the policies with the lightning e,auu
stricken ont On motion 90 was docil-
I 81 u1l O. approve tbo bills OF said com
p1giss Tor premiums until the light
u,us CLAUSE is restored
Oa motion % Mr. Murphy the Ere
mon o' Dunmoro and Scranton wey,
cKouegslsi from She payment % par
soma, poor tax. ,lis being the usua
custom.
| Attorney Scragg was instructed {.
Withdraw tho exceptions G,cl iu thl
case of Wiuiired Doughsrty. deceased
as there was no desire on tho part o.
the board 10 impose additional hard
ships upon her sister.
luc meeting then resolved into ~
informal discussion Of a proposed v.si
OF the members 10 the farm