The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-02
Stranded N THE CITY
Relief Asked from Poor Board by Late En-
p!OyGS Of Carey'S Circus,
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN
Board Did Not Consider That They
Were Charges on This Poor Dis
trict-Director Murphy Wanted to
Send the Women TO the Poor Farm
Until Their Relatives Are Heard
From,
There were present at yesterday af-

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t~ernoon's session of the poor board
President Llngstaif and Directors Glib
bons, Williams, Murphy. Shotten and
Iropp. Much of the time of the SEES
sion was taken mp with hearing the APP
piicants for outdoor relief, of whom
there were q large number. One
woman came asking for aims and was
met by an officer of the law. After she
had left the room it was brought out
that only the night before she had fol-
lowed her daughter around threatening
to commit murder When this fact
was made known the poor board Or
dered the womln's arrest aud she was
taken into custody by Officer Day. She
is doubtless insane,
After the applications for relief had
been disposed OF, Mr.. ShCGten moved
that all the heneticigries of the board
who may be deemed worthy by the di-
rectors Of tho district in which they
reside have their allowances continued
for ,hree months. The resolution was
adopted.
Secretary Lynett reported the valuq-
ton OF the city of Scranton to be 3lj..
$50, 8iS, and the assessment for poor
purposes $G3. 500 % The valuation Of
Duumorp Is 81. 2li, IA nud the assoss-
ment 81. 0SS 50 Total amount OF as
stssment. SOS, 51l IS. On motion Of
Mr.. Murphy the duplicates vera Or
dered placed in the hands OF the COL
lector.
REFUSED TO APPROPRIATE.
Secretary Lynett read the rosolu-
lions adopted at n recent meeting Of
the Associated ChIrities asking the
poor board TO appropriate 81, 600 to the
charities to be used in providing en-
ployuent for needy worlmen. On
motion of Mr.. Shotten the ~co,pmunjca.
ton was ordered received ana placed
on file. Then Mr.. Gibbons novel that
the ST. 900 be appropriated as requested.
Some discussion followed before a
vote was taken. Mr.. Tropp thought
the board ought to 10 slow AMI not ap-
propriate money to have it charged
back upon them By the auditors,
President Langstaff explained that
one OF the auditors, Poor Board Attor-
ney Scragg and Attorney L N. Will
ard, had told him that the board had
no legal right to make such an appro-
priation.
MIR. Gibbons. however, felt disposed
to make the appropriation. Hesaid be
would face the music and pay his
ahare Of it back if necessary. A vote
was then taken with the following re-
suit;
Yeas-Gibbons, Murphy. Nays
Tropp, Shotten, Williams, Langstatf
Chief Of Police Simpson came before
the board and stated that Circusman
Carey had left town, leaving behind
nearly a score Of employees without
means to pay their board or get to theil
homes. lie desired to know what the
board could do for them, MIR. Gibbons
was in favor or sending the girls ant
women to their homes, leaving tho mou
to provide for themselYes. Mr.. Mur
ply suggested that toe females be sent
to the hillside home until their friend,
could be heard from. 1t was the
opinion Of the majority, however, thai
they had no right TO extend AID Of any
sort. as the actors and actresses were no
charges upon the district, and conse'
qnently nothing was Zone.
REPORTS FOR THE MONTH.
The reports of the officers were rea,
and ordered filed. Outdoor Physician
james A, Manley made sixty-seve.
visits during the month and held tw'
examinations for insanity. He report
Ell ono birth and three deaths.
Resident Physician Benjamin T
Evans gave 3l4 prescriptions aud re
ported one birth and one death. Nun
Der of patients treated, saue and insane
III. There were al patients in tn
asylum May 1. six were received durin
the month and two discharged.
superintendent Bsemer's repor
showed that on May 81 there were II
male and 45 female inmates at tn
almshouse.