The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-06
POOR BOARD OFFICES
All Were Filled al The Annual Meeting and
Reorganization,
ARIA WILLIAMS is COLLECTOR
T. n. Jones Chosen Treasurer for
Another Term, and Five Outdoor
Physicians Elected and Their Sslar-
les Fixed-The Other Officers of The
Board and Home All Reelected,


les Fixed-The Other Officers of the
Board and Home All Reelected,
The frat regular session of the poor
board for the year 1894 was called to
ordor by Director Gibbons, President
Langstaff. who has been very i'll for the
past three months. was present for the
first time since he was taken Ill. Direc.
tors Tropp, Shotten. Williams, Mur-
ply and Mrs. Swan were present.
Under the head of directors report
Mr.. Lynett reported that he had &C.
ceptsd $50 from man nsm9d HasEine
in settlement Of case He also read
the report Of the directors for the year,
which was adopted.
Superintendent Bsemer's report for
December showed that the number of
inmates in hillside home D.c. / was
1853, admitted, 49,; discharged. 16.
Total number of inmates Jan. /, 1856;
males, ILL., females AS.
Hesident Physician Evans report
stated that the number of prescrip-
tions filled vas ABS; deaths, 4; sane pa.
tients, 80; insane. 4S Number in aIy.
lum Dec /, 1Si; admitted. Z; dis
charged, 5, remaining Jan. /. 1876. The
out-doo physician, Dr. Gunster, re-
ported having visited IA old cases. 40
now cases, made i95 visits, examined
insane cases.
RELIEF AGENTS REPORT.
Mrs, George PettiRrew, relief agent.
reported that she had Investigated 1873
out Of 152 cases and found about thres-
fourths of them very worthy. The
cases had been helped 81 the charitable
societies,
ii. II. Cavanaagh, Of the Carbondale
Poor district. presented bill for $lS2
for the care Of John Lotus, whom he
claimed was charge on this district.
Lotus lived here twelve years ago and
has since established residence no.
where, The matter was referred to
Director Shotten and Attorney Scragg
for investigation.
Or, Paine reported 5 old cases. il
new ones, ii visits made, birth, l
death
Under the hsad Of new business Mr..
| Gibbons thought that the new men 4
building would be- too small in few
years, and that 1t would be better tC
put the women in that building and
the men in the building now occupied
by the women. Mrs. Swan believed a!
Mr.. Gibbons did, but MIR. Shotten ant
Mr.. Williams fought the project. MIR
Gibbons moved that the matter be
referred to the home committee, aud
such action was taken.
GIVING OUT ADVERTISING,
Director Tropp asked for informatio Tor
about publishing the annual report o.
the directors. He wanted to have il
printed in the Free Press and Wochen
blatt, and Directors Shotten and Will
liams sustained him. Mr.. Gibbons NOV
ed to amend that The TRIBUNE, Re
publican, Truth and Times
added to the list of papers. Mrs
Swan seconded the motion, and it wa
carried by vote Of to 8, Langstaff
Gibbons, Murphy and Mira. Swan vot
ing aye, and Shotten, Williams an
Tropp voting nay,
Immediately upon adjournment o
the poor board, Director Gibbon
moved that the board proceed 10 re
organize at once and Mr.. Murphy wa
called to the chair
Mrs. Swan nominated W. s. Lang
staff for president, and there being n
other names mentioned he was electe
by reclamation. L J. Lynett, th
present secretary, was retained in ths
position, Mr., Williams nominate
t. II, Jones for treasurer an
Mr.. Gibbons placed the name {
j. j. O'Boyle before the directors
Mr.. Jones, who was treastre
last year was re- elected, the vote bein
to 2 in his favor The name Of Arj
Williams for collector of poor take
was proposed by Mrs Swan. He wa
the only nominee and was unanimousl
elected as was John F. Scragg for tn
position Of attorney. The home of
GERS, George W Besmer, superintend
ent; Mrs. Jennie Beener, matron
Benjamin +. Evans, resident physi
clan, were all chosen by acclamatior
FIVE OUTDOOR PHYSICIANS,
When the order of electing outdoc
physicians was reached Director Shot
ten stated that he had a scheme whic
would be for the benefit Of the DOC
people who were taken ILL., 1t was
appoint five physicians and divide IL
district up into five sections.
would divide them in the followin
order First-Wards one, two three, fir:
district twenty first second Ward
four, five, sir, fourteen, fifteen, eigh
cen, second district twenty, first; third
. Dunmors borough and Tenth ware
fourth Wards eleven, twelve, nint
teen, twenty; fiGth--wards seven eli b
nine, sixteen, seventeen. He propose
to pay the physician the same amour
they received before only divide it I'M
Ave parts. Mr.. Tropp suggested tn,
they be paid as follows, First distric
$3.50; Second district, $780, Third di
trict, $3.50; Fourth district, 5000; FIT
district, $500 This was agreed upC
|, and the elections OF physicians prt
cseded with, 1t resulted as follow
First district, Dr. W. A. Dome Sc
ond district Dr. w. A, Paine; Thii
district. DR.. j. r. Murphy; FOUR
district. DR.. Manlsy Fifth district, D
p. i. Gunster.
On motion of Mrs Swan the salari
$ of all other officers we're fiEsd at Il
same rate which prevailed last year
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