The Washington times., 1894-11-02

S499. .61S74; Toiice court fines deposited,
S2S,3l725; emergency expenditures, ;s4.S5l50;
fines and rewards deposited. 81 $3.50; prop
erty clerks sale, S523 II; collection and pay
ment5 for uniforms, 81. .774.94; charity dis
bursements. SIS, $50. II; yerihcation of depart
ment expenses, S19, ,44I.44, police relief assO-
citation payments. 56,2l2; property 10 prop
erty clerk, 944.399.3i. Total. S632. .323. G4.
heferrng to the great destitution that pre-
vailed during the winter OF 1888 and 1894, he
says: 1.-The needy embraced all classes, there
beng a greater number of white persons than
ever before known. Discharged government
employees. laborars in search OF work. and
those at all times dependent, were included.
The amount received from all sources Tor
relief of poor was 5I7,032.57, amount ex-
pended 5l5,S50.12: balance. Sl,1S2.t5.
Sanitary Officer Frank says: Tho past year
has demonstrated more than ever the ubiduit-
Gus class of impostors and tramps. who seize
upon the most trivial preteXts TO usSe their
claims, endeavoring to obtain through this Of
flee the relief intended for the deserving poor.
l feel that / have successfully and legally
disposed of every appeal for assistance.
whether hospital treatment or transportation"
The number to whom transportation was fur
nished was 9l2, at an expenditure of
81, ,7g4. "a, an increase of 142 persons, and
S191.43 In expense. Including transporta-
tion of insane the total expenditure was
-, ,030.s 80, an increase over previous year of
Sl59.S5.
There has been an increase in the number
OF persons sent to the various hospitals. The
total of those cases was 3,075 as against 9, ,906
the previous year.
Mr. Sylvester recommends that pending the
building of proposed hospital isolated
ward be set apart in the several hospitals for
the reception of contagious and dangerous
diseases. such as scarlet fever, dIphtheria, and
like ailments.
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two assistants in the ambulance service TO $50
per month is recommended. The number of
calls responded to during the year was :, ,S37.
There was an inc rease in admissions to the
hospital of thirty-thTee insane persons over
the number Of the preceding year, the total
being 207. place for the reception of the
temporarily insane is recommended
The need of hospital for ipebriates, prop
erly equipped and conducted, is also sug-
gested.
The board of police surgeons. by DR.. Cliff
ton Mayleld, secretary. reports: Officers
sick from August /. 1898. to June 80, 1894,
947; visits made. 4.122; office consultations
held, ., 746 applicants examined for admis-
sion to police force, 386; percentage OF appli-
cants rejected, 70.1.
Out of II cases of supposed insanity 81
were committed to asylum; the others were
discharged sent to almshouse or given into
the custody of friends.
The harbor-master, J. R. Sutton, submits
a detailed statement of the operations of his
office for the year.
Agent S. Wilson, of the Humane Society,
says in his report
In my last report I recommended the pas
sage of law to punish bastardy. and also
law 10 compel parents to send their children
to school for at least six months in the year"
These two provisions Mr.. Wilson again
urges for favorable consideration. He also
says the influence of institutions like the
House of the Good Shepherd arr frequently
of little consequence, owing 10 the fact that
respectable parents control the stay OF their
daughters. II ii becomes necessary to re-
strain wayWard females. it should be compul-
sorry upon parents or guardians to permit
them to be detained during minority.
He regards the building lately completed
as reform school for girls as entirely too
small.
There were 103 children taken from parents
or guardians during the year. These were
committed to the care of various institutions.
The Jack the slasher'' period was also re-
ferred TO, a history of the principals various
exploits, and of his final arrest and convic-
ton being given. All of the property stolen
by the 'slasher' was recovered, the largest
portion being found stored away in the gar
ret of a small farmhouse near Richmond.
Especial credit is due Private Burrows and
the detectives who ferreted out the "slasher''
The act providing for a public administra-
tor" to take charge of the property of persons
who die without known heirs is given at
length and commended.
There are seyenty-four persons on the pen
sion list, who draw monthly sums ranging
from SO to $50. The superintendent recom-
mends that measure be adopted authorizing
the payment of pensions from the District
revenues, one-half from the general govern
ment and one-half off of the taxpayers of the
District, and the receipts from police court
fines or the excise tax would be far more than
sufficient any year to Offset the expenditures.