The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-13

women OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10 %
j.. b. lee Camp. c. V............... go "
Richmond Christian Association
kindergarten Observation-Disclosures. $50 90
Sheltcring Arms. Observation-Disclosures. 500 90
old Market Reading Room.......... $50 10
I've and Ear lniirmary ............... 800 %
Total .....-..............-...... 81 10
The total number Of applications for
assistance received during the year YVES
6i2i. OF which COS were for indoor. and
4l26 for outdoor relief. There were also
furnished 30 burals 10 outdoor poor.
The number Of applications refused dur
.rg the year were 30 for outdoor and
o. FOR indoor relief.
so the commencement OF the year. Jan
u.ry 1. 1893. the city Almshouse had
- inmates, during the year 726 were adj
uftei. making a total Of s9S persons
uho received the benefits Of the asylum
~ this number a We're born i'm the insti-
tuition, 63l were discharged during the
year, and 1876 died: while 225 remained
40 December 81. 1875
~ the a infants born I'm the institu-
f1u 10 were white and "a colored. OF
faa 125 remaining December 81, 1883 III
were white and ia colored There were
received during the year 6 white and
c00red foundlings. while white and
colored infants were adopted. and 2 white
children were placed IN an orphan asy-
um.
OF the 1856 who died. 36 were white and
l11 co.0red. The annual average OF in
mates was 2j5 per day. The cost of
each inmate for the year was sl25.67. ana
Che cost OF subsistence for each inmate
was 1912 cents per day.
ON January /, 1893, there were remaining
ie ne hospital 81 patients. 46S were ad-
u.tieI subsequently. making a total Of
t4 treated during the year. or that
number 81 were cured. IL relieved. and
81 died. while 81 remained in the hospital
on December 81. 1895.
The ambulance calls responded 10 by
Che resident physicians. day and night.
We're l0l, Ot which 30S were white. and
cc colorcd. q decrease of 1O3 from the
previous year. The general condition OF
ftc hospital was very much improved. as
peyiolsIv reported. that OF the white de-
Iartment quite good. but that Of the
eoorei only passably So.
During the year g2l cords Of wood and
800 bushels Of coke were distributed
among The outdoor poor or this coke
FH bushels were donated by the City
Council 90 the Ladies City Mission and
distributed by the latter There was an
Increase Of 2G y cords I'm the distribu-
zion NJ wood over the previous year, ana
Of ll& bushels in the distribution OF
coke
During the same period. 5.973 bushels
AMI 81 pounds of meal were distributed
among the outdoor poor. showing an in
crease OF 1S5 bushels and g pounds over
As previous year.
so the city dispensaries. exclusive OF
that az the Medical College. 5.SfS prescrip-
TONS were compounded during the year
being a decrease Of 2S2 prescriptions over
tr previous year
In the pasf twelve months 22s collins
Narc issued . for white and 199 for col
0rfi people: an increase OF 40 collins
over the previous year. There were 2l9
'aierments furnished during the year, l.
fo white and 2G to colored people, an
Increase OF 10 over the burials Of the
IreWOus year.
COMMITTEE on HEALTH.
The Committee on Health held ,ts month
ly meeting in room No II OF the city
Hall last evening at $50 o'clock There
were present chairman Reeve and Messrs.
3D. r. Davis. Grimes. King. Vaughan,
and Moore.
ON motion OF Mr.. Grimes, DR.. Open
hlmer was authorized to have certain
repairs done TO the crematory. Inc ear
man. Dr. Oppenhimer. and Nj. Moore
we're requested TO appear before the FL
nance Committee and ask for the appro-
priation OF $50 TO raise the smoke stack
~ the crematory twenty feet.
The pay roll of the employees OF the |
department. amounting 10 sl9l9.S5 for |
the past three weeks. and st3 for the |
crcmatory was approved.
on motion OF Mr.. Grimes the name /
~ Mr.. Grant was placed on the substi-
tute list ana on motion of Mr.. Vaughan |
the name OF MIR. Lewis Z. Paul was
added.
The pay roll Of the four physicians OF
the poor for the last month. amounting
Ga "a ooh II |
or bills were ordered TO be paid.
After the transaction Of some routine
business the committee adjourned.
LAW AND EQUITY COURT.
Judge Minor yesterday granted permits
sion 10 Messrs. John jackson and {. Il.
white 20 practice law IN the Law and
Equity Court.
suit was instituted yesterday by Sanger
Jones against the Richmond Railway and
Electric Company for $20O0 damages
CIRCUIT COUNT.
40 attachment suit was instituted I'm
the Circuit Court yesterday by A. ".
harman. Jr.. against the Germania Life
Insurance Company OF New York; dam
ages. 800
Tie case OF Coleman's administrators
against the Chesapeake and ohio hallway
Company was removed TO the Law and
Equity Court.
ln the case OF the Watkins Hardware
Company against r. II. Baker judgment
was rendered for the plaintiff In the sum
OF ,lGg
Adolphus Blair & Sons instituted suit
against Mason a Reinhart for 1893.
a. j. Bolsseau. who brought suit
against the Richmond Railway and Eiec-
tie Company for being elected from one
w their cars al the corner OF Clay and
Iunford streets on October Is. 1892, was
SVEN 500 damages.
CHAHCERY COURT.
The jury in the case OF Hasher's eS-
ecltors against flasher and others. In
NE Chancery Court yesterday, were ad-
lpurned over until the 18th.
Bishop =. NJ. White qualified as ad~
Illustrator OF the estate OF Mrs. Emily
G. White. Kate McDonough qualified as
txecutrix Of the estate OF James Nc
Donough
UUeTrHds COURT. ,
The case Of Thomas Lee Brooks (col-