The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-05
LOOSE BUSINESS METHODS
Obtained the Seal Of the Poor Boards
DisapprOval.
MUST COMPLY WITH THE RULES
That Was the Decision tho Board Arrived
Ut Yesterday Patients win BE Re.
ceivcd from the CarbOndaie Dis.
trict- Going TO tho Convention.

Mrs. W. B. Duggan came In for a
share Of attention at the meeting OF the
poor board yesterday afternoon. She
works in conjunction with the child
saving committee Of the Board of As-
ISOLATED Charities, and a number of
young ones taken from worthless and
dissolute parents have been placed In
the Home for the Friendless by her.
Invariably this has been done without
first obtaining the consent of poor di-
rector of the district or securing a poor
board order.
Yesterday an official of the Home for
the Friendless. with bill for the board
of some of these children, appeared be-
fore the poor directors and when 1t
was learned that no order had accom-
panied the children the members of the
board expressed themselves as opposed
to the present practice. They are will
ing to assist In the work of child-saving
by paying for the keeping of the little
ones at q suitable institution, burt insist
that the work shall be done in 9suregu-
lar way, in accordance with the rules
of the board. The bills presented were
paid, but the managers of the home
were directed to hereafter insist on an
order accompanying each child, and on
motion of Mrs. Frances Il. Swan 1t was
ordered that hereafter Mrs. Duggan Sc.
cure an order before taking a child to
any institution as q charge ON the
Scranton poor district.
To Move Against Delinquents.
Superintendent Beemer. In his report.
told the directors there was $2740 due
the district by committees, guardians
and parents of insane patients at the
home. a portion of which he thought
was collectable. He advised that some
thing be done in the matter at once, as
the accounts are being carried on the
books at the home and they are anX-
ious to dispose of them in some way
that they may know who the INDECENT
insane are. This Is an important mat
ter now that the state pays portion
of the expense of keeping that class of
insane patients. The finance commit
were directed to take steps to secure
settlements from the delinquents.
Mrs. Bridget Curry, an old lady 20
years of age. who resides at 2O06 Lu-
zerne street, came before the board and
asked for outdoor relief. She lives
alone, and the members of the board
decided that 1t would be best to send
her to the Hillside Home. When she
was informed Of this fact she stoutly
refused to go. Unto that place I'll
never put my head" she told President
Langstaff, and no amount of talk could
change her determination.
Three Children Indcnturcd.
Harry Scutt and Sadie and James
Winkler were indentured to the Home
for the Friendless by the board. Bids
were received for the erection of n
time detector at the Hillside Home from
tho Corn nk$ln Snnn1v and Maphinarv
company and the American Watch
mans Time Detector company. The
bid of the latter, $3.50. was the lowest
and the board accepted 1t.
The report of Treasurer ID. NJ. Jones
showed that he received $12,903,s7 from
ex-Treasurer II. II. Jones; $2G. 100 from
Collector Aria Williams; from Il. l..
Wormser $26.4S; George w. Beemer,
superintendent. $1,2l2.59; total. $4O,2i2.-
"a. Orders were paid and cancelled
to $3S.31S26. leaving a bal
ance in his hands of $1.924.6S. Orders
are held by the Merchants and Mechan-
les bank for $16,6S9.1S.
DIR. w. ID. DOnne, one of the outdoor
reported 101 visits during
the month OF September, gave sixty
seven prescriptions. He attended at
two births, and there were two deaths
among the patients he ATTENDED. DIR.
w. A. Paine made eighty-six visits to
charges Of the board, and made three
insane examinations. DR.. J. X. Murphy
made twenty-five visits and examined
one insane patient.
The report Of Benjamin F. Evans,
the resident physician at the home
showed that during September he at
tended seventy-four sane and fifty
three insane patients. The number
of patients in asylum on Sept / was
1877; during the month six persons were
received and two were discharged,
leaving the total number on Oct. ]
in the asylum, 141.
Superintendent George w. Beemer's
report showed that nine persons were
admitted to the home in September,
two died, one was born and eleven dis
charged. The number now In the aims
house is 100. thirty-five of whom are
females and 1875 males.
VIII Receive Non. Residents.
Secretary Lynett made a statement
to the board to the effect that the secre-
tary OF the Carbondale poor board had
called upon him with view to ascer-
tanning If the Scranton poor district
would be willing to accept insane per-
sons from Carbondale at Its asylum.
Danvllle Is Overcrowded and none can
be received at that place, therefore they
are now compelled to take them to
Wernersville asylum. which entails
much expense. Mr.. Gibbons thought 1t
would be a graceful act to assist the
Carbrndale board and receive It's pa
tlents. He believes that It is only a
question Of time until ours will be q
state asylum.
superintendent 'Beemer, in response
to the questions OF members, said there
was room for additional patients at
the Hillside asylum. 1t was decided to
receive the Carbondale patients pro-
vided the board of that city gave a
bond for their maintenance and also
agrees to remove them II at any time
the asylum became so crowded as to
make such step necessary.
COming state Convention.
Secretary Lynett read q cordial inyi-
tation to the members and officers of
the board to attend the twenty-fif'st
meeting of the association of
the poor and charities of Pennsylvania
In Philadelphia on Oct. Is, 16 and II.
1t was decided that members and off,
GERS Of the local board should attend
the convention. 'Mr. Gibbons wanted
to have Rev. Rogers Israel. who takes
a deep interest In the local charities, go
to the convention as the guest of the
board, but Attorney Scragg decided
they had no legal right to pay the ex-
penses of any one save officers and
OF the board.
Attorney John F.. Scragg will reply to
the address Of welcome at the conven-
tlon In behalf of the visitors, and Mrs.
Frances b. Swan will read O paper on
"What Is Charity?"
Mr.. Purcell's new Turkish and Russian
baths continue to be popular with the
public and are the favorite resort OF the
best people Of the city with increased
facilities and attendants Mr. Purcell is
enabled to give better service than In tho
old baths on the opposite side of the
square. Remember the location, Linden
street. near the postofiice, directly across
the court house square from the old Gill
sey bath house.