Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-13
DISTRIBUTING SUPPLIES


lowance to Get a force at work near Ben
ming to shovel out the roads. He author
lied the expenditure of $40 this week III
Anacostia to hire deserving poor men TO
paid out of the charities fund, and the
days wages will be 50 cents. The men Will
be expected to furnish their own shoveis.
A small force was put at work on the
streets in Mt. Pleasant this morning.
The Number to Be Increased.
The Commissioners today received COM
munication from Superintendent Mckenzie
informing them that the relief committee
had turned over to him upward Of 2Oo men
to be put to work tomorrow at cleaning
snow from the streets, and he says he has
picks and shovels sufficient for put 100
men and asks if the rest cannot be sup
piled from the sewer or street depart
ments, He has employed eight foremen to
take charge Of the work at 500 per DAY
and one superintendent in charge at IS:
The matter was the subjec. of consid-
cradle discussion at the board meeting to-
day. the Commissioners seeming to think
that 200 is an inadequate number, ana
that the more men that are employed the
better 1T would be. The appropriation
would make it possible to give employment
to 500 men for twenty days, and 1t is evil
dent that as many men can be had as
there are tools The Commissioners de-
cided to secure a larger number of picks
and shovels, and it is probable that the
rumber of men at work Oh the streets
will be greatly increased without further
delay.
Bringing In Supplies.
The relief committees wagons came In
heavily loaded all day today. The guam
tity of old clothing brought in is a sight.
Hats, boots, Shoes undershirts, overcoats,
trousers, dress coats, nightgowns, stock
ings and other articles of under and over
wear too numerous to mention are stacked
up in tremendous heaps. The committee Is
nj n q
and groceries to the police, Central Union
Mission and Associated Charities. The
bread wagon delivers 100 loaves daily to
each of the police precincts and Associated
Charities substations. Among gifts today
was one of 100 loaves OF bread from sam
Sherratt.
A sad case of restitution was reported
today from a little house on U street not
far from 10th. A poor woman, whose hus-
band had left her, was found with two
weeks-old baby, her Oldest being but three
years, and the second child, a little girl of
between one and two, lying dead in the
house.
Relief Committee Meeting.
There was a meeting of the citizens cen
trail relief committee at the private office
of Judge Cole at the city hall yesterday
afternoon for the purpose of considering
the manner of distributing the appropria-
ton of SlO,UO0 made by Congress for the
immediate relief of the poor of the Dis
A
it had been deemed improper to distribute
this fund in the employment of those need
ing assistance, as was first contemplated
by the District Commissioners and the
committee. The committee therefore in
dorse0 the recommendation of the COM
mittee On distribution that the sum of
81 900 from money collected from citizens
should be devoted to the employment of go
men at 81 a day in cleaning Off the snow
from the streets. under the direction OF
the superintendent of street cleaning.
Treasurer Berah Wilkins submitted
statement showing that the total receipts
up to yesterday were $lS,G06.40. The total
expenditures had been $3,416:3s', leaving a
balance unexpended of S15190.O7. To that
balance, explained Mr.. Wilkins, should be
added the sum of $500, received yesterday
afternoon from The Star. The balance on
hand, he said, was subject to certain APP
preparations which had not vet been paid,
but after they had been honored there
would still remain a balance of about Sl0.
COO. Mr.. Wilkins also explained that his
statement did not, of course, include the
sum of $4,000 appropriated by Congress,
which amount, 1t was understood, the
Commissioners would ask the committee
to distribute.
Col Tracey explained that the Commits
sioners would undoubtedly turn the $4,000
appropriated by Congress over to the COM
mittee, and it was probable that the money
would be available today or tomorrow, at
the latest. The Commissioners had con-
cluded that the law did not authorize the
expenditure of the sum in giving employ
ment to those seeking assistance, and he
therefore suggested that the recommends
ton OF the distributing committee that the
funds of the committee received from the
people at large would be utilized in giving
employment.
Disbursements Made.
Mr.. Gardner, chairman of the committee
on distribution, submitted the following re-
port:
"Your committee on distribution beg leave
to submit the following statement; first,
showing the amount that has been appro-
priated by order Of the general committee,
and second, the amount we would recon-
mend to be appropriated at this meeting:
Amount appropriated to the metropoli-
tan police, So 400: amount appropriated to
the Associated Charities, $500; amount
81, 200; amount appropriated to the
St Vincent de Paul, $500; amount appro-
amount appropriated to the Y. NJ; G; A.
(colored), 500. Making a total Of $500.
1--WE would recommend the following ap-
preparations at this meeting:
metropolitan police, $1,000; Associated
Charities. $500; Union Mission, $500; Unit
ed Hebrew Charities, $500; st. Vincent de
Paul, $3.50; Deaconess' Home. $3.50; Y. M.
c. A. (colored), 500. Total, s4,7OO.
your committee would recommend and
ask an appropriation Of $1,000, to be ex-
pended under the control Of the. superin-
tendent of street cleaning, to employ LABOR
ers at 81 per day."
Mr.. Gardner explained that while public
feeling was in favor of giving employment
to those needing it, it was, nevertheless,
true that the idea had, in some quarters.
been rather severely citicised. About 700
men had been registered, from whom it
was proposed to select 200 those 200 to be
put at work for five days, under the direc-
ton Of the superintendent of street clean
ing.
Mr.. Gardner laid before the committee
letter from the Legion Of Loyal Women,
requesting that $1,000 out of the amount ep-
prc priated by Congress be given to them
for the purpose Of purchasing material
and the making of it up into garments for
the many suffering women ~and children.
Mr.. Gardner stated that the legion was a
very worthy organization and had been
doing much good work in relieving the
wants Of those in distress. The commit
tee from the legion had waited upon him
in the matter, to whom he had explained
that it would hardly be practicable to
grant their request. They had then asked
| that the committee purchase for them
| 900 yards of flannel, which they could
| have made up into garments. Mr.. Wilkins
stated that Mr.. A. A. Thomas had contrib
uted 5000, with the understanding that it
| he expended for labor material, and he sug-
rested that the flannel be purchased out