The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-02
mrs. PEITICREW'S SALARY
Board of Associated Charities Wants
Poor Board to Pay 1t.
NO ACTION TAKEN YESTERDAY
MIR. Gibbons Is After the Management Of
the Elwyn Feeble Minded Homo with
Sharp Stick-Reports from Ply.
sicians and Supt. Bccmer.

At a meeting of the poor board held
| yesterday afternoon Jacob Cohen and
| T. j. Kelley, Il committee of the Board
of Associated Charities, were present
and Were heard.
What the gentlemen wanted was to
| lay before the poor board the matter
| about the payment Of the salary of the
assistant agent of the Associated Chari-
ties Mrs. Duggan has so much work
on her hands that she cannot accom-
plish 1t without help, and in these days
OF suffering among the poor, she is
especially busy. Mrs. Duggan can at
tend to the visits and inquiries about
all cases, but she cannot find time to
make q record in order that the men,
bers will know who has been assisted
and so forth.
The Board of Associated Charities at
a recent meeting appointed the COM
mtttee to confer with 4 committee of
the poor board with a view to see If Tie
latter would agree to pay the salary of
Mrs. Duggan's assistant. Mr.. Cohen
addressed the meeting and so did Mr..
Keller. They thought that the Asso-
ciated Charities takes a good deal Of
business from the poor board: 1t deals
with cases that the poor board would
have to look after If there had been
no Board of Charities; therefore, they
felt that 1t was not asking too much
for the poor board to pay Mrs. Petit
crews salary.
Opinions Of Members.
Mr.. Shotten is chairman of the COM
mittee appointed by the poor board,
and he advised the matter to be con-
tinued until both committees meet
and look up the law to see If it may be
legal to pay the salary asked for. There
seemed to be sentiment among the
members against the idea of expend-
ing any money for this purpose. Mr..
| Williams jumped to his feet and said
the city paid him salary for his work
on the board and he was capable of
earning that salary and looking after
the poor in his district
Mr.. Gibbons did not take the same
view; he gave Mrs. Duggan credit for
her work. She was doing good work
and relieving the poor directors OF a
good deal of undesirable labor in the
shape of visiting houses and neighbor-
hoods of the poor where disease is ram
pant. If Mrs. Duggan's work is so
| heavy that she needs steady assist
ant Mr.. Gibbons believed in paying the
assistants salary, that is if the board
can do it legally.
On motion of Mr.. Shotten the commit
tee was continued and a conference of
both committees will come together
at a time suitable to the members of
both, in order that their report may
be read at the next meeting of the poor
board.
Superintendent Beemer's report o..
the farm and almshouse showed that
the number remaining in the almshouse
on jan 81 was 16s; males, 121; females,
A. Two died during the month, and IL
were discharged; 2S We're admitted.
Report of Resident Physicians.
The report of DR.. Ben. +. Evans, resi-
dent physician of the Hillside home,
was that there We're at the beginning of
the year 141 patients in the asylum
Were discharged during January, and
were admitted.
Secretary Lynett said he had received
a bill from the management of the Home
! for Feeble Minded Children at Elwyn.
! The bill was for expenses for the board
and support of children sent from this
district. Among the names was that
of a girl named Alice Cook, whom the
Scranton board never had sent there.
Mr.. Lynett in writing back took occa-
sion to ask the management of the
Elwyn home for rates for the support
of any children that may hereafter be
sent here, whom the poor board will
have to pay for.
Made No Answer.
The reply received simply stated that
a mistake had been made in charging
the item for the support of Alice Cook
to the Scranton poor district, but the
information otherwise asked for by
Secretary Lynett was totally ignored.
Mr.. Gibbons moved to appoint q COM
mittee of three to see the members of
the legislature from this county and
impress upon them the necessity of
calling the management of the Elwyn
home to account for its overbearing
conduct. Chairman Langstaff APP
pointed on this committee Messrs. Glib
bons, Shotten and Murphy.
Retiring Treasurer Thomas II. Jones
handed over to his successor. d. NJ
Jones, the sum of s12,903.S7.
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