The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-06
II WILL NOT Be REDUCED
Poor Tax Levy for This Year Will BE
Four Mills on the Dollar.
rnE ESTIMATE or EXPENSES
Resolution Introduced by Mr.. Gibbons
Thanking Those Who Aided In tho
Passage Of the lndigent Insane
Bill-RcpOrts Of Officers.

At the poor board meeting yesterday
afternoon the finance committee esti-
mated the necessary expenditures OF
the district for the current year To be:
For salaries and services, Sl4 900; outdoor
relief. $4,000; supplies. $4,000: improve
ments and repairs. $4,000 Qncluding
final payments ON buildings and for
landD: printing and stationary, 5000;
furniture. $500; miscellaneous. $1,000;
total. $6S,9O0. "t
The assessments have been adjusted
by the county commissioners with suf-
ficient exactness to make safe basis
for tax levy. The valuation Is for
Scranton. $l7.325.3l5; for Dunmore. ST.
a0S,6S9: total for the district. $lS.629. .Oo5.
A i-mill levy ON this amount would be
$7i.5lSOl. and less 10 per cent for COM
missions. generations and abate-
ments. S67.065,6l.
The committee added to Its report
that 1t had hoped to be able to recon-
mend three-mill levy this year. but as
no safe reliance can be placed on the
receipt OF the allowance for the maln-
tainance of INDECENT insane before the
last quarter Of the year 1t would not
be advisable to risk lowering the levy
this year.
The committee also reported the ex-
traodinary expenditure OF $50. 900 for i'm
provements, all OF which was done with
out raising the tax levy. The finances a nd
credit of the district are in very good
condition.
Mr.. Gibtou's Resolution.
Mr.. Gibbons In felicitous speech
called attention to the success which
has attended the boards efforts to Sc
cure state aid for the idigent insane
In district almshouses. and in conjunc-
tion Herewith introduced the following
adopted
Whereas the bill relating to the In.
digent insane in poor districts and pro-
viding for the same allowance for their
treatment as Is given by the common
wealth to state hospitals for the in
sane was passed by the recent legisa-
ture. though the earnest and untirng
efforts of the Legislators for this
county and has become law by the
approval of His EXcellency Governor
Daniel ii. Hastings, and.
Whereas. The bill was drafted and
introduced at the instance of this board
and its enactment secures many thous-
ands Of dollars to the treasury of the
Scranton poor district from the CON-
monwealth every year. thus tightening
the burden upon the taxpayers, and.
Whereas, The taxpayers of the Scran-
ton poor district are grateful to those
who were instrumental in securing for
them this great benefit and advantage
therefore be II
Resolved, That the board of poor d.
rectors of the Scranton Poor district,
in behalf Of the taxpayers thereof, here
by tenders vote of thanks to f. j.
Lynett, secretary Of the Scranton Door
district. who drafted the measure and
made argument before the governor for
its approval; to the Alex. T. Connell.
member Of the house Of representatives,
from the Second district of Lacka-
wanna county. who introduced and
championed the measure In the house;
Hon. John r. Farr and Hon. Charles
p. OMalley, members from the Sec
ond and Fourth districts respectively.
who efficiently aided in securing its
passage through the house; to Hon.
James c. Vaughn, senator from the
Twentieth district. who had charge of
the bill in the senate. and secured Its
passage, and to His Exceiiency Hon.
Daniel II. Hastings, governor. who,
appreciating its justice. made the bill a
law by giving it his approval.
Suggestion by Mr.. ShOtfen.
At the suggestion OF Mr.. Shotten a
committee was appointed to examine
into the method in vogue in state insti-
tutions in employing and accounting for
the state appropriations and also to
look into the salaries paid and SER
vices received from attendants, with a
view Of comparing the services and re-
muneration Of the employees Of this dis
trict.
President Langstaff appointed Direc-
tors Shotten and Swan, Superintendent
Beemer and Secretary Lynett on this
committee.
Superintendent Beemer reportd that
there were 100 inmates In the aims
house on June 30. OF these these 119
were males and Al fmales.
DR.. Benz. F. Evans, resident physician,
reported that during June he had trea ted
ia patients, "a sane and 40 insane. On
June l there were 1874 patients in the
asylum. One was received and one dis
charged during the month.
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