The Washington times., 1895-02-13

day at meeting of the Central Relief Com
mittee, it was the sense of that body that
paying dollar day to poor and destitute
men in the District who will work for it,
does not come under the terms OF the Senate
bill appropriating $1,000 for the Immediate
relief of tho suffering poor of tho District.
This was the first matter broached at the
meeting, and was brought up by the chair
man. Justice Cole In answer to his inquiry
Col. John Tracey. superintendent of charities.
made statement to the effect that the Presi-
dent had signed the bill on Saturday as soon
as be had received it, with the remark that it
was case OF emergency, and, without wait
ing for the usual formalities, had telephoned
the fact of his signature to the Commissioners.
MONEY CANNOT BE USED.
A certified copy OF the bill, he said, was re-
ceived yesterday from the State Department
by the Commissioners. Col. Tracey was in
formed yesterday that a warrant had been
drawn bv the Commissioners on the Treasury
for the $40, 900. and that in all probability
the money would be available by this
morning.
I'm a conversation with the Commission
ers.' said Col. Tracey. 'they stated TO me
tustt unutE but nOiuiHE, VI SHo bIAA WHICH -
substantially, that the sum appropriated is TO
be disbursed for the immediate relief Of the
suffering poor of the District, by the Commits
sioners, through its organized charities.
there was question as to whether the SlO,-
900 could be expended III the employment OF
men to work on the streets as had been sug
gested. Ii the central relief committee
thought it necessary TO pus men to work out
of their own funds they could DO so.
II told Mr. Ross that the committee had
balance 70 its credit independent OF the fund
from Congress. They said then if We could
provide for the work out Of that fund with
out infringing On their fund they could put
the men to work. There is now no doubt
that the money will be at the disposal OF the
treasurer of our committee. and the question
now is what disposition will be made OF It ~
ANOTHER WAY OUT.
The Gordlan knot was cut by Mr.. Gard
ner, of the distribution committee, who
moved that the committee appropriate $1,000
out of It's own fund, and that they employ
200 men at 81 day each to provide work
for that number for five days. This was car
ried.
In the meanwhile there are enrolled 700
men on the record book of Clerk DOnneily at
the rooms OF the distributing committee. It
is probable that the zoo will be put to work
to-day. Col. Tracey said that he had seen
Major Mckenzie, superintendent of the street
cleaning deI artment, and he bad agreed to
take on the men recommended by the COM
mittee The shoyels at the almshOuse ard
workhouse will be available for these extra
men. An offer OF forty teams from Mr..
DOggett was received by the committee.
Treasurer b. H. Wilkins, OF the committee,
submitted a report TO date which showed:
Collections from all sources, SIS. 606- 10; total
disbursements, S3. .416.33: balance in treasury,
SI-. 1907; received slice preparation of re-
port S300.35: making grand total OF S15.-
490 10.
Against this there are vouchers, the amount
of which is not estimated.
WAY THE HONEY HAS BEEN SPENT.
The financial report of the committee on
distribution was submitted as follows;
Amount appropriated to the Metropolitan
police, S3. 400; Associated Charities, S2.500;
Union Mission, s., 200; st. Vincent de Paul,
$500; Hebrew charities. $500. \. NJ. C. A.
(coIored). $780, Making a total of IS, 500.
They recommended the following appro-
priatlons at the meeting:
Metropolitan police, LOO; Associated
Charities. 81 500; Union Mission. $500: United
Hebrew Charities, 500; ST. Vincent de Paul.
$3.50; Deaconesses' Home, $3.50; \. NJ. G. A.
(coiored), 500; total, "a. 700.
The appropriations suggested By the COM
mittee were made.
A communication was received from the
Legion OF Loyal WomeI asking for 1000
yards of flannel TO be made into garments
for the poor This was granted out Of n spe-
ciai fund provided by Supt. Thomas. of the
United States Electric Light Company. The
point was made that the fund of the commit
( tee could only be appropriated 10 organized
charities having official relation with the cen
tral relief committee.
A request for assistance from the Home for
| Friendless Girls (colored) was not granted
/ on this ground. 1t was stated that Mrs Cleve-
/ land was occasionally helping this institu-
| tion.
SOUP KITCHEN FOR TRINIDAD.
| A request from Policeman Brown that he
be permitted to establish soup kitchen in
the Trinidad section, was referred to Capt.
| Austin with power 10 act and report to the
central relief committee.
| Mr. Gardner reported the collections OF
| supplies as complete from the southeast
northeast and southwest sections of the city
/ those from the northwest beng uncollected.
| The committee passed resolution constI-
! tuting five of its members working quorum.
Col. Tracey reported the Louisiana soup
kitchen as doing big work-4.400 people
! having been given soup since Sunday last.
Miss Agnes Bartlett, OF Mount Pleasant,
handed to Secretary Emery list OF twenty
six families of Pleasant Plains whose eondi-
tion she had personally investigated on
| Sunday. brief history OF each case accom-
panying the list. She pleaded for immediate
relief for these people. and Mr.. Emery
promised to help all the deserving cases.
The committee will meet again on Satur-
day next, at 3 p. m.
The Eastern Market Dealers Association,
by President Edward Castell and Secretary
Frech, has asked through the Office OF the
Commissioners to be supplied with 500 loaves
of bread daily. which it proposes to donate
with the free soup now being supplied to the
destitute, the bread to be paid for out of the
$4,000 fund appropriated by Congress.
1t was stated at the committee meeting
yesterday that the contributions of supplies
| from the markets had interfered materially
| with the supplies usually given from those
sources to the orphan asylums.
| The applicants for assistance at the Central
| Union Mission yesterday numbered nearly
600 only slight decrease from the number o
the day before.
At the Associated Charities headquarters
there was also a large number whose wants
were supplied
Supplies were sent to precincts 5, 6, Z, anC
9; to the Associated Charities, q wagon load
of clothing; a similar quantity to the Centra
Union Mission.
Looking for the Murderous Thugs.
Detectives Horne and Boyd are assistin,
the Third precinct police to locate the eoloreC
thugs who probably fatally assaulted anC
robbed Patrick McGoldrick, white coach
man for Mr.. George Frazier. of No. POOL /
street. on Monday night. The injured maj
is in q critical condition at the EmerCenc,