The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-04
QffEERS..f THE YEAR
Elected at Yesterdays Meeting OF
the Scranton l'O0r Board.
ONLY A VERY FEN CONTESTS
Number Of the OLD Officers Reelected.
{. J. Gillespie Is the New Treas
urer and Wade II. Finn the
Tax Collector.

The Scranton Poor Board was reor-
ganized yesterday afternoon for the
year 1896 and the following officers
elected:
President-w. s. Langstaff.'
Secretary-E. J. Lynett."
Treasurer-C. j. Gillespie.
Tax Collector-Wade NJ. Finn.
Superintendent of Hillside Home-George
Marion of Hillside Home-Mrs. George
w, Beemer.s
Resident Physician at the Hillside Home
ben r. Evans. NJ. d.
Attorney-John +. Scragg.' ~,
Outdoor Physician-Central city dis- MS
i [''s Maniey.: HYDE Pafk. DR.. ". \.
Paines: North End, Dr. A. Strang; Dun
more, DR.. A. II. Bernstein. y
sRe-elected.
In every case where there was con-
test for an office President w. 5. Lang
staff, Mrs. Frances Il. Swan, Thomas
Shotten and Frederick Fuller voted to-
gether. save in the contest between Dr.
Donnc and DR. Strang, when Mr.. Glib
hons voted with the four above named
for DR.. Strang.
Prior to the meeting there was good
de al of comforting between the members
in the room and out in the corridors.
Several of the outdoor physicians were
present and they joined now and then
some Of the groups about the room
where conversations were carried on In
whispers.
1t was go when the meeting of the
board was called to order by President
w. l.. Langstaff. Every member of the
board w6s present the recent appointee,
Frederick l.. Fuller, occupying the seat
of the late Charles Tropp. Secretary
Lynett read the order Of the court APP
pointing Mr.. Fuller and on motion Of
ANx,, . ...NI 10 al
Mr.. Fuller invited to take a seat as
member of the board.
Considered 1t q High Honor.
In doing so, Mr. Fuller said that he
considered it a high honor to receive
the appointment and to become mem
Der of the board. and he pledged him
self tn discharge the duties of his office
with faithfulness and to the best of his
ability.
| After the reading of the minutes. Sec
retary Lynett called the attention of
the board to the case of William Brooks.
colored, who was discharged from the
I.ackawanna hospital on Wednesday,
| He wants to be sent to the home of his
parents at Baltimore, Md. and the
board decided to furnish transportation
! for him to that place.
Mrs. Annie Rosar. of Genet street,
was the first applicant for relief. She
is n young woman with several children
/ who was compelled to have her hus-
| hand arrested on account Of his brutal
treatment of her. At one time he at
/ tackled her with knife and n revolver
and then she invoked the protection of
the law. After his arrest he never lived
with her. He went to New York but
returned few weeks ago and Is now
employed in the Delaware, Lackawanra
oct. Cl.,, Il
relief and on motion of Mrs. Swan the
attorney of the board was directed to
take steps to compel Rosar to support
his wife.
Mrs. Annie Brennan. of Phelps street,
/ was granted relief. SheS Is widow
with four children. Her oldest boy
is nine years and three months, of age
| and yesterday she WAS compelled to
send him to work in one of the break
| crs Of the city to assist In supporting
he family.
Annual Report Of the District.
Secretary Lynett read a statement of
the receipts and expenditures of the
district for the year ending December
81. 1895. 1t showed that the total amount
expended was $70440.S5. divided as fol-
lows: Salaries and services, $l3.916.62
outdoor relief. $i5,I5S.40: supplies, SCI
oFi'VN' anu TtDulTS, No
5556,9l; printing and stationery. $66S. so /;
furniture. $l.O3llS; miscellaneous, ST.
GO7.Si. The amount in the hands of the
treasurer at the close of the year was
| S6,ISO.03; warrants outstanding ST.
| 1883; amount due from tax collector.
s2I553.7S
The inventory of the personal prop
erty of the district footed up 3,555O. "
and of the real estate. $223, ,O57. 60 max
ing the total value of the property of
the district $226,607.S7 The population
OF the home during the various months
oi the year was as follows: January,
Soo; FEBRUARY. "Oj; March. 291: April.
SOO; May. 2S9; June, 292: July, 2S6: Au-
gust 300: September, 30l: October. 31l
November. 3O5: December, 3l5.
Before the board adjourned sine die
President Langstaff thanked the mem
pers Tor the many courtesies shown to
him during the year and then, on motion
of Mrs. Swan. the board adjourned sine
die. Secretary Lynett called the roll of
the new board and every member re-
Sponded. ON motion of Mr.. Shotten.
Mrs Swan was made temporary chair
man ana on motion of Mr. Fuller. Mr..
Langstaff was reelected president for
the year. He coDtented himself with
simply thanking the directors for re-
electing him and called for nominations
FOR secretary. j.. J. Lynett was unani-
mously reelected, as was John +.
Scragg as attorney of the board; George
! Beemer as superintendent of The Hill
side farm; Mrs. Beemer as matron, ana
Il. f. Evans as resident physician.
Gillespie Elected Treasurer
Nominations for treasurer were then
called for and Mr.. Fuller named C. ].
Gillespie. of Providence, Daniel Will
llams nominating d. NJ. Jones, of the
West Side, who was treasurer for the
year 1898. a vote was taken and re-
suited as follows:
staff.
JOnes-Williams, Murphy, Gibbons.
Mr.. Gillespie was declared elected and
the president said the next business to
occupy the attention of the board would
be the selection of tax collector Mr..
Shotten placed the name of Wade NJ.
Finn before the board for consideration
and Mr.. Gibbons nominated G.. ]. Gil
lespie. 1t was objected that Mr.. Gil
lesDie could not hold two offices at the
same time and Mr.. Gibbons replied that
if elected collector he could resign the
Office of treasurer A vote resulted as
follows:
Finn-Shotten, Swan. Fuller. LangstaT.
Gillespie-Williams. Murphy, Gibbons.
Election of outdoor physicians next
occupied the attention of the board.
There was no opposition to DIR. p. +.
Gurster. the outdoor physician for the
central city during the year 1895. nor to
mr.. J. A. Manley, the outdoor physician
for the South Side. and they were
unanimously reelected. For the West
side district. Mr.. Shotten nominated
DR.. w a. Paine and Mr.. Williams
named Dr. Benjamin Beddoe. The for
mcr was chosen. Mrs. Swan nominated
| DR.. Strang rs the North End physical n
and Mr.. Murphy did the same service