The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-04
-FOUR MILLS FOR POOR TAX
That Mas Agreed lyon at the Meet
ing OF the Beard Yesterday.
WILL BUILD AN $4,000 CHAPEL
Other improvements Also Contemplated.
Tho Plans for Chapel We're Adopted.
BIDS viii BE Advertised for Soon.
Joncs' BonkOrdcrsd Cancelled.

Jo"sS osaSsSA SuuSSuCo.
Business of Importance was trans
acted at the meeting of the Scranton
poor board yesterday afternoon. Every
member was present. The report of
the finance committee recommending
a four-gniil tax levy was adopted. and
the estimate of the money necessary
to support the district for the fisca!
year 1886 was based upon the valuation
CT property as adjusted by the county
commissioners. In the city of Scran-
ton the valuation amounts to $l7.I1S.1 49,.
and in Dunmore TO $l.439,c Coz the total
being s'S,6l1.l66. The tax on this at
four mills will be s74.4eS56.
From sta:e aid the district will! de-
rive about $4,000 This amount was
not Forthcoming i'm former years and
the board had to get along with IL four
mill tax levy. The reasons that the
millage has not been reduced, since this
substantial income has been added
from the state. are E!Cre than one.
The PRINCIPAL reason IL that q chapel
costing $500 Is one of the improve
ments under way, and otner contem-
plated inproven:e ents this year are. the
enlargement of the water supply. en-
largement of the electric plant, and the
furnishing of the attendants quarters
in the insane building.
Another -oCd reason Is that the dis
trict hcs been forced to borrow money
from the banks in former years to meet
the first two months expenses and the
interest on such loans has amounted
to about sSC0. Borrowing will not be
necessary If there is a sufficient sur
plus a. the end of the year to meet
the expenses of the new fiscal year un-
til the tax begins to reach the treas
ury.
PLANS FOR a CHAPEL ADOPTED.
Architect +. l.. Amsden had a set of
plans for chap and the members
looked over them. 1t will have seat
ing capacity of S25 and will be an edi-
flee Of very imposing build. 1t has al
ready been stated that the cost of
erecting it will be about $4,000. The
plans were adopted and Mr. Amsden
was instructed to prepare the specif-
cations. When these are ready Secre-
tary f. J. Lynett will advertise for
bids. The inmates at the home now
worship in the hall on the third story
of the main building. John Gibbons,
when he was On the board. was the
one who first thought of the advisable
ity of erecting chapel.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Fuller the
bonds Of eXTreasurer Jones, whose
accounts have been audited and found
correct. were ordered cancelled and his
sureties released from their obligations.
Mr.. Fuller brought up the subject for
consideration with reference to the adj
justment of the treasurer's accounts.
The outgoing treasurer's term expires
on the first of the year and his success
sOr does not qualify until few weeks
later. The former must necessarily
discharge the duties of the Office until
the new one qualities; and the question
was raised as 20 which of the treasur
ers Is entitled to the commission on
the disbursements made during the in
terregnum. The disposition made of
the matter was to instruct the secre-
tary to oDen two accounts; one with
the outgoing treasurer for the short
time he will be in Office and the other
with the new treasurer for the remain
der of the year.
KENDRICK. CASE REVIVED.
A bill for s13 came before the board
for medicine furnished to Mr.. Ken
drick, Of Eynon street, the man about
whom p j. Mullaney, of the West Side,
appeared before the board few meet
ings ago. When DIR. w. a. Paine was
dismissed by the Kendrick family, they
engaged :he services Of DIR. s. P. Fem
berg, who attended Kendrick and or
dered medicine for him. The bill for
the medicine was sent to the board for
payment and 1t amounted to $13. The
directors thought the amount was
pretty steep. and coming to investigate
the items they found that about half
Of it was for brandy. The bill was re-
ferred and the items for stimulants will
likely he eliminated before 1t will be-
paid.
Mrs. Kendrick. wife of the afore-
I,af xt,a
board for relief. DR.. Paine will inves-
tigatr and has power to act. Bridget
Jones, of Beech street. asked for help.
Her lusband deserted her year ago
and has not contributed cent toward
her support since. Her request was
granted. Mrs. Sarah McNally. of Four
teenth street. who has sick husband,
wanted help and she was offered the
ht sritality of the home for himself and
herself. which she refused
Mrs. Rebecca Adams. of the South
Side, was admitted to the home, but
it nearly broke her heart to accept the
charity Of the public. Her husband
died year ago yesterday.
OTHER CASES CONSIDERED.
Benjamin Freeley, Of Park Place. a
teamster who was no sooner better af
ter a spell Of idleness with a broken
arm than an attack Of bloodpoisoning
affected him from getting struck with
q horseshoe nail. applied for relief and
was granted 1t. Secretary Lynett read
letter from the house surgeon of the
Philadelphia almshouse, where John
Noonan. son Gf Patrick Noonan, of
Meridian street. is a. patient. They
want to send young Noonan back here
as he is charge on this district. or
else receive pay for his attendance.
The report of Superintendent George
w. Beemer showed that there are 1863
paupers at present In the almshouse.
The report Of DR.. b. +. Evans. resident
physician. showed that there are 166
patients in the asylum. Seven were
received and four discharged in the
month Of March. The report of Out
door Physician Strang showed that
there are thirteen patients In his dis
trict he visited them fiftyeight times,
wrote forty-one prescriptions. There
was lone death. Outdoor Physician
Gunster reported that he made sixty
seven visits. examined four insane pa
tie1its. and attended one birth. Out
door Physician Bernstein made forty
nine visits, and DR.. Paine in his dis
do cty fiya visits n twpnfy.