The morning times., 1897-02-09
PROVIDING FOR THE POOR
The Plan to Find Homes for Tn
fortunate Ones.
A MASS MEETING CALLED
The Rapid Development of the
Sanitary Improvement Company.
Stock Being Freely Subscribed.
A Half Million of Money to IIn-
prove the Alleys.

TIE proposition to provide proper homes
for the very poor OF the city and to
change the ways and means OF life in the
alleys, is now nearer pracJicai realiza-
tioG than at any time since this important
subject has been before the public. Very
appropriately two of the foremost men
in the movement are eminent physicians
DR.. Kober and DR.. Sternberg, L. s. A.
While this question has agitated the
thinkers OF the city for some time, 1T is
said that the Civic Center, OF which DR..
j NJ. Gregory is president, first formulated
plan which is soon TO be addressed TO the
citizens in public meeting.
The condition OF the alleys and the needs
for certain changes have also been told
III The Times concurrently with the desire
of the public for information upon the
subject.
At the reorganization of the Central
Relief tins season, the Commissioners
suggested TO tie board of trade that this
question be Investigated and by tie board
il was committed to the Central Relief
Committee, acting in cooperation with
the boards committee on charity These
two bodies made provision for special
committee, Which was appointed by Judge
Cole To report on tie feasibility of any and
all plans for tie bettermcnt OF the alleys
and their denizens. This committee made
an elaborate report, which will be read
at future meeting OF the committees.
In this special report are incorporated
certain recommendations made heretofore
by the Civic Center, when il was acting
entirely independently in this undertaking.
The Civic Center suggested:
First to provide sanitary dwelling. for
the poor;
Second, to provide wholesome food for
the poor at wholesale prices.
The details OF the proposed plans Were
| to he worked out by an organization to
| be known as the Sanitary Improvement
| Company, whose stock was to he $500
| 900, this to be divided into 5000 shares
| OF SO each, 10 per cent to be paid in
| for immediate investment and the other
| 10 per cent at intervals of six months
| The Central Relief Committee has heard
| the reports OF its special committee, and
| although no positive action was taken, 1t
| was understood that the general opinion
| OF the committee was favorable to its
adoption.
Quite an interesting letter was sent
| yesterday to Judge Cole, the chairman of
! the Central Relief Committee, by DR.. Stern
| berg, who is chairman of the special com
mittee of that body on the alley question
In this letter., DIR. Sternberg says that
| DR.. kober, of the Civic Center, had called
on him to suggest a Joint meeting OF the
| Civic Center ana the Central Relief Com
mittee, at which all the suggestions here
tofore made by committees shall be dis
| cusSed Dr. Sternberg is lso chairman of
! the committee which has under considera-
| ton the organization of the Sanitary I'm
| provement Company.
/ 1t is suggested that DR.. Gould the well
| known authority on matters involved n this
| discussion. be invited to speak, and also
| Bishop Satterlce
Dr. Sternberg's letter contains two par
ticularly interesting bits of news, one
that he has already obtained quite num-
ber OF Subscribers To the stock Of the SAM
tary Improvement Company, and the other
that it is proposed to hold public meeting g
| On the 21st instant at the First Concre-
| gatonal Church. The names OF the sub.
scribers were not given. The public meet
ing viii be attended by some very promi-
nent people who have consented to the use
| of their names for the worthy purposes OF
the call.
Judge Cole, on receiving this interest
| ing letter from DR. Sternberg, Immediately
| issued a call for a meeting Of the central
relief committee, which will be held to-
| morrow afternoon, and at which, doubtless,
the arrangements for the joint session OF it
and the Civic Center and for the public
meeting at the Congregational Church will
| be made.