The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-06

and Drs. Manley and Gunster Ap-
pointed Out Door Physicians--Re-
ports of the officers Heard.
The monthly meeting of the poor
board of Scranton was held Yesterday
afternoon in the boards room in city
hall. The members of the board pres
ent were President w. $. LangstaH
and f. l.. Terppe, p j. Murphy, Dr.
w. a. Paine, Fred Fuller and Thomas
Shotton.
Among those who appeared before
the board was f. Johnson, who re-
sides on Court street. Mr. Johnson's
wife is insane, and has for some time
been an inmate in the DanVille asN-
lum. 1t appears that before Mrs. john
son was taken to that institution she
possessed property that was placed in
the hands of Attorney Tracey, with
power to sell the same. Mr.. Johnson
claims that the money due from the
property has never been handed over.
and his reason for bringing the matter
before the board is that he does not
want his wife to be a charity patient
in the asylum. He contended that it
was the duty of the board to take steps
to recover the money and use it in the
paying of costs for her maintenance
at the Danville institution, thereby re-
leving the board from the payment of
the costs from the citys treasury
Mr.. johnson was before the board
once before, and at that time the mat
ter was referred to Mrs. Swan, but a
report had never been made to the
board. After some discussion the mat
ter was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
MRS. SWAN PRESENT.
While Secretary Lynett was in the
midst of firing the customary fusilade
of questions at an applicant for aid
| the appearance of Mrs. Francis Swan
| threw the board into a ripple of pleas
| ureable excitement, and for several
! minutes there was handshaking and
| greetings that clearly attested the
| friendly esteem in which the late men,
| Der of the board is held by her former
| associates. The following resolution
was adopted relative to the death of
DR.. w. w. Ives:
The directors of the poor board of
| the Scranton poor district, having been
| informed of the death of w. w. Ives, NJ.
| D., late one of the outdoor physicians OF
| said poor district. take this occasion to
| express their profound regret al the great
| loss which his family, the poor district
and the community generally has suffered
| by his departure from among us. During
the short period that intervened between
| his recent election and his death, well
| as during q former term of service to
| the district he performed his duties with
patience, energy and skill, mindful OF
the interests of the district and with a
heart full of solicitude for the sufferings
of the people, whose misfOrtuneS brought
them under his tender care.
A man of broad and generous views,
genial temperament and deep religious
convictions, his death Is a severe loss to
his family, friends and community in
general. We sincerely sympathize with
the family of the deceased and order that
| this expression of the sentiment of the
| board be spread upon the minutes of the
| meetings.
MR.. SHOTTON'S CHARGES.
Quite a sentation was created
among the directors when Director
Shotton took the floor and preferred
verbal charges of neglect of duty
against Outdoor Physician NJ. j. Will
Jams. President Langstaff interrupted
Mr. Shotton and refused to recognize
any charges unless they We're sub
mtted in writing, to which Shotton re-
piled that he would write it out i'm
mediately. A moment later he handed
this communication to the secretary:
To the Directors of the Scranton Poor
District.
l hereby report that Outdoor Physician
NJ j. Williams has, when called upon,
refused to comply with my request and
| have been called upon to employ outside
help. The case referred to was Mrs.
/ Martin Kearney, who fell down stairs
and broke an arm.
President Langstaff appointed Direc-
tors Paine, Murphy and Fuller com
mittee to make inquiries into the
charges. The next matter that claimed
the attention of the board was the pro-
viding of an out door physician in place
of DR.. Ives, deceased. and Il resou-
tion was carried which read as follows
on account of the vacancy of the Of
| flee of outdoor physician in the Sec
ond district caused by death of DR.. Ives
resolved that said Second district be sub
divided as follows: The Eleventh
Twelfth, Nineteenth and Twentieth wards
| to comprise District No. 4, and the re
naming portion of said district to be
known as the Second. That the salary
of each physician be and remain the same
as LOT lSSo
TWO DISTRICTS NOW.
This resolution caused two Vacancie!
for the Office of outdoor physician, anC
the nominations and election resulted
in the unanimous selection of DR.. Man
ley for the fourth and DR. Gunster 70
the Second district. The committee
3 having in charge the investigation o
. the electric light plant at the Hillsid
. Home made laudatory report regard
ing the apparatus.
The report of DR.. Strang, the resi-
dent physician at the home, state,
: that 500 prescriptions had been issuet
: during February. Three deaths oc
3 CURED, of which one was an insaa
8 person. The number Of sane person
! treated was 241 and insane, 259. A
: the first of March there were 107 male
: ami 81 females in the institution, max
ing total of 204,
superintendent G. w. Beemer of tn
farm and almshouse, reported tina
during February there We're seve
4 mepdicants admitted, four were dis
: charged and two died, leaving a tots