The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-11
CHARITY BOARD GOING SLOW.
REPORTS RECEIVED OF PROBA-
BILE CONTRIBUTIONS.

The City Expected to Appropriate
800 TO S2,OOO-The County TO
Continue It's Present Plan of
Charity Relief Agent Election
Postponed Until MOndny-PIenty OF
Applications for the Place.
The controlling board of The Charitable
Association met in the city council cham
Der yesterday for the purpose of furtherlng
the plans already begun, but which still
lack perfecting. Among the members of
the board present were Rev. w. c. Schaef-
fer, Rev. Robb White, Rev. W. A. Nisbet,
Rev. J. II. Scruggs, Rev. J. D. Jordan, and
Rev. Father Kelly; Messrs. I. G. Haas
and S. b. Adams, and DR.. E. r. Corson.
Much of the time was given to the dis
cussion of matters pertaining to the plans
to be followed.
When the reports of committees were
called for by DR.. Schaeffer, the commit
tee which had been in conference with
council relative to the amount that might
be expected from the city, made its report
through Rev. J. d. Jordan. The council
is inclined to aid the association, and
from $3.50 TO 5000 year is to be relied
upon. No definite amount was settled up
on, however, the council deferring the
matter to future consideration by the COM
mittee of the whole
With the county commissioners, how
ever. from whom the association also ex-
.pected to receive the appropriation, now
being distributed by the county, the result
was quite to the contrary. a letter was
read from the clerk of the board
in reply to the request that the county's
charity fund he expended through the
Charitable Association. The letter says.
''At the regular session of this court,
held on the 9th instant, your petition for
the county's aid in behalf of the Charita-
Bile Association of Savannah, was read and
] am directed to reply that the balance on
hand, appropriated for county poor pur-
poses for the fiscal year, ending March
4. 1898, cannot be diverted from the chan
mel In which it now runs. The complete
list Of our benefciares will be furnished
you from this office, if desired"
The board did not seem to look upon the
action of the commissioners as
refusal to assist in the work, but simply
an adherence to the law in accordance
with which the county funds are distrib-
uted. The conditions with the county and
city in regard to the dispensations of
charity are entirely different. The county
has systematic methods to some extent
while the city has none, and is subjected
to a continual drain by the same persons
seeking aid from the different branches of
the city government. The board recognized
that the county is differently Circumstance
ed.
The board has been moving with caution
thoroughly considering each step. 1t was
the opinion that the relief agent should be
elected without further delay, his services
being necessary in collecting fees and 9TH
er preliminary work. The salary was fixed
at S75 month. The election was about to
be taken up, when MIR. S. B. Adams sug-
gested that the board proceed with the
election somewhat after the fashion of
council, by going into caucus. Rev. Jor-
dan did not think such action necessary
After considering the applications the
board decided not to elect until Monday
afternoon at 5 clock, when another meet
ing will be held In the council chamber
1t is said there were some eight or ten
applicants for the position of agent The
need of an agents service is apparent
when several members of the board, nota-
bly, Rev. Mr.. Mendes, have received vol
untary contributions emphasizing a will
lingness to cooperate with it, and the
desire that the work commence at once.