The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-26
NO MORB APPEALS.
Relief Committee Will Col
lect Money Privately for
Fire Sufferers.
AlDERAEE's PROMPT ACTION
Many Families Attended to-Some
Cases Of Imposition Before
the Committee.
AlDERMEE's PROMPT ACTION

W &&O 4I0 " H1l0 CIQ L tAAO
fire sufferers. The fund, controlled by the
Citizens Committee has the 81 1000 mark and
the prospects are that the $4,000 required
win be Forthcoming.
The Citizens Relief Committee met yester-
day afternoon in the Mayors office to hear and
consider the case of the applicants who have
not yet received relief. All the Committee
were present including Miss Philbrook and
Miss Bradford who have proved very active
workers, and rendered most efficient service
IN personally visiting the applicants.
In addition to those who had already APP
piled for relief, there were several new APP
plicants and each case was referred to a sub
committee for Investigation, the bulk of this
work falling upon the two ladies.
One of the new applicants who said he had
lost everything, admitted. when asked, if he
made any attempt to- save anything, that
though he stood on the sidewalk in front of
his house half an nour, after the fire COM
meneed and before his house caught fire he
did not think of trying to get his things out.
In the case of Mrs. Gallagher, who lived
at 800 First Street and had her furniture in
sured, but has beena persistent applicant
for relief from alleged present distress,
claiming that the insurance has not been
paid, Dr. Gordan read q letter received
from the insurance company, stating that
she had been given a draft for s615.
The number of families reported entitled to
relief is fl, about half of which have already
received a satisfactory allowance, either in
cash or orders for furniture N household
goods to replace those destroyed.
Treasurer w. T. Sullivan reported the to-
tai amount of money received up to date
was 81, 2l6 .90s he had adisbursed sS62.29,
and there was left q balance, s414.61.
a0verseer of the Poor Hewitt reported
having received contributions of money to
the amount of S2S3, and some furniture and
clothing. He had disbursed $40 in cash in
cases requiring immediate relief; had given
out furniture, crockery and tinware, cloth
ing and SHOES, and become security for one
months rent for q number Of families.
The contributions since those last published
are: Capt. J. CARO-, 81; George B. Fielder,
$40; Charles BirdsaH, s.; cash, IS.
Although the total amount contributed is
not sufficient to cover the allowance to be
made by the committee it was decided to
make no farther appeal to the public, DR..
Gordon guaranteeing to personally collect
all that win be required to make up the de-
ficiency.
Misses Philbrook and Bradford were APP
pointed a special committee on procuring
sewing machines to replace those burned by
which the owners were supplied.
The Overseer Of the Poor was instructed to
afford temporary relief in urgent cases and
to furnish security for payment of rent
where required.
The committee will meet again at the
same place on next Tuesday afternoon, but
viii carry on their work daily until all the
requisite relief is afforded.
At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen,
last night, Alderman Henry, chairman of
the Aldermantc Committee, appointed to act
in conjunction with the Citizens Committee,
reported that the work Of relieving the suf-
ferers is nearly completed. Tie committee,
he said, has done noble work and mas in
every instance called otooits attention, given
prompt relief and prevented any suffering
for want Of either food, clothing or apart
ments.
The Ahermanic Committee visited the
people who were burned out on several occa-
sions and invariably authorized Overseer. of
the Poor Hewitt to provide those articles
which had not already been furnished by
the sCitizensaC Committee Homes for all the
people have been found and furnished neatly
if cheaplY. The city has guaranteed one
months rent for all those who lost their all.
The committee viii have finished It's work
probably byFThursday and he suggested tina
until fhof ffr,o tho oonr,iffao ha ao,k;.r,aI
Alderman Barr, who presided in the alb
sence of Chairman Midlege, thought the sug-
gestionsfa good one and he continued the
Committee At the next meeting of the
board the committee will report the result
of its Iabors.
The regular rules of the Board were sus-
pended and 0yerseer Of 1.-The Poor Hewitt was
paid $500. Before he had been authorized
to expend any great sums of city money he
acted as an individual and paid money to the
sufferers out of his own pocket.
He cited one case of a woman who had a
sick child. He not only bought her furni-
ture and clothing, but saw to it that the
baby was given proper medical attention and
n~ourishment, The children of several fami-
lies he clothed and fed and in such ways ex-
pended $500.
Mr.. Hewitt explained these facts to the
Board and further reported hat by Satur-
day at the latest he will a all the people
who were burned out in costly furnished
homes. The Citizens Committee, he said, had
done much coward relieving the wants of
the sufferers.
The Thiesen Amateur Orchestra will give
a grand concert for the benefit of the suffer-
ers at the late Jersey City fire, on Wednes-
day, June z, at Belvidere Hall, corner of
Old Bergen Road and Danforth avenue.
A case came to the notice of Mayor Hoos
today which has stirred up great amount
of feeling against a certain insurance COM
pany of Hoboken- One of the sufferers ffom
the fire was a crippled woman named Wirz.
who eked out a scanty existence washing
and sewing IN her rooms on First Street.
Sometime 6 she insured her furniture for
800 on which her premium was $3.50. I'M
mediately after the fire she was visited by
tho insurance c~ompany's agent. who, by
sirnple talk, bluff and blnster, made her
sign q paper Tor $500 in full. Treasurer
William ]. Sullivan heard OF this and
promptly laid it before the Mayor, who at
once went to the telephone and rang up the
mpa 1t is expected that concern will
do the square thing by the poor woman and
renounce the disgraceful act OF the agent.
BUILDING INSPECTORS REPORT