The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
OVERSEERS.

There was expended during the fiscal
year of 1898 for city relief $24,64S 70,
and for the maintenance of the Home
farm S5O,429.15; a total of $75,O72. 81.
The reimbursements were 1884 81 for
city relief and $9527 AZ for the Home
farm; total of $751; 21 SO; making the
net expenditures for pauper support
$50. $50. 81.
For temporary aid to the outdoor
poor there was expended $592S. Sc, as
against $6524. so for the previous year.
OF this amount $2791.79 was to per-
sons legally settled in Worcester. The
balance, $S136 81 was expended for per-
sons settled in other cities and towns
of the state and for state paupers, re-
endorsement being made for the entire
amount. There was issued for this
date 2742 orders, as against 1898 orders
in 1897
The number of families aided was 427,
decrease 124, comprising $50 males and
9l7 females; a total of 1900 decrease
of 614)
One hundred and ninety-six families,
/ comprising 773 persons, have legal set
Elements in Worcester. In other towns
3l9 persons have legal settlements.
while 1856 families, comprising 70S per-
sons, We're state paUpers
/ The whole number having a, legal
pauper settlement in this city who have
I received full support for the whole or
part of the year, and this comprises
those III the city almshouse. state aims
! house and state farm, was 299 of whom
178 were males and 121 females.
/ AT the state insane hospitals, 81 per-
sons were supported, II at the Massa-
chusetts hospital for dipsomaniacs. 6 at
the Massachusetts school for the fee
/ ble-minded, at the Massachusetts hos
/ pital for epileptics, 2 at the hospital
| cottages for children at Baldwinville.
/ SlXty-stX persons were furnished
/ transportation to the state alnshouse.
/ Tewksbury.
/ The work of the poor department in
c:eases with the growth of the city.
/ The change In the settlement laws
made by the legislature of '9S, whereby
/ all settlements not fully acquired sub
/ sequent to May l, 1860, are defeated and
} lost except where the existence of such
settlement prevented subsequent ac-
QUESTION of settlement in the same
! place. All persons absent from the
/ commonwealth for ten years in sue
/ cession shall lose their settlement.
The purpose Of the law was to re-
lieve cities and towns, and esDeciaIlv
4 towns from liability for the support of
lndlSent persons who had derivative
settlements in the state through their
grandparents and grandparents
Many such persons had derivative set
Elements through their ancestors ac-
CURED 70 to 100 years ago.
In PROVIDING for tnrono,arr, o'5 -
the office of the clerk of the board there
was expended So. 1872.
The years resources We're as FOL
lows:
Appropriations BY the city council
$4,000 Transferred from LIQUOR IL
/ censes, $4,000. Received in reimburse
ment from state and other cities and
towns and individuals, $5Sg4. 54-malline
a total of $24 909.99 received The to-
/ tai expenditures We're $24, 64372. Leav-
ing balance unexpended, Nov. 30
IS. Of $266.27.
The estimated expenses for the city
relief department for SO are $26, $50. FIs-
timated receipts, $4,000 Appropriation
needed, S20,S50.
The estimated appropriation for the
ensuing year in the Home farm depart.
ment is S21 009.72. Expenses of Home
farm We're $35,510.96, receipts $9,527. 42
In the erection AMI equipment of new
! buildings and repairs SASS .19 was ex.
! pended.
The average weekly cost of main.
tanning inmates at the Home farm was
$2.46 each person.