The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-08

Warrants cancelled ..... 50 %
Warrants outstanding Jan. /,
lSS Observation-Disclosures. 5,OSi OF
The recent inventory of personal
property amounted to $66, ,2O6.19 and the
real estate $2S3,95O, showing a total val
uation of $3.50, 1868 on the property Of
the district
Embodied in the report was a sub
report of Superintendent Beemer, which
contained the following:
The average number of inmates at Hill
side Home during the year was 2S9 1886,
and the per capita cost of maintaining
paupers at the Home including food,
clothing. light, heat, medicine, salaries of
superintendent resident physician, at
tendants, etc, exclusive of farm products,
was $l.a1Ra per week.
The total of the boatd of inmates. sane
and insane is equal to the board of one
person for H., OS3 days; besides this there
were taken at the superintendent's and
employees table during the year a num-
Der of meals equal to the board of one
person for Il, 46j days, and by workmen
employed on improvements and repairs,
meals equal to the board of one person
for 100 days, making the total number of
board at the Home, 154,6iS.
Number of inmates in the Home Dec.
81. 1896 was 376.
Admitted during the year. 116 sane lis
| insane, born 81 total, 297.
Discharged during the year, sane. 1856;
insane, SO. Died, sane. 81; insane, 81; to-
| tai discharged and died, 83.
Remaining in the Home Dec. 81. 1897,
4l9, classified as follows: Sane, 1S5; in
sane, 2lO epieptics, l3 idiotic, 4; chill
dren Z.
Value of produce raised on farms for
NpH
for care and maintenance OF patients was
| $44G4.45; cash received for beef hides,
etc, sold. s21.05
In conclusion was statement by
the directors. This was, in part, as
follows:
The large expenditure for improve
ments and repairs which find a place IN
! this account were TO Il great extent con.
| tracted for and much of the work done in
| 1896. Few II any bills contracted for this
| "ear remain unpaid and as there Is no
| large expenditure In prospect, We can as
sure the public that there will he a very
| large decrease in this account for 1898.
During the year our old pump house
was destroyed by fire and insurance s2,OOi
recovered thereupon.
The insane hospital at Hillside Home
| still performs the functions of state
| hospital for the districts in this and ad-
! joining counties which have not made
| provisions for caring for their own in
sane. The demand upon the institution
| has greatly overcrowded it and the dis
trict has the alternative of increasing
| the capacity or refusing to receive other
| patients from outside the district. 1t was
| found that rooms in the attic of the in
| sane buildings might be fitted up at slight
| expense as sleeping apartments for the
attendants who now sleep in the wards.
lt.,.
| iifty more insane. The Home committee
has this work under consideration.
| incidentally we may say that this large
| number of insane persons from outside
| the poor district swells the expense ac-
| count to figures which may seem large TO
| the taxpayers. They should remember,
| however, that these additional expenses
| have an offset in the items OF receipts for
| "s,ate appropriation" and board of in
mates" in the accounts of the treasurer.
We also note substantial Reduction IN
| the expenditure for outdoor relief from
| the expenditure on the same account in
| 1896.
Our institution continues to grow in
repute as the model Home and Asylum of
Pennsylvania.
The usual number and variety of ap-
plicants sought aid from the board
John Pobenski, of the South Side, who
has wife in the hospital and is bur-
dened with the care of five young chill
dren, was granted the request that the
latter be sent to st. lPatrick's orphan
age. Mrs. Thomas Kodack, of 1Ol
Maple street, deserted by her husband
and left with four children, appeared
with the eldest, l0'years of age, to act
as interpreter. 1t was made known
that there was no food in their home
and that it cost them IS per month fol
rent. The case was referred to Direc.
tor Terppe, with power to act.
| Margaret Gaughan. who looked mos
too young TO be the mother OF foul
children, the oldest l3 years of age
said she lived at 1862 Rock street anC
had been deserted by her husband
She owned her abode. a shanty OF two
rooms. Her case was given to Presi
dent Langstaff, with power to act
William Geenruski, of GAG Maple street
a young man, said his wife had beer
in the hospital three months and hi
had to care for three children, the old
est seven years old, and could not work
Mr.. Terppe was given power to act IL
this case.