The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-31
THE CONFEDERATE HOME.

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| peilhtennent shelley or the Confederate
| home says
| On Ami 10 ms. + ,,,,, ,,n.,ra. :, ~
1 ,,.x ~ -. wy
eAas oonieuera'e nome as superintend-
ent. Az that time there were 2i7 inmat es
on the roll and every available plase was
! ofcun,,yf ana 49,. 49,. .,4,,s,., =. .s.'.,,
! ,,,...,... ,..,,,,. ." npp'o
p,a'ion ior ouiiuihs auuteional ROOM Since
that time, by the alteration of some rooms
| In the administrator ion building and ~,
| remodai,ny NJ =, "a s,.h,. -,
| - e. @a Wv s''D'c' ! nave pesh
"oio " AUNT twenty-five ADDITIONAL In
| mates. and there are now on the roll ZAP
| inmates Since the last animal ree,,,, tho
| non,la,so, 80 i,
s s' ~ " wy Hoh'e has inufeasee ionty-
i've. mere nave been admitted, since
| last report, eighiy-five: twenty four have
died, and sixteen have been discharged.
Tie estimate made by the board Tor the
supporl or the home for the two years
beginning March /, 1897, was. for the firsa
year $4,000, and for the present year
ending February IS, 1899, S4S 900. The leg
slature appi opriated instead S2S 0au lor
the first year and 32.vOU TOR me serond
1.-THE present year, The board asked a,
the same time for about $4,000 for ca. :
tages, but instead s2s5o was appropriated,
which was used by my predecessor In the
erection of an eight-room cottage which
was filled with inmates as sooS as mn
ished In addition to the numbe: of in
mates admlttcd since i became the suoei-
intendent, | have now on hand twenty
SIX approved applications. large number
OF the applicants being extremely old ami
| ~ -
was, with the most economical manage
menIt OF my Predecessor. a deficiency OF the
maintenance appropriation for the yefr
ending February %, 1888. amounting to
about $1,000. which was. In order 10 save
the discount on that amount until the
meeting OF the Legislature In Iahuary. 1899
carried over and Maid ont snf tho ,na;nta.
nance appropriation ,or the year com
mercing March /. 1898; SO as to make the
deficiency far the two wears come A, IN
latter part OF the SECOND wear lust before
the converting of the legisIat,Ife and 10
obtain the necessary amount the loss in
discount or Interest, will be small. This
left the maintenance appropriation for ms
wear ending February IS, 1899. abou4 $50
400. out of which provision was made in
the way OF s,lpplying and fursishing rooms
for the additional twenty five inmates adj
m'tted. besides their maintenance ard the
supplying OF new clothing and bedding for
all of the Inmates. and stoves for the cot
tases. There will therefore be d.
tlciency IN me malhtenshee APPROPRIATION
for me term ending February ", 1898,
amounting to sbopo.
law many can gain admission TO in. homo
who can not receive pension. and IN tbs
Interest of this class of our c,azensh p.
and in order t.,st my eucceessA may not be
subjected TO the Notifying necessity of
turning. away, so many worthy applicants
" mas been the cuss with myssif ana pre-
successors. to impress upon the incoming
legislature .he Necessity 81 making Iihalal