The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02

Many applications for relief. etc, and
other important business came before
the regular meeting of the Scranton
poor board held yesterday afternoon
In their rooms at the city hall. 1t be-
ing the first meeting of the month,
outdoor physicians and Superintend-
ent Beemer filed their reports for the
month passed. The finance commit
tee also reported and levy of mills
for the coming years resources was
recommended and by vote of the direc-
tors present ordered made.
President Langstaff presided. The
report for the finance committee was
made by Director Fuller The avail
able amount of valuation for taxation
for poor board purposes is s23, 723,6O4,
divided as follows: City, $21,997, ,020;
Dunmore, s1,726,5S4. A levy of mills
upon this assessable valuation would
produce s94,s92. From this amount $4,-
500 for commissions and $4,000 for ex-
onerations. total of $500 should be
deducted, leaving $s7,392 clear.
The average rate of current expense
per month for the district is $4,000, a
total Of $4,000 for the year. Deducted
from the $S7,392, a balance of $751; 1872
would be left for improvements, ETC.,
which according to past experiences is
small enough amount. The above
estimated resource of S94 1872 does not
include the state appropriation to the
district for insane patients, which Is a
$1.50 per capita. This amount in total
is uncertain, owing to the continual
changing increase or decrease) of the
number of patients cared for by the
board.
OTHER REPORTS.
outdoor physician DR.. ]. R. Murphy,
of Dunmore, reported having called on
thirty-three cases during the month of
June, and having issued thirty-two
prescriptions during that time. For
the month of June, Superintendent
Beemer. of the Hillside Home, reported
that there were 400 inmates 0nsane
and sane, male and female) at the
home May 81. During June, sane and
insane males and sane and insane
females were admitted and one sane
male was born. During that same
month IL sane and insane and sane
and 1 insane females were discharged
One sane and insane females and :
insane males died. Thus out of a total
of 440 at the home in June, Ala remained
June 30.
The inmates are classified as males
sane 1872, insane ia; total, 236; females
sane So, insane 1913; total, 17S; tota
sane III, insane 297. The report in
dicated an increase Of inmates over
the month of May.
The home committee recommended
that two buildings, the old mems de.
partment building being the origina
home" and the house occupied by the
engineer, be removed to other sites
| Contractor Barber, who moved othel
buildings recently, offered to do the
work entire for S700. The board or.
| dered the committee to have the worl
| done.
The purpose of this removal is tC
have a slightly appearance of the
| grounds and arrangement of the build.
| ings. The old mems building will e.
to the southeastern corner of the pres
| ent plot and the engineers home to tn,
southwestern. An unobstructed stretcl
| from the front of the male and female
| departments to the new roadway will
| thus be obtained.
| COMMUNICATION READ.
A communication was received from
| Oliver p. Boiler, house agent for tn,
| Bureau of Charities, of Philadelphia
asking for an investigation and in
structions in reference to one Cecilia
Stern or Klein The woman is at pres
ent being cared for by the bureau. Th
| communication stated that husband
Joseph Klein. resided here on Rive
street. Director Fuller was asked t
| investigate, it being in his district.
Mark Mekelins, from nowhere in par
ticular and here only four days, wante'
ticket to Easton. He still wants il
Louis Kratenwagen, of South Scran
ton, would like to have the board hir,
] lawyer for him. He claimed eX
| Presidents Harrison and Cleveland haC
insulted him, particularly Mr.. Harri
son, and his business, the selling o
horse radish, was injured thereby. HI
wants the lawyer to prosecute. II
was referred to Attorney Scragg 70
information.
Mrs. McHale, of South Scranton. de
serted by her husband and having on
-year-old child; Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Williams, of West Scranton
old and alone; Mrs. McDermott. o
| Dunmore, widow with five children