The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-17
ORGANIZED CHARITY WORK
TAXING MIG STRIDES WITH EACH
SUCCEEDING YEAR,

superintendent Preston's Report at
Annual Meeting Improved Com
ditfons Among New Haven's Poor
Election of Officers and Board of
Directors.
The annual meeting OF the Organized
CHARITIES association was held in the
association building at zoo Orange
street, yesterday afternoon. THE meet
ing was called to order by Vice Presi-
dent Henry w. Farnam, after which
the reading of Treasurer Frederick B.
Bunnelrs report for the year was list
ened to. 1t showed a balance On hand
OF $6S6.34, after spending $14,571.S7 out
OF $l5,25S.21 the total receipts for the
year. The report was as follows:
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand February /, 1898,
$72S.27; contributions for direct relief
$764.43; contributions for general ex-
penses, $3,l21.49; requests from estate of
Frank G. Phipps, $1,000; court fees and
repayment of loans, ETC., $4t3.79; office
and house sundries, $73.51: received
from sales of wood $661o.S6; received
from laundry work, $2,37O3S: received
from sales of meals, SILL AS. Total, $15,-
258.21
EXPENSES.
DnI, AF
salaries of agent assistant, matron, and
clerk, $2,147; maintenance Of house and
office, $1,560.66; wood department, stock,
tools, teaming, ETC., s., 467 80; wood de-
partment, wages Of men, $1,334.99;
wood department, lodging house, main
tenance, $772.32; laundry department,
stock, tools, ETC., S513.2S; laundry de-
partment, women's wages, $1,S1006;
laundry department, meals, provisions,
fuel, etc., $1714S. Total, $14.571.S7. Bal
ance on hand January 81, 1899, relief ac-
count, $600.44; balance on hand on jan
uary 81, 1899, general account, $3.50.
Total, $15,25s21. Indebtedness, $4,000.
Following Mr.. Bunnell, Superlnten-
dent S. o. Preston presented his report
of the work for the year, unusually in
teresting as not only showing improved
conditions among the resident poor but
also regarding the assistance rendered
during the year. His report was as
follows: Ninety-one per cent of the
cost of the meals and lodging furnish
ed trans.ents was worked out in the
labor department. The balance of ex-
penses, about $50, supplied the needs of
sick, or disabled people, and children
temporarily in orr care.
About TOO cords of wood (35,561 boxes)
have been cut and sold slight in
crease over last year. The average sale
of wood for the past six years has been
GA cords. The laundry and wood ac-
count show a cash balance, and there
are no debts. The lodging house has
been onen every night during the year.
Lodgers have been received at all hours.
through the police office after p. m.
Good order has been maintained with
out police assistance, and men frequent
ly desire to remain beyond the three
days limit. This is not permitted I'M
less for some valid reason, such as the
possibility of securing work, etc.
The work is done cheerfully, as rule,
and this is especially true in the case
of city men, who gladly accept all the
work provided. Occasionally one is too
proud, or INDECENT. to do what is Of
fered, but others are ready to do more
work than we can supply The wo-
men received $1,S1O.Os and the men
81, 334'99 a total of $3,145.05, in cash
wages during the year; outside jobs
were provided in 53S instances.
Decreased figures in the transient |
class appear again this year, there be- |
ing AT less than in 1897. This makes a |
of about one thousand in !
the past two years recorded in this Of |
flee, but the evil is still plainly appar- |
emit in our city. Complaints of petty |
thefts, misdemeanors, beggary, ETC., are
frequent and convictions common, but |
so long as families continue to feed men
at their doors, and shelters are made |
premium is paid for va
grancy, the class will increase and Of
lenses against person and property
multiply.
As to the matter Of relief for the resi-
dent poor, the conditions have improv-
ed during the year; 1875 less families |
have come to our notice, and reports
from other societies and from the city
board Of charities indicate a similar
condition generally. The recent severe
weather has developed need for fuel !
supplies but in other respects there Is
no increase. The city board of chart
ties has been well managed and in prac-
ice is rapidly approaching the complete
abolition Of the pernicious system Of
outdoor relief, so long the prolific breed
sr of pauperism and the source of I'M
necessary expense to the community.
rhe ability and willingness Of New Ha-
ven people to preserve respectable citi-
zens from the humiliation of becoming
is yearly more strongly mani
tested. This is shown by increased be-
1evolence on the part Of churches, Pro-
,estant, Hebrew and Catholic alike by
he multiplication of racial charitable
German, Russian, Irish, ETC.,
Ind by the renewed activity of the So
,ieties, who know only that there is
heed to be supplied and labor for it's
The indications are that
n the near future the city will need to
provide only for those who, for their
,wn good and that of the community,
hall find a comfortable shelter and hui
name restraint in suitable institutions.
Our relations with the various chart
les of the city have been entirely har-
nd |