The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
Overseers Of the Poor

Freeman Brown, clerk of the over
seers of the poor, submitted his annual
report, of which the following is an
abstract
Expended for city relief $24,41454;
for Home farm, S43,525.14, of which
S95, Sal. 81 was for maintenance and
$76S3S0 for the creation and equipment
of new buildings and repairs a total
of $67, 939.6S.
Reimbursements-F city relief,
tall of $16,255.26, making the net ex-
penditures for pauper support, $51,
706.42.
Temporary aid to outdoor poor,
s48S9.49, as against S5929 &c for the year
preceding; of this sum, $24S3.73 was to
persons legally settled in Worcester,
and $2515.76 for persons settled in other
cities and towns. There were issued
for this dole, 1851 orders, against 2142
| in 1898.
| The number of families aided was
! 606, comprising 91S males and 1887 fe-
males, a total of 2157, being an increase
of 357. There were 901 persons hav-
| ing legal settlements IN other cities and
towns, while 1923 persons were state
| paupers
There were Il persons supported in
the several state insane hospitals, and
81 persons were furnished transporta-
ton to the state almshOuse at Tewks-
| bury.
In providing for temporary aid, the
following sums were expended: For
| fuel, $95095; groceries, $2491.12; medi-
cines and nursing, $1S5.9S; burials $422;
transportation, $691S3; insane hospital
bills. $7741.o1 state institution bills
$56SS.23; cash allowances, $31721;
aid to Worcester poor in other towns,
$1392.03; stationery, clerical help and
miscellaneous expenses, $1979.55 To
tai, $21, 914.54.
| Salaries of city physician and clerk
of board of overseers are charged to
expenses of city relief, as follows City
physician, $500; clerk of board, $1,000
Disbursements, $21,914.54, Total, $24,-
414.54
Resources - Appropriation, $4,000
| transferred from premiums on city
bonds, $1,000; from state, other cities
towns and individuals, $9609.32; unex-
pended balance, $266.27. Total receipts
$24, S75.59. Total expenditures, $24,
ALBA Unexpended balance, Nov. 30
1899. $461.O5.
| The estimated expenses for city re.
lief department for 1900 are $25, 700; re
ceipts, $500; appropriation needed
| SEu,UUu.
Reference is made to the death o.
Henry S. Graves, late superintendent
together with resolutions adopted, anC
| the appointment of Thomas T. Schou
Ter as superintendent and Mrs. Schou
Ter as matron.
The Home farm, Mr.. Brown says
needs a modern laundry, smoke hous
and better sleeping accommodations
The estimated appropriation for 1900 i
$32 6OS.72
The expenditures for maintenance o
aImshouse, $35. "a; new buildings an,
repairs, $76S3S0. Total 43,525.14
The resources have been: Appropria
ton, $1,000; from receipts, $10,623. "a
transfer from liquor licenses, $4,000
transfer from unexpended balances
$4,000; uneXpended balance, $192454. To
tai resources, 3,34S.4S; total expendi
lures, $43,525.14; unexpended balance
Nov. 30, 1899, 1884
Number supported during year, 1873
discharged SO; deaths, %; in hous
Nov. 80, 223; average number, 22S; av
erage weekly cost, $500
The estimated appropriation for tn
scavenger department is $4,000. TIL
expenditures were $17,109, and receipt
$10,641.52; receipts over expenditure
$5163.41; net expense, $6467.4S. The re
sources have been: Appropriation
$4,000; receipts, $40, 641.52; unexpende
balance, $1S5.69. Total receipts, SIS
S27.21. Total expenditures, $17,109 ur
expended balance, Nov. 30, 1879
$171S.21.