The Portland daily press., 1899-03-15

PROVISIONS nLu mru1clne-, III
Whole number who have re-
Whole number who have received
provisi ms, 32S
Whole number who havo received
medicines, 255
settlement In the city. 3i7
settlement In other towns in the
state, 80
No settl meut In the state. l6l
! Natiunality-Am merioan, l2i; Irish. est;
EnTlish, 90; German, IL; russian. 10;
/ Sc itcn 49, Coloreh, q; Swedish, 0;
/ rortuRusse, y; Polish, 4; Danish, 81;
French, 4; Italian, II; Norwegian, B.;
syrian. 2; Native, I2i; Foreign, 3ss.
Summary of cost Of outside poor;
Fuel. Io4 2-5 tuns coal, "a o4 40
Fdtl, ys9 cords wood, l,5,9 so
/ PROVISIONS. $40 n
Medicines, OBS Is
Mix given by advice of city
physician, 'os'
Total sle.ns 20
Exoess over previous year q, 1851.
ALMSHOUSE.
Under tts continued supervision OF Mr.
and Mrs John u Roberts the inmates
of the almshouAe have enjoved comfort
very m uch heyond that of the outdoor
poor for while some Of he latt class
may have suffered both from cold and
hunger the former have enjoyed compara-
tive luxury In every ching that max es life
desira ole auyw ere The average num-
ber has heen considerably larger than in
previous years anu the COS of supporting
the same has of course been correspond
ingly increased.
The number OF inmates In the house,
March !, 1899. WAS 1854; admitted on per
mits during the year. 306; sentenced from
municipal court, 81 received from hos
pitsl, 81; discbargei by overseers, ~;
sentence expired, 81; sent TO hospital In
sickness, "a, died, 3; runaways, ~;
has been 40, ten more than last year.
The total cost OF nlipshouse poor for the
year, 81 7S7. SO The average cost of each
inmate per week, Ss.3l The ,lary of the
master aud mstron and oil employees Tor
the house and the board OF all who eat at
the master table, ordinary repairs on
the h use outbuilui ngs and fences are In
cluded In the aggregate cost Of the aims
house poor.
eREELY HOSPITAL
The hospital committee, city physician
and faithful attendants have made those
who had no where else to 40 in sickness
to enjoy more comfort and give greater
chance for recovery than could have been
elsewhere at the public expense. As in
former years, however, the liberality OF
the city has been shamefully abused by
those who had no legal or moral right to
come to the above hospital for treatment
when sickness Of any kind has oSertaken
them Some striDg gent measures sh ould
be adopted when aliens IRON contiguous
| foreign territory and citizens from,
neigh boring states come directly here to
enjoy the advantages OF hospital treat
ment which they could not receive from
whence they came.
The mum ber of patients March !, 1898.
was so; admitted on permits from oTer-
seers during the year. 1859; born. 3; re-
| oeived from house in sickness. %; dis
char gsd by overssers, lls; died, 81; sent to
mouse. 81; runaway, 10; present number
| 55; daily avera, e, ~.
The items constituting the aggregate
cost of supporting the hospital for the
year are as follows;
Subsistence, repairs on clothing,
bedding and furniture, VI 37o w
Nurses. cook and other help, 2,014 81
| Medicines, ga 45
Repairs on hospital building, 800. 90
| Cost of heating, 4Uo 20
Coal for ironing and cooking
stoves. oo'oo
Total. $s,045 76
Average cost of each patient per week,
| $3. 80.
ISOLATION WARD.
| The pest house has added to the trouble
and ex pense Of the poor department.. SEQ
rstary Baker recommends that 1t be put
under control OF the health department
| and a sufficient amount be appropriated
to support it under this head. During
the past year 1t has been necessary 10 EN-
ploy a trained nurse and letimes two.
| The expense OF maintaining this Isolation
ward has been 81 10. 81. Twenty five
persons have been received in this ward
for treatment. nearly all having had soar
let fever or diphtheria.
INSANE PERSONS.
| This class of persons are o constantly
increasing source Of expense to the CITY
and every recent year their cost has great
ly exceeded our estimate OF what IL would
be.
March /, 1898. there were in the insane
hospital 20 persons, for whose support In
the first instance the oity was responsible
and of these the expenses OF s.ven were
paid by friends Eight have been com
mitted during the year from this city ant
three from other towns whose expense
have been assumed by us because the,
had legal settlement here. Two have died
and one has been discharged, leaving "a
for whom the city is nrst responsible. U
these the ex enses of seven will he paiI
by friends and guardians as long AS they
oan, leaving II for which the city viii b.
finally responsible, an increase of eight
over one year ago The total amount oi
bills for support in the hospital and 81
psnses Of transportation thereto, has bee.
g., 655. 81. The secretary has receive from
friends and guardians ana paid the citl
treasurer. agreeable TO the ordinances
passed for that purpose $S64 AZ, whiot
leaves the net cost to the city for the foul
quarters ending November 80. 1895. s2.
79I. A
OLD SOLDIERS
This class of persons who claim speoia
consideration under the law Of 1871, ha
been inoIeased somewhat during tn,
year, for, while at the beginning of tn,
year we were paying the board OF thre,
we are now paying that of seven and IL
addition thereto six are receiving month
ly cash stipends OF from ID 50 to $8. 90 pc
month. anu some eight Others are rtceiv
ing regular supplies at their homes.
The amount paid for board and atip