The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-16

S26, 643 90. total, $3S, 1891
Attached to the report was the certi-
ficate OF city Auditor Chase finding ev-
erything 10 be as stated in the report
The report was ordered received and
printed.
The annual report of the commission
ers OF the Dexter Donation showed that
the property under their control for
the year ending December 16, 1899 was:
Receifsd for rent and assessment, S13-
1895 interest on the same, $3.S71.S1:
total income, Sl7, ,36l 76. AT meeting
held the morning Of December 16, the
commissioners made a personal exam
ination of the securities belonging 10
the donation, and found them TO be cor
rect and in accordance with the report
OF the city treasurer. The report was
received and ordered printed.
The report OF the Board OF Aldermen
made by Mayor Baker. as president,
was as follows: Total expenses for the
maintenance OF the Dexter Asylum and
farm for the year ending November 30,
1899, amounted 20 36,349.10 The total
receipts for the Year were s36. .S49.10. OF
which the sum ofxS, zoe. .33 was receiver
from the Dexter donation fund.
Aand the bslapce Of s2764s.77 was
krade up as f9}tows: Products of farm.
G5 l5o5i ra9ev bones. greas. and junk,
s9E 81: interest on deposit, 1855 total.
s21,64S.77; total from Dexter donation
tund, SS,dO0.33; total, S36, 34g.10.
Dpring the past year 81 persons were
Adnlitfd to the asylum by the over
feet df the poor and one person by the
mayor and board of aldermen. Twenty
eight persons have been discharged by
the oNerseer of the poor. and Is have
died. The total number of inmates No
vember 80. 1899. was 107. of which 66
were males and IL females. Average
number of inunates for the year, 105;
a. .acye her. Irs.
board and their children. 13; total. 11S.
The total amount of money expended
for the repairs of the asylum walls and
buildings from October l. 1893 to Sep
tember so, 1899, was $19S7. 3s. The gross
expenditure has been increased during
the past year over $4,000 by extraordi-
nary expenses, such as Arlington ave-
nue. sewer assessment, concretng and
laying OF over 1000 feet of tile drain.
The number of deaths was 15. as COM
pared with Is last year. and the total
number of inmates on November 80
1899, was l07 as compared with 9S on
. the corresponding date of last year.
The reports conclude with an en-
dorsement of the wise, humane and
efficient management of the affairs of
the institution by the superintendent
and matron, Mr.. and Mrs. John T.
Brown. The report was received and
ordered printed.
The report of Superintendent John r.
Brown showed in substance the same
figures and facts, in regard 10 eXpsnyes.
receipts, inmates. deaths discharges.
etc, az the report OF the Board of AL
.dermen. The gross expenditures were
given in detail, covering subsistence.
medical attendance. bedding. clothin-~
boots, shoes, salaries. fuel and lights
water, furniture and utensils, and sew
eral other things amounting TO $780,
10.
The total income. resulting from cash
from farm products, milk, 1855 gallons
at Is cents; vegetables. eggs. and poul-
try was also given. and also the total
amount expended for repairs. as given
In some OF the preceding reports Pro-
duce OF all kinds has been very abund-
ant. and the lettuce crop during tho
last winter was unusually fine. in
creasing the income from produce by
several thousand dollars over the pre-
vious years The report was received
and ordered printed
The following were then severallv
elected commissioners OF the Dexter
Donation for the year ensuing the
first Tuesday succeeding the first Mon
day in January. 1900. George w. n.
Matteson. William s HAYWARD. Rovai
6 TAFT George r.. Martin. Frederick
w. Hartwell.
The usual resolution OF thanks was
then introduced. and unanimously
adopted whereby the thanks'of the
Freemen were extended TO the commits
sioners o. the Dexter Donation for the
careful and efficient manner i'm which
they had managed the property. and
then the meeting was declared ad-
journed.