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The Portland daily press., 1899-03-15

p CUT uhryt S,loO %
bill approved but not paid and those
not rendered. $il7.6I.
The above shows a total expenditure for
the municipal year of SAC. 999. 81, in which
is not included tine $2OO paid to the score
tary of the Associated Charities as that ID
paid from our appropriation by vote of
the oity council and Is no part of the ex-
penses incurred In supporting the poor.
OUTSIDE POOR.
The increased cost of the support of this
GLASS for the few years past has been al
most alarming, and this Is especially
true for the year for which We now re-
port 1t has become a burden well nigh
intolerable. In spite of careful investiga-
tiou and wise discrimination it reached a
point unprecedented in the history of the
city both in tn aggregate COST and in the
mum ber assisted. Their frequency of ap-
plication too has been unparalleled. Even
during the summer months about one
hu .idred and sevsnty-hve families were
assisted twice month and this fact adds
greatly TO the expense OF this class FOR the
year. We submit the following compare
tive statement for the two years ending
February 2sth, showing the increase OF
orders OF this year over the year previous
and would farther say that We believe
our liberality In this direction has
reached It's utmost bound and that the
future policy of assistance to out door
poor the placing of more OF them In the
almshouse should be unhesitatingiy
adopted. Hitherto we have been 10th TO
adopt this plan 10th on the ground of
humanity and expense but We now hav Q
the strongest reasons for believing that
our sympathy has been abused and aa-
vantage has been taken OF our efforts to
do that which we thought was tor the
kAkh f.us ha rtf ~ md har,. "A .
upon its bounty.
The following statement shows the
nun Der OF families and persons also the
kind of supplies received, some indication
of the cause for their need Of help as also
their settlement and nationality:
hole number Of families, 543
Increase, 81
" hole number persons represented, 1924
Increase, lao
Number of widows, sog
Number OF wives deserted by hus-
bands, 80
Number of husbands In prison, lS
NUN her of men with sickness in
families, 1876
Number OF old or otherwise dis
abled men, AZ
Number of men with larger
families than thsy could support, IL
Number of men out of work, 81
Number Of men guilty of intoxica-
tion and idleness. 63
Nun ber Of men who have received
fuel only, 70
Number Of men who have received
provisions only,
Number who have received medical
attendance and medicines only, l2a
Numier who have received fuel
and provisions only, 20s
Number who have received fuel
and medicines only, IL
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DIR, Bulls Cough Syrup will not make
now lungs. but 1t will cure lncipient consunp-
ton and hung affections. Price Csc.
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THE DAILY PR ESS
an always bs found at the periOdia

stores of:
f. W. Roberts lo9 Ccnsrs'. stree
i h. Merrill. PAT
l.. h. spraEue, 400
y. G. Fessenden, 525
" H. J-wett 504
l. A. LibbeY. $40
+ A. JeiIsOn, $50 COngres street
Dhas Asht Ii. 531A Congress street
b l., Donne l35 Coneress street.
G. Fredericksou. l6 India street.
A. ~tubus. co uer Fruerdl and Ismplo Sts.
j. j. BeardWOTth 81 lndla street
2. H. Erskine. +3 Middle street
l.. II. }. Perkins, Exchange street.
:. +. Dennis, 40 Commercial street.
[. ). Cole. Cor Boyd aud oxford street
J. W. Peterson, 1T Middle street.
Westman & West. 93 snd s5 Commercial
Dehnet & Co. GAS Congress
q. j. HodGson, e61a Portland street.
+ q D. BrssSsaa SsaasaifE Pax. k:ns 4sland. ssan'
J /. Harmon. l11b Congress street
j. II. Within IA e. sod, Az Congress street
ii. NJ. But or, IS Pine street.
Il. Viekery, 22l Spring street
4. y. McKeaz,s. cor. Spring and Clark
6. w. Hunt. Custom house Wharf
John Cox. 23 Monument square
j. +. Hutchinson. II klm street
Peter Trims. Forest Avenue
Also at the news stands IN the Falmouth.
Prr0le Congress Square and Unlied states ho-
tet, and Grand Trunk aud Union Dtpots II
can a So be obtained oI Chi no III Bros. Agents
IN all train ol tlt MAJ Centra., Grand Trunk
ana Portland Rochester railroads and OF
agents on ANY OF the Boston Trains.
lhe fkSss can also Detound at the following
Auburn-G fl. Haskell
Augusta +. Pierce.
Bath-Johl.O. shaw.
erin Falls, \. H.-C. ). Glars
Bddeford-A. NJ. Burnnsm
Btldgtun-A W. Ingalls,.
Brunswick-E. T. Shaw.
Bangor J. u. GIyln.
HTnOthnaX HHrDuI 6. r. heDnlSDQ
llrownlield-E. l. FRI X.
.tApe Elizabeth Dyer Jose
+. MIR. ner-
lUmprrland Mirs--n ~ o@.rr
amden-Fred Lewis
J. Ii. Gould
IOtulsl-l. l.. N tlgur
Deerng-N. j. Soanion
DeerhAg CeuteT-A. a Mce onA
DsinarIsco.,a--M. ii. uaniage
Falrheld-k Il. Evans
Fn+@saSc~aAW Fr1epoit%A. II. Mltsnoi
s,;s sss;;ssatss-t. ;sDSts j. + /. WIZ. MSnitmOre
Green's Ore landings. ". Finelc.
Gorhan- l.. j. Lermond
n H.--S. Nj. Leavitt 8 Son
,rufe-r h Hu,,eli.
,.unrpunk-J h. GUS.
bunk port-I. l.. Miller
Ityrrmo Fans. Newman
Lewiston-CnsndleI Whsbln
Long island-o. n. Marotoh
Iimerick-S. A. { Grau-
IL 1vu-, IA FOs.er.
A., oi 4 ,lIs--n. ", Gerry.
Maehsnic Falls-Merrill Denninx
n, Drrrlng-A.C. Noyes
Soitn slraJioru NH. Z. Huoaung,
NorWay-r.f SO
A. U. NoycsCo.
\ CONWAY q. II. WnittakeL
(Ild dUr,hafd-fosg LIBBY
Ricpm ond--A. l.. Irebe.
Enm1Ord Falls-F. j. kolfe
RocklaLd-Dunn s. Carr.
A. j. Huston
sanford--lrHlton BIOS.
Skowhegan-BixDy s. Buck
South POrtland-J. +. Merriman
Il. Kicker & son
.-outh Windham-J. W. Read
South Parls-A. ID. Sturtcvdnt
south Paris-F A. Snurtlet
South Waterboro-G. G. Downs
saco- H. Il Hendricks & Go.
l.. l.. Preble.
South Bristol-N. w. Gamage
ThomastOn-E. Walsh.
Vinal Haven-A. b. NinRl
Waldoboro-Geo Bliss.
Watorvtllc-W. ID. Spalding
Westbrook-W. B. Boothby.
Woodfords-Chapman q Wyman-
YArnoashSills-A.J J B. Mitchell
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NORTON G. HAL,
AGENTS
Oh THE
NGrih British & Mercantile
INSURANCE COMPANY
or London and Edinburgh,
Great Britain.
INCORPORATED IN 1909.
Commenced Business In United states
fn 1860.

III e. BOWERS
Dep. Manager of tire United States Br nch,
WEST POLLOCK
w. X. ECKER
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-15
" Chase & SanbOrn'S
Package Teas

please us best. We know
the leaves are selected with
special care, and we are sure
that they are pure, for they
are guaranteed by a good
house.
Then they are packed in
pound and half-pound air.
tight packages, so that the
natural aroma and strength
cannot escape, and in using
them we feel we have the
best that money can buy"
One pound makes over 200 cups.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-15
THE FARM.
REVIEW

The present secretary has served for
a quarter OF a century without interrup-
tion and in that time Vreat changes have
tagen place In the paupers, their number
and tbe expen 20 OF supporting them. lhe
number oil inmates entering the house
has not been very R'ea,ly increased, al-
though those Remaining for the entire year
has teen such tnst the daily average j.
now considerably larser than II was 20
years a1o Ibis iDcIease. however, has
besu mostly within u lew years iasi
pas ed
he Greely bospilal began 10 be occu
piea as a city hospital The san yeaf dur
ing the summer Of S74. Ii was conducted
for several years In very primitive way
and at IA very little expense compared to
the present Toe cycling years have made
necessary uew me mods, more attendants.
better diei aad of course inorsas q ex-
pc nse. lhe item, however, wlich has
en- The most proliEo sure Increase
IN expenditures has been the outside poor,
and this has grown rom l70 families 10
1874 to 5i3 families In isg9 nd wniie We
are not able 10 give even their app'oxi-
mate cost until the year ending tbruary
2S, 1850, when thoir cost was s2,2Ss. 20.
From that it has increased TO the ag2re.
gate of the present year which is sl2.-
luS 10 In 1880 the number of families
was 25i
The appropriation for the earlier date
was t25, 700; the expenditures were sZo,-
$50 90 The present year the appropfia'
lion was s3J,O00. and the probable ex-
pendituIes about "a 900. ln the years
uetween 1874 and 1899 the appropriation
has never peen less with one exception,
that of SS4-tSe3) than s2z. QUO, and never
higher with the exception OF that oil
1893 i694) than $30,0JD. 1he expenditures
In the majority of the year have, however.
exceeded the appropriations. Duriug few
years they. have been a small sum less.
As to the increased cost of the depart
ment it Is fair to say that the most OF the
increase has been within tive years OF
he date of this report as the following
statement will snow:
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1t Is to be hoped some methods mar be
adopted that shall hiring expenditure
back to somewhere near where they we're |
less than teu years ago. and whoever may |
do the work whether it be- twelve o. |
three men we hope 1t may be well oone.
Appropriation for financial year
ending March 81, 1899, S3J, ,0o0 90
Addition for receipt for insane
Transferred fro:a other appro-
priations, l,'oo oo |
49,. .427. OF |
The following are the expenditures for |
eleven months from April, /, lo6o, TO |
March l, 1899:
Subsistence, including supplies
to out of door poor inmates of
house, hospital, family OF sup
erintendent and employees IN
hospital. S1i, so9. 40
Repairs on house out buildings,
including labor, lumueT,
paints anu ..rdware, 472. IA
Repairs o hospital, Including
the same, SfIVo
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES.
Expenditures from April !, 1888. to
March l, 1879, II months'
Subsistence in supplies to out
door poor, IL, 459 A.
i'ePa and fences. 47a1l
Repairs on hospital, 1iI
Rspairs ON steam water works, 81 81
Repairs on clothing and bedding, 1.4o7 z
Repairs for furniture, stoves, etc, 6-6, 10
REPAIRS on harnesses, blankets,
eic, o"o'
Repairs on carts, carriages and
-
Feed for house, hospital and out
Sid Side n moor Or s,175 65
Wooden ware, seeds, etc.. be 81
Corn meal, shorts AMI hay, 100 S3
Med cine for hospital and out
Side poor, 1,O4547
oil and soap for house and hos
pital, @ld W
Insane persons and transporta.
tion 20 Augusta, 1854 40
Paupers in other towns with set
tiement here, 5S3
Burial Of paupers, Y ~
Transport tation out of state, l39 %
Travelling expensos ON account
paupers elsewhere, 81 u
Home for Friendiess Boys. 81 on
Stipends in cash three-quarters
Of the year, 61! 81
Cash stipends to soldiers. :1l5y
Board OF soltiers, oil W
Pur shase of stock, S6- "u
Secretary aud treasurer, 10 Oo
Ma ter and Matron, S-5 W
Assistant master and engineer
steam works. 723 ~
Baker at mshouse, 66U o.
Teamster almshOuse, 81 5s
Chaplain for house and hospital Is -
" Watchman, 6.l
Help in almshouse, 940,6l
Nurses. cooks and help In hospi-
tai, 9l1 56
Nurses in isolation ward in oon-
a ious 4,3Sn l5
M 9 Q. aneous expenses 10 8
Total, $50, 424. on
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here Temporary and permanent homes
have been provided for VI these onIi-
dren, but there are others Ior Whion u"
other houe can be provided.
THE FARM.
The few acres under CULTIVATION hhve
MOI haan very produutise. but with the
Annexation OF Deerina and a possible
change in the location Of this aImshouse,
an improyempnt Ia this respect is
looked for.
The secretsfy has good words to say OF
the chaplain hev j. y; wilson. ara the
have performed their duties faithfully.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-15
Appropriations. Expenditures


Probable expenditures
The cost of tue outside poor during the
years named above has been as follows;
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-15
OLD SOLDIERS.

This class of persons who claim speoi al
consideration under the law Of 1871, has
been inoIeased somewhat during the
year. for, while at the beginning of the
year we were paying the board OF three
we are now paying that Of seven and in
addition thereto six are receiving month
ly cash stipends OF from 81 50 to IS 90 per
month. anu some eight Others are r.ceiv-
ing regular supplies at their homes.
The amount paid for board and stip-
ends has been MS follows: ooard, 500. 49;
stipepds, $237; total, 81, l41 49.
CASH STIPENDS.
With the beginning of the year we were
rendering this kind Of aid to i3 persons
To these two have been added, one has
been transferred to the soldier list and
two have died. leaving 10 now receiving
aid The amount paid for the year has
been $Slz.50.
TRANSPORTATION OUT OF STATE.
We have sent out of the state of those
who had been here but u short time and
whose longer stay would have made In
creased expense, 6s persons at an expense
STATE PAUPARS.
Many persons are supported by the oity
of Portland who come here from lhe
Dominion of Canada or other foreign
countries lhey have NO pauper SETTLE
ment anywhere and have 90 be supported
As many as possible are shipped to
other states from whence they came to
Portland, but the most OF them drift back
here and have TO be cared for.
The number of paupers receiving aid
,s !. $40, or more than 9 per cent OF the
population of Portland.
fhe mum ber of children In the aims
house has been larger than for 20 years
preylous. Mothers sentenced by the mum.
icipal court have their children cared for
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-15

Statement United states Branch Janu-
AIRY Ist, 1899
ASSETS. DECEMBER 81, 1898
''v,m compapv. % market value s,eIs.3s6.o3
e1Ia acs and IN bsnk '........ 2as, 1877 90
Interesf due and accrued ...... 46.lT4.3S
iection .... 312,I45 90
All other admired assets l,SSp.67
Aggregate of all the admitted
assets of the Company, at theh
actual value ..s..S - 4,21S'3oo.44
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WESTBROtK.
Inaugural Ball in Honor Of iiayOr
Raymond.
NgW POSTMAS tPPOINrM ENT
GIVES SAtI FACTION

senior Glass of High school TO Give an
Entertainmcnt Appointment OF
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LIABILITIES, DECEMBER

LIABILITIES, DECEMBER 81, 1898.
Stains. ..'.....'....... 267,ol5.67
insure insure ali Outstanding risks l,947, &c. go
All other demands against the
stc tp"n'' ...,...... s.527.os
Total amount OF Liabilities eN-
plIfs .................... 2.222 6e935
Surplus beyond capitsJ. 2,050.b96.09
Aggregate amount OF liabilities
incindina net surplus .....,.... 81 273 265 A
mars ood3w
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-15
PORTLA,D'S POOR.
Secretary Bakers annual Report on
he Poor Department.
SHOWS L RGE INCRE SE OF OFT
SIDE POOR IN THIS CITY.

His Recommendation and Suggestions
Are Observation-Disclosures nueb Of
Siffering to Lar Enforcement of
Prohtbitory Law-Figures OF Ell
penditure Are Interesting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19

ST. GEORGES CONGREGATION WILL
MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.
ANNUAL ELECTION OF TRUSTEES
The New Trustees Are Authorized to Have
Plans Drawn for a Large Hall to be
Erected as Soon as PossiDle-Church
in a Flourishing Condition.

The annual meeting of ST. Georges
congregation was held on Sunday and
as a result of the meeting the church
decided that a new hall should be
erected on the church lot on North
Chicago street.
For some time the hall on the second
floor of the school building has been
used by the various societies of the
church as a gathering place, but the
number of pupils in the school have
grown so large that it was recently
found necessary to divide the school
hall up into school rooms in order to
accommodate the scholars. This has
left the various societies of the church
practically homeless and they have
been forced to use Columbia hall or any
other hall they may be able to secure
for this purpose. This has been a
great annoyance to the societies and
for some time the church has been
considering the advisability of building
the new hall. These efforts were
crystalized Sunday at the annual
meeting and the trustees were ordered
to proceed at once to the work of
securing plans and estimates for the
new building. According to the aims
of the trustees the building will be one
of modern style and fitted with all
modern improvements and will be
erected at the cost OF between eight
and ten thousand dollars. Tie build
ing will probably go up in the early
spring and will add greatly to the
beauty Of the north side real estate.
The building, while it will be built
for the purpose of giving the church
societies home of their own, it will
also be used for other purposes of the
church and will add greatly to the
equipment of St. Georges church and
congregation.
At the annual election of officers the
following trustees were elected for the
coming year, John Pinzger, Fl. Brock
haus, Michael Hensgen, John Mayer,
Sr., Joseph Meyer, Peter Fish.
The year has been q very profitable
one for the congregation and the re-
ports of the officers show the church
to be in a splendid financial condition.
Father Elskamp has become we'll &C.
quainted with the demands of the
church and people and the best of har-
mony prevails between the trustees and
the pastor. The outlook for the coming
year is exceedingly bright,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19
APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP.
Country Club Will Join the National Golf
Association.

A special meeting of the directors OF
the KenOsha County club was held on
Friday afternoon at the Office of Arthur
French.
The board decided tc send an appli-
cation for membership to the National
Golf association and will be admitted
to that association before the golf sea-
son opens for the coming season. The
board also decided that the annual
meeting of the club will be held at the
parlUrs of the Grant house on the even
ing of February 13.
As the constitution provides that a
majority shall constitute a quorum,
the direct 0rs will send out proxy blanks
in the near future to allow the members
who cannot be present to have voice
in the proceedings. At this meeting OF
the entire membership of the club the
annual election of officers will be held.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19
WILL REFUND DEBT.
CITY COUNCIL SEEKS TO FIND LOW
Err INTEREST ON CITY BONDS.
z G.. SIMMONS TALKS FINANCE
He Offers to Refund the Debt at Saving
to the Tax PAYERS of over $4,000
Annually-A Financial Prophecy
worthy of Note.

The meeting of the City Council on
Monday evening was of more than
usual interest to the taxpayers of the
city, for at this meeting the aldermen
started the work of refunding the city
debt, which when completed will result
in saving to the city of over So. 500
annually. The city now has bonded
debt of about $4,000 and for the past
few years they have been paying on
this an interest of per cent, making
a total expenditure in interest alone of
So, 500 annually. This rate, consider
ing the present condition of the money
market, is exceedingly high, and for
some time the aldermen have been
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of refund
ing the debt at lower rate of interest.
On the invitation Of the Council z. G..
Simmons was present Monday evening
and spoke on the subject of refunding
the debt. He said in part that he had
been the parent to the present issue of
bonds, but while parent he had pro-
vided for them an early death and now
it was possible to replace them with a
much better bond. Mr.. Simmons said
that he had no hesitancy in stating
that he could refund the city debt at
the present time or between now and
July 1st on 81 per cent. basis without
any cost to the city whatever. He
stated that it might be possible to Sc
cure a premium on the bonds beyond
the reduction in the rates of interest.
The matter of refunding, however,
said Mr.. Simmons, may require some
legislation on the part of the State
Assembly. When the present issue of
bonds were made the State Assembly
had granted to the city permission for
adjustment and they would undoubt-
eddy grant a similar concession in this
case. Mr.. Simmons said that the
credit of the city was very good and
was growing better every day.
If the bonds are refunded at lower
rate of interest they must be made to
expire at a certain time. Mr.. Simmons
declared this to be most advantageous,
for in his opinion the rental value of
money is rapidly growing less. He
stated that he thought that at the ex-
piration of twenty years the bonds
could again be refunded at from 2 to
II per cent, and at the end of thirty
years they would find ready purchasers
at per cent. interest.
Mr.. Simmons words of advice we're
greatly appreciated by the aldermen,
and the matter of refunding the debt
was referred to Mr.. Simmons and the
finance committee, with City Attorney
Fisher as legal adviser.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19
ACTION IS RESCINDED
COUNTY BOARD REFUSES TO ACCEPT
SOLDIERS MONUMENT.
VOTE STANDS SEVEN TO FIVE.
County Members Refuse to Grant ANY
Concessions to the City Mem
bers and Tender only
Vote of Thanks.

MIR. z. G.. Simmons will not be per-
mitted to erect monument in this city
to perDetuate the memory of her soldier
dead, as this morning the County
Board decided to rescind their action
of Thursday and positively refused to
meet the conditions asked by Mr..
Simmons. This movement was brought
about by the combined work of the
members of the Board representing the
country towns, with the exception of
Lafayette Robinson of Pleasant Prairie,
who voted solidly with the city mem
bers against any action to refuse the
gift.
The country members of the Board
held an informal meeting at the Grant
House and formulated plans by which
they decided to rescind the action of
Thursday and today they presented
almost solid front. In their deliber-
ations at the informal meeting last
night it is reported that a we'll known
citizens of this city did all in his power
to spread dissensiOn against the &C
ceptance of the gift and from the
action of the Board today he may
we'll congratulate himself on the work
of last evening.
The fight FOR the acceptance of the
gift began when the Board convened at
10 O'Clock, and it was battle royal,
the city members and Mr.. Robinson
cOntending that the original motion
should stand and the country members
contending as bitterly for its overthrow.
Great praise is due Supervisor Dewey
who acted as a champion of the city,
and had not the members of the COM
mittee who had recommended the
appropriation turned against him he,
would have won his fight. However.
Supervisor Rhodes, of Somers, who
voted aye on the original motion moved
to rescind the action.
The debate which followed was long
and heated, and the members from the
town and county exchanged many
bitter personalities. The county mem
bers, however, declared that there was
not sufficient money in the hands of the
county to warrant the expenditure,
and finally, over the protests OF the city
and Pleasant Prairie, the motion deny
ing the acceptance Of the gift so gen.
erously made by Mr., Simmons, was
passed, Supervisors Rhodes, Stanton,
Spiegelhoff, Williams, NORM, Gunther,
and Patrick, of Salem, who represented
Supervisor Kingman, voting in the
affirmative. The city members of the
board and Supervisor Robinson voting
against the motion.
When the news of the action of the
board was announced it was greeted
with storm of indignation by all who
heard it, 1t is considered as an out
rage and an insult to the city, to the
old soldiers of the county and to Mr..
Simmons himself.
The members of the board who re-
fused to accept the gift are everywhere
condemned, and the feeling between
county and city is more strained than
ever before.