The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-16
THE SYSTEM OF RELIEF
What Is Being Done by The Various Com
mit,ees.
WORK is PROGRESSING SATISFACTORILY
THE board of Health Is Acting In
tenigentiy--LOofsin After tho
Sick and Injured.

Galveston. Texas, September 15.--rne gem
eral relief committee met at . o'clock and
heard the reports from the chairmen OF the
various wards Some OF the chairman did
not make detailed reports, but all VIII be
prepared to furnish them later. Tho work Ia
progressing satisfactorily and r0nsots credit
ON those having the matter In charge.
All worthy applicants are being fed and
orders for clothing are being givon fol-
lows: To men, limit 50; women. 81; chill
dren. 81. Shoes are being supplied with she
following limits; Men $3.50. women sl.6O.
children 20 cents.
All parties must apply for reliet to tho
chairmen OF the wards whore thsy now re-
side and not where thoy formerly resided.
The reports from the wards no far as gwen
are as follows: Chairman Doyle. orders for
clothing, $50. number fed 1900
Chairman Wallis. Second ward. Work
progressing well and men relieved when they
can get job whore they can receive com
Jake Davis. Third ward: Work progressing
satisfactorily and no complaints received.
The Fourth and NTH wards arc reporting
together. under the charge OF MesSrs Mann
and Royston. Two thousand people being
fed daily Ia tho Two wards. Ninety per cent
Of the applicants IN this ward are negroes.
Chairman Stencil of the Sixth ward report
ed between 500 and 600 families fed. com
mittee to be appointed TO Investigate certain
complaints.
! Chairman Forster Rose. Seventh ward, TO.
ports Feeding $500 people and working about
600 men clearing debris. ,,,. -.
! Chairman Edmond Bourke, Elgrth wsru'
is getting along satisfactorily. Has no com.
plants Feeding 1850 people In tamiHeS anu
800 working men.
f, Chairman c. n. Ousley, Nlrth ward re-
| ports number OF people applying VINO now
! reside in other wards. Wanta the massr
understood Feeding about 1000 people
| Chairman Cootley Ientn WaIu' on ysp 1no 20
L 10 ID
Eleventh and Twelfth wards the, work Is
progressing satisfactorily; detailed reports
| A letter was read from Armour Co: TO It's
manager, NJ r. Hoffman, instrncSns MN 70
offer money or provisions. me moneS was
lpreferred; amount not known.
All supplies from the public will be mpnk-
fully received and should be sent 10 W. n
| McViue. chairman.
rb, bonrd OF health met at II o'clock this
morning. only a fsw of the msmbers be-
ing pre.ont DR.. Randall reported that the
nr,ncipal streets and alleys were being sprin-
| kled with lime and that forty public watsr
| olos.ts had been erected and signs placed
| rear then He had experienced trouDie IN
| working his men, the 100 men from itous-
ton being takea away ire" 1 h,s conflict Of
authority. no declared. must be Ismouiso.
ur. West reported that be had made no
, attempt 10 iEterlere WIN the PEssentt ,E.,,
who we're removing debris, as he thought tney
| were doing efficient work. He hha aAslBheo
those men who applied to MN 70 VOTE Ia
their own wards The removal OF the ueprlS
would take several months. He mace a mo
lion that citizens be allowed TO remove lalisn
debris 10 rebuild thoir own homes whether
/ IL belonged TO them or not. This motion was
pr Trueheart reported tho addition OF
several physicians to his force for tho reliet
OF the sick and injured. but sun nesns aouu Ht
twenty five OF thirty assistants. ne souln
furnish no report as to the pumpsr Oh iu-
. Or Dr.. Fisher said that he had only few
medical supplies. but that he hao equipped
: ali physicians who applied to him from tho
ps. Smith reported the arrival Of the New
! York Journal rslief committee with elght or
! ten doctors and about 5000 wtrtn OF m1 ,,n.
cines md bandages and also food supplies
: and tcutB He had requested them TO act
: Independently and establish a h1spital ~ ths
> w,st End This they hao agreed 70 ~ 40
y Or. smith has ambulance stations az tue
: following places: Levys stable, "a O nuron
peach drug store, fremont ana ~ hoes, ng.s
drug store, Thirty-third aud H.. Arrange
mcnts will be made, II possible, 10 establish
I a night ambulance station at LeVy's undef-
taking establishment. ,,,,..
Z The chairman OF the committee looking
after the sick and Injured met At the ofncs
OF Dr. Trueheart at 1870 this afternoon s y,
rendered their reports. There was Ysry ntue
I detall Work IN tho IePoihi % - =. usnst
did not have time They reported tnat mos.
OF Inquiries were cuts and bruissF and ths
sickness was due largely to exposure hno
heat All OF the doctors were securing rue
necessary medical supplies from the iooAl
drug stores. report was reosiVeu H uin
Dr. kirwin stating that there were between
thirty and forty people in the neshborho9d
OF Th;rty-third and who we're badly IN
need Of medical attention. Only two otnhr
casss OF iris nature we're reported and these
were 10 the same neishborhood Dr. True
J hsart stated that man should he on GUY
J at each dispcnEary twelve hours every Gay
and that the public practice ehoulf rave PR
: eedcDtc over the private rrantco Tie prNa'e
patients arr naturally bepcwlng nuelie "a
: tlcnis. as they get first attention ana Tree
service AS a whole the work is progressing
satisfactory.
, Hempstend'k Losses.
: Hsmpstcad Texas. September 1b-From 9
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