The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-10
There Has Been q Decrease in Ex-
penSe Of Outside Poor.
Old Soldiers Well Cared
For.
Financial Statement in the An
nual Report of the Board.


the poor and elmshouss for the year end
ing February %, has been submitted to
the mayor and council. 1t states that
the year wss begun with an indebtedness
Of Sli, 500 which had to be paid from the
appropriation for this year, SO that when
bills for November last had been paid
there was little available money remain
ing. Following is the statement Of
monthly bills for the year; March, ST.
4s6. Sc; old bills, sll, 17S.7o. April, 1876;
May, g., 972 90; June, s.. GO; July, $2.967.-
%; August. 81, 1855. 81; septem Der. q. SAL
65; October, s3,94s 90; November, a.
45s 10; December. s., e62 Il; January, s2,-
205 so; February, 81, 3s5. IS; total, s54.-
| US1.5S.
During the year there were Issued
G, 739 orders for IA $50 psrs1 ms, as against
5,24l orders for 20, 913 persons for the year
ending February Is, 1899. The cost Of
outside poor during the year was 81, i45.-
"a less by So, 953. 90 than the cost for the
preceding year.
ALMSHoUSE.
With due appreciation for the services
| Of MIR. and Mrs. John q. Roberts as mas.
tar and nation, the overseers recon-
mend a rather more economical manage
msnt. The total cess Of the almshouse
In Portland district for the year has
been Sis, 593.42.
GREEDY HOSPITAL.
The total cost of supporting the hos.
pitsl for thu year is s., $40 90.
DEERING DISTRICT ALMsHoUSE.
The annexation of Dsering made 1t nec-
essary TO assume the support Of the aims
house which has been under the manage
ment OF Mr.. and Mrs. b. +. MoKsnney,
and they have managed the affairs we'll.
1t Is earnestly hoped that measures al
ready inaugurated may be carried to such
conclusion that we may soon nave q
new almshouss one beautiful site and Of
such capacity that a good home can be
provided for many of the outside poor
which cannot bs done now on account
Of the insufficient quarters. The expense
of the support OF the institution has been
81, 662. o..
ISOLATION WARD.
The board insists that this branch
should be under the care of the health
department and a distinct and separate
appropriation made for 1t. The total ex-
pense of maintaining this ward has been
II, 1925 II.
OLD SOLDIERS.
The board says that the sooner
law is EIepealedthat forces
the municipalities OF the state
to support a GLASS of persons whose
habits are such that they win do moth
ing for their own support the peter. The
report goes on at some length TO de.
scribe the dissoluts habits of most of
those old soldiers who are public charges.
The expense Of fitting up and operating
Little Togus" has been $2,304 ~.
INSANE PERSONS.
The above GLASS continues to be an ever
increasing source of expenditure and
there seems to be no way TO avoid 1t
The net cost to the city for the year end
ing November so, 1899. was 50. ISL 81, an
increase over the previous year OF 5000. &.
08.
hOy-cABhb pcEnOHs nave UeeH sent 70
other states, the Dominion of Canada and
to Europe &C a cost OF sta 63.
State paupers are conoinued source
of expense to the city and there are more
and mere every year.
The number OF persons assisted In
different ways during the year has been
p e27, nearly per cent of Greater Port
land. The number of children in the
almshouse has been larger than in previ-
Gus years. III, commitment of intern
perate mothers Is the chief cause of
their being there.
Appropriation for financial year ending
March 81, 1900. less $500 paid secretary
Of associated charities, S44,S0); addition
for amount received for insane persons.
Sl,095.21; transferred from other appro-
priations, $3.50 OF. Total, $50. 1926.
This sum is the total expenditures for
II months from April /. 1899, to March
l, 1900. The cash income for II months
paid the city treasurer, sl,6lL9). Net
amount of expen ditures, so. 1926.