Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-29
BOARD OF PUBLIC CHARITY
Finished Up Duties of Year at a Meet
 ing Last Night.

Finished Up Duties of Year at a Meet ing Last Night.
 The department of charities held meeting last night, Mayor Kilduff pre- siding, and finished up everything con- nected with the work Of the present board. Besides the mayor there were present Commissioners Edward !. Finn, William c. Moore, James H Filling Superintendent Doran and Clerk Thomas F. McMahon
 The case of Mrs Mary Thomas and her son, George H. Thomas, a full ac- count of which appeared in the Demo crat Souvenir, was taken up and vote passed instructing the city attor- ney to institute law proceedings against the town of Orange for the payment to the city of Waterbury of such sums as may be due for the main tenance of Mrs Thomas and her son, 1t being the opinion of the board that the expense should be met by the town Of Orange, where the husband and father of Mrs Thomas and her son has had residence for over thirty years, and where he still lives. Superinten- dent Doran was instructed to procure estimates for an extension to the fire escape platform at the Brookside home and to have the work done. A con- munication was received from Mrs William T. Disley acknowledging the receipt of set of resolutions regard ing the death of her husband, the late Commissioner w. T. Disley, who died a few months ago. The communica- tion was received and ordered on file.
 The reports of the Brookside home, outside poor and hospitals were re- ceived, accepted and placed on file. An abstract read by MT McMahon showed that there had been 253 inmates of the Brookside home between January and November 30, 1903, and that on the latter date there were 101 inmates, stxty-four of whom were males, thirty seven females, eleven being children. There was been a total cost of $13,- 922.S4 for the support of the institu- ton and an average cost per inmate epr week of $2.61. Of the outside poor, there were POS cases relieved, in cluding 7S9 persons. There were 104 cases receiving aid in amounts less than $2O during that period, these cases including 353 persons. The total amount of aid given to outside poor was $742.S4. The number of like cases during the same period in 1902 was 179, including 598 persons, and the total amount of aid was $1, 1,479.49. The total cost of the outside poor for the first eleven months of this year was $10,211.92. There have been I'll different persons aided in the hospital during this period, at total cost of $12,211 94
 The members expressed their appre- citation of the uniform courtesy ex- tended to them by the chairman during the past two years, after which the mayor paid high compliment to the board for the faithful manner in which they had performed their duties. He also had a good word to say for the eff hcient services of Superintendent Doran and Clerk McMahon.
 Short addresses were made by MT Doran and MT McMahon expressing their appreciation of how they had been used by Mayor Ki1duff ard the board. On motion of MT Finn vote of thanks was extended to the press for the able and important manner in which the doings of the department had been reported.
 Then commenced the leave taking and hand shaking, when some cut flow CTS were tossed about like snowf1akes in a violent storm.
 The board had good deal to do dur ing it's term of office and it is generally admitted that 1t did it well. It. was the first board to act under the new charter which transferred the care of the poor from the selectmen to a de- pertinent of charities, and in conse- quence it had to formulate it's own plans so that their successors will be spared lot of labor which necessarily came to the first members of the board. The members consisted of Edward T. Finn William c. Moore. William T. Disley, James H. Filling and Charles Brewer. Death robbed the board Of MT DisIev and sickness prevented MT Brewer from regular attendance. thus throwing additional work upon the mayor Messrs Finn. Moore and Pill ing. But they had able assistants in MT Doran and MT McMahon, two men of considerable experience in the mat ter of charities. as well as MT Atwood of the town store. who worked har- moniouslv with his associates and proved himself a valuable man in his position. Putting the whole Of them together and looking at their work. 1t is safe to predict that Mayor Kilduff will not be called upon to make any, apologies for their conduct, and his honor frankly admitted that In his farewell remarks.
 Had Big Supply of stamps.
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