Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-03
BOARD OF CHARITIES.

4 Wood for Poor Sawed and Split By In
 mates of Brookside Home.
 Mayor Kilduh presided at the meet ing of the board of charities yesterday afternoon, at which Commissioners Finn, Brewer and Disley were present. An application was received from Dr James J. McLinden for appointment as city physician. On motion of Com missioner Disley, Dr III. E. Ballard was appointed city physician for the ensuing month.
 Superintendent Doran called the boards attention to his action in refus- ing aid to the men who had been brought to this city by the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Go to take the places of the striking linemen and trim mers and refused to go to work when they found out there was strike. Commissioners Disley and Brewer thought that the superintend- sent's course was perfectly right and le- gitimate. The former said that if the men had left the job of their own ac- cord, they should support themselves or if they had been induced by others ito leave the persons who induced them 1 to quit should furnish them with rail-
 road tickets to their homes. It was
 not matter of sympathy but matter
 of business. 1t would be establishing
 bad precedent, which would apply to
 even tranps. Commissioner Brewer
 said that 1t was not even matter of 1 charity.
 Superintendent Doran stated that
 there was law which reads that a
 man or woman, having been brought here and having no means to support them, should be paid their expenses
 back to where they came from. Commissioner Finn wanted to know
 if the board was not In duty bound to
 at least furnish a home for the night for men who were brought to this city under misrepre and on arrE- | ing here. quit work. Commissioner Brewer didn't think that the board was. The mayor brought the maj tier
 to an end by stating that MT Dis1ey's remarks about establishing a prece- dent were rather timely. and. anyway
 he would not like to act on the matter until he had considered the subject at length.
 I Superintendent Doran stated that a
 short time ago he visited John Kalaher at the New York Post-Graduate hospi- tai and found him in good condition.
 He Is Improving gradually. An alum inum brace for his spine will be secured in short time. S5 having been just
 contributed toward the fund by the en- ployes of the Randolph Gloves Go. The recent operation on Kalaher's feet I was very successful 1t is expected that Kalaher will be removed to his home i'll this city in a short time.
 | The annual report of the board of
 charities was considered. The intro
 ductory remarks are as follows:
 To His Honor Mayor Edward c. Kill duff:
 ' Sir-We submit herewith report of
 the department of charities for the
 year 1902. the first year of it's existence
 as department of the city govern
 Inent.
 |I Shortly after the organization of this
 department the members of the board
 visited the charities departments in
 other Connecticut cities whose govern
 ments have been consolidated, for the
 purpose. of examining their methods of
 dispensing relief. The cities visited \ were Hartford. New Haven and Bridge port. and the officials of the charities departments in these cities gave gen. erously of their time to thorough ex nlana tions of their methods. The in formation derived from these cities has been of great assistance to thds board i'll the inauguration of a proper system of dispensing public charity in thi. city. Parts of the systems used 1T other cities have been adopted ani have proven advantageous as we'll as { great improvement over old methods. Commencing under the new system during the cold season, as we did. sud den and radical reforms were avoided in order that injustice might not b, done to any recipients of public char ity. The members of this board ars unanimously agreed that the -futur, will show more fully the advantages 0, the present time. The various infu ences. which, under such a system a that of the town government, coult not be other than powerful in causins too free distribution of assistance cannot. under our consolidated govern ment, be exercised. Investiga tion are more thorough aud more frequen than formerly. and the fact that tn, reports of these investigations are sub feet to scrutiny by this board prevent imposition upon it's officers and check the tendency toward unnecessary pau
 perisnl.