The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-24
INTERESTING FACTS IN ANNUAL REPORT
 OF CHARITIES DEPT
How the City's Money Is Ex- pended in Helping the
 Poor
Outside Poor Expenses Were $62,3O1.27; Lakeview Home $35, ,146.l6

In the annual report of the board of Charities submitted to Mayor Will son today are given many interesting statistics. Cash received from the state and other sources during the fiscal year which ended April ] amounted to $S,sO9.O5 Of this $e,362. 34 was turned over to the city treasurer leaving a balance of $446.71 This ball. ance was not turned over to the city treasurer in the absence of any in- cumbent of the office of Superintend- ent of Poor. Supt. Brennan left be- fore the money was received and Supt. Johnson did not take office until the year had expired.
 Cash received from the city treasur- CT on order of the. Common Council and dispersed to outside poor amount ed to $10,286. Cash drawn for Lake, view home was $1Oo, making a total of $10,3S6
 The number of families helped out side of Lakeview home were 4S9; sim gle persons outside of Lakeview home were 46. The number of transients were 1ss. There were 2s6 cared for at the Bridgeport hospital; 293 at St. Vincent's hospital; IFS at Middletown; 6 at Norwich: 13 at the school for Imbeciles; 9 at the school of incur ables.
 On April 1. 1912. there were 25S in- mates at Lakeview home; including 193 males and 6S females; 47 insane inmates of which 2S were male and 19 females. There wore 4s deaths at the home; 31 males and IF females.
 During the year 45 families on the books of the Charities department were deserted by husbands and go where husband or father is dead. Cash to outside poor was spent as shoes, $1,455.9s; groceries and provi- sions $4,022.08; meat. $s67; bread $521. .25; making total of S1S,749.s1
 Hospital expenditures were: Con- necticut hospital for Insane. $17, ,158 S1 {; Norwich hospital for Insane. $S34.27: $s.s47.l0: Bridgeport hospital sS,sai.47: St. vincent'ss hospital $e,ah.ss; Com necticut school for Imbeciles. $l,s6s.61; Hone las tof FPSESssies ;s sss; making 2
 seiarsess. expended were: Joseph v. Brennan, napt; sSSL .S 800; Dennis E. invssEisator, 1T % d, 60; pr. Edward F. $36o:g pr. Charles J. Lever ty, $360; Dr. David B. Wason $360: Dr. D. SC. DeWolfe $50; making a total of $5,2s0. ~ Salaries expended at Lakeview home were: ss4,057.50, divided as fol-
  Mrs. Cowles, matron, $3e0; c. E. Mill CT, steward, $90O; Bessie Lavin, nurse. 3420; Mary Stratton, cook, $54; Mary cook $180; James Riblet, cook $1S0; Judson Stratton. barn man. $5s.5O; Jacob Hutchinson. barn man. $315; Dr. Herman 8. Schulz $360.
 Salaries, ambulance and emergency expenses were: Dr. Edward c. Krause. $4S9. 9.96; Dr. Herman s. Schulz $312.45; pr. McGovern, $312.45; Dr. Andrew $875; David Jack, driver. $7s0: A. E. Burlinson, chauffeur, $1,- Brennan $400; making a total of $4,- 649.86.
 Building and supplies at Lakeview home cost $5,7O9.12; of which $2,414.62 was for coal; $1,188.S2 for house fur- and crockery; $291.H for plumbing; s1s0:47 for lumber; $222.So for paints, oil, glass; $350 for insur- ance: $42.1e for stationery and adver- Using; s37.95 telephones; $S71S, leather 6ndings: $943.7s for disinfectants.
 Clothing and provision expenditures at Lakeview home cost: $17 7,661.1S; d1- vided as follows: $6s0.s2 for shoes; -$3,- sS4.79 for clothing, hats and dry goods; B, ,262.S1 for meats and fish; $2,26S.2O for bread and crackers.
 Stable expenses at Lakeview home to $S,414.62; drugs and H. uuors cost $358.56; surgical dressings s12435: wire, light and power $1.4S0.- D2: miscellaneous $1,90S.37.
 The expense of the auto ambulance was $1,S69.46 of which, $75 was for ln- surance and the rest for storage ana supplies. Expenses of the investiga- tors car was $632.25.
 The recapitulation shows $62,S .27 expended on outside poor; $S5, .16 In Lakeview home; $s,s59.O1 on ambu- lance and emergency and $3,4O9.S6 on special account.