The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-11
City Council Would Create
Board of Charities and
Corrections Under Law
ORDINANCE GIVEN
ITS R READING
Provides for Appointment Oh
Special Commissioner
Restrictions Laid Down

The city Of Grand Forks will soon
have a council committee to act as a
board of charities and corrections. A.
the meeting Of the council last even
ing, an amendment to the present
poor relief ordinance. providing for
such a body was passed at it's first
reading.
Under the provisions of the ordinary
the committee will consist Of the
mayor. three members of the council
appointed by the mayor. and one
member elected annually from the
BOARD of directors of the Associated
CHARITIES. The committee has the
power to appoint an overseer to take
charge of the poor relief work in the
city, and this person is to receive a
salary of not over SIS n month. This
oVerseer IS to look after the poor
alone and shall be required to keen
all records as provided for in the state
Jaw. The overseer is to be chosen
annually. The committee shall have
n power at all times to modify or
correct the acts of the overseer' A
majority of the committee shall con-
stitute a quorum for the purpose of
transacting business.
n oNerseer will have an office In
the city hall and will he required to
be on duty from s to - O'Clock in the
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the afternoon every week day in the
year. The oyerseer will also he re-
quired to give a bond of $500 to as
sure the faithful performance of duty.
Must Probe Requests.
a request for HELM comes
to the overseer he shall first carefully
investigate all the conditions sur.
rounding the persons applying for re-
lief to see that they are really in need
or distress. 1t is his duty to see that
such distress can be relieved by other
means than the expenditure of CITY
FUNDS whenever possible. The sum
gwen to any person or family for re-
lief shall not exceed SIS until the
BOARD OF county commissioners has
peer notified, except on special order
Must Work If Possible.
In case any persons applying for re-
lief are in good health the overseer
must insist on them seeking employ
ment and whenever possible he shall
assist them in finding work. In case
ct refusal to work all persons will be
Denied any further city aid. In case
the needy persons have relatives liv-
ing in the city they shall he requested
by the overseer to aid those in dis
tress.
Must Keep Statistics.
The director of the Door relief work
shall also be required to keep a care
ful record of all Ipersons receiving
help. The recordL shall include the
name, age, sex, nationality, color of
every person applying for help and
shall say whether such persons are
married Or single. A record shall al
SO be kept of money or articles given
out from time to tilme by the overseer.
The overseer u file a copy of this
record the first of each month at the
offices of the county and city auditors.
An annual report must also be submit
ted to the city council and the board
of county commissioners at the Janu-
airy meetings.
Cash Cannot Be Given.
In no case may the overseer furnish
money to the needy except when or
dered to do sc by the committee. Or
ders for goods shall be made out on
the different storekeepers in the city.
In case any merchant furnishes more
than the order calls for or gives out
inferior goods he shall receive no pay
for such articles and shall forfeit all
right to furnish any more goods.
Persons who dispose Of goods OBJ
tanned from the committee in the
manner described shall not be per-
mitted to dispose of such articles to
any other persons for liquor or any
other goods. Any person misappro-
priating such articles shall be subject
to prosecution on account Of the vic
lation Of the ordinance. This includes
the members Of families who have re-
fused to work and who try to take
goods from other members of the
same family. All goods given out by
the committee shall be the nroperty If
the city until they rave been consum-