Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-18
URGES HOME FOR
POOR CHILDREN
Report 81 oseFseeT Of the Poo
on Co1yeotiOa ESSSsSed
BY Aldermen

The report Of Oyerseer Of the Poor
Math Hanson. on his trip 10 the At
fantic City Convention OF the State Or
R~anization, which was submitted at
the last meeting OF the Board OF
Aldermen takes several new recon-
msndafioBs. including the suggestion
that Perth AmbOy erect q local home
Tor fhe children Of the poor and des-
titute In his city. The OvsrEeer was
commended by Miss Frances Day Of
the Btate Board Of chiIdren's Guar
dams for his custom OF visiting the
children who have been boarded out
by the State from this city. His rec
Communication that brothers or sisters
Of the same family who arc sont out
should be given the opportunity 70 DO
together while growing up was also
well received.
The reference Of the Overseer TO the
iiberality of the city in paying the
Doctors fees in Poor Junacy cases
brought a storm OF protest from the
aldermen. and promises TO be matter
OF much discussion when taken up by
the board sitting as q ommittee or
the whole, Alderman William G. VIII
son declared that 10 would be more
appropriate II the city had he repu-
tation Of being most liberal to its
poor and destitute instead Of to the
doctors OF the city. II Is understood
that a movement has beer started to
reduce the doctors fees in each case
from SO TO IS. the fee in other cities.
At on time the fee here was as high
rs Szs. Alderman John J. Clark de-
ciared-
The report follows:
To the Council Of the City of Perth
Amboy, NJ. j.,
Gentlemen:
1 attended the First Annual Con-
vention of the New Jersey Overseers
of the Poor at Atlantic City June 9th.
9TH, and Sth.
The convention was opened by an
address OF welcome by Hon. Harry
Bacharach. the Mayor. of Atlantic
City. The president is Harry l.. Barck
Of Hoboken. He called attention to
the responsibilities that were placed
upon the overseers in dealing with the
unfortunate who come under their
care. the children. invalids and de-
serted families. The first duty, he
said. is to ascertain If the applicant is
worthy of aid, and If 80 to assist them
in the most useful way. George Muir
ray of Jersey City led h discussion
in "Out-door Poor Department Tenn
porary Relief" He dwelt on the tenn
porary relief developing into perma-
lent relief. and the necessity. of as
certaining If the applicant receives as
sistance from any private society,
and when 80, and IL is wise to com-
bine in doing work in different ways,
they would exchange information as
to what each is contributing towards
the support of the dependents.
A proposition coming from George
Ortlys of Atlantic City. hat owing to
the increased cost of living the allow
ance for the care of children be in
creased from 50 a month to SO a week
for the first child, and $40 a month
for each additional child under 10
years. In a destitute family, was adj
opted by the meeting by a unanimous
vote. They also decided that the legal
qualification for a mother to receive
the pension must be five years in this
state and one year in the county. 1t
was suggested that in the ease of
children committed to the State Board
OF Children's Guardians. their main
tenance be paid by the County not the
City
When I reported having visited
every child committed to- the State
Board of Children's Guardians from
Perth Amboy, it was brought out that
/ was the first and only overseer to
visit the children. Miss frances Day
commended 1t and said she wished the
other overseers would do the same.
I was also supported in my view,