Evening star., 1932-11-23
ID. c. RELIEF OUTLAY
UP 245 PER CENT
Increase in Expenditures for
12-Month Period Surveyed
by ChiIdren's Bureau.

Relief expenditures in the District
have increased 245 per cent during the
last IL months, the Children's Bureau
Of the Labor Department said today
in compiling relief statistics reported
to the Government from 978 relief-giv
ing agencies in 124 cities for September.
During that month, the II reporting
agencies in the District said their direct
and work relief expenditures amounted
to $165,091, a total Of $131, 800 more
than was expended during September,
1881.
For the 30-day period in September
the relief agencies reported their ex-
penditures increased per cent over
August. In the latter month a total
of s143,529 was paid for direct and
work relief here while in September a
total of S165,091 was expended.
In September. 1881, a few months
before work relief was inaugurated in
the District, the total expenditures for
direct relief work amounted to only
$33,211.
Eleventh on Relief List.
A survey of the reports sent in from
the 124 cities shows for the 12-month
period Washington was eleventh on the
list Of places having the largest re-
lief expenditures. Birmingham, Mobile
Kansas City, Erie and Reading, Pa. !;
Roanoke, va; Tacoma, Chicago and
Cicero, H., and New Rochelle, N. Y,
were the leaders.
In the latter city, relief expenditures
during the year have increased 705 per
cent and for the 30-day period ending
September 30 expenses arising from
unemployment In the New Rochelle
area were up IL per cent.
Based on the full report, the bureau
estimated that expenditures through
out the Nation were up 1 per cent In
September over August This slight In
crease follows a boost Of 8 per cent in
August over July.
The September expenditure of $22,-
581 ,469 represents an increase of 90 6
per cent from the total expended by
the same agencies In September last
year.
The rise in relief expenditures has
been mainly in general relief, which
increased per cent from August to
September, while special allowances
from public funds increased only O.5
per cent and work relief decreased 8
per cent.
Aided Families Increase.
The number of families aided through
general relief and special allowances
from public funds continued to rise
more rapidly than the amount expend-
ed. Reports showed an increase of 4
per cent between August and September
in the number of families receiving
general relief and an increase of IL
per cent In the number Of those re-
ceiving special allowances from public
funds. From September, 1881, to Sep
tember. 1882, there was a rise of 144.2
per cent in the number of families aided
through general relief and of 27.2 per
cent in the number receiving special
allowances.
Cities reporting increases of 20 per
cent or more In relief expenditures in
September as compared with August
are Kenosha, Maiden, New Orleans,
Philadelphia, Portland. Greg; Tacoma,
Terre Haute and Wichita, while Al
toona, Chester, Fall River, Fort Worth,
Lawrence, New Haven and Oak Park
reported decreases of 20 per cent or
more during the same period.
The number Of meals and nights
lodgings furnished homeis>s- and tran
sient persons were higher in September
than in August, but the total of 944, SOC
meals served represented a rise Of only
As per cent, as compared with 10 for
the same period year ago. The num-
Der Of nights lodgings reported in Sep
tember this year totaled 318,921, an IN
crease Of IA per cent over August, while
last year the increase for the same
period was Is per cent. This years total
for September represented an increase
Of 79 per cent over last year.