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80 97
" Medical attendance and medicine 356 00
332 71
" Burial expenses
" Transportation of paupers 244 75
2,685 89
" Insane Hospital bills 710 04
" Aid to Worcester Poor in other towns 685 69
" Reform School bills
" Books, stationery, stamps, &c. 233 45
" Miscellaneous expenses . 203 33
Total . $10,015 24
For the monthly expenditures of the same, you are referred to the table attached to this section of the report.
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OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The salary of the City Physician and that of the Clerk of the Board are also charged to the expense of the City Relief Depart- ment, and are as follows :--
City Physician $800 00
Clerk of the Board 1,500 00
Disbursements 10,015 24
Total expenditure in City Department . $12,315 24
The Resources have been as follows :-
Unexpended balance of 1874 $210 05
Appropriation by City Council . 9,600 00
Received from the State, and from towns 3,329 59
Total receipts $13,139 64
Total expenditures 12,315 24
Unexpended balance $824 40
Making the net expense of this Department for the year $8,985 65
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CITY RELIEF DEPARTMENT.
Monthly Accounts of 1875.
No. of Orders Drawn.
Paid in Cash Allow- ances.
Cost of Fuel.
Cost of Groceries.
Furniture and Cloth-
Medicine, Attendance
Cost of Burials.
Transportation of
Insane Hospital
Reform School Bills.
Paid otlier Towns.
Books, Stationery,
Postage and Printing.
Miscellaneous Ex- penses.
Total
1874. December, 1875. January,
227 $ 74 25 $ 224 03 $ 229 12 $ 6 80 $ 57 55$ 25 00 $
2 25 $ 604 75
$ 7 00 $ 42 50 $
1273 25
315
47 30
322 63
318 50
26 75
33 20
55 00
46 20
$ 163 91 $ 21 25
39 00
10 00
1083 74
February,
308
14 00
437 03
342 50
3 50
24 50
8 00
272 53
116 65
6 00
1224 71
March,
389
59 55
407 13
419 00
67 70
62 00
5 30
493 85
5 24
6 55
1526 32
April,
212
12 50
133 00
248 00
16 52
28 77
33 00
16 60
36 50
151 06
5 00
680 95
May,
98
34 00
42 76
143 75
16 64
31 00
26 30
. 11 75
99 21
3 90
5 00
414 31
June,
70
55 00
128 33
12 80
3 30
514 08
62 35
5 00
780 86
July,
65
37 38
129 00
11 25
53 00
20 55
274 00
149 97
139 12
10 00
824 27
August,
75
6 00
71 00
34 15
23 00
35 95
10 00
9 50
90 00
279 60
September,
74
34 50
24 00
107 25
6 90
· 15 35
23 00
750 96
961 96
October,
79
6 85
62 60
112 00
16 00
13 55
17 00
22 75
121 54
155 55
15 60
543 44
November,
149
25 80
109 65
64 00
4 50
17 25
26 00
65 55
44 00
15 25
49 83
421 83
.
2061 $407 13 $1762 83 $2312 45 $ 80 97 $ 332 71 $ 356 00 $ 244 75 $2685 89 $ 685 69 $ 710 04 $233 45 $203 33 $ 10015 24
CITY DOCUMENT .- No. 30.
64
ing.
and Nursing.
Paupers.
Bills.
65
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
List of Paupers aided in Worcester, but settled in other Towns :
NAMES OF APPLICANTS.
PLACE OF SETTLEMENT.
NAMES OF APPLICANTS.
PLACE OF SETTLEMENT.
Patrick Olden
Northampton.
Andrew P. Clark
Cambridge. 66
Lucy Moreton
Shrewsbury.
Mary A. Putney Fenton Murphy
Edward Stanley
Spencer.
Betsey Bonzey Catharine Bonzey
Braintree. Millbury. 66
Hiram D. Hines
Athol.
Lydia Bowen
Brookfield.
Thomas Farren . Edward Tyrrell Robinson Hopwood . Ellen Kelley
66
Augusta Colburn
Ashland.
Mary Crowe
West Boylston.
Mary Lee
Oxford. Burlington.
Mary Cunningham Joseph Malhoit Jolın Remmick
Sutton. 66
John H. Kendall Michael Larvin . Milanese Goodreau . Mary A. Brock Noel Dougas
Marlboro'.
Gilbert Parker
Holden. 66
Hudson. Douglas. N. Brookfield.
Michael Murphy Alice F. Tidd .
New Braintree. Natick.
Helen Osborne Mary Edwards
Auburn.
Patrick Behan
Lowell ..
Ann Kelley . James Finnegin Rose McFarland John McIntire
Boston.
John Martin Julius Rivers. . Elizabeth Jennings Horace Day
66
Lydia J. Duffy
66
Mary Sheehe .
Milford.
60
Chelmsford.
Sarah Tiernon
66
Paxton.
Patrick Flynn
Westminster.
Wm. Masterton
Lawrence.
Sarah J. Aldrich
Uxbridge.
Albert Lee
Palmer.
Bridget Curtain Bridget Britt John Walsh Wm. W. Phillips Almira Glazier
Duxbury.
Johanna Glynn
Framingham. Leicester. 66
Henry D. Newell Mary Falvey Honora Shea
Franklin. Blackstone.
Wm. O'Niel
Mary Callaghan
Francis M. Sylvester. Brockton.
66
Louis B. Pratt
Charlton. Webster.
Julia McCarty
Peter R. Laws Sarah Morgan Dexter (. Whitney Joseph G. Ware John Butler Mary McDermott John Rice
Westboro. 66 West Boylston. Shelburne.
Patrick Owens Owen Cunningham Maria Bell
Winchendon.
Northboro.
Dennis Kearns
Boylston.
Margaret Martin
Celia Fay
Taunton.
Grafton.
C. S. Barber Chas. G. Nutting
Fitchburg.
Asa A. Walker
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List of Insane persons who have a legal pauper settlement in this city, and who have received full support at the Insane Hos- pital during the year 1875.
REGISTERED No.
NAMES.
AGE.
PLACE OF BIRTH.
860
Samuel S. Barnes
56
Westminster.
85
Harriet N. Crosby
54
Brewster.
857
James Conlon .
25
Ireland.
676
Richard Everett
49
England.
970
Bernard Fuller .
21
Worcester.
950
Michael Hayes .
32
Germany.
760
Roxana Lennon
43
Ireland.
951
Nora Leary
40
66
594
Mary Mayhew
38
66
959
Michael Mullens
70
757
Honora T. Murphy
24
66
925
Charlotte Piper
42
Leicester.
568
Edwin A. Robie
44
Cambridge.
961
Lawrence Rice .
Ireland.
948
Ellen Sullivan
19
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On Thursday, Nov. 19, 1875, the several members of the Board of Overseers of the Poor, assisted by the Board of Assessors, met at the City Alms-House for the purpose of mak- ing the annual appraisal, and reported as follows :-
96 Acres of cleared land . $7,680 00
100 66 of wood and sprout 7,500 00
26 Harlow pasture .
1,040 00
·
50
66 Davidson pasture
1,280 00
24
66 Bond meadow
600 00
8
Curtis lot
2,400 00
Total value of land .
$20,500.00
Alms-House building
$20,000 00
Small Brick House and Corn barn
1,000 00
Small-Pox Hospital Building
500 00
New Farm Barn
7,000 00
New Horse Stable .
5,000 00
Swine House
5,000 00
Total value of buildings $38,500 00
Total value of real estate
$59,000 00
Farm stock, tools, vehicles, &c.
7,151 60
Stores, furniture, household utensils
3,705 91
Appurtenances of Truant School . 380 25
Appurtenances of Scavenger Department
7,552 00
Total valuation
$77,789 76
·
759
Michael Goulding
Ireland.
Canada.
742
Maria McCarty
Ireland.
1012
Mary McGrath
Weston, Vt.
518
Barbara Kohl
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OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The number of paupers at the Alms-House at this time is fifty. Last year we reported thirty-seven as being the largest number we had ever had ; so it will be observed that our family has considerably increased.
The institution was visited and inspected by the Board of Overseers of the Poor, assisted by several of the past and present members of the City Government, on Thursday, Octo- ber 28th, and found to be in the usual good condition ; and the Superintendent and Matron were again complimented by all the visitors for the care and fidelity with which they had dis- charged their arduous duties during the long number of years that they have had the management of the place.
The buildings remain the same as last year, all in first-class condition, and the whole institution may be shown with pride to any one as a model establishment of its kind.
The farm shows the quickening effect of the bountiful dress- ing it has received since the establishment of the Scavenger De- partment, and we hope may, in a few years, lose the distinctive appellation it has so long possessed, of being in every sense "A Poor Farm."
A descriptive list of the persons provided for at the Institu- tion during the year, with their age and place of birth,-as also one of the Insane Worcester Paupers provided for during the year, and one of Paupers living in Worcester, but settled in other towns, who have received aid here,-is shown in this report.
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List of Paupers who have been fully supported at the Alms- House in this City for the year 1875 :-
| Registered i Pauper No.
NAMES.
PLACE OF BIRTH.
Began.
Ended.
1 Lucy Barber,
58
Worcester,
Nov. 29, '39 Sept. 8, '75 Died.
3 David Kimball,
42
66
Jan. 1, '57
Continues.
Idiotic.
4 Allen Cummings,
38
66
April 20, '57
April 10, '57
21 Miranda P. Smith, 32 Henry Monroe, 56 Benj. Baldwin, 83 Chas. A. Parkhurst 84 Emeline Parkhurst
50
Brookfield,
Mar. 9, '67
Continues.
67
Boston,
June 15, '68
66
66
87 Thomas Croley,
56 Ireland,
July 28, 68
66
100 Sallie Gates,
78 Worcester,
Feb. 6, '69
June 3, '75
132 Reuben Titus,
63 New Hamp., 68 Salem,
July 1, '70 Continues.
154 Elsie Adams,
51 Unknown,
Mar. 24, '70
Insane.
191 Morris Moriaty,
67
Ireland,
Nov. G, '71
243 Gilman Scott,
59 New Hamp.,
Feb. 1, '61
Sept. 20, '75
244 Samuel Willard, 245 John Luby,
48
Ireland,
Feb. 6, '73
Continues.
259 Patrick Luby,
13
Worcester,
Mar. 19, '73
271 William Collins, 274 J. J. O'Leary,
49
Ireland,
Aug. 1, '73
43
Vermont,
April 14, '74 Nov. 13, '75 Died.
38
Ireland,
June 11, '74 April 29, '75 66 66
13
Worcester,
66
June 18, '73 Nov. 1, '75 Sept. 16, '74 Continues. 66 66 Sept. 19, '75 April 2, '75
Blind.
1 Worcester,
30
Ireland,
1
Worcester, 66
Idiotic.
-
26 Charlston, Worcester, 66
Oct. 17, '74 Continues. Oct. 30, '74 May 16, '75 Nov. 16, '74 Continues. April 7, 75 Nov. 21, '74 Continues. Dec. 1, '74 April 26, '75 Dec. 11, '74 Dec. 24, '74 Dec. 19, '74 Feb. 16, '75
Died.
364 Barney Fallon,
365 James Carney,
62
66
68 20 Canada,
46 Hardwick,
39 Worcester, 8 Princeton,
6 Oakdale,
4 Clinton,
66
66
Died.
24 Worcester, 68 Ireland,
Jan. 8, '75 Mar. 24, '75 Jan. 16, '75 May 10, '75 Feb. 1, '75 Feb. 26, '75
30
66
66
--
66 May 24, '75 Dec. 23, '74 Continues. Dec. 29, '74 April 2, '75 Dec. 30, '74 Jan. 28, '75 Dec. 31, '74 Continues. Dec. 10, '74 Jan. 6, '74 .66
366 Catherine Mackin, 367 Ellen Garvin, 368 Hosca J. Brimhall, 369 W. H. Wheelock, 370 James Curran, 371 Mary Ann Curran, 372 Katie Curran, 373 Joseph G. Ware, 374 James Mackin, 375 John T. Huggard, 376 Jane luggard,
38 45 60
6 Canada,
-
Ireland,
Continues.
313 Albert Parker, 332 Mary Connell, 333 Richard Connell, 334 Josie Connell, 340 Chas. H. Holton, 346 Josie E. Sargent, 347 A. E. Whittemore, 348 Margaret Wren, 349 John Gilchrist, 351 Michael Flemming, 356 Hiram F. Ward, 357 Mary Fitzgerald, 358 Geo. B. Williams, 360 Cath'ne Fitzgerald, 361 Frederick Chambo 362 Johanna Morrissy, 363 Ann Callahan,
18
April 5, '73
66
Idiotic. Insane.
75 R. Island,
Feb. 4, '73
Mar. 28, '75
May 16, '70 Mar. 24, '75 Died. .
134 William Jones,
63 Ware,
43 Worcester,
Oct. 21, '65 Jan. 11, '75
Insane. Died.
64
Oakham,
PERIOD OF SUPPORT.
AGE.
REMARKS.
Died. Insane.
8
47 Northfield, 21 Shrewsbury
19 65 Penn.,
69
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
LIST OF PAUPERS .- Continued.
! Registered | Pauper No.
NAMES.
PLACE OF BIRTII.
Began.
Ended.
377 James Huggard, 378 Patrick Coffee, 379 Timothy Coffee,
69
Feb. 4, '75
Feb. 26, '75 Continues.
Blind.
380 Marg't Rockwood, 381 Edward Rockwood 382 Mary A. Hanlon,
2
Worcester,
66
Feb. 17, '75
1
30 New York,
Mar. 20, '75 Mar. 24, '75 April 24, '75 April 30, '75 May 7, '75 Aug. 13, '75
Inf. Worcester,
Ireland,
May 18, '75 Continues.
14
Worcester,
66
Sept. 23, '75
10
66
7
66
66
Continues.
2
66
66
66
392 Edward J. Laverty
18
60
June 21, '75 Aug. 27, '75
66 July 5, '75
June 23, '75 Continues. June 29, '75
July 3, '75
July 20, '75
397 Mary Adams,
70
Scotland,
July 6, '75
Continues.
398 Geo. B. Williams, 399 Peter Lynch,
32
Worcester, Ireland,
July 20, '75 Aug. 17, '75 July 21, '75 Continues. 66
66
54
R. Island, Ireland,
Sept. 4, '75 66
66
3 Lancaster,
56 Worcester, 44 Ireland,
Sept. 15, '75 Sept. 18, '75 Sept. 25, '75 Oct. 28, '75 Oct. 7, '75 Dec. 2, '75 Oct. 10, '75 Oct. 14, '75 66 66 66
Died.
21 Virginia, Inf. Bridgewater
Oct. 12, '75 Continues. 66
38 Ireland,
66
Oct. 14, '75 66 66
66
1
35 Ireland,
Oct. 21, '75
66
Worcester,
66
15 Ireland,
Oct. 27, '75 Nov. 2, '75 Nov. 3, '75 1 66 66
Nov. 9, '75
75 32
R. Island, Conn.
Worcester, 66
66
66
66
66
4
38 Ireland, 47 Northfield,
66
66
Continues.
Nov. 9, '75
Blind.
22 Worcester, Ireland, -
Nov. 11, '75 Nov. 14, '75 Nov. 27, '75 Continues.
-
6 Worcester, Ireland,
Feb. 13, '75 May 13, '75
April 2, '75
383 Edward Stanley, 384 Mary A. Callahan, 385 Margaret Kilday, 386 Elizabeth Kilday, 387 Ellen Burke,
21 Worcester,
22 Ireland,
388 James Burke, 389 John Burke, 390 Margaret Burke, 391 Mary Burke,
393 Wm. W. Phillips, 394 Ansel J. Elder, 395 James Mackin, 396 Nora Leary,
45 Duxbury, 47 Worcester, 68 Ireland, 66
July 7, '75
66
78 Unknown,
30 Grafton,
Sept. 1, '75
Sept. 8, '75
22 Fitchburg,
66
66
407 Owen Cunningham 408 John Terry, 409 Fannie Cole, 410 Maria Cole,
411 William Hines, 412 Margaret Conlin, 413 Ellen Cahill, 414 Margaret Cahill, 415 John Cahill, 416 Johanna Loughlin, 417 Stephen Loughlin, 418 Timothy O'Hara, 419 Bradish Braman, 420 Henry D. Newell, 421 Katie E. Newell, 422 Mabel Newell, 423 Isabella Newell,
424 Nora Leary,
425 Chas. H. Holton, 426 Daniel O'Connell, 427 Michael Hayes,
PERIOD . OF SUPPORT.
REMARKS.
AGE.
Ireland,
Feb. 1, '75
Nov. 16, '75 Died. 66
66
66
66
66
400 Dexter W. Jones, 401 Henry Hoyle, 402 Geo. Matthewson, 403 Thos. O'Neil, 404 Nellie E. Dawes, 405 Cora Dawes, 406 John A. Hill,
12 Worcester,'
66
30 3 Worcester, 66
66
66
66
25
Sept. 13, '75
38
67
10
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CITY ALMS-HOUSE DEPARTMENT.
Monthly Accounts.
No. of Paupers.
Total Expenditures.
Total Receipts.
Net Expenses.
Receipts above Expenditures.
1874.
December, 1875.
46
$520 90
$234 92
$285 98
January,
42
541 17
226 96
314 21
February,
50
811 52
533 50
278 02
March,
45
622 24
373 67
248 57
April,
41
351 48
204 95
146 53
May,
39
374 46
294 09
80 37
June,
37
560 51
720 39
$159 88
July,
42
486 30
251 68
234 62
August,
40
669 33
345 37
323 96
September,
42
556 39
282 30
274 09
October,
44
601 21
704 01
102 80
November,
50
924 29
386 17
538 12
$7019 80
$4558 01
$2724 47
$262 68
262 68
$2461 79
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OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
The accounts of the Scavenger Department have been kept separate from the others during the year, in order that we might be able to determine what it cost, and the annexed table will show the monthly expenditures and receipts, and the net cost for the year. It will be found in the schedule of the estate, that the swine house and horse stable connected with it, are set down in the valuation at ten thousand dollars, and the personal property at seven thousand five hundred and fifty-two dollars, and the net expense for the year has been five thousand six hundred and eighty-seven dollars and sixty-one cents.
CITY SCAVENGER DEPARTMENT.
MONTHLY ACCOUNTS.
AMOUNT EXPENDED.
AMOUNT OF RECEIPTS.
NET COST.
RECEIPTS ABOVE EXPENDITURES.
1874.
December,
$772 36
$394 69
$377 67
1875.
January,
739 09
247 20
491 89
February,
767 04
148 63
618 41
March,
725 00
359 70
365 30
April,
735 73
324 62
411 11
May,
745 21
123 00
622 21
June,
695 59
106 20
589 39
July,
707 80
71 25
636 55
August,
681 48
83 75
597 73
September,
802 97
233 00
569 97
October,
835 24
404 76
430 48
November,
701 15
1,123 71
$422 56
$8,908 66
$3,620 51
$5,710 17
422 66
$5,287 61
Salary of Superintendent,
400 00
Net Cost,
$5,687 61
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The total expenditures at the Farm for both Pauper and Scavenger Departments, including the salary of the Superin- tendent, and amount paid out for hired labor, amounts to $15,125.14.
The resources have been :-
Appropriation $11,000 00
Sale of products 5,880 87
Total receipts $16,880 87
Expenditures 15,125 14
Unexpended balance $1,755 73
The number of Scholars at the Truant School at the present time is thirteen, which is more than double what it was a year since. During the year, several applications have been made from other places for us to board their truants, but it has not been thought advisable to do so.
The accounts of this Department during the past year are, as usual, shown in the table of monthly reports ; and this Depart- ment, unlike that of the Scavenger Department, which is made under one head as for the Farm, has a separate appropriation, which was cut down in the estimates of last year, and was not sufficient, with the overlaying of the previous year, to cover its expenses, and a transfer of four hundred dollars was made from the resources of the City Relief Department; and will be shown as follows :-
Unexpended balance of 1874
$1,406 79
Appropriation
500 00
Transferred from City Relief 400 00
Total resources $2,306 79
Cost of board
$1,428 17
Clothing and other expenses
356 03
Teaching and supervision .
500 00
Total expenditure $2,284 20
Value of labor on the Farm.
58 00
Net Expense
$2,226 20
Resources
$2,306 79
Unexpended balance . $80 59
An appraisal of the property belonging to the School at the present time shows it to be $380.25.
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OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
TRUANT SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Monthly Accounts.
No. of Scholars.
Cost of Board.
Clothing and other Expenses.
Teaching and Supervision.
Value of Labor.
1874.
December,
7
$81 25
$41 66
$2 00
1875.
January,
7
88 75
$17 95
41 67
2 00
February,
8
83 00
.
41 67
2 00
March,
8
89 75
61 70
41 66
2 00
April,
9
117 85
21 00
41 67
3 00
May,
10
133 85
44 13
41 66
5 00
June,
10
158 98
41 67
10 00
July,
9
121 70
37 27
41 66
10 00
August,
9
121 70
41 67
10 00
September,
9
120 20
19 23
41 67
5 00
October,
13
146 14
118 10
41 67
5 00
November,
13
165 00
36 65
41 67
2 00
$1,428 17
$356 03
$500 00.
$58 00
Clothing and other expenses,
356 03
Cost of board,
1,428 17
Total expenditure,
$2,284 20
Value of labor deducted,
58 00
Net cost,
$2,226 20
A report on the Truant School will be made by the Superin- tendent of Schools, who is an ex-officio member of this Board and Chairman of the Committee on the School.
There has been no unusual sickness in the Department for the year, and the City Physician has been called upon only for the ordinary occurrences at the City Farm, and, occasionally, from
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the office of the Clerk ; but, as he has been several times unable to attend to his duties, owing to personal afflictions, his patients have on such occasions been turned over to other hands, and this has caused considerable complaint from some; whether with, or without, cause we are unable to say ; but he will make his own report, to which you are respectfully referred.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
GEORGE W. GALE, Clerk.
CLARK JILLSON,
W. ANSEL WASHBURN,
ALBERT P. MARBLE,
GEORGE W. GALE, GEORGE GEER, CALVIN HARTSHORN,
JAMES DRAPER, EDWARD KENDALL, JOHN J. O'GORMAN,
Overseers of the Poor of the City of Worcester.
BY-LAWS
OF THE BOARD OF
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
SECTION 1. The mayor shall be Chairman, and as such shall exercise the rights and perform the duties of the presiding officer of the Board, governed by parliamentary law; and in his absence the Board shall appoint a chairman pro tem. For transaction of business five members shall constitute a quorum.
SECT. 2. At the first meeting of the Board in January, when the new mem- bers take their seats, and before the transaction of any other business, they shall be qualified, according to law, by taking the oath of office, which shall be administered by the chairman. The Board shall then choose a clerk as prescribed by the City Ordinance, who shall perform such duties as shall be prescribed by said City Ordinances and the rules of this Board; he shall keep a full and impartial record of all meetings of this Board, and full accounts of all expenditures of the department, and an intelligible record of all persons aided, either temporarily or permanently, recording all facts in connection with each case that may come to his knowledge by reasonable inquiry and investigation, and reporting all new cases at the next succeeding meeting.
SECT. 3. There shall be appointed at this first meeting of the Board by the Chair, four standing committees, of three members each; one on Finance, one on the Farm, one on Relief, and one on Truant School.
SECT. 4. The Finance Committee shall examine all bills, and if found cor- rect, shall audit the same.
SECT. 5. The Committee on Farm shall have charge of the farm and the inmates of the Institution. Under the direction of the Board they shall make, advise, or order all purchases and supplies for the same, and examine and approve all bills contracted therefor. They shall visit the institution monthly, and make to the Board at each monthly meeting a report of the condition of the same.
SECT. 6. The Committee on Relief shall direct no aid to be allowed unless the case has been fully examined and a proper record made of all the facts connected therewith. In cases of doubt they shall examine with the clerk all new applicants for relief, who, if found entitled thereto, shall then receive temporary aid. The Committee shall examine all bills for aid authorized by the clerk, and shall audit the same if found correct.
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SECT. 7. The Committee on the School shall have control of all matters relating to the interests of the Truant School. They shall furnish the requisite books and apparatus, employ the teacher, and in cases of difficulty decide questions of discipline.
SECT. 8. The regular meetings of the Board shall be held in the Alder- men's room on the first Friday of each month, and the chairman may call special meetings whenever it may be necessary.
SECT. 9. These By-laws may be altered or amended at any regular meeting of the Board, provided the alteration has been proposed at a previous regular meeting, and the subject laid over one month.
February 8, 1867. Adopted by unanimous vote of Board.
GEORGE W. GALE, Clerk.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
AT THE
ALMS-HOUSE AND FARM.
1st. The whole establishment shall be under the general supervision of the Board of Overseers of the Poor.
2d. The immediate direction of the Institution shall be under the super- vision of a Superintendent and Matron.
3d. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent and Matron to see that the inmates labor in such a way, and at such times, as they may direct, and that no one shall be permitted to lead an idle life.
4th. The Superintendent shall see that the industrious and deserving are rewarded, and the idle and dissolute are punished.
5th. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to make a monthly report to the Board of Overseers at their monthly meetings, of any information he may be possessed of relating to the interests of the Institution.
6th. No person shall be allowed to visit the Institution on the Sabbath without a permit from some member of the Board of Overseers or the Super- intendent.
7th. No person shall be allowed to converse or have intercourse with any prisoner sent to the Institution by the Police or any other Court, without per- mission of the Superintendent, or some member of the Board of Overseers.
8th. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to see that all sentences imposed upon persons sent by any Court are strictly enforced.
9th. The Superintendent and Matron shall in no instance whatever, leave the Institution at the same time, without permission from some member of the Committee on the farm, and not then until some suitable person shall be obtained by them to take charge of the Institution during their absence.
10th. The Superintendent is expressly directed to prohibit all persons from bringing or drinking Ardent Spirits upon the premises, without direction of the attending physician.
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11th. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent and Matron to see that all the inmates of the Institution bathe as often as once a week, unless otherwise directed by the attending physician.
12th. No pauper shall leave the Alms-House without permission from the Superintendent.
13th. The Superintendent is hereby directed to report to the Board of Overseers, any inmate who shall refuse to comply with the foregoing regula- tions relating to their discipline and government.
WORCESTER, February 8, 1867. Adopted by unanimous vote of the Board.
GEORGE W. GALE, Clerk.
REGULATIONS
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
TRUANT SCHOOL OF THE CITY OF WORCESTER.
SECTION I.
ARTICLE 1. The School shall be under the general direction of the Com- mittee on the Truant School, which shall be appointed by the Mayor, from the Board of Overseers of the Poor.
SECTION II.
ARTICLE 1. The Superintendent of the Alms-House shall keep a separate book of accounts for the Truant School, in which he shall credit all appropri- ations for its support, and all the labor of the boys at a price fixed by the Board of Overseers of the Poor, and he shall charge against the school all the expenses incurred for its support, including the cost of the clothing and the board of the boys, and the salary and board of the teacher.
ART. 2. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to aid the teacher to secure prompt attendance in the school, ready obedience, good deportment and faithfulness to study.
SECTION III.
ARTICLE 1. It shall be the duty of the teacher of the Truant School to keep a register of attendance, in which shall be noted the date, cause and length of, and authority for, every case of tardiness or absence from the school. The teacher shall also keep a faithful record of the deportment of each scholar, with the reason for, nature and extent of, every punishment in- flicted, either personally or by the Superintendent.
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ART. 2. The Teacher shall make a quarterly report of the above and other matters pertaining to the interests of the School, to the Board of Overseers of the Poor, at their meeting next succeeding the close of the quarter.
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