Show CHARITY CASES BECOME FEWER FEVER I County Department for Poor I Show Decrease in Demand Demand Demand De De- De- De mand During March ONE MAN HAD BANK ROLL But He Sought Charity Charity Charity 70 Families Are Aided and Spent James Sahine jr cell clerk of or the poor pOOl department o of the count county has completed completed com corn his report on the tho work done by t ibe be department during tho month of ot March arch among those unfortunates seeking assistance The report shows that families famlet consisting of ot 1148 IUS persons received aid from tram tho the department department depart depart- ment mont luring during the month The Tho total amount disbursed during the month was for tor the following pur- pur pOKes Joes Groceries coal and and clothing 2 rents and railroad fares tares This Is a decrease o of from the figures ules shown for tor February which although 1 being a n shorter month than March showed disbursements of ot 3 3 This 1 was wa-s to be bo expected however how- how ever eer as the demand for aid usually less lessens ns as ns spring approaches The total figures given gl do not Include In expenses expenses ex elude clude cude physicians physicians' and infirmary among tho the poor but include on only the aid given through h Clerk ClerIc Sabine Sa Sa- bine b by vouchers Issued from the of- of lice Taking an nn average from the hg- hg fCo ures urea given shen It I is sh shown wn that the ay- ay av- av rago amount given ien to each family which received assistance during March was and the tho amount given gln gl en n to each of at the 1148 persons aided during the tho month was Decrease e rom From In Last t t r. The figures on the tho total disbursements disburse disburse- ments for tho the month also show a decrease decrease de do- crease of ot from the total In March 1908 the total for that month being Mr Sabino reports report report that sickness and r old age played an Important part partin in making makinI necessary the tho requests for assistance on the part par of those who ho asked for Cor aid ald Among the number who were ere aided were several wives who had been deserted by their husbands husbands hus- hus bands It I was found necessary to refuse rc- rc fuse luso assistance to a number of cants cants during tho month as is the thc case caso ever ivery er month a a certain percentage being belog beo be- be who ing log found among the applicants o o did lid did not need the aid for tor which they asIc linked ed Clerk Sabinc mentioned the case of or orno eno ono no man who ho made application for tor as assistance as- as Istance during durins the tho month who was found round to have a bank banle account when inquiry was made Into his case I |