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CHARITIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



field, Ohio, 60 inmates; Pittsburg, Pa.. 48 in- 

 mates; Lynn, Mass., 24 inmates; and Columbus, 

 Ohio, 20 inmates. From this it will be seen that 

 the total number of orphans maintained in city 

 asylums of 140 cities is 1,712. 



Hospitals. Cities. In the Federal report, 

 1899, above referred to, under the heading of hos- 

 pitals, it is reported that these institutions such 

 as are supported by the city are maintained in 

 44 out of 140 leading municipalities. New York 

 and Pittsburg possess 8 each. There are 3 in 

 Boston and San Francisco, and 2 in Augusta, 

 Cambridge, Denver, Louisville, St. Louis, Wash- 

 ing. D. C.. and Worcester, Mass. Each of the fol- 

 lowing cities and towns support 1 hospital each: 

 Allentown, Pa.; Atlanta, Ga.; Baltimore, Md.; 

 Binghamton. N. Y.: Charleston, S. C.; Chelsea, 

 Mass.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Cleveland, Ohio; Dallas, 

 Texas: Fall River, Mass; Galveston, Texas; 

 Holyoke, Mass.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Jersey City, 

 N. J.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Kansas City, Mo.; Little 

 Rock, Ark.: Memphis, Tenn.; Minneapolis, Minn.; 

 Nashville. Tenn.; Newark, N. J.; Paterson, N. J.; 

 Peoria, 111.: Philadelphia, Pa.; Portland, Me.; 

 Richmond. Va.; Sacramento, Cal.; St. Joseph, 

 Mo.: St. Paul, Minn.; Seattle, Wash.; Spokane, 

 Wash.: Springfield, Mass.; and Springfield, Ohio. 



Taking the cities by States, it will be seen from 

 the above that Massachusetts leads in the num- 

 ber of city hospitals, having a total of 11, located 

 in 7 cities. Pennsylvania takes next highest rank 

 in number, with 10 hospitals, 8 of these, however, 

 being in Pittsburg. Third on the list is New 

 York, with a total of 9 hospitals, of which 8 

 are in New York city. Missouri possesses 4 city 

 hospitals: also California, 3 of the city hospitals 

 in the latter State being supported by the munici- 

 pality of San Francisco. Georgia, New Jersey, 

 Ohio, and Tennessee have 3 city hospitals each. 

 There are 2 in Colorado, District of Columbia, 

 Kentucky, Minnesota, Texas, and Washington. 

 The following States have 1 city hospital each, 

 located respectively at Little Rock, Peoria, In- 

 dianapolis, Portland, Baltimore, Charleston, and 

 Richmond: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, 

 Maryland, South Carolina, and Virginia. The 

 hospitals at Seattle and Spokane are for con- 

 tagious diseases only. 



Expenditures. Cities (hospitals, asylums, 

 almshouses, and other charities). The expendi- 

 tures under these headings, as shown in the Fed- 

 eral report, cover one fiscal year, the latest avail- 

 able for purposes of the investigation. In 1 city 

 only of the 140 concerning which accurate munici- 

 pal statistics are available Boston, Mass. does 

 the expenditure exceed $1,000,000. The total 

 given for that city for the last fiscal year is 

 $1,283,944. The next highest expenditure for a 

 similar period is Philadelphia, $655,369. Then 

 follow, in the order given, ranked by amount 

 expended: St. Louis, $591,526; Baltimore, $355,- 

 581; Washington, D. C., $315,813; Cincinnati, 

 $206,458; Buffalo, N. Y., $195,924; San Francisco, 

 $186,115; Pittsburg, $155,763; Newark, N. J., 

 $142,481; Worcester, Mass., $126,618; Cleveland, 

 Ohio, $116,343; Lowell, Mass., $108,880; Fall 

 River, Mass., $107,847; Cambridge, Mass., $103,- 

 984. The total number of cities expending more 

 than $100,000 for city hospital purposes is 15. 



Three cities Hartford, Conn., Rochester and 

 Syracuse, N. Y. expend between $90.000 and 

 $100.000; 5 cities Allegheny, Pa., Minneapolis, 

 Minn.. New Bedford, Mass., New Haven, Conn., 

 and Soranton, Pa. expend between $80,000 and 

 $90,000. The cities in which charitable expendi- 

 tures are between $60,000 and $70,000 are Albany, 

 N. Y., Bridgeport, Conn., Detroit, Louisville, and 



Springfield, Mass. The only others exceeding $50,- 

 000 are Charleston, S. C., Lawrence, Mass., and 

 Paterson, N. J. 



Forty-one cities, or nearly 30 per cent, of the 

 whole list included in the Federal report for 1899, 

 expended during the last fiscal year under this 

 heading amounts varying from $10,000 to $50,000. 

 Twenty-seven cities, or 19 per cent., show ex- 

 penditures for charitable institutions in amounts 

 varying from $1,000 to $10,000. 



Taking the cities by States, Massachusetts 

 leads in number of cities and towns contributing 

 to the support of local charitable institutions. 

 The total amount expended under this heading 

 in 18 Massachusetts municipalities during the 

 last fiscal year was $2,246,215. Of this total, 

 Boston contributed $1,283,944. Four other cities 

 Worcester, Lowell, Fall River, and Cambridge 

 exceeded $100,000. Second in rank in the matter 

 of number of cities is Pennsylvania. There are 

 14 cities on the list. Of these, 7 appear to have 

 contributed. They include Allentown, Altoona, 

 Erie, Johnstown, McKeesport, Reading, and 

 Wilkesbarre. The amount contributed by the 

 other 7 cities totaled $1,004,529. Third in rank 

 is New York, with 9 out of 12 cities contributing 

 to charitable institutions, the total given being 

 $590,321. This does not include New York city, 

 the figures for which could not be given, owing 

 to the new charter readjustments. Of 9 cities in 

 Ohio, 3 are reported as noncontributors. The 

 other 6 give a total of $383,985. Seven cities of 

 New Jersey gave $273,019. 



Summary of Legislation. North Atlantic 

 States. A bill was passed in -Connecticut to pro- 

 vide for a supervising agent to secure work and 

 homes for boys released from the State Industrial 

 School. Rhode Island has passed a law providing 

 for separate trials and separate confinement of 

 children awaiting trial, and a probation system 

 and probation officers are provided. A law has 

 been passed to regulate baby farms by a licensing 

 system. Two more day schools for feeble-minded 

 children have been established in connection with 

 the public schools of Providence. In New York 

 the destitute mothers' bill to compensate moth- 

 ers for the care of their own children was de- 

 feated. Applications for admission of dependent 

 children to institutions in New York city are 

 now investigated by the Charity Organization So- 

 ciety. If the parents prove to be good people, 

 assistance is provided, so that they can keep their 

 children. The St. Vincent de Paul Society and 

 the United Hebrew Charities co-operate. 



In New Hampshire the State appropriates 

 $2,000 a year for teaching the deaf and dumb, 

 blind, and feeble-minded in Massachusetts insti- 

 tutions. The Governor and Council appoint chil- 

 dren to fill vacancies on nomination of the State 

 Board of Charities. The truant law has been 

 amended so as to require a certificate of the re- 

 quired school attendance of children seeking em- 

 ployment. Connecticut has passed a law impos- 

 ing a penalty for keeping demented or idiotic 

 children or those having incurable or contagious 

 diseases in county homes for children. The Cath- 

 olic Home Bureau for Dependent Children has 

 been organized in New York city to provide fam- 

 ily homes. The State Charities Aid Association 

 is increasing its work in this direction. The 

 Children's Aid Society of New York city is doing 

 considerable work in the State at large. In New 

 Jersey a State Board of Children's Guardians has 

 been created, consisting of three men and two 

 women. All children, public wards, come under 

 its care for placement in families without payment 

 of board. 



