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management of this business, and the faithful appHca- 

 tion of the money destined for the poor, instead of ap- 

 pointing a treasurer to the committee, a pubhc banker 

 of the town, a most respectable citizen,* was named to 

 receive and pay all moneys belonging to the institution, 

 upon the written orders of the committee ; and exact 

 and detailed accounts of all moneys received and ex- 

 pended were ordered to be printed every three months, 

 and distributed gratis among the inhabitants. 



In order that every citizen might have it in his power 

 to assure himself that the accounts were exact, and that 

 the sums expended were bona fide given to the poor in 

 alms, the money was publicly distributed every Satur- 

 day in the town-hall, in the presence of a number of 

 deputies chosen from among the citizens themselves ; 

 and an alphabetical list of the poor who received 

 alms — in which was mentioned the weekly sum each 

 person received and the place of his or her abode — 

 was hung up in the hall for public inspection. 



But this was not all. In order to fix the confidence 

 of the public upon the most firm and immovable basis, 

 and to engage their good-will and cheerful assistance 

 in support of the measures adopted, the citizens were 

 invited to take an active and honourable part in the 

 execution of the plan, and in the direction of its most 

 interesting details. 



The town of Munich, which contains about 60,000 

 inhabitants, had been formerly divided into four quarters. 

 Each of these was now subdivided into four districts, 

 making in all sixteen districts; and all the dwelling- 

 houses, from the palace of the sovereign to the meanest 

 hovel, were regularly numbered, and inscribed in printed 



* M. Dallarmi. 



