Chairman. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. John C. Taylor, Middleport, R. F. D. 38. Town of Cambria.— Benjamin F. Gould, Lockport, R. F. D. 2. Hartland. Lewiston. Lockport. City of Lockport. John C. Taylor, Middleport, R. F. D. 38. First Ward. Austin C. Dwyer, 177 Lock street. Fifth Ward. Sixth Ward. Eighth Ward. Town of Newfane.- William Shaw, Newfane. City of Niagara Falls. First Ward. Joseph H. Butler, 222 Fourth street. Fifth Ward. Sixth Ward. Seventh Ward. Eighth Ward. Charles A. Franklin, 61 A street. Thomas W. Vanderlip, 1421 Osborne court. Martin H. Zahner, 574 Third street. avenue. Eleventh Ward.-George B. Robinson, 1013 Niagara avenue. Twelfth Ward.- James Hogan, 1112 Ontario street. City of North Tonawanda. street. First Ward.-Edwin H. Hewett, North Tonawanda. Fourth Ward.- Herman A. Gardei, 391 Falconer street. Town of Pendleton.- Jacob Babel, Martinsville, R. F. D. 11. Royalton. Edward F. Lahey, Middleport. William L. Atwater, Barker. Wheatfield. August F. Sy, La Salle, R. F. D. 14. COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF THE POOR. Alanson C. Bigalow, Lockport, N. Y. OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. Town of Cambria.- Frank b. Kline, Sanborn, R. F. D. 16. Hartland. A. K. Welsher, Gasport. Fred Saxton, Middleport, R. F. D. 38. Lewiston. Arthur J. Brown, Lewiston. George H. Stover, Sanborn, R. F. D. 17. City of Lockport.- Established by chapter 120, Laws of 1886. Overseer of Poor, Louis E. Shine. Town of Lockport.-Matthew O'Connor, Lockport, R. F. D. 2. William Zimmerman, Lockport, R. F. D. 5. Newfane. George Woodrick, Lockport, R. F. D. 9. City of Niagara Falls. Established by chapter 300, Laws of Overseer of the Poor, Louis Eimer. City of North Tonawanda.- Department of Charities established by chapter 752 of the Laws of 1907. Commissioner of Public Charities, Town of Pendleton.- Philip Wagner, Martinsville, R. F. D. 11. Porter. Royalton. Somerset. Wheatfield. Andrew J. Underhill, Gasport. William H. Mietz, Akron, R. F. D. 3. Albert Mante, Sanborn, R. F. D. 15. SUMMARY OF PUBLIC RELIEF. Expenses in connection with the almshouse for year, $13,863.37; expense of support in other institutions, $20,336.90; temporary (outdoor) relief administered by the overseers of the poor, $12,822.93; aggregate expenditures, $47,023.20. Number in the almshouse during the year, 400; supported in other institutions, 452; wayfarers to whom meals were furnished at the almshouse, 21; receiving temporary (outdoor) relief, 1,624; total, 2,497. COUNTY INSTITUTIONS. NIAGARA COUNTY ALMSHOUSE, Inspected by Inspector Ford March 15, 1914. Keeper. Alanson C. Bigalow, appointed April 15, 1907. Attached to the almshouse are 170 acres of land, 110 of which are reported to be under cultivation; estimated value of land and buildings, $40,700; estimated value of the products of the farm, $5,000; receipts from sales, $911.98; estimated value of the labor of inmates during the year, $800. Expenses for the year, $13,863.37; estimated weekly expense per person, $1.93. Total number in the almshouse during the year, 400 (297 males, 103 females); remaining September 30, 1914, 99, including 16 feeble-minded or idiotic, 10 blind and 3 deaf persons; number of wayfarers to whom meals were furnished at the almshouse, 21. CITY INSTITUTIONS. LOCKPORT CITY HOSPITAL, 291 West Avenue, Lockport, N. Y. Inspected by Inspector Ford March 18, 1914. Established September, 1888; incorporated September 27, 1894. Objects. To so erect, establish and maintain a general and emergency hospital that persons who are afflicted with physical maladies or injuries, and are not otherwise suitably provided and cared for, may be received into such hospital and there provided with care, nursing, nourishment and medical attendance so long as they shall need treatment and care. Governing body.- Board of Health Commissioners. President. Rev. George A. Brock, Lockport. Secretary. Schuyler Beattie, Clerk, Board of Health, Lock port. Treasurer. B. M. Hutcheson, City Treasurer, Pine street, Lockport. Superintendent.- Nettie E. McMillan. Value of property, $38,000. Number of patients cared for during the year, 534 (496 paying patients, 38 public charges); number of patients in the hospital September 30, 1914, 14 (5 males and 9 females). Receipts for the year, including balance on hand ($740.06), $20,036.43; expenditures, $19,761.63; balance on hand September 30, 1914, $274.80. Terms and qualifications for admittance.- Free to patients upon recommendation of poor law officers; no contagious cases received. Application to be made to the superintendent, or to poor law officers. |