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ABUSE OF PUBLIC CHARITY.
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| Industrial schools— | ||||
| Salaries of superintendent and teachers | $106,265.71 | |||
| Rent of schoolrooms | 5,119.26 | |||
| Books and school supplies | 5,178.54 | |||
| Provisions | 8,509.70 | |||
| Clothing and special relief | 5,512.56 | |||
| Fuel, gas, repairs, etc. | 20,497.88 | |||
| Sick Children's Mission | $655.48 |
| Children's Summer Home | 9,405.37 |
| Health Home | 8,307.45 |
| Farm for Boys—Summer Charities | 2,719.59 |
| Brace Memorial Lodging House | 12,914.13 |
| Elizabeth Home for Girls | 10,366.33 |
| Tompkins Square Lodging House | 7,546.38 |
| West Side Lodging House | 9,079.26 |
| East Side Lodging House | 1,848.06 |
| Forty fourth Street Lodging House | 7,948.56 |
| Fogg Lodging House | 1,942.26 |
| Brace Farm School | 12,150.64 |
| Reading rooms | 402.96 |
| Medical examinations | 812.00 |
| Salaries, executive officers | 8,659.92 |
| Immigration, fares, food, clothing, etc. | 30,162.69 |
| Reinvestment, bonds sold | 29,902.50 |
| Amount due treasurer, November 1, 1898 | 435.71 |
| Printing, stationery, car fares, and incidental expenses | 3,551.85 |
| $309,394.79 | |
This shows a total salary account of $114,925.63, or about thirty-seven per cent of the expenditure. The society received from the city $100,764, and from general subscriptions and donations $119,768. The balance of the income was derived from legacies, endowments, special trust funds, and sale of bonds.
One of the private institutions in the city for the instruction of deaf-mutes receives city, State, and county pupils under the provisions of special acts of the Legislature. The report of the treasurer for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1898, shows the following receipts:
Balance on hand, October 1, 1897. $2,885.03
| New York State | 44,216.74 |
| New York County | 27,179.54 |
| Kings County | 12,697.05 |
| Queens County | 1,217.19 |
| Westchester County | 1,060.94 |
| Various other counties | 2,727.02 |
| Paying pupils | 791.75 |
| Donations | 11,754.46 |
| All other sources | 613.89 |
| $105,143.61 | |
