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' _, , ■ I \ ■ f 4 '. . . ■ Pursuant to public notice there wu ■ meeting held ob Monday the 30th initant, 1»the City Hal), for the purpoee of feeeiving the Report of the Committee for the relfef of the poor end destitute of the City of Toronto, and to add to the numben of the Committee.,. ^ Aw , ^ Hie Honour the Mayor, being called to the Chair, made i few appropriate remarka on the objecte 6^ the meeting, when the Secretary read the Report of the ^roceedinga of tht Committee to the preeent time ;~Bfler which, it waa ^ — Moved by Doctor Baldwin, and seconded by Mr. Brent, That the Report just read ahatl be adopted, and priAj nnder the direction of the Committee. Moved by the Rev. Mr. Leach, and seconded by Mr. Ewirt, *That the Hon. Wm. H. Drapej|Wm. B. Jarvie, Wm. W. Baldwin, James F. Smith, C. StMiiury, John Powelli Hogh Caifrae, Jno. Craig. P. PatersQU, Umrj Rowsell, J. W. Brent* Alexr. Hamilton, George Biltonf J. H. Price, Wm. Ketphum, E.' McElderrjr, Thomas Storm, and William Musson, be added to the Committee for the reliof of the poor and destitute of tht City of Toronto. T . , Jv»; ' The Sheriff was then called to the Chair, when the tbankt. 0f the meeting were returned to his Honour the Mayor, for bif assistance on this a; well at on other occasronii, in behalf 9i >he poor and destitute of the City of Toronto. " . ^ ^■■-•*.'' '.:; ^^'^;. '.-•''■: S. E. TAYLOR,' ■ BCrtlCTf, .i 4 iJSiiJ A3,-ii«v.i I - 1^^-/ m ■I ^' y ''n/ " ^"^ j M' <■-»•.••,- i\ ??.."■-' £' *>' ■ ^' ^ , 1 t, • ,1* |;,1,^-*t .■ ... «.. . \' M\-''- -■ 1- I .4 1 ; »■♦■• ■ ! ll . ■ ■ •7 • k ■' '.V ji ^%U i-X*|^, '■(■., ■ . _i , #. 'f.'; ; s >.,-^:.i • -4 m n =J .n t . ' 7*'I ' ■'IP»'*P»' . 'T ■'■ v. :■ .* ' * m 4-% ... 1 • S\ (» i f ft £; P O |IT. •^Tho Committee appointed $t the foAper Oentnl slfeeling of the Ciiizent, and to whom waa intrusted tht duty of providing for the wants of the poor, present thii Report of their proceedings, both for the satisfaction of those who have subscribed and co-operated With them, ,M well as to induce those who have not, to unite in this work of benevolence. It may not bo considerti^d foreign to this design to give a brief detail of the reasons which dictated to your Committee the plan which they haft furaued in supporting the poor and in establishing the louse of Industry. Poverty appears in society in many phapes, but, although it proceeds from a multitude of tau8ef,may, in general, be classified tinder three headt, , viz:— that arising from intemperance,- -from infirmity, or aickneas, — and from the death 6f parenta. The fint diviaioo embrnces, by far, the greater number of those thrown upon tho chqrity of the public, and it appeared, jher^JUBj^lO' your Committ«o, as a matter of the first impoH^e, that, in afi'ording relief In those caaes, a )iarrier ehould be placed in the way of ^ gratification of A desire for intoxicating liquors, by the steady refiudl of jteeuniary reliefs and by bestowing other kmds of it only »8 a reward for labour performed — caseV of sickneat •xcepted. The utility of this course baa l^een tri^d to much advantage, and the resqlt Has provcdUhat maiy l^ho apply for relief; apparently in a ^taie ofVwretchea. icaa and destitution, are not wqrthy of charitable aid; und that it is aought for merely as an auxiliary to ibaif . own labour, the fruit of which ia spent ip dissipation ; or .> Ihey are rather diapoaed to waste their time in idleoeat Wid beg, thanV employ it tiseftilly tp obtpin a livelihood. ' The^ dpterving poor, on the contrary, w»lH»>g^y »n^ cheerfuUy avail themselves of the 9pportumty afibrded, •lo labour for the benefit of themaelvef and their faniiliaf ii ♦ ■ h I —they being alwnyg at liberty lo accept of any othar - employment which (hey may find more for their comfort or advantage. - a - It hai been found that familiea; notwtthttanding their receiving relief from your fundi, allow their children lo continue the pi'actice of itreet.begging, and, ai necei- •Ity nfiny frequently load to thit, from the iargrnoM of the family, the Suporintondant of the House of Induatnr wai directed to open a Registry for the namea of all poor persons wanting places, and of hoys and girls of age to be apprenticed, and whose parents consented to their being apprenticed, in order that suitable nlaceli might be sought for them in the Country ; and already aever'al children have been rescued from abject wretch, edness and danger, and have been comfortably settled in places remote from the temptations of the City. This course, you^, Committee have jeason to believe, will, if steadily pursued, confer benefits upon the individual, tho family, and the community at large. It is their opinion, indeed, that the consent of the parents to this arrang^ ment might, with propriety, be made a prerequisite to the family's receiving charitable aid. The abolition of street-begging,, which such an arrangement may tend to effect, will, certainly, lead to the prevention of juvenile crime, as one of its most important results ; add if thO children .are outcasts upon the world, by the death of parents or guardians, or are \e(i without a protector by the sickness or imprisonment of the parent, exposed as a prey in the haunts of immorality, (and such instances have come under the observation of your Committee,) their case presents one of the strongest possible claims upon the sympathies of the benevolent ; and, to aucW, the House of Industry should, at all times, be open as li House of Reflige, where they will be cared for, educated, and fettled in life, and thus saved from the guilt, and wretchedness, and ruin, to which, without Mich aid, thejr would almost inevitably be doomed. ,^ Tho cases of fidows, al^, who are le(^ with trball feiwfliBa, and destitute of afly meana of support. »nd, \y othf r comfort ig their Idren to I neoeen saved to theiif- aelves and to the world. But, besides the advantage! 4o ft moral sense arising from the mode of relieving the poor to which allusion has been made, th^ilsoncentration of the funds of the beivovolent, under the controul and distribution of a General Committee, of all persuasions, appointed by thU Citizens^ will secure Hho public from much imposition ; and while q^i^greater amount of real good will be dmie^. than could possibly be effected by private charity, the expenses will iip less, both on account of its judiciovis bestowment, as well as by the proceeds^ of the labour of the persons relieved. The results of the ' short trial which your Committee have made, gives encouragement to proceed ; and with an anxiety to ren- der tiie House of Industry more e:ttensiyely useful, it has been deemed of Mnportance to have tlie number of the Committee increased, both that the knowledge of its operations may be more generally diffused^ and that those now in ofHce may derive benefit and assistance from the judgment and services of those whoNnA| bo appointed* ./ ' / ''-:':. '.■\'- ' A :h<. m^'"*^'- The following is an abstract of'the operations of tEs Institution since its establishment in January laat ;.^ J " ',:/! •^1 • V " '^^ * Number of out-door Pensioners relieved, ' '^ il^wiii^ywl; 164 children ; 18 desjBrted femaleat. * ^ ^ 92 whose husbands are sick or in jail ; and 81. ^ in distress for want of employment,, dfC.—ia all IQd I)tiic^ftrge4 lotbia dmii*^*ii^9f*ipf,§^'^^^(^m JQ8 ^1 -1^ L-_ I Li ■ *.•■ -■■»t!,»*r»-< Si ■r •A ,^ ^..W^er of InmaUi in ihe Hte einployment might be found for a "l^cj «'««»;«' M^erof the poor, than is. or could be received into the Bouee^ present occupied: such as in wwhing and diSS««lathes.-rsewing coipmpn work for fomilies,- •TSfngVanous thin|, for Tradesmen or Manufiic. tttwrt, reiuifiagHule ingeni)ity, and pnly time and labor. To accomplish fiilly, howefer, the desigfii of your Committee, a^uUable building would be remiired, com- ^S the Conveniences of a House of Womj^ion,-^ ^Zn^r^M tnOniW »na havipu 100 or m wref .M' X X »y. • ; 'r . n i •1, il . > '''< ■•: '. 1. .J 63 s 40 35 '8 13 n 00 n*t»;.! m 13 IQi I hiive, aa I difficulty e services necessary be hoped, 'avourable Bntly diva 9tant and ch greater ed into the 8hin|{ and ^milies,— Manufac- and labor* It of yoQr ired, com- riDatioii,<«n ^00 acrt« %r Land, tlid, If ^owlWe.Ji ittiaH Mill stream connected '%ith it, situated at the distance of fife or ten milet fr«m the City ; and, as it is believed that there are public lanii bnlocated or unoccupied within that distance, •*'*>• disiibsal of the Exe<5utive Government, no time should be lost by the new Committee or this Meeting m makmg the necessary application for a Lot. The subject was brought before Sir John Colborne, some years ago, and a hope was then entertained that 20 acres of g'ojna would have been given from the Park at the North Ea^ end of the City ; but from some cause the arrangements were never pi^rfected, and the land has since boeo appropriated ||> other purposes. . : ^y Jj- . , Evi^, ' Whenever such an Asylum can be pfovtdJsd for 1fl» destitute, the unprotected, and the youthful delinquent-j- ihe Citizens will be justified in putting a complete check to all street.begging, without causing distress to any ol the deserving objects of charity, which, under present circumslancep, might be the case in consequence of the inadequate means now provided for their i'elw?-=;«nd juvenile offenders, instead of being educated m^crime, as they have hitherto been by intermingling with hard- ened criminals in our Common Jail, will be broogW under the influence of discipline that will tendto reform their habits, and fit them for usefulnesi. "nie happy effects resulting from the establishment of Houses jof "^ Industry have been^proved by the experience of the Citizens of Montreal and Quebec, and in various ciit^ii of 4lic United States. In New York, on the 1st Jaouii^* "1886, the House of Refuge contained 248 children afd vonths who were daily educated as welt as ^ined to habits of industry ; and during the previous fftar no la^« than 19 1 had been apprenticed to re«pectabl«%m|>loyeff ; and the Report of that Institution contJjihs «« Numerods Letters from the former inmates of the House, shewiitg both by the testimony of the children a6d theiremploy- ^ers, how great and lasting are its benefits, and bow much these benefits are appreciated by the recipients of ilts bounty*" The utility of such Instilutiofta hw alio >\ * "-■; V ^ :HF s . .■■ ■ ■' .. ■ ...../ .' ^ ■ ■'-■• •"- been acknowledged by the pr^ient ParHement, by tbe Easting of an Act to authorise the establishment of [otises of Industry in the various Districts of the Province ; not by endowments made from the public funds, but by a Tax to be levied for that purpose, under eertain restrictions, from the inhabitants. But to these public testimonies to the usefulness of similar Institutions to that which has been lately established by your Ckwnmittee in this City, it is with sincere pleasure that they have to record the generous and liberal assistance which has been afforded them by the City Council, in providing by a grant from its fundff, for the ■^ : costs of outfit and rent of the premises for the curreqt I , year ; and while they would tender their grateful acknowledgements, for the readiness with which this <^ provision was made, they would also express their gratitude to the Aldermen for the sum granted by them from th^ir fees of ofllice. Besides the aid thds received from public sources, your Committee dweU with peculiar pleasure upon the patronage and support given to the Institution by private individuals, many of whom have bestowed,, be^iides their subscriptions, donations of Firewood, Provisions, Cloth, and wearing apparel, the value of which is duly appreciated,., .^^,^^^^^,,^,4^^^, The spirit of liberality which had thus been exhibited during the earlier stages of its existence, when its good' effects were but partially felt or known, gave your Com- mittee encouragement to go forward in the face of an i^reasing expenditure, under a conviction that when its. iieneficial operations became known, they could with confidence again appeal to the benevolent sympathies of t^e citis^ns. But the time necessarily required to collect •ubscriptions, and the limited number of your Committee upon whom the labour devolved, suggested, the expe- alienee of making an application to Parliament ibr a ? (rant in aid of (he fund9, upon 'the ground that this City« rom being the Qapital of the Province received a very jarge share of the poor emigrants,— It is with mooh sa* lIsfactioQ thftt^otir poqniniitee ha^e bipen informed, l^f «$ it, hf (lk« itMnt of I of the 10 public le, under t to tbeie stitutioni by your (^leafure d liberal the City 9, for the e current grateful tiich this ess their i by them received I peculiar en to thp om have itiooa of »arel, the i. exhibited 1 its good' our Com- Bce of aa when ite, )uld with pathies of to collect lommittee the expe- BDt for a thUCity, ed a very moob fa* brmyd^iiy 7 ttii Worahip the Mayor, who united in making tbe tpplU bation, that nn act has been passed in accordance with their petition granting the sum of jS250, and that £iO0 of that sum has been already paid into the hands of tb« Treasurer by yvarrant of the Lieutecant Governor to tb« Mayor. The Dorcas Society under the efficient man* agement of its President Mrs. Macaulay, has been* ad important auxiliary to your Committee in fumishillg (clothing f^r thJ9 poort and they would* recommend a further grant in aid of its Ainds. In concluding this Repott your Committee wolild express their earnest hope that no considerations will divide the friends of benevolei^ctf, in carrying out to their fullest extent the salutary principles upon which Houfet of Reformation, of Refuge, and of Industry, have been established, so far as our imperfect knowledge of them^ and our ^fcumstances will admit and require. The rescuing of the poor from their bodily wretchedness is admitted by all to be an imperative duty ; but it is equally a duly, and more important in the estimation of th0 philanthropist, to improve and elevate the human char- lacter. The Institutions referred to aim at this end, and the natural efiect of that charity which ministers to the physical necessities of the poor, is to open the heart to instruction, and to give weight and power to the lessone xsf wisdom : at once relieving distress, and by regenerate* ing the character securing the individual, in a great degree, against its recurrence. Such a cause, therefore^ demands support ; and your Committee commit it idth^ eonfideiice to the care and the benevolent protection of their il^ow-citizens. All which iflrespectfully^sabmitted. 's.E. TAYLOR, ■/D-- ^ i ■ ..ip. V LJ. ' - ' LjU <» «.i ' .i ' " 11 m • '<-k^. ■ti. v;n-n. ..;•/-■?•.- a a,.t •Jm ■if. if- ■' \. ■ I; i «V. v"- ►■»: »% 't •>.'4. ,H<» ,(<;'»>.'.-• ' 'j,^' «. 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