A N N U A L REPORT
OF THE
SOLDIERS’ RELIEF DEPARTMENT,
F O R T H E Y E A R 1 9 0 0 .
[ D o c u m e n t 36 — 1901.]
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Ch a r i t y Bu i l d i n g, Ch a r d o n St r e e t, Bo s t o n, February X, 1901.
Thom as N. Ha r t, •
M ayor o f the C ity o f Boston :
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Ordj ’ 111 accordance w it h the re q u ire m e n ts o f th e th i8 |) ^ Ce®’ 1 hereby present a re p o rt o f th e w o rk o f
TT ,eh a rtm e n t fo r the year.
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h id sau US6tts le g is la tu r e , a id has been paid to soldiers . Juder in ' y
Masg , T,|'le provisions o f th e d iffe re n t A c ts o f the iytasSach : I
;iM(l Sai] ^ etts aiK± ilao »cun p.uu i u suiuiers 'ti th e \ ° 1S W ll° serveh h i th e w a r o f th e R ebellion and as f o i l , ' 3 '' W l t h s P a i n and to th e fa m ilie s o f th e same
ul>VVs*
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C L * !' 3 0 l> A c ts o f 1894, and to f f ' 374, A c ts o f 1899,
° h a p t’ 93 Persons . . $123,537 96 apq 1 2^ 9’ A c ts o f 1894,
ehapter 372, A c ts o f
° 2 7 l persons 1899,
l> 7 fo rw a rd
27,835 «1
$151,373 57
2 Ci t y Do c u m e n t No. 36.
■Brought fo rw a r d . . $ 151,373 57 Chapter 447, A cts o f 1890,
and chapter 279, A cts o f
1893, to 601 persons . . 47 9 4 9 ci Chapter 561, A cts o f 1898,
and chapters 372 and 374, A cts o f 1899, Spanish w ar,
to 66 persons . . ' 3,721 81 U nder the provisions o f chapter 279, Acts o f 1896, and chapter 164, A cts of 1897, paym ents fo r the burials o f ve t
erans and the wives and widow s o f v e t
erans have been paid as follow s :
Veterans ■ $4,690 00
Wives, widows, and mothers 1,400 00 Office expenses . . ’ 3o0 qq
$202,338 90
6,390 00
Commissioner Nine Clerks .
Salaries.
$3,500 00 8,349 94
11,813 id
Of fic e Expenses. P rin tin g
Stationery
Travelling expenses Telephone service E lectric lig h tin g .
A ppropriation Expenditures
Balance
$195 17 103 39 98 19 126 98
19 85
So l d ie r s’ Re l ie f De p a r t m e n t. 3
There
Sachu sef^as received from the Commonwealth of Mas- Ol etts as follow s:
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Receipts.
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^Pter 304, A cts o f 1899
“ “ “ 1899- o«1, “ “ 1898
$127,643 42 16,966 90 3,569 51 l6 f ° f 1896, and chapter
’ A c ts o f 1897
$148,179 83 6,332 50
$154,512 33 Respectfully subm itted,
Reuben Peterson,
Com m issioner.
