Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1871-12-05


New County buildings, &C., Se.
On Wednesday between noon and four I
clock, the Board Of Trustees Of the Poor for {
Sew Castle County, were In session al 'he /
Aims House.
MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES.
The Board of Trustees is composed OF Dir.
lanes Conner, Precedent; Mr.. ]. +. william
on, Clerk, Messrs Allan Gawthrop, George
Lodge, Gilpin p Stidham, Caleb Head, Ben.
amin 5. Booth, Robert M, Black, Clement
Reeves, John Reynolds, and Zachariah Med.
Roberts.
Overseer, Mr.. Isaac Crouch. Attending
Physicians, DR.. ]. NJ. Curtis and DIR. l.. Kit,
finger. Matrons, Mesdames Crouch and
Barr.
AT the usual hour the Board was called to
order and proceeded to business.
His Honor, Mayor Valentine, the President
Of the Board Of Health, and the Reporter
Of the JOURNAL, made an inspection OF the
Buildings.
ovERsEER's STATEMENT.
The overseer's monthly statement for No
yember exhibits the following figures White |
men, inmates, 81 white women, 81 child. |
rem, 5 total, 81. Colored men, 16; colored
women, 81 children, 10 total, AZ. White
insane men, IA women, II; total, 81. Col
ored insane men, 3 women, total, A.
Hospital patients remaining, 20; deaths, o
eloped, 2 discharged 8; total, Al. OF this
number only white persons are in the small
pox hospital. Total number Of inmates in
both institutions, 220. The health Of the in
mates is very good. There is no very severe
case OF sickness. The order and conduct OF
the men and women Is believed 10 have been
never better.
The usual preliminary business Of the Board
was transacted, and the hour for dinner had
arrived.
| THE DINNER.
AT about one O'Clock the COMPANY sal down
DO dinner, by invitation Of Mr.. Crouch. The
table was wel-flled with substantial viands,
and under the direction of the amiable hostess,
Mrs. Crouch, assisted by several young ladies
attached TO her household, all were pleasantly
and abundanty served. Mr.. Crouch and the
ladies connected with his family, not only
know how to take care Of the poor and desti-
tule who are constantly under their official
charge, but their graceful and cheerful atten.
tons to the company, prove that they also
know how TO entertain In becoming manner,
those who from motives of duty or phian-
thrOpy have occasion to visit the institution
f Not only at the table but all through the
building, the evidences were abundant thai
for the work in hand, the aiiable Overseer and
his watehful family are especially adapted.
EXAMINATION or TnR BUILDING.
> Afler dinner, the various apartments Of The
building were examined. The cells, storI
J room, kitchen, sick wards, dispensary, nurse
Q ry, sleeping rooms, the insane department, an(
in fact every part of the building wal
thoroughly inspected by the Board and com
pany. For cleanliness and general good or
der, this institution will compare favorabll
,.sssk gka ufun In
/ United States. The beds are all clean, nea
l. and inviting. Not speck Of dirt is permitted
-, upon the walls or floors Of the rooms. Quie
and good feeling prevails among the inmates
and all goes on as pleasantly as could be desi
p red under the circumstances. One vicious
i black-fellow only, attracted attention by hi
: ferocious manner, but he will he properly ta
4, ken care OF unless he speedily mends his man
I ners. To punish such fellows as he Is, tn
Overseer should be invested with more ampl
=, authority than at present, for such character
p are not only nuisance, hut terror to a
!, around them
r INMATES LEAVING.
During the afternoon, two females and on
" old man, oil colored, LEFT the institution Tn
= Matron's last words 10 one, as near as remen
/, bered, were 'come back before getting sic
=, again on the street, in case you fail of
= been sick, came before the Trustees and sal
= he wanted 10 leave the institution and go
:, Philadelphia. The President told HIM
q might go but, il he went out he might e'
70 peet never to get in again. The man left.
5, ADMISSION OF VISITORS.
J The Overseer said complaint had bee
-, made in regard to admission. The small-pC
"a is almost exclusively among the cOlored pc
II, pie. The other day, man came TO The ga
- (not Of the smallpox hospital) and unkno'
I, mgly got among the colorcd people before
was discovered to have the yanoloid.
n, course he was properly placed in the hospitl
sr To prevent such repetition, permission W
~, asked that during the epidemic, visitors be u
I'M admitted without an order from one Of d
IL. Trustees-untl further notice
i'll THE INSTITUTION
can accommodate fifty more inmates than
~ contains at present. The Treasurer repo
Ia. that the quarterly expenses are q thousa
~ dollars less than they were three or -four yeu
in ago. The hospital will be an additional c
w, W. pense this year The smallpox patients q
a, exclusively attended by DR.. Curtis T
Doctor has been uniiiing in his attentions.
In forty cases OF smallpox only five Ina
died-two other patients dying from OH
tos causes.
mi During the examination, the Oyersecl 5,
in he was proud 10 have representative Of {
To-. press to visit. lie courted investigation
NV pre- ierred others TO see for themselves, b,
pnt affairs were managed because, if there W,
Ir anything wrong in public institution,
5i omcer would not expose mismanagemcni
5n. Public officers should be honest enough moi
fl. be afraid Of being interviewed.
nit The editor Of the JOURNAL, the only %,
eli. Usher present, in complimenting Mr.. Crou,
the said that in this case, he would "interyie'
iii. the premises instead of the Oyerseer, and Ill
ier. he could see things as they are Public in
the tutions ought to be examined and their con
los ton made known.
HE Sii' NIouch saiu ne MiH nave ue,n overs
.lh for three years, next May The uycrseei
Il elected annually
Mayor Valentine said That such an of
should depend upon personal quatcalil
alone.
de Mr. Crouch answered that Religion
ing Politics were out Of the question in his split
lie that he never asked a man 10 change his ~
lti- tics OF religion Such questions have ne bi
at ness in the institution
est, The Mayor said that politics 20 10 too q
on extremes unfortunately for the best inter,
one OF the country
! as Mr.. Crouch sand that AN erroneous mpi
and sion prevailed in the city. that paupers
OF run in and out Of the insiitution-that is
on begging in town. When they come, they
ma under certain rules and when they 20 O
tied they have written permit from the Oyers6
yho Eliminates want to go to sec u friend, say
Ike short time, and get permission, il is
ies- for them to beg on the streets such cond
hat, is forbidden.
am hen Mr.. Crouch took charge Of the in
erly tuition, drunkenness and swearing were c,
mon. Now, the same men hold pra
meetings two or three times week. Rel
Gus services are always held on Sunday.
There is no exclusion Of religion Ii an
mate wants Catholic priest, he is sent
ley just ns soon as for any other minister.
on, All labor is for the benefit OF the no,
and Nothing is done for pay, Whatever can