The daily gazette., 1878-09-27

been nearly self sustaining, All, s3ifo VI
the parties he had been talking said tnat
before they would see the institution go
down that they would be willing to con-
ribute towards it, He thought the Coun-
Gil had better not let it go down but try
1t little while longer, and if there Is any
| thing wrong going on there, try and cure
the disease.
Mr. Taylor, said he was also very
much surprised at the resolution Delng
offered, and be would move that the mat
| ter be laid on the table for one week.
Mr.. Norton, wished to know what
great benefit has the Hospital been to
| the citizens of Wilmington. The advo-
Gates of the institution say that we ought
to have such place for strangers In case
they come here sick or get hurt here. He
thought they had better look after our
people first, as charity begins at home.
The place had been so far Kept up for
persons who could go there and pay S3
or 81 per week board, and he wouid IKE
to know what poor laboring man IN this
city could do that. He contended that
the building had not done as much good
as it had cost to keep it up. The building
is not adapted for hospital The rooms
for the patients are so far away from
those of the superintendent that a paueht
might might die and the official know
nothing of it, until he visited the room IN
the morning and found the man dead.
He was in favor of having hospital for
our poor, and send them there whether
they could pay SO per week or not. II
we want to benefit our poor we had bet
ter take part of the money that 1t now
takes to run the institution and establish
a dispensary, where the poor coulu go
and get medicine free. He had been in
formed by large number Of physicians
that they would give one hour free every
day if such an institution was establish
ed. He had been informed on good au-
thority that it cost S25 per week for each
patient that was sent there.
Mr.. McGlnchey said that two years
ago he had conversation with the nurse
at the hospital, and from that conversa-
tion, he came to the conclusion that the
way the institution was conducted was
nuisance to the city. If it was conduc-
ted the same way now he was in favor OF
abolishing 1t.
Mr.. Guthrie, said he could not under
stand why the gentlemen were surprised
at such resolution being offered, as he
had informed them that he was going TO
introduce it. The had always thought the
institution was nuisance land thought SO
still He promises of the citizens to con
7 tribute towards the support of the lnstl.
I tuition had amounted to nothing as not
one cent had been so contributed. In
order to show what the institution had
> cost he would offer the following figures
Amount appropriated, $1,000; salary Of
? the superintendent, 5000; physician, S20O
gas, S100; interest, 81 ,0o0; making tota
of SO, ,880 Since the institution had been
: started there had been on an average u
l 26 patients per year, and as 1t cost 81;
per week to run the institution, each pa
t1ent would cost $50, when on the othel
!, hand they could be kept at the Aims
. house, and attended to better, at Sl5'
q per week.
s Mr.. Lynch next spoke in favor of thu
in-titution, In very excellent manner
o After further remarks by Mr.. Guthrie
,, ! and Mr.. Norton, Mr. Taylor renewed hi
motion to lay over for one week, whicl
4 4 motion was adopted.
Mr.. Paynter called up for third read
ing his ordinance to abolish the office o
J, Purveyor, Mr.. Taylor being in the chail
Mr.. Chandler opposed the ordinance
/ he thought the office OF Purveyor yer,
limpor ant one and that the Office of Re
j. gistrar might be abolished more consist
T. emily.
o Messrs. Paynter and Norton favored
the ordinance, saying the Chief Enginee
d could easily attend to the duties now at
l. tended to by the Purveyor
If The ordinance then passed by the fol
r lowing vote:
Ayes-M essrs. Conrad, Evans, Guth
1t rie, Hart, Huested, Knight, Lynch, Max
IS well, McGhnchey. Norton, Paynter
10 Nay-Mr. Chandler-1.
On motion of Mr.. Lynch, Council pro
ID ceeded to the election of Superi intend
4 ent of the City Hospital. He nominate
10 VIM. I'll. Lee, who was elected, recelvln
n 10 votes to blanks.
" Mr.. McGlinchey called up for thir
ID reading the ordinance reducing the sals
l. ry of the Chief Engineer of the Wate
at Department from ST 200 to 81 600.
I'd Mr.. Paynter said he was not prepare
III to vote for the bill, as Council had jus
e. passed bill increasing the duties of tn
Chief Engineer and he thought $l,N
De little enough. He did not think Councl
could get competent man for the pes
le ton, the salary being only 81 900, an
3, he could demand more salary than tina
st anywhere else.
an ton, Maxwell, and Lynch, the two form
nd er opposing the reduction and the iattt
ng favoring it,
in The ordinance then passed by the fo
lowing vote:
n AYES - Chandler, Conrad, Evan
ng Guthrie, Hart, Heusted, Knight, Lyme
ng McGlinchey, Rowe, Taylor and Tow
send-13.
,er Nays-Maxwell, Norton, Paynter-3
te ORDERS.
Ia, During the vening the following orde
III were directed to be drawn:
be Ibe Elizabeth Taylor, $210.O1, interest du
nc nc Eliza A. Cleaden, $7.20, for State ta'
n1 n1 J. T. Heald, VIM. McCaulley and Franc
IL" Barry, to pay sinking fund of $4 ,OO9, d.
..r on October 1st Mrs. Alex. Montgome
IHi ;t S25 Henry Feldmier, SIS ; William Coo
ve ran, 50; Geo. Robinson, S5; Hiram
NO. NJ oore, $136.67.
,sse Adjourned.
led