Daily Republican., 1880-04-28
THE UasUMTY,s PO0R.
Tho Annual Report of tho Trus.
House Facts OF Inter.


tees-Aims-H House FActs OF Inter.
est.
The annual report Of the Trustees Of
the Poor of New Castle county for the
year ending January 3lst, 1880, has just
been printed.
the SUPERINTENDENT STATEMENT.
Superintendent Malachi Barlow In
his report of the inmates to the Trus-
tees returns thanks for the introduction
of gas. The following figures show how
the Hundreds are represented by pau
pers: inmates fremW WILMINGTON Hd. 249,
Brsndywins 8, Christisna l3, Mill
Creek II, White Clay Creek 3, Red
Lion 9, New Castle l3, Psncader 6, st..
Georges 3, Appoquinimink 4, Blackbird
5; total 32S. This shows that of all the
paupers but 75 are from Wilmington.
The products Of the Aims House tarm
Is shown to be 81, ,369.l5; $3.50 OF this
being realized from the milk.
The Superintsndent's account for the
year IL as follows; received for board
81, ,2l4.a0; received for farm products
$23l.30. The Expenditures by the Super
intepdeut are ss follows: for supplies
Of Aims House during the year $3.50. IL,
commission allowed for collections $780,
III, amount paid Treasurer $7s4.S7;
Total 9l445.50.
THE HEALra oS TaR ALNs HOUSE.
The physicians Drs. Howard Ogle and
Willard Springer, in their report say :
"We cannot urge too strongly upon
you the deplorabls condition Of the In.
| sane Department for men ! 1t should bs
looked after at your earliest oonve-
nisnce, and We recommend the erection
OF building Of such size and apart
ments as will add to the comfort and
health Of the unfortunate insane"
The doctors then gave the following
statement OF deaths for the year:
Whites-Cancer, 2; Chorea, !; Pneu.
monia, 2; Darrhea, Q; Consumption. B;
Syphilis, 2; general Debility, 5; Pa.
I Ialysis, 2; Marasmus. 2; Accident, !
Exposure, Heart Disease, !; Drop,
sy, l, Insane, l; total, 26. OF these
IA we're male, y female; twenty-three
were adults and were minrs.
Blacks-Pneumonia, 5; Pleurisy, II;
Consumption, Is; Syphilis, l; General
debility, 6: Congestion of the brain, 2
Aneurism, l; Heart Disease, J; Bronf
chitis, ]; Potts Disease, /; total, 81. OF
these 20 were males, IL females:
twenty-sight were adults and 4 we're
minors.
The table of births shows that 4 male
and 6 female white children, and 4
male and 2 female black children were
born; total l6.
FINANCES.
The treasurer's report shows the debts
OF The board to be as follows:
To cash on hand from 1878, $3770 &C;
to cash from County Treasurer. balance
of appropriation for 1875 $l715. S4; Ap-
nropristion for 1879 from May S, to
January q, $4,000; to cash from sale Of
produce FROM Fare's corner farm 1852:
to cash from Superintendent OF Aims
House for Board S754.G7, to cash from
sale of lots. Total $3l 1913 II.
Thecredits are by payment on vouch-
ers allowed April 1879. $6,9G2.31;
July, sc, ,943 SO; payment on vouchers
January 1850, 80, 1921 Oct. balance on
hand after January payments lS74.65.
Total $3l, 1893 II.
Since the auditing of the above the
balance of appropriation for 1879 has
been paid amounting to "a, 36l.73, which
added to the amount in hand after the
January payment sl,874.52, leaves a
balance in hand for April allowances Of
| Sc, 23G.3S.
(The amount in hand ::last year ap-
plicableto the April allowance was 81,
ITO. .G6-Rep.) .
The bonded debt of Board Is $4,000
on bonds OF Henry Latimer, Jesse Lane
IS. 9. Morris and S. A. Morris. Since
last year it has been reduced $13, 200,
by the amount realized by the sale of
the Hare's Corner Farm.