Daily Republican., 1881-04-28
AIMS HOUSE REMOVAL.
THE TRUSTEES DECIDE FAVORA.
bly, UPON THE QUESTION.
Unanimous Adoption of n ResOIu-
tiOn Providing for u New LOca-
tiOn-Ohicers Reelected.

| Az the meetlnS OF Int Trustees u lllc
Poor, yesterday, the old board of officers
was reelected.
The following standing committees
We're appointed:
Supplies-Brinton, Lack"y, Springer
and COoch.
Accounts-Lackey, Hickman, Sprin-
ger and Watkins.
Streets-Ray, Farra and Armstrong
On Treasurer'S Account-Ray, .Jemi-
son and Brinton.
Hospital-Brinton, Lackey and Thos.
G. Bird.
| Grounds and Buildings-Nandykc,
Armstrong and Thomas &. Bird.
Finance Watkins, Ray and Brinton
| OiliCc-Hickman and Brlntou.
On Settlement with Superintendent
Ray and Farra.
The following preamble and resolu-
tions were offered and unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, The present buildings for
the insane of the county are greatly IN
terior to the rapidly growing need OF
these unfortunate poOr,and IT lSaDSolute
| ly necessary ut once to provide tor III
creased and better accommodations for
such insane: and
WHEREAS, 1t is advisable and neccs-
sary to the health of its citizens that
the smallpox hospital should be more
remote from Willnington; and
WHEREAS, The real estate in the city
of Wilmington, known as the Aims
house property, on which the Aims
house building and small poN hospital
are now erected, has by reason of the
growth of the city westward become eX-
ceedingly valuable, 80 that in the opin-
ion of this board it could be sold for u
sum sufficient TO purchase real estate in
this county remote sfrom the outside
of the city of Wilmington and erect
thereon more suitable, desirable and
convenient buildings, and better adapt
ed for the accommodation of theinSane
and the poor OF the county and those
persons afflicted with contagious and
infectious diseases; and
| WHEREAS, In the opinion of this
Board, it would be greatly for the bene-
fit and conduce to the better support of
the poor of the county of New Castle
and other untortunateS under the care
and charge of the trustees of the county
for the purpose aforesaid, to change the
site of the .\lmshouSe therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Trustees of the
Poor of New Castle county do, at the
earliest practicable time, purchase suit
able property in New Castle county on
which to erect new buildings for the
Almshouse, insane department and
smallpox hospital.
The following report WAS made by
Dr. Willard S. Springer, physician in
charge of the smallpox hospital
During the past three months there
have been fiftyfour persons admitted
Of this number, three did not have
the disease. One of them was boy
who came with his father because he
had no place else to 60, his mother hay
| ing died of the disease outside. The
other two were Il mother and child, who
came under the suppuSitiOn that the
child had the disease, but it turned out
differently and they remained but one
DAY.
Of the other tifty-onc cases, eight We're
white adults, two white children, twen-
ty-seven black adults, and fourteen
| black children. OF these eight have
died, all of whom Were black, except
one man. There has been an average
of about fifteen or sixteen patients n
week during the three months, death
rate of about one in seven; less than the
usual average of the disease.
OF those admitted four or five came
| from New Castle, one or two from
Christana, one from Brandywine hun
dred, and the remainder from Will
mington. 1t gives me pleasure to say
that Charles Fisher, who has charge of
the hospital, has given me entire salts
faction in every respect. The number
in the hospital when l was there at
noon to-day was twenty-five, of whom
five are white persons and the remain
der negroes have been compelled to
visit the hospital every day during the
quarter, and in addition to other duties,
| was under the necessity of attending
two negro women in cases Of miscar-
riage, brought on by having the small
pON.