Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28
n BIT OF GooD.NEWs.
The Trustees of the Poor Unanf-
mously Resolve to Remove the
County RuiIdjuSS.

The Trustees of fhe Poor -Unanf-
mousIy Resolve to Remove the
County Buildings.
The Trustees of the Poor held their
annual meeting at the almshouse yester-
day, full board being present.
The following officers were reelected :
President--Thomas Bird,
Clerk. Wilkins Cooeh.
Treasurer-William F. Lane
Attorney-Walter Cummins.
Visiting Pnysicians-Howard 0gle,
willard Springer.
nteudent-Malachi Barlow
Matron of Almshouse-Mr:. Annie D..
Barlow
Alatrou OF Insane epartment--Ml d.
Rehecea-M. Emerson.
Superintendent Smallpox Hospital -
Charles G. Fisher.
The President appointed the following
standing committees
upplies--Brinton Lackey. Syringe,
Cooch.
Aceounts--Lackey, Hickman, Syringe,
Watkins.
streets-kay, Farra, Armstrong.
On Treasurer's Account-Ray, JemisoM
Brinton.
spital-Brinton Laekey, Thomas q.
Bird.
Grounds and Buildings -Vandykc,
Armstrong, Thomas q. Bird.
Finance--Watkins, Ray, Brinton.
Office-Hickman Brinton.
On Settlement with superintendent
Ray, Farra.
Superintendept Barlow 5 annual r.pe,t
was presehtea' fo4io"lhs are e&tfaets
Number Of inmates
White male adults. ...-.........5.-....-.. 10
White female adults. ................,., 50
i,aek inaie ADULTS ...'.....'....'......' y y
t 1iei ie'iiale auuils' -
Witt mus iillnoTs ''.'''''.--''''.',,'
mhlie ieiliuis ihinofs'... -'''''.'''''.'.'
B i,ii. mae minors .-.'.'.,....''
''''~''
1os
100
Total in almshouse;
Insane white females 49,. ........... 81
Insane hlarll males Il
ins,ne blatl, peln,l..s :
r,.., ..,.....,..... -
iotai In insane department. .,.....,... u
iptal. ..,..'...'... .'...-..''... ...9O
,Inuuary 26th Az
Number discharged .............,,.,..,....9i
,-,,,a -, ,o,,,,,5a. ,,,,,s,,o,,s :, "a, on
Am1Int II money for hoard received '''''''
during the year. 81, l2S.7j
A in,'i received IRON Pfodgti1 ,o 3a
- - 900
Sl,27s.6S
5 5alu ior supplies o. aiiisl9uSe 's"ti.ie
lions 5i,II
Amount paid to the Treasurer 2is.Ot
q ~ a.
Total number of deaths during tbe year
ending January Goth. 81
Total number of births. Observation-Disclosures. Z
The report of the Treasurer of the Board.
Mr.. William +. Lane, shows the total amount
paid out by the trustees OF the Poor during
the year was eoV.'-V.oo, Oh "hlch only Inc
~. -, ',,ii,,a. .u.,
tnrrii lssD W. s-lrnas
I,y naymrnt on vouchers allowed ,luly.
lssD ........s.................. 7,2Sg.6S
BY payment on voucher, allowed De
, lobtf, 1851. .....; Bs3l.N
b$ pay'nl tIi ON vouchers aio"ee jan -o.,,
"H' 499t e.9y.ot
sDS2vtUs
Balance ia hand after January pay
ments. ..'.....,.....,...,...... l,j9e.r3
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Sai'oh'il
Eight cases Oh shall-puA hau been al
mltttu up 10 January.
The report Of the visiting physicians
calls attention to the uncomfortable coli
linton If M. Ins,,a n.nart,n.nt to,, mon.
~ - - -
H"N Vh"' tnVY s"'"ioii5 81 .'!o fe"i
without either resiueht phy slciah OF
skilled nurse and adds that the death
rate has been lower than for some years
nast.
communication, from Mayor All,nood
,ras III r,,,.,,,,,,,.,,Iiu.[ ~, ,n,,n,,ntin,,
va t''t,, ~ t0it ''"''
tiic AllIishouae ~ tNlepttohe "t'H Inc
heart of the city. committee was APP
pointed to make the necessary arrange
neuts for doing so.
Mir 1a,n.s ii RAY otfered th. toIlovinu
,,,,',o,,,i ,,,,l ,..,,It ,;.,,,.
7 -,
WHEREAS. The present buildings Tor the
insane OF the county are greatly Inferior to
the iapldly growing needs OF these unfoitu-
uate poor and II Il absolutely necessary al
once TO provide for Increased and better ac-
Communications Tor such lilsalle; and,
WHEREAS, II Is advisable and necessary TO
n iitt'n ~ ~ oi,'Hu9 .no .nV rrn,, HI
ninaton md
WHEREAS, There is need of better and
more enlarged accommodations for the CON
tinually increasing poorof the county, and
wv! MHEnEAs' J. he real estate ~ the elty OF
' hE .1 H. A'9% h az .,e h ",ae pior.
aax h"s,iiaI are INV er,.I,d 6as ht, r,a.,,,,
If lid Growth of the civ westward beeoIu,,
t.xcecdiin,ly vllnblc no TINT In ihe uufninn Of
thia Knnrd If rnnld hp,nId for ann suttiritn
III nnrchns,, real estate IN IN. comfy rem,,t,,
rom thr uuisille of me civ d, Wiiningtnn
,ud nr.rt thereon mara sItitnIle dpsir9l,lt.
md cnnveneut hnildin,.s and better adnnted
far thp recommendation nf ina ,ns,,,,e and IN,
n, ar If the connty and Mi those nrrsons
,t1iirt,I with rnittauinna and iufnrttnns
,I,s.n.rs and
WiuurAs I'm the oninion Of this R,ord il
Womb he ,,r,.,tIy for the henetit and cnndnn,
to the b,tt,r snnnnrt nf tie nnnr nf IN,
'.S,,,,tv If Mn CastIn mud otbpr ,infnrtnna,,s
nnasc ia cave and char.se If IN" trmst,.... NJ
I6e ,n,ntv fa, the ,,nrn,,se afor,.-,id tnrh1I,@,
III, LIN ~ I'm NIu,sL,,,.... fI,nrnf,r,, ia, #
Essnispd That the T,nsters nf the Pom oI
V,,, 1i..tip r,1,,,Iv n, at ia nrli,II ,,racri.,
~. INN, HnTIs,. sritofI, IT,,,,y IL, ~
lIa.tIe enrniv on which In t,rert nav hiila.
NO. for Inc Alrnsl,nn.e it,.ann danartn',.,,
'md smaiI.nox hos,ntaI
MI taN spoNe c"llNlHcllI5ly III support