Daily Republican., 1882-02-23

The Afternoon ssssiOn-BuflAina
Plans Bubmiated and Aaspted-
superintendent BsrlON's Re.

superintendent Bsrlox's Re
port
Immediately after partaking of thu
excellent dinner prepared by Mrs. Bar
low, the Board re.assem bled. The
President being called away, Mr.. Gray
was appointed president protein, and
Mr.. Farra was appointed temporary
secretary of the Board, Mr.. Oooct
having retired.
In regard to the disposition OF the
small l.pox hospital, Mr.. Brinton offered
the following resolution, which was
adopted
Resolved, That the sm ,ll-pox hospi-
tai committee be authorized in their
discretion to take measures for the re.
moval and destruction of the presen,
hospital building.
After the disposal of the above reso-
luton, Mr.. JemisOn, chairman Of the
Building Committee, to whom was re.
terred the revision of the three plans
which were submitted at the last meet
ing, reported that he had revised the
plans and selected suitable ones for the
Construct IN of the buildings, and sub.
mitted the plans as revised. ON mo-
ton the plans were adoptedT and the
committee instructed to ask for pro-
posals for The construction Of the new
buildings, and to report at the next
III Getting.
The following is a brief description OF
the almshouse building. IL will be of
brick, four stories high, built perfectly
plain but su bstantia,. The dimensions
of the main building are 23G feet front,
1872 feet and inches deep, with centre
wing 232 feet and = inches deep, with
two large courts in the centre.
The dining rooms for paupers are
also in the basement and other neces
sary cOnvenences. The first and main
floor contains officers quarters, dining
rooms, with elevators, dumb walters,
hall, chapel, &c. ihe second floor,
main building, coltains large bed
rooms for the pauprrs, hospital, and
other conveniencies, and the third floor
is a fac simile.
The whole'pians, as revised, seem to
meet the general approval Of all the
members, and when the buildings are
completed they will be plain, neat, sub.
stantial and perfectly comfortable to
all the inmates.
The Insane Buildings will be OF
brick, with no fancy or elaborate work
the dimensions of which will be lSi
feet front and 1872 feet deep. The base
ment contains two Kitchens, cellar and
strong cells for all violent cases, said
cells, while being in what is called the
basement, are above ground. The base
ment also contains water closets, venti-
lator stacks, wash and bath rooms, and
other rooms necessary for the accom-
partment in charge.
The first floor contains officers quar-.
ters, sleeping apartments, pantries,
rooms for inmates, day rooms, &c.
The second floor contains all rooms
for patients. Third floor will be similar
to the others, with one exception, this
floor containing large water tank. A
large pipe will be run up the stairway,
and connect with the tank, with an
outlet on each floor, on which hose
can be attached in case of fire. The
fourth floor will be.used as store rooms
and other purposes.
Iue lusdne DtpdIIiHeHJ Will nave
capacity to accommodate 1870 patients,
and the almshouse will have ample
room for 400 persons
The superintendent Of the almshouse
made the following report;
White-males, 76; females, 90; chill
dren, 9. Colored-males, -; females,
Z; children, 6. Those in the Insane De-
partment-White, males, 2S; females,
% Colored, males, 9; females, 4.
Number of deaths since last report,
six, which are as follows; January 26,
Maria Cook, coored, from Mill Creek
Hundred January q, Elizabeth Roth
well, colored, New Castle Hundred
February l, Andrew Wilson, New Cas-
tie Hundred February II, A. 7. hud-
son, Wilmington February 10, VIM.
Shoemaker, Wilmington, ard same day,
Charles Brittle, Red Lion.
There being no further business be-
fore the Board, they adjourned to meet
on Wednesday, March 10Th, at 10 o'clock
a. NJ, and it was earnestly requested
that full Board be present on that day.