The daily gazette., 1882-02-23
FIFTH EDITION.
TRUSTEES OF THE POOR.


MONTHLY MEETING THIS MoRNING-RK
PORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SALE
OF PRoPERrY-THEs SMALLPOX HOS
PITAL.
The Trustees of the Poor met this
morning Al 10 O'Clock, President Bird 10
the chair. Eleven members were pre-
sent.
&. Hill Brinton, ESQ. chairman OF The
committee on sale Of property, y,submitted
the following report:
The Committee OH sale Of Aims House
property In Wilmington, report that IN
their Judgment the best mode OF effect
Ing a sale II said property Is by public
sale BY lots accordingly TO the plan OF
plot prepared by said committee anc
heretofore submitted to this Board.
The Committee further report In favor
OF having such sale on the 10Th and 10th
OF March next, and would recommend
that the block Of ground between
Broome aud Cornell, Second and Third
streets, on which the buildings are now
erected, be reserved for two years and
six months, and that the buildings and
walls be sold. The Aims House and ln-
sane buildings shall be removed within
Two years and six months, al the option
Of the Board.
lie also submitted the following reso-
luton:
RESOLVED, That the plan and mode
OF selling the Aims House property In
Wilmington as reported by the Com.
miltee on sale of the same be adopted,
aud that said Committee be authorized
TO make sale OF said property, In accord
ance there with, and 10 do all such
things IN relation thereto, as In the
Judgment Of said Committee will best
conduce to q good sale.
Mr.. Brinton said that the reason
the committee embodied that in the
report was they were of the opinion
that If the buildings were not sold on
the day Of sale bidding would not be
80 free. Those who desired to buy
might say that some one would pull
chase the buildings later, and perhaps
start some kind of factory or ma
chine shoC. II they knew that the
buildings were to be sold bidders
would be freezer.
Mr.. Springer supported the report.
Mr. Lackey desired TO know If a
party made private bid for the prop
erty what was to be done in the mat
ter.
Mr.. Brinton in reply said that If the
committee received bid he would
notify the President of the Boards at
once, and a meeting could be called to
act upon the matter.
MIR. Jamison said he thought that
more time should be allowed for the
removal of buildings. He would sug-
gest six months extra.
Mr.. BrintOn accepted the amend
ment.
Mr.. Ray-"It is an old saying
The eyes of Delaware are on you.
Now, gentlemen, tho eyes of New
Castle county are on us. We must
mark out line and walk it, notwilh-
standing what people say. If we put
up the properly at public sale and get
the highest bid possible, then they
cannot say anything. Ii we should
80 u it at private sale, then there may
be some one who will step In and say,
why l would have given more than
that Tor it," lie heartily endorsed
the report OF the chairman and would
vote for it.
Mr.. Bnnton said he thought there
was no use making SO many amend
ments. "Let us sell the property in a
business-like manner, and do it Tor the
best interest OF the poor of New Castle
county"
Mr.. Lackey said that he had matter
to brlDg before the Boa'd. Owing to
the contemplated sale of the property
the smallpox hospital should be remov.
ad, or some means adOrted TO remove
IL.
Mr.. Cooch moved that the Building
| committee be authonzed to erect a
building on tue Blandy farm.
Mr.. hickman was in favor of erecting
temporary quarters In the Potters field
1t wouId do there for year. To put il
on the Blandy farm would cost toe
much.
Mr.. Farra wanted to know If tn,
building was To be a temporary or pel,
manent one before he could Vote. IL
order to bring the matter before the
Board be offered the following:
: RESOLVED, That In view of tue sale o
the present site of the smallpox hospi
ttrs for the accommodation of futur,
smallpox patents.
On motion the blank was filled will
the word Temporary"
Mr.. Cooch moved that the temporar!
building be placed on tho Blandy farm
southwest of the railroad.
Mr.. Brinton said he did not believe il
putting a smallpox hospital on farn
whtre people were engaged in work; /
was not right. The farm had been rent
ed to tenant by the committee, and I,
put the hospital on the farm would b
all injustice to the tenant.
Mr.. FaIra amended the motion b.
adding that the buildings be erected il
"Potter's Field"
The amendment was carried.
The Finance committee were auth oi
lied to negotiate a loan of so, 600 TO
two years TO paw for the farm, and ais