The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-13
show total Of 1O2 patients cured, died,
discharged on bond, etc, during the past

ulhCuhIkeu VI pVuui etc., uuIlnR tue pas
SIX, months.
The percentage OF recovery on admis
sions during the above period Is given a
Abs. The death on admissions for th,
same time 10 reported as being 23 per cent
The number Of patients remaining in thu
hospital on September 30th was: White
Males, S27; females, 300; total, 096. Col
ored-Males; IA; females, %; total, So
Making grand total OF 822 patients nov
in the institution. Highest number o.
patients in the hospital during the past six
months, 685; lowest number, CAS-; daily
average, 857. Cost per capita $2.ll
The Board then adjourned TO meet at 6
o'clock on Thursday morning.
sEcoYD DAYS SESSION.
The Board met at 8 o'clock on Thursday
morning, the 1lth inst, and the contract
was awarded to A. w. Woodiord to fur.
nish -four and meal for six months ensuing
after the 1st day Of November, 1888, al
50 90 per barrel for flour and 80 cents per
bushel for meal. .7
The Treasurer was instructed to draw
from the State Treasurer the following sums
for current expenses: November /, 81 ,S06,
and the same amount for each month un-
til April l, 1884 The Treasurer was fur
ther instructed to draw on the State Treas
,prer for s 500 for transportation purposes;
forSthe carpenter department, 1900; fur
nishing fund, $1,000; general repair fund,
S2,000;insnrance on building, 81 400.
1twas ordered that an inside night watch
man be appointed and that he be governed
by the same regulations as the female
night watcher, and that his duties CORE.
spond to hers. The monthly salary OF the
night watch was fixed at s95 per month.
This position Is now held by Mr.. ]. s.
Mitchell who was reported to the Board as
q most efficient employe.
Chas. Lee, the hostier and colored al
tendant, petitioned for an increase Of wages
from $50 per month to $50 per month. The
considering Of the petition was indefinitely
postponed.
On motion OF Mr.. Monroe, 1t was ordered
that Dr.. ], S. Lewis, one Of the first assist.
ant physicians, be allowed to board his
wife at the Institution at reasonable com.
pensation TO be decided upon by the Board.
Adjourned to meet at $50 Friday.
NOTES.
Mr. Clifton was also very anxious 10
have reporters present, and was very
quiet but effective worker in the commit.
tee room.
Col. Monroe generally took corner to
himself, dividing his time between listen
ing to the rest, watching those "hatsful" re.
porteis, and looking out OF the window as
though he she didn't care whether school
kept or not"
Taken altogether the Board OF Directors
are very intelligent and methodical set Of
business men, and if there is anything
wrong about the Institution they seem to
ieel perfectly at liberty to place the blame
where it belongs without fear or favor.
When the Board OF Directors got together
and began to see in what light They would
place themselves and the Institution by
refusing reporters admittance,, there was
most radical change in their treatment Of
those necessary adjuncls to civilization.
Mr.. @ S. Despard, Of Wood county, the
gentleman who offered the resolution ad.
hitting newspaper reporters, was not pres
ent when your correspondent WAS 30
refused admittance, or there
wouli have been lively oratorical tussle.
lie is in favor Of every official act being
published,
Capt. Hassler was the "phunny" man Of
the IS .embly, and with one or two Of his
comical sort in the society, I'd about Us
soon attend directory meeting 90 9 circus.
He was always ably seconded by Capt
SlcNeel In his numerous sallies, who SEEM
I'd ever ready to either vote or crack a joke
whenever called for.