Daily Republican., 1884-05-01
f1'STEES OF THE POOR.
| [.,ETING wEDNEsDAY-
NIA. !n.as RE.ELECTED AND
fi,rn 'n,TrEEs APPOINTED.

NCAL NEE ,,rrn AND
rricERs RE.ELE.u.~r l..,n. SrrD.
u.,,.,aes of the Poor Of New Cas-
ne ,,,H nru' met at the Almshouse o, o,
County ~" in annual session, VIII
|dnesuaiR iR;rd d in the chair and fui
s'1pr 81 present. The first business ni aiahS ,h'
ra r, ras asbI tbe.eIection of officers, anu tn' :
ed Na'S. was were re.elected without an!
oillatls 1.;s'' With Nth The exception Of Presl
osI''1" nirS who wss opposed byIStePhei
;n"er ;nsr Mr.. Bird was elected no"
r. ,"f by vote of 8 to 8: :, , . follow,
kaidsnt' ne rrt' Thomas Bird; Clerk, .. WI II
slaen'' rao,h treasurer, William b
"vt Attorney, VIM. 7. Lyman Esq,
e; ,;ans "A 's'iI Howard Ogle, NJ. d., ant
lard Springer, M, D.; superln.es nana y,
'" nf Almshouse and Insane Depart
VI Lam Guthrie Matron OF Aims
,, d., Mrs Mrs, Ellie Guthrie; MatIon o
aue Department, Mrs; ~ heIs1u, n,e 20
anu arsop. superintendent Guthrie re- re-
,nt eth ,ha, during the last quarter ~.
o"s have been admitted ana IL
sTnrcrd, e and there had been blrl II
'I@' l@ ra,bs. The following inmate
t,aae'tbouse-yhite men, II whit
'''''Nv, ~ wh;,e children, 10 COlore'
''1 ~ co ored women, II colorst
I,pn 4 total in almshouse, 100
sne Department--white men, 70
w Wv women, 19 colored men, .
rpd women, 6 total in Insane Dc
mrur, me- G6 total in both depart
n. yyl. Five deaths occurred du
the month of April. j.
arch 2s, Martha Packard. aged ~ q
Est ,sst. Georges Hundred March 80
~ BaIston, colored, aged 40 years
nIington April 3, Patrick Healey
E 81 years, Wilmington A ,ril 4
e-t Manloye, colored. aged 90 years
Georges Hundred April IL, viii
Cooper, colored, aged 63 years
ungton.
e following standing committee
announced by President Bird ::
pplies, II. d. Hickman, Miltol
kry, Adolphus Husbands and )
,ius Cooch Accounts, Daniel Far
NJ, Hart, Nathaniel Williams
klphus Husbands, Stephen Syringe
James Bradford Hospital, Jane
btord, Stephen Springer and Dan
IA To settle with the Superin
ent, Stephen Springer and vii
Dean New Buildings, Nathanie
Jams, William Lackey, J. VII
Cooch, H. ID. Hickman and Thos
Bird To settle with the Treasul
l.. Jemison, &. NJ. d. Hart an
Armstrong Grounds and Build
Thomas G. Bird, S. A. Armstron
Adolphus Husbands Financ.
eI Farra, Nathaniel Williams an
Jam Dean Farm, William Dea
G. l., Jemison ; Office, H. /
nal and Milton Lackey.
Ter aiding the superintendent
I, as above, Mr.. Bradford reporte
b Tor new hospital building d
Is Corner drawn by Il. l.. Ric'
Die estimates the cost IT from S3
s., 800, to be built Of frame an
d with stoves. It's capacity wi
ficipnt for the accommodation {
Is patients. DR.. Ogle stated thu
Ian would be acceptable but tina
eteIred Sihley tents for smal!-po
b., on sanitary and econoIni
bd>. After some discussion actio
Gpirlrd until after dinner.
chairman OF the various COnmi
gptp directed to forward their al
reports TO the Secretary as soon a
pie, IL order thai they could /
Iied IN the annual report and pul
ready tor distribution at the ne,
b.
ptIINtendent Guthrie's annual n
Eas submitted and read. A reces
hen taken in order TO give II
hlittc on accounts All Opportunit
lmlne bills.
lht sureriptendent's report he o.
ei his thanks to the Board for !
esy and confidence. He repOrfe
he number OF inmates had great
lScd during the past winter, whic
evere and long. Many Italian
Dther laboIers employed on Il
ng CT the new p. & Il. RailrOa
ttn admitted with broken liml
thrr injuries. Owing to the caref'
non Of the visiting physicians al
not one Of them has died. III
Iing number CT persons were u
IRON the various Hundre,
& the year:
mng1on, 'iGa Brandywine,
tiana, ls; Mill Creek, 9
Clay Gre k, IA New Castle, !:
lAon, I; Pencader, 2; s
ts, 10; Appoquinimink,
(hlrd, 5; total, ACT. Discharg'
the year, 4U9 number of birth
lumber OF deaths, ~. LII regard
laII.rox hospital, he reported tn
ming loose of two men from Ne
jan who were suffering fro
'p"A IN December necessitated t
RI : OF some suitable place whe
Po"d be taken care of. Under t
l'IonS Of the Hospital Commit
pTaTy building was erected al
h"'' ready for occupancy,Janua
Was thoroughly quarantined al
ed with meals and medicin
he aImshouse with little ado
cost to the county, though
trable risk. The last patient "
fgtd March "a, and of eight T
admitted only enc died and
ear his end when admitted.
rlfs Fisher, the nurse of the G
pox hospital, vacated July 6,
no ON the same evening at 8
me building was discovered
me- 1t was totally destroy
It's contents. The old rli
'aken ain down for the material wi
1''iohal " costs to thecounty.
u,'thrle also compliments ID
=" Springer for their promptn
''Il'y when called upon day
eported the receipt OF S2,l74
.he year, the expenditure
ana lie payment Of 81 ,.jO3. Sc
itr William r. Lane. The D
alSed III the small field a
was valued at $500. The sto
/" consists of the following: t.
'"ehty-three hogs and thil
llS' Mr. Morrison, the tenant
'"' llas furnished two hunNr
~ oats, Einety ushel of COZ
" r., Il and eight bushes of DO
90" 1nartROf milk and a turk,
IT. assembling after dinner t
u oi erecting new small y
at hare's corner was ags
, ana discussed at some len,