Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01

The Poor Trustees In Session EIec
tion of Officers-Annuai RepOrts.

tion OF Onicers-AnnuaI Reports.
From Every Evening OF yesterday.
The annual meeting of the board of trustees
was held at the almshouse this morning. All
the members were in attendance and Presi-
dent Bird occupied the char. The first
business before the meeting was the election
of officers. All the officers were reel, cited
without opposition, except President Bird
MIR. Springer was nominated for the place.
Dut Mr.. Bird was elected by vote of to g.
The staff of officers as reelected follows
President, Thomas Bird Clerk, j. Wilkins
Cooch ; Treasurer William +. Lane {;
Attorney, William L. Lyman Physicians
Howard Ogle, Willard Springer superin-
tendent Almshouse and Insane Department.
John Guthrie Nlatron Almshouse, Mrs Ellie
Guthrie; Matron Insane Department, Mrs
Rebeeca Emerson.
President Birdi announced the following
standing committees
Supplies Messrs, Hickman, Lackey. Hus.
bands Cooch.
Accounts E'arra, Hart, Williams, Husbands
| Springer, Bradford.
Hospital Bradford, Springer, Farra.
Settling with superintendent Springer,
| Dean
New Buildings Williams, Lackey, Cooch,
Hickman.
Settle with Decentralization, Hart
| Armstrong.
Grounds and Buildings-Bird, Armstrong,
| Husbands
Finance-Farra, Williams Dean.
Farm-Dean, JamisCn.
0fice-Hickman, Lackey.
Superintendent Guthrie's report for the
| last quarter WIS read and filed 1t gives LOG
inmates admitted during the quarter III
| discouraged births and IL deaths. There
are 155 psupers in the almshouse and &C In.
| mates in the insane department, al of
| 22l. Since the last monthly report five deaths
are recorded.
| Mr.. Bradford reported plan for a new
| hospital at Hare's Corner drawn by l. l..
| Rice,Jr. He estimated the cost at from SO, 600
| to $500, to be built Of frame and heated by
| stoves. II will have q capacity sufficient for
| the accommodation of about 4S patients. DIR,
| Ogle stated that the plan would be acceptable
but that he preferred Sibley tents for small
| pox patients on sanitary and economic
\ grounds.
After some discussion action was deferred
| on the report until afternoon.
| The chairman of the different committees
| were directed to forward their annual reports
| to the secretary as soon as possible, in that
| they may be included in the annual report and
published ready for distribution at the next
| meeting.
| Superintendent Guthrie presented his
annual report which expresses thanks to the
board for courtesy and confidence. Continu-
| ing, it says The winter past has been long
and severe, and the grading of new rail
| road through the county increased the num-
Der of inmates in excess of previous years.
/ Many Italians injured on the road were adj
mitted, all of whom recovered. During
the year 467 persons were admitted
to the institution from the following
Hundreds: Wilmington, 1854 Brandywine,
n; Christiana, IS Mill Creek 81 White
Clay Creek, IA New Castle, u Red Lion,
4; Pencader, Q; st. Georges, 10; Apo
quinimink, Blackbird, 8. Number of in-
mates discharged during the year, 400.
Births, 20 deaths, rs. Reference is made
to the building Of new smallpox hospital
and the burning OF the old one. The meats
and medicines were furnished from the house
at considerable risk to the inmates,
but the disease WAS happily not
spread. The last case was discharged
March Oath of the patients only one died,
which is proof that they were properly cared
sicians have attended faithfully to their
duties, not only attending regularly daily, but
always responding promptly to night calls.
All the employees OF the almshouse and insane
asylum have been faithful in the discharge
of their duties. During the year ~, lt4.9t
were paid to the superintendent for board,
pork, old material, money found III ciotnlng;
attendants upon the insane, pigs, butcherlng,
potatoes, supplies marketing, &c, and
81, 1903. SO were paid over to the treasurer
| The yield of the garden and lot AZ tourt1
and Broome streets is estimated at S5oO.
NEW PEST HOUSE.
1t was decided to erect frame building or
the Blandy farm, at a cost not to exceed
$1,000. for the purpose of smallpox hospi
tai; the building to be occupied by the nurses
| and the patients to be housed in Slbley tents
The work is to be undertaken as soon al
| practicable.