Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-10-01
TR|R D EDITION.


Irusgeen OIL the fOOr.
TIE reuort of the meeting Of the trus- /,
tee, of The Poor of New Castle County
ended in Wednesdays REPg BLICAN
with the lay ing over ofMr. Hyde's bill.
The greater number OF members went
to take look around the farm In search
of eligible locations for an Toe pond and
n cemetery for the burial OF the aims
house dead. On the return Of the mem
bers. the Board was again called tol
order and on Mr.. Baldw wins motion It'll
was agreed TO locate the Ice pond and
ice hou 80 in low piece Of swampy In nd
betw cen the almshOuse and the Hare's
corner station on the Delaware rail-
road.
A motion by Mr.. Cooch to locate the
cemetery on rising piece Of ground
adjoining the woodland west OF the
railroad elicted considerable discussion
and oppoei ion. Finally, on the motion
of Mr.. Chandler, the cemetery question
was laid over until the next meeting:
The Board then took recess for dim
ner. About this time 1t became rum )red
that the Levy Court investigating COM
mittee which had been in session all
forenoon, in private, would make re-
port, or rather that they would * cer-
tain mem beers Of the Board that were
apparently implicated In some shrewd
transactions, for an explanation OF their
conduct.
The reporters present being the only
persons for whom there WAS NO
room at the FIRST table. Superinte n
dentGuthrie very kindly informed them
that they should be the guests OF bis
family. The invitation was accepted,
ofcouree, but not without suspicion
that when the reporters returned they
would find the investigating committee
and the Trustees OF the Poor IN COM
bined session with closed doors The suS-
picion was well founded. When the re-
porters returned from the excellent din
mel, prepared by Mrs. Guthrie and her as
sistants, the doors OF the meeting room
were closed aud even doctors Ogle and
Springer were pacing the Railways, the
first foT the time deprived OF entertain
ing the Board with y remarkable fund
of humor and ancedots. All that trans
pired in the meeting was gathered from
words dropped here and there, which
showed the course the meeting wai
taking,
For instance, IL was said that Presi
dent 3 al was asked TO explain about
crop of wheat gathered in 1877 from th'
old Hare's corner farm for which
was s.ld he failed To account to To
Board Mr. Bird however produces
the old books, which showed tha' hs hd
g. tt cd fr the wheat with the Trea'
u-er of the County. He was a!eo, il
said de, AIRED ,unoc ". il the SO " trail
action.
Mr.. Fl singer WAS aaGed 70 explain
littl oa's iralsact'Jn, but he shqNe
that ais tenant sold The oats for 10 D,
buste which was four cauts lJN
IL ! s+ "a NJ a
HossinSer was exonerated. There ma
have b9en other strengthening up, VIII.
did not leak out.
The doors were again thrown ope
and the regular sessiol of the Board r
sumed.
A motion was adopted directing Il
Secretary and Treasurer of the Boal
to procure bond of indemnity fro
Clarence NJ. Kemp, to protect u
Board from alleged heterogeneous upc
patents upon machinery which L
said Kemp put in the buildings.
Mr. Williams called attention TO t
beef furnishing question. The me
was good but there was too much of
Some members thought the inms
should have more bread and not
much meat.
superintendent Guthrie being gu
used said the quantity had been grea
diminished and the large quantity
ported In May was chiefly owing
furnishing beef to the old and n
institution. He said about 1000 pou
q week was consumed.
Mr.. Williams then offered the
lowing resolution, which was sdop,
Resolved, Thai in bidding Tor 81
plies of beef, the proposals shall be
fore uarters, with eleven standing
chuck ribs cut out and the shia cut
out of cattle dressing not less THAI
pounds. Bids for legs and shins 81
be put in separately. The portion
the latter 10 the whole quantity 3.
not be less .haa one.fifth nor more u
one fourth.
DIR. Ozle, through Mr.. Farra, As
that the o.fica of the Trustees OF
Poor, No. i05 West Sixth street,
gran cd for a free IN edical dispense
DIR. OSie in explanation said that
physicians of Wilmington would att
at the dipeussry certain hours in
day, free of charge, and he had node
that the City Council would pay for
medicines.
The motion was opposed by Me-
Mooney, Lackey and solomon, thre
the city members, bat they offered
obj elton to the use oil the second 8
for that purpose.
DR.. Olle said he wou Id accept
thing for the good of suffering hum
ty, and the second soy was
granted.
DR.. Osia reported that he could
cure az arttncial arm tor the col
man Sanders, of New Castle, that W
enable hln TO make his own liz
aud keep him off the county, for
The Board directed i'm to make
purchase, ard then adjourned.
An Alleged Theft of a HOrs
Jacob Bailey, eolored, was ARA