Daily Republican., 1885-12-30

Tho regular monthly meeting Of theI
Board OF Trustees Of the Poor was held |
this morning ~ the aims house, Presi. |
dend Bird In the chair.
Superintendent Gutherie made tho
following report OF inmatts:
In the almshouse, white men, 90;
white women, 80; white children, 10;
colored men, 10; colored women, 10;
colored children. 6-tolal 1913.
In the insane department, white
men, 80; white women, "a; eolored
men, IL cosored women, 8 total IS,
total in both DEPARTMENT., 278. The
number OF deaths during the past,
month wass, ms follows: December
z. Catharine Finegsn, ChristsAns Hun.
dred, aged 40 years,
December 18th, John Green, COL,
Wilmington, aged 40.
4 December 14fh, John Taggart, Chris.
tiana Hundred, aged 90.
December 10Th, Charles Buckner.
colored, White Clay Creek. 4 years.
| December 9th, james Monroe, nm
Italian, Wilmington, aged 81.
December 18th, Kate O'Keefe. Chris
tiaua, aged 90.
The following bills were audited and
ordered to be paid Psy-rol $3.50 90 ;
y. I. EnRle, freeh cows, $50 j. X.
Il tuut oDtb, Wv xNSWe
Company, advertising. S37 Al ; Philips
q Kane, aasolipe, $l23.62.
i Mr.. Williams offered the following
resolution, which was passed:
Resolved, that the Superintendent be
instructed TO advertise in the Whining
ton papers every other day for one
week the following, commencing jan
luary 10th:
Sealed proposals will be received by
!, the undersigned until the 22d instant
. for supply ing the Almshouse and In
sane Department with beef, mutton
Y salt meats, bread, groceries, -four and
/, feed. tobacco, gasoline, clothing, boots
and shoes. drugs and medicines, from
January 2sth 10 April 2stn, 1856.
a The bios for beef, shall be by th'
Q lqusrter Ia the proportion Of one hind
atquArter TO four fore quarters out OF vel
/ iatted cattle, dressing not less than co.
I pounds.
i'll Samples Of bread. groceries, -four, feed
q tobacco, clothing. boots and shoes. car
be seen At the almhouse.
y The Trustees Of the Poor reserve thu
n right to reject any or all bids. Propo
sails must be endorsed showing tte.kinC
. of supplies bid for.
MI The Superintendent was instructed 4
a see the publishers of newspapers ant
make arrangements for uniform rate
II for advertisements, so tpat the sam
1 charge may Q made by each newspape
for the same advertisement.
n No action WAS taken on the bill pat
], for carriage made by Jones Guthrie
n Company, rs the order for tn
, csrriAge was given before tn
Board passed the resol ution tina
10 cash orders must sanctioned by tn
ID Board bef, they are paid. The bill 10
= 1.-The harness and for work done by Nj
y Hickman, though net aalluded to, will
IS IL is said, yet come before the Board
ID as It has not been audited by the con
al ittee on accounts.
" There being no other business III
g. Board adjourned TO psrtake OF a yer
t. fine dinner. prepared by mstronG uthri
r and her assistants.
Amongst those who took dinner wei
q, Rev. r. II. Adams, Rev. Abe
lv Thatcher and Joseph Pyle, from
Paul's NJ. L. church, who had con
over to look after the spiritual welfai
u OF the inmates, and to make arrana
II, ments for religious services. Rev. M
Thatcher has for 90 me time past be-
al visiting the almshouse and holdil
vs religious services amongst the Inn ate
- " 18th very good success.