Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05
THE CONTRACTS GIVEN OUT
AN ArrEMPr AZ sEoRBoK SAT
D0WN UPON,
Meeting Of tI,e p'rustces Of ths Poor
aG the AInshauss--'r 'rhe Bids for
SHpptFss hEsatd Rtsd Capt.arts
ARmEhcu-Th. proceedings.

SHpptEss hEead Rtd Cont. slcts
Ayv1Ehcd-Th. proceedings.
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The Trustees OF the Poor h'li their
qnnrterly meeting NJ the almsbonse yesier-
day wees, President Baldwin in tho chair.
After preliminary business Supcrinien-
dent Guthrie presented his report. During
tho quarter il showed that 1877 persons
had been admitted to the institution, 10S
discharged, five births and 10 deaths. The
total number of inmates at the present
time ia $50; in the almshouse 178, in the
insane asylum 102; during the month
there were six deaths, and for the quarter
ITO tramps were accommodated with
lodgings and 403 meals furnished.
The board was preparing TO open the
bids for furnishing supplies for the en-
suing quarter when Trustee Solomon
entered protest against the proposals
being opened in public. He paid his re-
spects 10 the newspapers in style more
vehement than elegant and made mn effort
to have the board sit in secret session
upon the proposals. Meaars. Mooney and
Thomas G. Bird argued In favor Of Solo
majority Of votes
ht OltlAlik VI NiAo biNtN Nfft ~ - -
sulnod and the contracts awarded a4 fpi-
lows: Groceries, George w. Lodge & Sdns
bread, William O'Menrn; small meats.
Wells Brothers; salt meats, Hort Brothers;
whisky, Francis Kelly a. Co.; iol@eco.
Otto * Butz clothing, Pennock Fore
man; gasolene, Phillips d Kane; flonr nnd
feed, bid rejected; shoes, Daniel McCns.
ker; dry goods, NJ. j. Stewart drugs,
Herbert X. Watson.
County Treasurer Herbert was given
permission to make an explanation CON
cerning the finances of the county. He
opened his statement by the assertion that
he had no money. All that has been pail
in of the tax levy Of 1886 is 81 900 which
has been received from White Olay Creek
hundred and $40 900 is stir due for 1885.
Some 50, 900 or $4,000 are due from st.
Georges hundred for last yenr. Tho
treasurer stated that II was not pleasant
TO issue executions on all delinquent tax
payers. The great trouble of collecting
taxes in New Castle hundred is that st.
Georges hundred does not pay. II is i'm
possible to urge other collectors 10 pay up
while st. Georges is in the arrears. Some
thing must be done with this hundred in
particular. He did not wish TO be under
stood that the taxpayers do not psy up,
but that the collectors did not pay him.
If st. Georges paid up the treasurer felt
sure that he would have $25, 900 or
$50, 900 now in hand. A proposition was
made by Mr.. Herbert to bridge over the
financial strnit, but Mr.. Williams urged
that the bills be laidover until the money
was paid in by the collectors. Mr.. Jami-
son argued that the levy court under the
law was obliged to furnish the money to
the trustees and general sentiment of
the meeting was to the effect that the
board had no authority TO borrow money.
1t was decided after considerable more
argument to await the payment of moneR
from the Taxpayers for the settlement w
bills. -
The following bids for supplying coal
were read: George W. Bush a Sons, hard
white ash, ,Schuylkill coal 1888 per ten of
2,240; The Charles Warner Company,
Wyoming, 1854; Lee, $3.75; Lehigh,
$4.S6; Il. A. Carswell, Lehigh broken,
$4.52. The Charles Warner Company on
the Lee coal.
The committee on accounts reported
the following bills which were allowed:
F. Kienle, beef, $3.50. .63; p. Monaghan,
mutton, $28S. so; j. Gibbons, salt meats,
S250.01; Joseph Shellander, butter,
$107.50; T. Pfrommer, bread, $6s6.2l
Platt II ELLINGTON, -four and feed, S15S. so:
George W. Lodge Il Sons, groceries,
81 ,253.75; II. X. Watson, $249.3S; Otto
4 Butz, tobacco, $101. OIL; e. O. Campbell,
dry goods, 1886. IS; d. McCusker, shoes,
$l16.35; Pennock & Foreman, clothing,
$75. so; G. E. Dubell, hats, $34.50; s. G.
4, - 7 W
Carlisle, hardware, $93.94, Charles War
ner Company, coal, S125.60; Phillips &
Kane, Sl02.76; O. S. Cleland, ice, $5S.65;
Lobdell Car Wheel Company, castings,
$29 80; Alexander Chambers, stoves and
tin work, SSl; J. O. Brison,
fire brick, $50; Harlan & Hollings-
worth Company, machine, $3.50;
John II. Turner, fire brick, S11 so; II. ID.
Hickman, harness, $685.; j. Z. Tygert
Il Co., fertilizers, $50; Early & Toner,
horse shoeing, $47.40; 2. Carberry, cart,
SIS First x Almond, carriage repairs,
$l05 so; j. A. Wilson, repairs to impie-
ments, $1.10; Humane Restraint Com
pany, straight jackets, $23.25; Samuel
Murphy, bedding, $2O.50; First q Davis,
stationery, $5.4S Ferris IL Brother, sta
tionery, $13.2 James a. Webb, printing,
$l.75i News Publishing Company, adver-
tising, $15.25; telephone company, S43.75;
n. Ferguson, costs, $4; payroll, 1851. "a;
Bank of Delaware, interest, $226.67; W.
S. Way, interest, $22.50; Cecil County
Insurance Company, $40; treasurer's
salary, $125.
For outdoor allowances all the bills
presented for the hundreds given were
passed: Brandywine, S5208; Christiana,
1856. .0l Mill Creek, $117.75 (; New Castle,
$71 80; Appoquinimink, $170.75; Black
bird, S94.50; White Clay Greek, $112.50;
Pencader, $91 Red Lion, $I09. 20; st.
Georges, $199 so; Wilmington, by Solo
mon, $l0755; by Lackey, $4s.60; by
Money, $44.50; by Farra, $69 so; total
for city, $269.05; total for outdoor
$l,322.64; total of bills
passed, $7,916.6O.
John e. Robinson mnde a statement to
the board concerning the digging of an
artesian we'll. He offered 70 dig an
artcsian we'll to supply 1000 gallons per
hour. II was claimed by Mr.. Mooney
that the present quality of water was i'm
pure, md some extensive repairs were
necessary TO the pumping machinery now
in use.
On motion of Mr.. Farra it was decided
to enter into q contract with Mr.. Robin.
son for Eiuking an nrtesinn we'll, the same
it WINS understood would be done by
August 18th.
Mr.. Williams moved that Patrick Gar
berry be given the contract for digging
reservoir annex to the we'll ~ feet i..s'
and 90 feet deep, wallinR
and cementing the same. The motion
was adopted by unanimous vote.