Daily Republican., 1886-06-30
Trustees of tho r.nnr

| this morning at the almshouse, with
| President Baldwin in the chair.
| Superintendent Guthrie presented the
| following report: Number Of inmates
| in the almshouse, white men, n,
women, 90; children, 10; colored men,
! "a; women, 10; children, z. Insane de-
| white men, "A; womep, 43.
colored men, 70; women, q; total in both,
2S5. Deaths during the past month,
May 81, william BIitton, aged So,
Wilmington; June I, Beverley Haw.
kins, colored, aged 10, Christian;
! June B, Lewis Carter, colored, aged ~,
st. Georges Hundred, fatally Injured
on the Delaware Railroad; June z,
William Shaw, aged so, Wilmington,
injured on b. aud P. Railroad; june
Ia, William Jordan, aged rs, Whining.
/ ton.
The following proposals for supply ing
ice we're read: Kennebec Ice and Goa
| Company, prime Eastern Toe, IS per
ton; home ice, S.; Cold Spring Ice and
Coal Company, s. and 81 respe cti vely ;
Greenbank Ice Company, 1915 and IS
respectively.
The contract was awarded to the last
| named company for fifteen tons. the
quality to be agreed upon after test
u
President Bald win stated that the old
graveyard III Christiana Hundred need
| ed attention on aHct unit OF q portion of
I the fence having fallen down; the grass
needed moving, and cattle were per
mitted TO enter. Without action, IL was
informally agreed that the matter should
be attended 10.
Mr.. Hossinger asked for inform &ion
concerning the appointment of q vac.
cine physician for White Clay Greek
Hundred, under legislative enact
ment on tho subject, when provides for
the vaccination Of INDECENT children at
the expense of the Board. Under the
law Mr.. HossinRer will appoint two
physiciens for his Hundred.
OG motion Of Thomas g. Bird, Will
Ham Clayton, paralytic inmate, who
had SIG rs toward purchasing a roller
chair, was grained permission TO get
one, The dttfertn nee iu cost to be paid by
the Board II the cost be not above Sk5
The Committee on Accounts retired,
ana after being cut q half hour returned
with IA favorable report on the monthly
pay roll, which wac S543 81 and a bill
OF Clarence M. Kemp tor S2732. which
were ordered 70 be paid.
Frederick PfroGmer, the baker who
was awarded the contract Tor furnish.
ing bread for the present quarter was
permitted to address the BOARD. He
stated that when lie made application
Tor the contract he tufnlbGeI "a sample
OF hour, which was accepted, but
that hia bread was rejected and
no was compelled to use a tuperlor
-four, by which he was losing money
IA e wanted the Board 20 relieve him or
L. al n tina n ~ % "a
being questioned ne admitted that he
had used d tlerent flour from the sample
no exhibited. HIS nd was ~ cents a
pound, which he said nobody could fur.
nish by using the flour required. He
was informed that the Board had
greater reason to complain than he had,
and his error was lIs own, for which he
was RET ponsiele.
On motion Of Mr.. Mooney, the Su.
peTinteudent was authorized 10 supply
bread TO the best advantage if the con.
tractor gave up his contract
On motion of Mr.. Mooney, the Su-
perinteAdent was authorized 80 procure 4
a car load OF coal, or more, Il necessary, !
!or the Insane department, the supply |
having been exhausted.
AT the suggestion of Chairn0n Bald.
win, the COmmltlee IN Grounds, which |
was now one of the most Important, be |
Increased to five memb ers, tho sueges-
ton was adopted, and Msssrs. Mooney,
Williams BaIra, JamisoD and Solo |
IL on were appointed said committee.
Secretary Cooch asked for authority
to more particularly itemiZe the sxpen- |
ditures OF tho almshOuge under appro
Pirate heads and departments, which |
authority was granted.
President Baldwin referred TO the re
ports Of almshouses III counties outside
The State Az being much more full and
satisfactory than the reports OF tie
New Castle institution.
On motion OF Mr.. Williams, the |
superintendent was authorized TO al
Vertise five times in the daily papers
Ter proposals for furnishing coal from
August b, 1886, 10 April 7th, 1877.
Sunday Visiting.