Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
roon TRUSTEES.
A Largo Number Of Paupers-I'he
Quarterly Expense Account.

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Quarterly Expense Account.
The regul4r quarterly meeting of the
Trustees of the Poor was held at the
alrnshouse yesterday, Chairman Bird pre-.
siding.
The contract for supplying chewing
| tobacco to the inmates was awarded james
| Christy q Son at 20 cents per pound
| The contract for feed was awarded Plat
! q Elkinton.
The quarterly report Of Superintendent
| Guthrie gave the following statistics: AID.
| mitted TO almshouse and insane asylum
during the quarter 1866 discharged, 80
| births, 81; deaths, 10; inmates in aims.
| house at present 1874; whites, 1893; colored,
Al in the insane hospital, 80; whites, 70;
colored, II: total in both departments,
324. During tie month there were seven
/ deaths. There were 767 tramps furnished
with lodgings. 1,649 meals supplied to
the pestiferous nomads during the three
months.
A communication WINS read from Della
ware Lodge, No. l, /. o. o. F., express
ing thanks for the kind attention paid
Washington Snowden, fellow member
The committee on accounts reported
the following bills:
Brandywine hundred, $3.50. rs Wilmington,
S499.79; New Castle, $3G6.55; Red Lion,
$l28.95; White Clay Creek, 5164.25; Black
bird, $185.3O; st. Georges, $224.46 Mill
Greek, S84 rs; Peneader, $90.75 I;
Appointments, $ls5.3O. Total for
outdoor allowances not including
Ghristiana hundred, SI,7O4;25. Fred
mutton, sSO.i9; Hart q Bro, salt meats
S118.36; Joseph Sheldon, butter, $685. 80 !;
Eising Il Lang, butchering, $26.10; VIM.
O'Meara, bread, S665.07; Pennock 4 For
man, clothing, $95.98; O. j. Campbell, dry
goods, $356.67; P. Monaghan, shoes, S76.70;
O. P. Davis, shoe findings, 7.49; George
v. Gray, groceries, q TOLL H. K. Watson,
$1O5.69; w. II. Stewart, flour and feed,
$60.66; George G.. Kerr, oats, $79.08; II. G.
Springer, farm implements, $26.50; j. A.
Wilson, farm implements, $26,75; s. G..
Simmons Il Co. lumber, S23340; j. v.
Carlisle IL Co., hardware, Sl45.49; @. W.
Weldln, bricks, $3.50; Alexander Chambers,
Cause, mill work. s2.4S; j. II. Bryan, glaz-
ing, $3.50; John @. Brison, $3.50; L. q.
Johnson, pump repairs, 1904; james
Carrigan, horse sbceing, 921.S5; First
IL Allmon, carriage repairs, $lS.05;
Samuel Murphy Sons furniture, $3.50;
NJ. Megary, furniture, S5S; Ferris d Brother,
| plU.ZOg fTlSI ~ DhNlSt blullOubTy,
Sl4.10; Every Evening Printing Co., $40;
Bell Telephone Co., $l375; Wilmington Gas
Co., $1.28; Phillips Il Kane, gasoline,
$67.0S; Charles Warner Co., coal, S697.18;
Fire Insurance, $113.62; W. Scott Way,
interest, S22,50; W. +. Lane, $4,000; II.
Ferguson, salary, $125.OO; pay roll, S5GS.09;
members allowances, S65O.93.
The bills for the almshouse amount to
$6, 1866. The aggregate of all bills
passed is $6.64G.50. In view of the
large number of inmates and the great
demand for outdoor relief during the
quarter the sum expended is considered
very light. There are more paupers in
the almshouse and charges in the insane
hospital than there has been at any time
in the history of the institution.
Included in the sum total is large
coal bill, the members allowances, and
other items which cannot be credited
directly to this quarter. All this consid-
cred the reduction of expenses in CON-
parison with previous quarters is very
considerable.
This satisfactory condition of affairs is
traceable almost directly to the present
method of awarding supply contracts.
These are given out by the board Instead
of by supply committee sitting III star
chamber council NJ was the practice fol
many years. II is also obvious
that the watchfulness of certain
members of the board upon the
business methods of certain other
members has had most salts
factory result in curtaiiing the expenses.
For the item of beef alone over 81 100
were expended during the previous quar-
ter while for the three months Just closed
the outlay for beef was less than 5000,
and the number of people in charge of
tho trustees was very much larger than
during the proceeding quarter.
The meeting adjourned at 1.30 O'Clock.