Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-03-01

The Board of Trustees Of tho Poor Of
New Castle County met In regular
monthly session ut the almshouse ,es-
terday All the trustees except g. A.
Armstrong were present. The recently
re elecss1 members Of the board vsra
sworn in, snd Mr.. Bald win was on mo-
tion ele2t3d to act as chs irman until the
election On April rs. Mr.. Oooch was
continued as secretary.
Superintendent Guthrie's report was
as rollows; Total in both deps rtu ents,
SS5, divided as follows: almsh ouse,
white men, 15i; women, b8;ehildren, 10;
coiored men, 81; women, IA; children,
8. Insane department. white men, as;
women, SO; colored msn, 12; women o.
During the month there were 10 deaths.
The monthly payroll, amounting to
S5b3 67, was approved by the commit
tee on aocoupta q nd ordered paid. The
special committee of Levy Court oon.
sisting of Bessrs. Hickman, Grubb.
Toy, Roberts and Wier was present for
the purpose OF comforting with the trus-
tees concerning the erection OF small
pox hospital was present. Mr.. Wisr,
who acted as spokesman for tha Levy
Court committee, said that II the trus-
tees desired to erect q hos pital 1t was
conBidefed advisable By the court to In.
c!ude the amount necessary to build II
In the yearly appropriation asked for.
The plans presented by the joint COM
mittees OF City Courctl, Board OF
Health and Poor Trustees he considered
would cost too 10 uch. but tha court was
willing to allow 81 COO Or IS, 600 for that
purpose.
DR.. Frank Springer offered O resolu-
tion asking the Levy COURT sfor an up.
preparation OF SAC. 600 for the ensuing
year.
Considerable discussion was about TO
follow, when DIR Osle remarked that it
would irst be we'll to fnd II the trustees
wished to build q hospital.
DR. Springer then withdrew his reso-
luton, and DR.. Dale offered cne to the
effect that the trustees during the Gem.
Ing year build IA hospital for the treat
ment OF infectious diseases, nt a cost
no. to exceed 5000 Mr.. Solomon sec-
onded the resolution.
Mr.. Cooch oppoEed the resolution on
the ground that 1t would be time enough
for building hospital when the emer-
gency requiring 1t arose.
DIR. frank Springer in q few re-
maE rs, favored the erection OF the hos
pitRl.
Mr. Llckey thought there were now
accommodations enough on the premi-
Ses to provide for all patients. He
wanted the present pesthouse and the
old farmhouse moved to the woods east
o! the main b1I!dings and jained into
one hospital.
The motion OF DR.. oRle was los. by
the folio wing vote: Yeas-Spr!nger,
Hart, ogie, Mooney, Solomon, Pierce
Is. NsYs-WilliamE German, Herbert,
Baldwin, Chandler, Cooch and Lackey
-.
Ihe visiting physicians and the Hos
pltAl Committee were instructed to ad-
vestise Tor q resident physician to take
the place OF DE- Tybout, who retires on
April 20
The hospital suhjsc. again "bobbsd
up sershely." After considerable dis
cpsslon Mr.. Lackey moved that the
Hospital and Building Committees be
authorized 60 uove the present pest
house and this old farm house to a con-
venient epo,, where they could be COM
bined and used as q hospital. This mo-
tlon WAS carried.
Considerable discussion then arose as
to whore this 'sec 0nd. hand" hospital
should be located. A mosion OF Mr.
Williams 70 postpone further coSstde-
ration until next month WAS carried by
e vote OF t. 6 Adjournment WAS then
made.