Evening journal., 1888-07-25
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ALMsHOUsE REPORT.
The monthly Meeting Reported by
Telephone.

Eelepnoue.
The Board Of Trustees Of the Poor met at
the Diamond State Almshouse this morn
ing TO transact the usual quarterly business
The superintendent's report was submitted
and the contracts awarded-for the next
quarter. Bills to the amount OF Sb,5O9.H
were passed for almshouse expenses. For
outside relief the expenses were Sl,5OS 50.
Total, s.0l776.
The following contracts were awarded:
bread. John B. Taylor; beef, Wells Bros.
salt meat, Hart s. Bro. mutton, G. M.
Beeson; tobacco, James Christy & Son;
ice, Cool Spring Ice Co.; drugs, Il. X.
Watson; feed. Dickey Sc Co.; gasoline,
Phillips & Kane; clothing, John Fl. Moore;
dry goods, Lchtenstein & Hart; boots and
shoes, Condor s. Mccarthy; groceries,
Charles L. Simmons.
There were present before the board
several ladies, who wished to sug-
gest to tho authorities the ACCESSIBILITY
of securing q trained nurse for the hos
pital department. They were: Mrs.
Amanda Boyd, Mrs. Virginia Spottswood
and Miss Mary Kijead.
The number Of persons admitted to the
almshouse during the last quarter was l26
One hundred and four OF these were dis
charged and 20 died. There were two
births. The number OF inmates at present
Is ia, constituted as follows: White men,
IS; white women, 81; white children, 8;
colo-ed man, g. coored women, Is; and
eolored children, 5; total, ia
In the Insane Department there are:
White men as; white women 40; colored
men 70; colored women 8; total LOG.
During the past month deaths occurred
1S4 trsmus were lodged, and 46a
meals furnished to tramps.
The following bills for outside relief were
passed: Wilmington Hundred by Mr.
Mooney S27 so; Mr.. Lackey, $3.50; DR.
Ogle. $500: J. M.Soloman, sl72sO. Total
1885 50 10 B-andywine Hundred, slO4 20
and IN Christiana Hundred Sl05.27 were
voted 70 defrey expenses Of outside relief
For the same purpose the following sums
were voted; New Castle, $1,000; Mil
Greek. SOS 90; White Clay, S166 79
Red Lion, sl63 IS; st. Georges, sl7s.OOo
Pencadsr, 1914 %; Appoquinimink, SlOS.2l
Blackbird, S24, total, 81 ,5OS.S5.
The following bills for running expense
were passed: Lawrence Burns, blacksmith
inp. $40 81; J. W. Hart, dry RoodI
.s2s4 90; First q Allmon, carriage and r.
pairs. s2l7 IS; q. K. Watson, drug
s266 n; J. B. Carpenrer, beef, $3.50 &
]. B. Taylor, bread, s775 80; Henry 1
Hickman, harness and repairs, s4z25
Dawson Bros, butter, sl2775; Lobde
Car Wheel Co. CRATE b. re-, $Sl.56; Ever
Evening, printing, s26.25; Hart & Bro
salt meat, s9C6 II; R. W. Birnie & Sor
straight Jackets, s2S. 25; Finn Bros, hat
s13: First & Davis. stationery, S1lS0; S
G. Simmons & Bro, lumber, S77 9
Daniel Mc-loskey, shoes, 5000; ].
Moore. clothing, Sl2275; P. PIunkstt
whiskey SOC so; james Christy & Sci
tobacco, sl4s %. Alexander Chambers, Il
ware, s4s 90; John P. Mckee, harvestiu
wheat, $50 90: Phillips & Kan
gasoline. ISL 6s; Miller & Co
plumbing. 81 IS; g. NJ. Beesou, muttol
sl963S. y. Palmer, groceries, Sll7O
James II. Bryan. Office repairs, slG.0
Dickey q Co. d1ur ead feed, sir 6
Delaware and AHsnfic Telegraph Ca
s4s IS; News Publishing Co., SlS Al; d
Hughes, add tional bill for smallpox 50
Charles Warner Company, coal up TO JuT
IS, 'ss, Sli9L70 Charles Warner Compar
additional for conl s25 50; g. w. Lodge
son, groceries, sil57 50; William h. ClaI
& Co., florists, $40.