Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-01
COUNTY SUPPLIES.

The Board Of Trustees OF the fooi
held it's quarterly meeting at me ann ,.
house yesterday morning, oil the me%p "
being present. There we're Hevefai p o
doris present and remained during tnc
opening Of bids. The proposals wese
made Ia accordance with the new scned'
uie. the lowest articles In the several iineS
beine oiyen TO the respective bidders
SUPERINTENDENT Guthrie reported 25l
inmates In the institution, 1el ~ aims
house and ITO In insane asylum, lho were
admitted during the quarter and vi ois'
charged deaths 10, births . there were
ave deaths during the month, trnmpd
lodged SIG, fed 500.
The board awarded contracts for sup
plies as follows;
Bread--J. B. Taylor, 81 oenta per
Beef--Fred Kienle, 6 cents hind quarter,
81 fore quarter, iegs and shins y.
Salt paeatg--No bids or awards.
Mutton-G. M. Beeson, o. cents per
pound. -.
Oh. S8 so, 81. rs, SO, 90 rs; middlings,
S25 per ton; ship stuff, &a4 per Ton; corn
shorts. $24; corn aud oats, $685. corn
meal, SAT.
Grocories--Lcdge y Son, o sugar, q
cents: rroe, s Oents; oolope ten, IS cents;
corn starch. 81 cents; scrub brushes, 81
cents per dozen; dust brushes, ga per
dozen; laundry starch, 90 per box; mince
meat. q cents per pound; buckets, sl.ao
per dozen: broom1, 81 rs per dozen.
Lyuoh1 d bsary-Granulated tugar, 2
cents; Rio ouffee, ID cents lemons, .
cents per dozen; dne salt, SI.25 per three
bushei sacks; coarse salt rs cents per
sack; ground pepper, CENTS mustard 10
cents; baking powder, 30 cents per dozen;
dried apples, s cents per pound; canned
corn, rs cents per dozen; canned peas, rs
centH per dozen; cheese, cents; candles,
10 cents per pound; indigo, 90 rs per
gross; soApine, So rs per boz; matches,
20 cents per dc zen boxes; CASTLE soap, IL
cents per pound; Prootor's soap, % per
boz; pepper sauce, 8 cents per pound;
kitchen crystal soap, 3 cents per pound;
No. mackerel, $40 per barrel; Goldfish, s
cents per pound.
William q, Megarrity--Bess black tea,
80 cents; prunes, a cents soup beams,
81 rs per bnshsl.
B. y. 0'Hsra Java coffee, 10 cents;
water crackers, 8 cents; soda crackers, 8
cents; fresh eggs, IS cents per dozeu;
vinegar, 5 cents per gallon; canned to.
nlatots, 80 cents per dozen; fresh butter,
IS cauts per pound; ornnberries, 6 cents
per qnaIt.
Simmons 4 Brolher--G Ginger, 10 cents
per pound; tub butter, 10 oents per
pound
George W. Grsy-HomIny, ~ per
bushel; sol soda, 81 as per pound; No.
mackerel, $22 per barrel.
Olo,hing-John H. Moore, trousers,
SO per doz; vests, as cents each; coats,
q so; overslls, S425 per dozen. Il.
Feliheimer, knit Jackets, 90 40 per dozen.
Tobacco --Jsmes FL. Herkins, as cents
per pound.
Shoes Condor & Mcoartnsy, mems
shoes, Sl.i0; women's, $i.l0; carpet
clippers, IS cents.
Gasolsne-Phillips & Kane, $l3, a5-1OO
per gallon.
Drugs-Herbert X. Watson, With few
articles to z. James Belt and James II.
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While the gves6 aaio being mode, o l..
Stmpoua q the HNn 9imr6pds & Bro.
greeers, -t-.e1 .s4t IT, ss.so.y lids had
been offered with the understanding thai
the lowest bidders upon this line OF good
were to be awarded the contract. He dis
closed the fact that the dealers had ast
an understanding 70 that effect. The
srocers could mot afford he stated Il
have the lowest articles picked ont. Oh
some Of the goods bids had been made Al
lees than cost. TIE dealers he stated
underoid on some goods with the inten,
t!on OF making it up on extras.
Bills for outside relief, amounting Il
81 $3.50 7s were paid, as follows; Brandy
wine, SOP IS; Ohsistiana, Sss OF; Mil
Greek, $62 as; New Castle, 5000 "a
White Clay Greek, 1929 so; Red Lion,
SEQ rs; st. Georges, 1888 60; Penceder
$77 50 Appoqulnimink, si22. so; Black
bid S9t as; Wilmiobton--Dr Oele
sl03; Mr.. Laokey, $3S; kr. Solomon
SlO9 l3i Mr. Mooney, SS4.
The committee reported that during th;
quarter Ss09.72 had been received 10,
board Of inmates Of ingsne asylum which
less the incidental expenses Of s254 81
ieavs balance from this source Of
S555l II.