Daily Republican., 1889-10-31

rrustses Of the Poor,

Board Of frustsss Of t6s Poor was held
yesterday at the almshonse. Considera-
bio feeling 10 manifested among the
bidders for the beef supply, as It % said
that two or three Of them were lower
than the bidder to whom the award was
made.
Superintendent Guthrie made the fol-
lowing report: Number admitted during
the quarter, 11s; discharged, 60; deaths,
10; births, /. Number In the almshouse
at present time: Males, white, 1903;
white females, OIL; white children, Il; total
whites, 1888. Colored-Males, IA; females,
II: children, 3; total, 20. Total, 2l2.
Bi Is for supplies were opened and con-
tracts awarded as follows; Bread, Jdhu
y. Taylor at 2H cents per pound; beef,
Fred. Kienle, forequarters, cents; hind
quarters, AZ, and shins cent. Mutton,
George NJ. Beeson at 0 cents per pound.
Salt meats, Hart q Brother, the only
bidders, shoulders at 50 cents, mess
pork at sls barrel. Shoes, Michael
| Grady, mems shoes, u; women's shoes,
women'a slippers, % cents. Tobacco,
Otto Il Butt, the only bidders, at "a cents
per pound. Clothing, ]. T. Mullin &
Son. Dry goods, Lichtenstsin q Hart,
prices on articles most used: Muslin, un-
bleached, 6% cents per yard; bleached,
~ cents per yard; mems aud women's
hose at 81 per dozen. Groceries, George
w. Gray, Drugs, II. X. Watson, the
only bidder.
An invitation to visit the Trustees o 1
the Poor of Chester county, Pa, In No
vember, was accepted.
Bids for erecting two staircases in the
State Insane Asylum, to be used for fire
csc apes, were opened as followsi Stephen
DO eney, 1916, with outlet to open air,
VI ,OS0; Henry Evsns, $50, with outlet
TO open air, Si,053. The contract was
awarded to Evans at the last-named
figure.
After dinner the board reconvened.
The committee on accounts reported the
following bills, which were passed: g..
S50S. so; Plat II Eikinton, 500. IL; j. T..
Mullin Sc Son, $Si; J. B. Taylor, SID3. SO;
II. X. Watson, Sls379; G. w. Lodge 4
Son, sSli.32; Lichtenstein Il Hart, SI74. 40;
Phillips " Kane, s56.s6; Condor s. Nc.
Carthy, $500; Thomas J. Farley,
$3.50; r. X. Morrison, $40. 40; Allan :
tic Telepoue and Telegraph Company,
Si3. rs; Aiusworth Bo Ter md Pipe Gov.
.rlng Company. $40 so; DIR. john Scott,
$40; the Charles Warner Company,
s5so.e4; Q. p. Davis, s7.53; Democrat
Printing Company, $3.50; j. +. White,
s4S; The News Publishing Company,
Sl4.30; Republ can Printing Company,
81. "a; j. V. Carlisle Il Co., k2Is.95; s.
@ Simmons & Bro, t14250; Clarence
NJ. Kemp, S202. 10; Otto & Butt, SG2. 40;
Hart q Bro, S9i.52; First Il Davis,
s270; q. A. Cleland, Sl72.11; II. D..
Hickman, Sl2l5l; Wilmington Coal Gas
Company, 81 cents; William Baxter,
$685.; w. G. Woods, 81. The almshouse
payroll of $3.50 was passed.
Outside rel!ef-Mlll Creek Hundred,
S6l75; Christians, 81; Brandy wine,
elO7.75; White Clay Creek, Si04. %;
Red Lion, Slo0; Blackbird, 1925; st.
Georges, $21l.95; New Castle, sll7:
Peneader, 1926; Appoquluimink, Sl76,-
80; Wilmington, DIR. Howard Ogle, $50;
John NJ. solomon, SlS5.90: Milton
Lackev, 81; W. IL. Mooney, 800 total,
S272.9O; total outside Teliei, 81 ,3il.10.
Cash orders paid by the treasurer: ].
NJ. Solomon, Sl56 80; DR.. Howard Ogle,
go; W II. Mooney, $40; Milton Lackey,
$50; J. =. Chandler, $40; NJ. II. Davis,
1915 total expenditure for quarter,
1919 4S.