Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-14
the GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.
rir. BiRga Introduces n state Hnsane
Asylum Bili-'fhe rrcn,urer and
Auditor DendlOCk Agaln-Ml,yei.
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Star Correspondent OF Gazette and journal.
Down., Feb. 7.-Ahe New Uastin levy
court and trustees Of the poor deiesa.
ton held a conference at noon with the
FONT legislative committee on the insane
asylum question, at the conclusion Of
which the delegation offered tho NV
Castle asylum, without grounds, 20 the
State for SIS 0o0. Estimates 81 the o,st
o. the building ranged from 3lO5,0 o to
era QUO. The Legislative committee re.
gard the Offer as very satisfactory.
Tbs delegation rumble Levy Court
Commissioners Grub, Hickman Eliaspn.
Jordan, Wier, Sutton, Rothwell and Shall
cross; Poor Trustees Rowland, j. Will
kins Oooch, Solomon and I.nckey; DIR.
Crank Springer, Superintendent Guthrie
and MIR. ). T. johnson. Mr.. Oooch
stated the total cost Of the almshouse aud
Gsyium buildings ct S235 900, exclusive
Of the grounds, Isl acres, for which the
county paid 100000. The contract price.
with johnson q Hyda for tho erection Of
the buildings was Sl63, 500, 10 which
&8 1877 WAS added for extras. Additional
items enteripg into the cost Of tha build
ipgs we're; Gas pipes, $j6S; felt
for asylum a ,ors, S5l2; engineers
foe, $500; lightning rods, $3i5; steam
heating, $i4 200; plana for plumbing,
80, $3.50, plumbing, $4,000; gas pIpas,
o. Ara; elevators, $3.50; board fence,
e2,100; furnishing, 26 000; iron fence,
93, G00 altesien woll &o, ri 600, gRs
fixtures, 81 coo; gas machinery and
house. 81 900 He estimated the cost of
the insane ssylum proper al S1l4 eco. In
1885 It cost S3l $3.50 to run the whole en-.
tahlishment; about one.thitd Of which
was properly chargsable 10 the
asylum. Superintendent Guthrie re.
ported 10 inmates in the asylum
and abcu' 225 in the almshouse.
Other esttmatoR Of the cast OF the asylum,
,rsnging from SlO5, 900 to 3llO.0O0 were
made The COMMITTEES was Informed that
the State could hayo such ground as
might be desired upon reasonable terms.
Mr. Biggs stated that the county and
poor tax rats in New CASTLE Is only five
conts higher Oh the 500 than II IL in
Eent, anG Just the same "a the Sussex
pate; to which Senator Richardson added.
''My tax M q manufacturer will be tho
largest Ia tho Kent oounty. but wonldn't
mind paying 1t for this purpose II it were
donble."
Mr.. Riggs further stated that there ig
$1,000 u 5000 going out of the State
annually Tor the care Of the insane In
other states; and DIR. Springer remarked
that wore thiB asylum upder State msu
segment lie believed IL would beooma iu
time self sustaining. ....
Alter comforting together briefly, Mr..
Couch, In the mama OF the delegation,
stated that the oouuty would be satisfied
should the 9tate allow $75 600 for the
buildin2. Eienibsts Of the committee ex-
pressed themselves as well satisfied with
this oder.
THE BILL OF ApDICKs.
When Reading CLERK aypson began on
Mr.. ]. Edward Addicks' little bill to In,
corporate tho Peninsular Investment
Company, this afternoon, it didn't take
some OF tue members long to catch on 10
the idea thst they had hasrd somstbing
OF the kind before. BeRildered glancei
OF dswnioz recognition gradually broad,
ened into expansive smiles, IS the men.
bers pulled from their deaks printed
copies OF last weeks Delaware Finance
Company. bill and found BY comparison
tibet the same wax loaded with Addicss
from start to hnish. Nearly every line
of tho TWO bills betrayed unmis
taxable evidence Of the same pa.
tsrpity and considerable portions OF
ductiopa of the Finance" bill. The
former is, in essence, an application OF
the latter. The FINANCE" bill was big
but the Investment" bill was bigger. II
names j. Edward Addioks, George II
Smith, Henry G. Gibson, W, N. Miller,
u. II. Sherman aud Frederick a. Addicks
corporatora, with power 70 purch se, H.,
lands, tenerlents &C., and securities, real
personal and mixed OF any kind aud qaal
ity whatsoever. Said corporation is fur
Their authorized 10 sell, convey, mort
page, cucumber, pledge, grant, Leave
sub lease, alien and disI ose Of any
thing 1t may get hold Of, hu
Is debarred from exercising bank'ns
powers or issuing it's obligations
% money. FnlsrginR bere on tho yer
biage of the ''fiuance" bill, 1t goes on te
power to Contract with persons, firms
corporators, 'or my other party hovso
ever found OK or that may hereafter
exist" to buil construct or manage any
work or works, publis or private; to
supply or furn;sh m Ltsrials, labor, imple
msnts, Instruments or fixtures Of sny and
every kind whatsoever, and Purchase
erect or construct, &C., any works, pub
lie or private, as they may by law be
authorized 20 do, CIR to aid, cooperate
end unite with nny other company, per
son or frm in 50 doing. Furthermore
this corporation shall have power to
make purchases aud sales OF, or invest
nents in, stocks, bonds and securities
of other companies, and to make I'D
yancea OF money or OF credit to othel
companies, and to aid contractors ant
manufacturers, and to receive and hold
or deposit, or as collateral or otherwise
any estate or property, real or personal
including the notes, obligations aud ac
counts OF individuals and companies, snc
the same to purchaae. collect, adjust ant
settle, and also to pie ige, sell and dlspo''
thereof, and also to endorse aud guar
antee the payment of bonds aud tire per
formanoe Of obligations OF other corpora
tons. firms and individuals, and Il
assume, become responsible for, execute
and carry ont any contract, lease or sub
loase made by any company or With any
other company, individual or firm, ant
10 purchase, make, use and malntail
any works or Improvements connected
or intended 10 be connected with TIT
works of said company, and to mefg'
or consolidate or unite with, o. to pnt
chase the improvements, property ant
franchises of any other company or com
psniss; provided that the corporation
shall not be taxable on any business O.
property transacted or owned outside to-
atats. The capital stock ia to o.
100000 in shares OF $50 each, VIII
mower to increase the same to an.
amount; and the company may organ'2
when leo shares have been snbsctibe'
for aud 10 PSF cent paid In on them
which makes it cost Just $500 to start NJ
the business. Capital stock and increased
stock may bs,in whole, or in part common