Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-16
SUSSEX NOT SCARED.
No Fears That the Entire AInis-
house Property WIN Have 10 Hse
SOLD TO the State for $4,000
Peaches and Ikerrtes

No Fears That the Entire AInis-
house Property WIN Have 10 Ase
SOLD to the State for $4,000
Peaches and Iferrtes.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
0EoRaErowE, May l0.--Despite the I'M
certainty over the wording of the amend
ment to the State Insane Asylum bill, direc-
Ing the trustees 10 purchase the Sussex
county insane asylum for 5000, the people
OF this county are not losing any sleep over
the fear that the language OF the act en-
forces the sale to the state OF the entire
almshouse property Tor the sum mentioned.
Attempts were made yesterday, by some in
terested parties VINO went TO Dover for the
purpose, to eee the original bill, and thus
ascertain It's exact language and import.
But all the original bllB are locked up In
the decks OF tho clerks, who have not yet
fled them away In the proper reGeptaeles
aud turned the keys over to the State libra
rian.
From the memory Of those who heard
the amendment read, 1t IL gathered that IL
simply directs the trustees of the State
asylum to purchase the Sussex county tn-
snnO asylum land all the appurtenances
thereto" and pay 5000 r. ne same. The
lawyers hold that the Il, /. ean In no wise
be construed as IN npputtanancs to the
building. and that Il will require a liberal
carry with It more than the buildings used
Tor the Insane department, though no OBJ.
ieJtlon will be interposed to allowing the
land on which the buildings are erected to
go In fee simple with the sale. This ground
comprises trsct of three or fcur acres,
which IL fenced OF from the balance OF the
almshouse properly.
To sell the entire property TO the State
for $4,000 Is proposition that may we'll
dlsmay the average Sussex county tax
payer. The property comprises 500 acres
of the best farm land In Sussex county In a
good state OF cultivation. The buildings
Tor the psupers are quite new and cost
about $4,000. The insane department
building is also new and modern In its APP.
pointments. The plumbing alone cost
about el,400, as by means OF hand force
pump and q large tank, water Is convey cd
to all parts OF the building. The total cost
Of the building was about $4,000. go that
the county will not make much by selling
the property to the State for 5000. The
entire almshouse property, including all
buildings, IL valued at from $4,000 to
$4,000, and to surrender all OF this to the
State for matter OF $4,000 Is out OF the
question. The people would fight such o
proposition even II the law directed It to
be done In plain and unmlstakable terms.
And so the good people Of Sussex are not
giving themselves any worriment on this
point. They are more interested in the
coming peach crop, about the prospects of
viii b reports differ. There were serious
complaints that along the shore districts Il
succession Of cold, northeast winds and a
couple OF late, nipping frosts had about
cleaned out all the orchards, but this morn
log more encouraging reports were re-
oeived. Many growers now think they will
have half crop, and q half crop, IN most
cases, means more profitable returns than
full crop. But around here, as In other
parts of the Peninsula, nothing definite
can be learned until after the June Drop
has been safely passed.
Strawberries will be on in about two
weeks. and prospects for n good crop are
exceedingly bright. Other berries also
promise we'll. The berry industry 10 almost
as important as the peach crop, for although
the season Is much shorter the returns
are profitable. and a good season results In
circulating considerable money around
many communities where ordinarily coin is
a scarce commodity.