Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-31
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Quarterly Meeting of the R0ard
Contracts FOr Supplies Awarded.


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Meeting of tine foard-
Contracts For supplies Awarded.
The quarterly meeting of the Board Of |
Trustees Of the Poor was held OF the
almshouse yesterday.
Superintendent Guthrie reported 36U
inmates in both institutions, 235 in aims.
house and 115 in the insane asylum; there
were six deaths In the institution during
the month and three births during the
quarter lodging was furnished to l ,O03
tranps and 1858 were supplied with
meals.
bSThe board sitting rs supply commit
tee awarded contracts "a follows;
Bread--J B. Taylor, ~ cents per pound.
Beef--Weils Brothers, hind quarters, 8
cents; fore quarters 6 cente; shin bones,
II cents.
Muston--A. Richardson, "a cents per
pound fore quarters.
Salt meats Hart & Brother, shoulders,
u cents; raess pork, SIG; jowls, a cents.
Shoes--PaIick Monaghan, mems shoes,
81. 05; Women's, vi; mems slippers, So
cents; women,s slippers, 30 oents.
Tobacco-James II. harkins, % cents
per pound.
Fioor and Fsed--Hids rejected. The
superintendent wal directed TO purchase
where can be Obtained at lowest prices.
GAsolene d Kane, Ii 95-100
cents per gallon.
CIothiug--J. r. MulIin d Son, jean
pants, Sc to SO per dozen; coats, 81 go;
cardigan Jackets, 81 per dozen; veste, SO.
Dry goods -Lichtenstein g. Hart, mus.
lin, s cents; unbleaohed, y cents; bed
ticking, 10 cents; ginghalns, q cents;
cheviot, s cents; blue dernars, cents;
canton Flannel, cents, calico, cents;
spool cotton, So cents par doz.; 30.
Groceries, william Il. FrAnk, gsenu.
lated SUGAR, 7 cents; rice, a cents; Rio
coffee, 20 GENTS; eggs, IL csRtn; cider vine
gar, cents por gal; com, ~ cents pei
foz.; Tub butter, II cents; fresh butter
25 cents; cheese, cents.
Drugs-Z. James Belt and Fl. K, Watson
On motion of Mr.. Rowland 1t was de
eided hereafter not TO present the name
of bidders for supplies to the board unit
J after the proposals had been acted upon
The bids will be mum bered and the name
will only be known to the officers Of tn
board.
A bill for the maintenance of Eliz
/ Allen, an inmate OF the Pennsylvania In
. sane asylum, Philadelphia, was receives
opinion.
, President Grub and other members o
/, the levy court are in attendance upon tn
meeting and will confer with the trustee
relaiivs to the reception Of the LeSisla
: ture here on Friday.
!, The committee on accounts approve
: the following bills: John r. Taylor
!, bread, 81 18t,07; Alexander Chambers
= = tinwars, S26 So; James f. Wood d DO
4 repairs, $62 80; G. W. Lodge & Som
: groceries, $99T IS; james NJ. Gsifit
k drugs, 50; Republican Printing Con
a paDy, advertising, $Sl32; Il. K. Wa
|, son, drugs, $i9919; Dawson Brother
butter, 1886 10; L. Burns, blael
!, sInithing, $22 as; Iichtenstein h Har
!. dry goods, 1886 70; john {
Bfison, plumber, 50 70; s. q. simmer
Il Bros, lumber, SASH; Lynch d Lear
groceries, s429 Ga; Hart, Morgan d DC
:. bedsteads, $72 50; Wilmington Printil
"A Company, printing reports, $57; Fs'
"a Kienle, beef, $68i.56; First II Allmo
8. S6. 40; J. j. Smith seeds, $685.; Eve
IS Evening Printing Company, advertiaiD
$2O.79; Economy Hall, clothin
e $40. so; Finn & Bso., hats, $l8; Jam
u Il. Harkins, tobacco, $l2480; j.
h Mullin d Son, clothing, $9750; Philli
" 4 Kane, gasolene, $2l7sa: Wiimingt
ar Gas Co., $459; Journal Printing q
to 9207g; Eising & Large, pork and iai
W 41T3. 10; ZJ. Belt, drugs, SIT so; Char
r. Warner Company, coal, 81 1874 9S; q.
=. Beeson, mutton, $lS7.l5; @. y. Olsisu
No Zoe, $l45 90; }. B. Carlisle g. Co., hsl
zs ware, sl99.se; payroll, $5s3.l7; ms,
nd ance, $S02l; William Baxter. whisf
d. $77; Diokey & Co., feed, $2A9.50; II.
BY Hickman, repairs, SlS.45 News PJ
at- lishing Company, $2225; Jason Day
y " corn, $47.75; total, SO. 701.5i.
ar Outside relief: Brandywine hupdfs
% S105. Wilmington hundred, DR.. 0g
ii, $l70.45; Mr.. Laokey, $3.50; \
IS, solomon, $45516; Mr.. Mooney, 81
n; Ohristians hundred, $iO0.ll Mil Or
ne hundred, $6l.25; New Castle hundr
Nv 1904 81; White CLAY Greek hundr
N. Sl99.15; Pencader hundred, &I47.t
10 Red Lion hundred, $l77; Appcqui
ID mink, $l7i.75; Blackbird hundr
'or $46.35.
to DR.. ogle and and Messrs. Laol
"a and Mooney were appointed o OF
a. inittee to provide entertainment
Of the Legislature on Friday. Cover
BIgga, Ex-Governor Stocklsy and
trustees OF the poor OF Kent and Sus
counties will accompany the Legislat'
}, on its visit.
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