Daily Republican., 1889-08-01
TWO TRUSTEE BOARDS.
THE INSANE ASYLUM TRANS.
FERRED.
Some Trouble Met With bat Avoided
DIR. Harrison Elected superiuter-
dent-Awards for Supplies
Resolution offered.

tuV btttu VI LEe sIhtB hHY
lum both met yotterday at the almshouse.
All were present except Lewis Thompson
OF this ty, member OF the Asylum Trus-
tees.
As soon as the State Beard Board of
Trustrees MT Willard salisbury, Jr.,
ESQ.,, counsel for the State, Stated that
there were serious obstacles In the way
Of their dlsrosing OF their bonds. The
coDstitutlonality OF the act as passed by
the Legislature providing for the bonds
was questioned, as the bill had origi-
mated In the Senate instead OF the House,
the latter only being competent TO origi.
nate revenue measures. The question
was whether this WAS bill for revenue.
lie (Ssulsoury) wss OF the opinion that
the measure was not one for revenue,
and was therefore constitutional.
The bonds had already been nego-
tia.ed by Elliott, johnson u Co, OF WI
mington, who had sod or renogotlated
the bonds to the Philadelphia Savings
Fund Society. The society engaged
Senator Higgins to look into the matter
and give an opinion upon the legality Of
the measure. Mr.. Higgins gave 1t as his
opinion that the bill was illegal aud that,
as a matter OF course, the bonds had not
be lawfully Issued lie said that the
bill should hsve originated in the house.
Acting upon tho opinion OF Mr.. Hig-
GIN, the Philadelphia savin.s Fund
Society made . demand upon the state
treasurer for the return Of the money
which they had paid Tor the bonds.
a. I. liobinton, ESD, of Sussex, and
w. 7. Lyman, Il l., the latter attorney
for the Trustees Of the Poor agreed with
Mr.. salisbury that the act was all right,
hut that did not do away with the de-
mlpd OF the Philadelphia Savings Fund
| Socisty for the return of their III, ney.
What was to be done was the Qu stoni
MI. saulebury suggested that the money
tc returned to the Savings Fund Society,
and that the Trustees OF the Poor accept
the bonds In lieu of the cash for the pay
ment OF the building. They were to
hold the bo1da as security for the paj =
inent ol the money Tor the property, and
to receive interest on the same at 3ls per
! centnm. Then, al ihe next sess on Of the
! Legislature the matter could be properly
adjusted and made legal in all its coDdi-
| ticns.
State Treasurer Herbert was wiling to
take personal risk in the matter and
pay the interest until the next General
Assembly met, The coupons on the
boncs are made payable to b,aIer.
All present agreed that the whole ques-
ton rested With the mkt Losislstur 1.
Would 1t rectliy the errors OF u previous
legislature I, At length resolution was
adopted to the elect that upon the Gcl.v-
cry of n deed for the ingane eeylum from
ths trustees Of the poor tc the trustees oi
the insane asylum, together with II re-
ceirt for the purchase money, tie trustees
OF the insane asylum ehould execute and
l ~ In 10
| SI5,O
After this the Asy lum Trustees adJour.
ed The morning eesalon TO see what tic
Poor Trustees would say or do in the
mater.
The Trustees OF the poor being In ses-
sion, their p!oceedlnss were interrupted
ny the entrance Of Attorneys SALISBURY
aad Lyman, who made known to them
the situation OF the case and told what
| had been done In the other board.
| They made to the board the same sug-
gt s,iol and thought IL would Ue best for
the board to take similar action. Finally
Mr.. salisbury drew up the following
resolution, which was offered:
| "WHELEAs, L. Is necessary to fu ly
carry out the provisions OF AL act passe /
at tue last General Assembly providing
for a state asylum for ihe iufane that the
money arising from the sale OF the faf'
asy lum should be invested at least tcm-
p rarily In tho bonds Of tie S,ato Of
Delaware, directed TO he issued by the
act of April &c, 1850. And
"WnEREAs, The Beard of Trustees Of
the Poor hav5 full faith in the securities
Of the State OF delaware, though there
may bo some technical irregularities
therein, therefore,
| 4tDus.,ltnI U'1,uf hn Ip1 pf Irp
deed for the state asylum for the insane
is directed to be made unto the board OF
trustees Of the state asylum lor The in.
sane and II receipt te iven 10 them for
the sum OF $4,000, upon lhe delivery o
this board OF bonds Of the State OF Dela-
ware TO the amount Of S75, geo issued
under tie act OF 1889, which b uls shall
be deposited In some safe deposit com.
parry and receipt therefor delivered to
this board"
| Considerable discussion followed the
presentation Of the resolution. Mr..
| Nowland made = vigorous spceChi in favor
| OF Il and showed 'he advantages It would
be TO tie board TO accept the proposition.
The county would have the interest on
the bonds and besides be rtlieted from
the care und expense OF the intanc until
tho next legislature met,
| President Baldwin was afraid to trust
! future legislatures, to rectliy tie mis-
takes ot lis predecessors. lie had been
there and lad seen Legislatures act be-
fore.
The resolution was lost by the follow
ing vote
Ayes-Mcssrs. Lackey, ocl', Herbert
Springer, NoSlanj, Cooch, ,Garnan,
| Nay5-Ntessrs. Ctoul, hccney, Solo
/ 4 l,nal.r nalIusiA Ilatl,
field. .
Everybody thought then that the whole
eale OF the Asylum had roEe up In a
cloud Of talk, which Secretary Cooch
seeing, move1 reconsideration, and the
board aliourred for dinner.
Tic excellent dinner prepared by Ma
tron Guthrie ard her assistants had a
wonderfully modifying effect upon the
meinbeis OF both boards, and when they
met again the members who opposed the
resolution saw things in different light.
| The re- olutlon was plssed unanimously
with the exception ot Mr.. Satterheld who
| voted 10.
The agreements between the two boards
previously made were then properly sign
| ed, receipts fer s75 900 were sgned, and
the transfer OF the asylum was made
complete.
The trustees OF the asylum tfen met
and proceeded straight to business, the
first being the election of a supt rinteu-
Gent of the hospital. Thsre were five
applicants in the antc-room awaiting the
result, as follows: DR., D. A. Harrison,
med cal superintendent OF The Kings
| County Asylum, ut 81. JChnland, l.. l.;
DR.. d. D. Richardson, OF the University
| OF Pennsylvania; DIR. II. B. Nunnemaker,
| wing ia cnnnecfel with kirkhrlla,A AsY-