Daily Republican., 1889-07-11
THE INSANE ASYLUM
MAKING READY TRANSFER
THE BUILDING.
Tho Board OF Trustees of the Poor
and the Trustees of the Asy-
Ium Hold u Joint
Meeting.

almshousc. Each body meet singly at
times, and at others both bodies meet
Jointly. OF tho Poor Trustees there were
present Thomas l.. j. Baldwin, chairman
OF the board; J. wilkins Cooch, secre-
tary; James 9armap, Frank X. Herbert,
William ii. Mooney, DR.. Frank Springer,
Charles b. Satisfied, DR.. Howard Ogle,
Joseph Chandler, Milton Lackey, Mark
Ii. Davis and William II. Cloud.
Only Trustee Solomon Of Wilmington
WAS absent.
The entire membership Of the now
State board OF trustees Tor the Insane
Hospital were present. Their names are
as follows; Lewis Thompson, DR.. j.. ].
Black and Nathaniel Williams Of New
Castle county; DIR. J. II. wilson, John
ID. Cooper and Zebulon Hopkins OF Kent
couaty; DR.. Hiram Il. Burton, Eli Il.
Sharp and Alfred p. R)binson Of sussex
| county.
From 9.30 10 IL o'clock, q. m., both
bodies spent the time in going through
the hospital and over the whole prem ses
to bo transferred, inspecting everything
| to he seen AID tracing out the division
lines
At IL o'clock the Board of Trustees of
| the Poor met 10 their rooins and orgsni.
zed with the chairman T. L. J. Baldwin
in the chair.
Chairman Baldwin stated that the OBJ
i1ct OF Ito meeting was to hoar the report
oi the committee appointed at the last
meeting OF the board to survey the
grounds and to set aside the ten acres TO
be sold with the hospital to the State.
Secretary CoOcb, IRON that committee,
presented the survey and plan agreed
upon by the committee. The plan WAS
! rntnhlty naa ~, ha
with general unanimity OF opinion in
favor Of 1t.
The dividing line starts at the State
road In front Of the buildings, and run
ming west an equal distance between'the
almshouse ard hospital to point 300
feet west OF tho smallpox hosplta', ard
then north 10 the original line OF the
property, and from thence due east q ona
the lins to tho State Rad.
Attorney W. I. Lyman presented a
prepared deed Tor the property thus sur
vcyed and set off
After some informal discussion be
tive. the members the report AID plan
OF tie committee was adopted and a re-
q ss was taken to await the action OF TIE
trustees OF the insane asylum.
In The meantime the trustees of tho
Insane asylum had met in ths reception
| Vi Lub hlubuOuSC 1Nu BAu OTRaQ-
ICED by elect,ng DR.. Hiram r Burton, of
Lewee, chairman, and Nathaniel VIII
liams, of Middletown, secretary. Notary
Public Frank F.. Herbert then entered
and Administered the oath of offlcs to
each OF tho members qualified to perform
the duties of trustees of the State Iussne
Aey.um with fidelity to the State and to
the best of their ability.
The BOARD then proceeded to Il perma-
neIt organization when DIR. Jnc. J Black &,
| of New Castle, was elected President and
Dr. j. II. Wilson OF Kent was elcc ell
Secretary. The State Board then held a
private 6enicrei &C, at viii the provi-
sions Of the act were thoroughly discus.
sed including tho survey OF the grounds,
the terms ard everything 2lto pertaining
TO the trarsfer. The board also discussed
the means by which the Hospital wGs u
be run, but as the meeting was coEiiden-
tial the particulars OF the debate cannot
be given.
After this n eeting was held Chairman
Black notified the Trustees OF the Pooi
that the Trustees of the state asylum were
ready fora joint meeting.
The Board OF Trustees Of the Poor wa:
| reconventd and the Board of Trustees o.
the State Atylum were invited TO meet
with them, and on coming In they wert
provided with eeats. Chairman Baldwin
act, d as president OF the Joint meeting
and J. Wilkins CoCch acted ss secie
tary.
w, I. Lyman, Esq, then read the &C
of the General Assembly providing iol
the creation of the State board and fol
the sale of the hospital.
A general exchange Of Views followed
as to the terms of transfer. Tho Trusttet
OF the Poor claimed that the smallpox
hospital and furniture was not included
in the purchase OF the property to b'
transferred.
The Hospital Trustees said they dld
not want the building, but they thought
the furniture in the build ng was included
in the appurtenances.
While the discussion was going OF
Superintendent Guthrie entered and in
troduced subject which all favored, ant
an Immediate recess was taken 10 discus:
one of those sumptuous dinners fol
which Matron Guthrie ard her assistants
knew so we'll how TO provide.
At l o'clock the Joint meeting recon-
vened and the question o! the disposi
tion Of the smallpox hospital furniture
, was soon disposed of by the transfer O
the furniture to the State Trustees Tor th'
nominal sum OF one dollar.
Messrs. Cooch, Garman and Mooney
were appointed a committee OF confer
ence to meet a like committee of th,
insane hospital, TO arrange for the use Q
gas and water privileges that must b,
held In common Ly the two boards
The deed of transfer WAS then exc
cuted, Chairman Baldwin signing th
deed and atfixing the seal of the Trustee
OF the Poor. J. wilkins Cooch signe,
the deed as secretary, certifying tn
validity OF the Gct, and w. t. Lyman
Esq, and Frank e. Herbert signing a
witnesses. The document was then givel
TO Mr.. Herbert for certlflcaiion an(
record.
A motion was adopted inviting th
Trustees Of the Insane Asylum 10 din
] with the Trustees of the Poor GU th
occasion of the next joint meeting, to b
held July 3lst. The board then nd
journed.
During the joint meeting ruunin!
discussion ensued as to what disposition
should be made OF the SIS, 600 when paid
as the act OF the Legislature did no
epecify what should be done with 1t
There was general assent, however, Il
tho proposition 10 p,y of the bond
issued for building the almskouse.
State Treasurer Herbert, who wa
present, suggested that the money be pu
into trust compsny until the rex
Legislature should direct what TO be don
with 1t.
Chairman Baldwin jocultrly proposed
If no other plan offered, to divide tn
|, amount between the members Of til
board.
Attorney Lyman proposed includin
| ~, Al an ha. IN h.n1a ha