Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-03-27

members present: r. L. j. Baldwin.
:. wilkins Cooch, II. A. Nowland,
James oormap. W. II. Mooney, Frank
y Herbert, W. NJ. Cloud, Joseph
Chsndier, DR.. Frank Springer, Charles
.. Sattersasld. Mark Davis, Milton
Lackey and John W. Lawson. Milton
Lsckey, Frank Z. Herbert aud John w.
lawson were sworn In ss the new men,
| The report Of Sur erintendsnt Guthric
showed the number OF inmates to be %
| follows:
! White men, 1888; white women, o.;
white children, 10; colored men, "A; COL
| Ored women, 10; colored children. 9;
total, 2aS. -Four deaths occurred during
the month.
The committee to consider tho a auestIon
OF adopting uniform style OF dress for
tho inmates Of tho Almshouse reported
favorably and the report was adopted.
| !. I. Mullin & Son. Of this city, and
John =. Conneliy, OF New Castle, pre-
sented lie for furnishing the clothing.
and samples Of the material t. be used.
When the bids were opened 1t was found
that j. II. Mullin ~ Son offered to fur
nish the clothes at 81 90 per suit lined, or
sa8o unlined, and as their bid was the
lowest the contract was awarded to them.
These suits will consist Of pants, vest
and sack coat, aud will be made Of light
gray cotton Jean.
Tho following bids were received Tor
removing the brick building at the north
md Of the slmshouse: joseph T. Willis
oierod to remove the building subject 10
the order Oi the trustees ior S587. John
Dordsn offered $40 for the msteria o.
III, old bu'iling aud to remove 1t at his
own cost. Thomas Curley. $50 under
the same Conditions. All Of the bids
were rejected.
"A discussion ensued on the cost and
maintenance OF the almshouss 70. the
coming year, and general disposition
Was shown to econ emize In ali the de.
partrnents. The surplus of last years
appropriation iu hand wss stated At
$1,000. Ihv appropriation was e45, 900,
Including 5000 expended In permanent
Improvements. In discussirg tho matter
OF appropriation the subject OF outdoor
relief was talkc over aai eucrai de-
termination to keep It as low as possible
was expressed by all the member. This
Item Of oxponss during 1855 q, shown
by the auditors report was S3,5I0.Sj
Mr.. H. A. Nomland moved that the
surplus from last years appropriation
be returned 10 me Lazy Court, and In
support Of his motion said the ie.en.iou
Of this surplus aud the asking OF very
much rtducid appropriation for the
coming year would make a necessity Tor
an apparently unusually large appro-
| pristion year hence, aud this mi sht
give Use TO a su -picion OF an attempt to
| cover some unwarrsutei expcuso In
Cured during an election year, u suspi-
| cion 1t Is desirable to avoid.
The motion was carried.
On motion OF Mr.. German tho Finance
Committee was Instructed to ask the
Levy Court for an appropriation oil
t2S, 900 for the year 1890.
Mr.. Lackey reported that an over
looked insurance po Icy hal be found
in the Office Of the New Castle County
Mutual Insurance Company, upon which
there was an accrued dividend OF TAI
due the board, ana on mo!ion the sccre-
sary was ordered to collect the amount
and deposit It with the treasurer.
As the term oi Dr.. Howard Ogle as .
member OF the standing committees has
expired, John W. Lawson was app ointed
In his place.
The monthly pay roll, amounting to
1857, was presented, and orders drawn In
favor OF the par les named.
The committee that WAS appointed
| some time ago TO supsiintend the re.
movai OF the old sms!lpox spital. re-
ported that the work has bcen done In .
| satisfactory manner, and an order Tor
S7I5 was drawn In favor OF Joseph L.
Willis, the contractor.
The following resol utiou was offered by
Mr.. Frank K. Herbert, and adopted:
"Resolved, That at any iuturo meeting
OF the Board OF Trustees OF the Poor for
New Castle County, Tor the election OF
olilcers or for the awarding OF bids tor
supplies, all persons not mem )ers of the
board. excepting the superintendent of
the almshouse aud representatives OF the
press, be excluded rom the board ON,
excepting also such persons as might be
present nj the request OF the chairman Of
| the boa d.
Mr.. J. w. Cooch moved that at the
next election OF physician, for the aims
house, two personh should be elected who
should be equally visiting physicians at
| the alm,house and coroner's phJ sicians.
That the Board of Trustees OF the Poor
appropriate 5000 for the pay of said ply
sieians, and that the sum OF k400 appro.
priatsi by tha Levy Court for the pay of
tho coroner's physicians, added the sum
appropriated by the Board OF Trustees,
bs equally divided between the physicians
elected.
The motion was carried, and II this
arrangement is effected The salary of each
OF the co.oner's physicians will be $500
per annum.
A motion made by Mr.. Herbert that no
change shall he made In the salnry OF $50
q month now paid tho superin lendent Of
the almsh0use iarm was carried.
Msssfs. John w. Lawson, Mark Davis
aud Joseph Chandler were appointed to
visit and report the condition of tho
almshouse buildings 1t the next meeting
oil the board.
Aid Wanted.
CHICAGO, lila, March 27.-Miss Fran
ces l.. Willsrd, President OF tue World Q
Women's Christian Temperance Union,
has issued an appeal for aid IN the cam
ipaign In Nebraska. which has for its
object the adoption next November OF
the proposed Prohibition Amendment to
tue Stats Constitution. She says that the
tenn erance people OF Nebraska ara not
able 10 make II winning fl4ht sgainst the
anti-temperance people alone, and she
calls upon the churches, Sunday schools
and Temperance socioiica to take up
special contributions to aid In the strug
gle. She afks that all such contribution
I've sent to Miss Esther Pugh, Treasurer,
l6l La Sale street, this city.
n Miss Akerstroin to Leave.
Miss U lie Akerstrom, accompanied by
her genial manager, Mr.. Frank Charyat,
attended the performance at the Opera
House OF sydney Rossnfeld's play. 1.-THE
Stepping Stone" on Tuesday evening",
aud also the performance last evening oil
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