Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-13
The flrst quarterly meeting Of .he trus.

The Hrst quarterly meeting Of The trus-
tees of tho State Board Of Trustehs o. ho
Insane was held TAursday afteynooa ct
the Diamond State Insane Asy lum, Farm.
hurst. Tins following members were
present LeWiB Thompson, Or. james n.
WilBon and Nathaniel Williams OF New
Castle county; John B. Cooper and Z3ba-
lon Hopkins, OF Kant county; Or. hiram
4. Burton and Ell Il. Sharp, OF Sussex
oounty. State Auditor James H. Boyce
wae also present. Ia the absence of tbs
chairman, Dir. j. j. Black. lewis Thomp-
soa WAS appointed chairman pro tenn.
This superintendent report was as
follows: The totai number of inmates
of the hospital in 1ai. or these 83 are
white men and Al ~hita women; 2l ara
colorsd msn and I6 Golorcd women; ;otnl
white donates, l06; total colored inmates,
81. Six persons have been admitted to
the hoapital and four OF the inmates have
diei si CO the lost report.
The report hcwed receipts from all
Sources Of $35295 and expenditures of
$l15 AZ; exosss OF receip over s5pandi-
tures, $237.53. The superintendent in
clude6 i'll his report q Recommendation
that 800 OF the reoeipts be expended an
nually for books on insanity and nervous
diseases. The report WAS adopted.
THE CASE OF MRs SMITH.
With respect to the case of Mrs. Allen
Smith, who charged that she WAS in
humanity treatod daring her temporary
stay at the institution, DR.. Riahsrdaon,
the superintendent, made q verb i state
ment. He siid he hai thoroughly in
| AARl
opi1ion that il tho woman had received
injury at tho hands OF any attendant it
was very slight ani entirely accidental.
Circumstances, however, indicated that
the injuries wore self-infiicted in an at
temp to escape from the room in which
the patient was confined.
There were no charges preferred or
any report to bring this Iustter b9fors the
board, but to provide for thorough inves-
tigstinn of any Huch case occurring here.
after DR.. Hiram Burton offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
wuEnBAs. The inmates OF this hospital
or their friends may hava complaints for
real or imaginary grievances to make
against the attendants in whose charge the
inmates may ba; therefore, be 1t
ResolCe3. That all such complaints shall
be- made In writing to the superintendent
| and ny him reported to this board with
such Information as he may have In the
premises.
The following bills, which bore the
favorable report OF tho finance COMMITTEES
were aliowsd and ordersd paid: Wells
Brothers, SS2s3.5S Hart d Bro, S59. rs;
j. II. CellAhsn, Sl29 4S; & McFaslane,
$16l; John b. Taylor, $32S.63; Harry
Schlics, $S4 80; George W. Lodge Il Son,
$673,24; y. NJ, Reynoids d o., $667 50;
II. X. Watson, $44 06; Trustees OF the
Poor, Si27 az; Gawthrop & Bro, 1857. .07;
W. A. LsMotte, for insurance, $l75. 80;
News Publishing o., So 10; payroll,
$437.l7; James f. Traynor, $l5 95.
NEXT QUARTERS CONTRACTS.
Proposals for supplies for the ensuing
quarter were nsxt examined carefully,
and contracts awarded, ms follows:
W. d. Wilkins, bsaf at Al cents per
pound for fore and hind quarters, and
one-half cent per pound for shins.
Hart & Brother, salt meats at S13 per
hundred for best pork in barrels; dry salt
shoulders, 81 cents; hams, Ia cents, aad
lard 8 cent? per pound.
g. NJ. Bessop, mutton at z cents per
pound. .. "..- @M-"-.-
John B. Taylor, bread from the best
Minnesota flour at cents per pound.
Herbert K. Watson was awarded the
contract for drugs, he being the only
bidder.
Condor & MCCARTHY, boots and shoes |,
Mons shoes, 95 oenta per pair; woman's
ehoes 30 cents; mems carpet slippers, 80
cents, and women's, 25 cents per pair.
| w. E. Frank was given the contract for
groceries as follcws; q sugar, per hun
dred pounds, 4$,., granulated SO. and
pulverized, 7sc. per pound; cid Java
coffee, 27c; and Rio 22c. per pound; best
black tea, S5o., Oolong tea, half chests,
l2c. per pound; prunes, 6s water crack
ers, $50, and soda crackers, Go. per
pound lemons, 100. per dozen; fine salt,
81 and coarse salt, &c. per sack ci ter
vinegar, 80. per gallon; purs ground
ginGeE, Co.. dried apples, Go. per pound !;
baking powder. $1.15; canned corn, q
pound osns, $50; tomatoes, 8 pound
ceus, 75c.; peas, 2 pound cans,
65c.; dairy huttsr, 35o.; tub bat
ter, 14c.; corn starch, SO. ard
cheese, 12c. per pound; hominy. 90c.
and soup hesns, ST. 60 per bushal; Myers
indigo, 35c. Sawyer's indigo, $50. per
dozen; matches, 5's. 6's and Csc. 500'a,
42c. per gross; hand scrubs, so. 10 and
300, and dust brushes, $1.25, $2.25 and
and 80 60 per dozen; CASTLE soap, l0c.;
oleiae soap, 40; psppar SAUCE, 12c.;
rnince mset, Co.; sand soap, &c.; crystal
soap, Go; sal spda, 10. per pound; buckets.
honna, $l,60, brcoms thres tias, 50
per dozen; sonpine (keudalla), So so per
gross; oat meal, SO per hundred.
S, M Reynolds OF Middletown Was
awarded the contract for dry goods Gni
clothin3.
There were fony bidders for groceries,
George W. Lode & Son, O. l.. tii,amony,
George W. Gray and W. \. Frank. The
items were gone over in detail, snS the
reaalt waa ttar Lot & Son wsEe lowest
on rs articles, Egs..A lowest on like
number, Simmons on 30 and Gray on l6.
The bids of Laage IL SON and Frank
were then carefully compared, and ~ tho
lattet's was lower on sugar and several
other htapis articles, it was accepted.
FAIR WARMING To CONTRACTORS
There was q careful confederation of
the oalY proposal fer brad, that of John
b. Taylor of this city. His bid was 2.
cents per pound ;oy bread made of bsst
Dtiawara wheat -four and oants per
pcuGd for bread nsds OF beat Minnesota
wheat flour. Samples o: Zach kind were
of red, and after practical comparison
the board deciiy the Minnesota aelnpls
to be deatded.g superior In color, lex
ture, taste and itaeil. The bid for Min.
nesota wa at brnlt was thsn accepted.
DR.. Richardson told the board that the
bread furnished during tho past quarter
was not satisfactory, and that much OF it
had to be cast into the garbage tubs.
The avsrngs coranmottan was l45 or $50