Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-03
TRUSTEES os THE pooR.
A bccreaset Appropriation TO he
AsRed From the Levy COurt for
Next Xear--UnIEOrni Dress for the
Inmates.

A becreaset Appropriation TO Oe
AsRed From the Levy COurt for
Next Year-UnIEOriAi Dress for the
Inmatcs.
Tho regular monthly meeting OF the
Trustees of the Poor OF New Castle county
was held at the nshouse last week. Tho
new menbsra, Milton Lacksy, Frank Z.
Herhort and John W. Lawson, were sworn
In Tbs rsport o. the superintendent
showed total Of 2is Inmates.
The committee ON unitorrn etyle OF
dress for the lnnlhtas Of tho alnshouss
made favorable report and It was adopted.
j t. Mailin l. Son OF thls oily and john i,
Connolly OF New CASTLE presented samples
OF material end OF tho style NJ tho suits.
TIE msteriai i5 light gray cotton jean and
tho suits will CONSIST OF trousers, vas7s aud
eaok coat. Bids for supplying the clothing
wore opened and tho contract WAS awarded
TOD. 7. Mulli1 4 Son at 81 80 for unlined snd
$3.50 for linsd suits. The contract takes
sToc. at onc0 and continues until October
ist.
All OF tho bids for the removal of the old
brics house a. the north end Of tho aims
house were rejected. Joseph II. Willis
oifared tn do the work, subject to direction
or Tho trustees, for 1851. John Doordan
bid $40 for the material Of the building
aad to remove 1t at his own expense.
Thomas Curley bid $50 on the same condi-
tions.
There was q protraeted discussion on the
subject Of the cost OF maintaining the slrls-
house during the coming yeRr, Economy
In all departments was advocated. II WAS
determined to keep the Item OF outdoor re-
lief as low as possible, Io 1888 1t amounted
to 3S55J.S6. Last years appropriation vas
$4,000, The sum of 5000 has been ex.
pended in permanent improvements and
there Is surplus of $1,000.
ftpD NJ uanry NnulcnA A.
decided to rerrrn this surplus TO the levy
court. Mr.. Nowiand said that II II were
retained aud nuohr duead approximation
asked for the coming y5ar, II would make
an apparently unusually large appropri-
alton necessary a year hencs and might
lead to some anspicion Of unwsrranted az
I pense. The finance committee Was Ia
gtrueted to ask for an appropriation OF
I s28 000 for tho present year.
7 Mr.. Lackey reported that an overlooked
I Insurance policy hal been found 10 the
! Office of tho Nsw Oastlo County
! Mutual Insurance UonpanY, on which an
/ accrued ilyidsnd Of Sal WAS due the board.
/ The secretary was ordered TO collect tho
! amount. Tho monthly pay roll OF 1867
/ was passed. John W. Lawson was elected
/ to ll,l vacancies on Committees, ma ievaeant
\ by the retirement of DR.. Howard Ogis.
The snall-p pox hospital has peen removed
and %7i5 was ordered paid TO Joseph T.
Willis, the contractor, who dii the work.
Tho following resolution offered by Frank
L Herbert was adopted:
r s1tue6, That Mt any future meeting Of the
Board Of FrustceJ of tho Poor for New Castle
county, FOR tho election of officers or for The
awarding of bids for supplies, all persons no
members Of the hoard, excepting tho sJperin
tendcnt OF the alnishousc and representatives
OF the press, bc excluded from tho board room
excepting also such persons rs ngh; no pres
entAt the rcqucstot the chairman OF tho hoard.
On motion OF j. ". Cooch 1t wRs decided
that et the new election OF aimshoust
physicians. two should be elected who
should both be visiting physicians and
corcner's phystcians. That 5000 should be
appropriated for :helr pay, to be added tc
the sum ol $i1G appropriated by the lew
court for tho pay OF ooroner's physicians
the total to be equally divided between th,
two physicians.
No change will be made In the salary o
the superintendent OF the almshouse farm
which IL S3l per month. Meesrs. Lawson
Davis and Chandler were appointed Gn in
specrlon committee for the snsnng month