Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-12
STATE INSANE HOSPITAL.
What Was Done at the Quarterly Meet
ing of the Trustees Last Week,

ing oil the Trustees Last week,
The quarterly meeting of the Trustees
of the Diamond State Insane Asylum
was held at Farnhurst, Thursday, all the
members present and DIR. John j. Black
presiding. Superintendent Richardson's
report for the quarter was as follows:
Inmates at the date of the report, 1859;
white males, rs; white females, ST. col
ored males, 90; colored females, 72; ad-
mitted during the month, 7; males, B;
females, 2.
The receipt of the money for board.
and treatment during the month, $187 .66;
sale Of material, $4.92; total receipts,
$192.58.
The following, offered by Alfred P.
Robinson, was adopted
WHEREAS, We, the State Board of Trus-
tees of the Insane, are authorized and en-
powered under and by virtue of section IL
of an act creating our body, being chapter
553 of Vol. XVIII, Laws of Delaware, to
receive and hold certain buildings and APP
ptlrtenances in Sussex county; and,
WHEREAS, The insane department and
the trustees of the poor of Sussex county
are also authorized and empowered by said
section to grant and convey to us the
aforesaid building and appurtenances at
and for the sum of 5000, therefore, we,
being willing to receive and hold the said
building and appurtenances, 1T is
ReSoieed, That we, the State Board of
Trustees of the Insane, will receive and
hold the aforesaid building and appurte-
nances, and it is further
ReSoived, that the General Assembly be
requested to make an appropriation pro-
viding for the payment of said sum OF
S., 600 to the said Trustees of the Poor of
Sussex county upon the conveying to us of
the said building and appurtenances under
and by virtue of said section,
Mr.. Robinson was appointed a com
mittee to prepare a law defining the ad-
mission of patients into the asylum,
and Messrs. Robinson, Nathanial Will
liams, Lewis Thompson, DR.. j. f. Will
son, DIR. Hiram r. Burton and Zebulon
Hopkins were appointed committee to
ask the Legislature for an increased ap-
preparation.
A resolution offered by DR.. Wilson,
inviting the governor, secretary of State
and members of the Legislature to visit
the institution on Friday, March 9th,
was adopted.
Bills were passed as follows:
Wells 4 Bro, 1920. .12; George NJ. Beeson,
1921 %; Hart d Bro, $s2.92; John B. Tay-
| LOT, NOJ0sZut hODerI AlCf dTluUt GlOfi w. "a
Frank S72033; Diamond Ice Co., Sls.06
$. NJ. Reynolds & Co., s420.63; trustees oil
the poor, sl4272; G. w. Bush & Sons,
S671 .62; William Newlove S24; the Lobdell
Car Wheel Co., $3.50; Lindley G. Kent
1861; John G. Brison, ST. ]. V. Carlisle &
Co., Sl373; the Speakman Supply and Pipe
| Co., 1856; James +. Wood 4 Co., 60
Mercantile Printing CO., $l03.60; Every
Evening Printing Co., $780, DIR. Richard
son for sundry supplies, S2lS72; payroll,
Si66.34; N. B. Danforth, S4S09.
The board then examined the bids FOL
supplies and awarded the contracts, as
follows: Salt meat to Hart & Bro, mess
pork, $l4 per barrel; fresh pork, g.
cents; loin pork, 8 cents; sausage,9 cents
pound lard, Z cents, and sugar cured
hams, - cents pound. Groceries, w.
Z. Frank. Crockery, l. Lewis Row.
Dry goods, S, NJ. Reynolds s. Co., Mid
dletown. Beef, Wells g. Bro, hind
quarters, 8 cents; forequarters, a cents;
shins cent pound Mutton, John A.
Hopkins, forequarters, 8 cents; veal,
hindquarters, IL cents; forequarters,
cents pound. Bread, J. G. Knause, at
3cents pound. Shoes, Reynolds & Co.,
slippers. 80 cents, shoes, 85 cents pair.
Drugs, N. B. Danforth.