The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-04-04

Tho Monthly Meeting Of the Trustees
Held Yesterday.
The monthly meeting OF the trustees
Of the State Insane Hospital was held
at Farnhurst Thursday, with DR.. ]. j.
Black presiding.
The report OF DR.. Richardson. the
resident physician, wasread and adopt
| ed, as follows:
Patients admitted slice last report
| 10; died, .; the total number OF In
mates, 1855; white male inmates, SO;
oolored male inmates, "a; white fe,
males, 50; colored females, 10. Re
ceipts for board and treatment of pa
TENTS during the month, eos; sale oil
material, 81; total receipts, S87.
The payroll amounting to s49e.37
was passed and ordered paid.
The secretary of the board, DR.. J. II.
Wilson, to whom was referred the mnt-
ter OF obtaining an increased appro.
priatlon for the institution, reported
bill appropriating $50, 900 for building
purposes and $40, 900 for the two years
current expenses had passed both
houses In the Legislature, and that the
amount Of money available for the use
| OF the board was $1,000 less in each
appropriation than had been asked fol
| by the board.
A discussion concerning the finances
J ensued, in which the members express
ed themselves as being satisfiedfwitf
amount appropriated for improve
ments, but were doubtful as to theil
ability to run tho hospital in salts
fac tory manner on the sum allowed
for that purpose.
The following was offered by A. p
Robinson and adopted;
Whereas, We have heard with re-
greet that the General Assembly has
not appropriated the annual sum Of
$25, 900 for the payment OF the current
expenses Of this hospital, as requested
/ by us to do, but in lieu there oIlhas ap
proprluted the sum of $40, 600; and
whereas, We have after two years
| management of the institution ascer.
tanned that this hospital cannot be
maintained in creditable manner.
even by pursuing the strlctest econ.
omy, upon the annual allowance OF
$40, LOCO. and that the sum OF
S25, 900, is the very lowest amount
| which will meet the necessary expenses
of the institution and preserve its USE
fulness. Therefore be It
s'Resolved, That we respectfully re-
quest the General Assembly to recon-
slider It's action in the premises, and to
| make further appropriation of the
| sum OF 5000 In the addition to the
sum Of $4,000 already appropriated
annually for the payment Of the cur
rent expenses Of ihis hospital.
Resolved, That o copy Of these re-
solutions be forwarded by the secre-
tary of this board to each member OF
the General Assembly,"
1t was also decided, on motion OF
A RntIncnn tsft.t
Dover in body on Thursday, April q,
to give the weight of their personal
influence in favor OF. the petition con-
tanned In the resolutions.
The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds were Instructed to advertise
foriproposals for erecting the necess-
airy arches Of masonry to strengthen
the building, and for three on more
fire escapes.
DR.. Richardson was instructed to
|adyertise for proposals for the supply
OF coal during the coming year. A
letter was received from state Treas-
urer Burnite. suggesting that when
tho improvements are made TO the
building. provision be made for the
care of the deaf mutes, blind people,
and feeble minded children, that have
to be cared for by the State.
The letter was referred to DIR. Rich
ardson, who reported that in his opin-
ion the adoption OF the suggestion
was inexpedient. The persons de-
scribed could not be successfully cared
for in hospital for the insane. The
necessary provision for them would
demand a greater outlay than the cost
now incurred by the state as reported
by Treasurer Burnite.
This report was adopted as the sense
OF the meeting, and a copy will ba sent
to the state treasurer.
Tho Committee on legislation were
instructed TO ask the Legislature to
change the name of the institution to
Delaware State Hospital at Farm
hurst The meeting adjourned at 4
O'Clock.