The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-29
THIRD EDITION,
TRusrE rs OF THE POOR.

Quarterly Meeting Yesterday-Award-
Ing or Notwithstanding Over Gas
aad Water suppiies-Bills Ordered
Paid.
The regular quarterly meeting Of the
Board OF Trustees OF the Poor was held
yesterday at the alnshouse at Farm
hurst. The following members were
present: PRESIDENT Rowland and
Messrs. Milton Lackey, James Garman,
Frank II. Herbert DIR. Frank l.. Spring
or, Allen Smith, Charles W Jester, Chas.
Groome. William M. Cloud, Mark II.
Davis, John W. Lawson, l. N. Higgins,
aud Delaware Clark.
superintendent Guthrle's report
SLOWED total OF 1893 inmates, divided
as follows:
White men, o.; white women, Sc;
white children, Z; total white inmates,
1856; colored men, ID; colored women,
II; colored children, o; totsl colored
inmates, "a. The payroll. amounting
TO $5S9.35, wis passed and ordered
paid.
The following awards for supplies
Tor the ensuing quarter was awarded;
Beef, to Wells u Brother, at u cents
q pound for lore and headquarters and
2 cents for sillns; bread, TO John j..
Taylor, "a cbnts a pound; mutton,
Patrick Monaghan, "a cents pound;
SHOES, Condon Mccarthy, mems and
women's shofs, 95 cents a pair and
Dllppers at 25and 80 cents a pair;drugs,
Herbert X. Watson; tobacco, Otto Il
hhoekley, "a cents pound; gasoline,
Atlantic Retintng Company, Sl3.05 per
barrel; dry gpods, William b. Sharp Il
Co.; groceries, George W. Gray; salt
meats. Hart X Brother.
The following bills for outside re-
for the hist quarter were reported
, allowed:
5randywine hundred, sl09.1o; will
pington, SlS6. 40; Chrstiana, $40. so;
Eew Castle, S27697; Mill Creek, $50;
White Clay Greek, Sl06,S9; Red Lion,
Ell; st. Geolges, S20S; Pencader, $3.50;
Appoqulniml NIX, St24; Blackbird, SSl.
s5; total for outside relief, Si,5lO.56.
The Finance committee reported the
Following 81 lis, which were ordered
paid:
George W . Lodge & Son, $40 1;
Fred klenle, b59.9I;J. b. Taylor, 400 8;
n. X. Watson, l7l,59; Atlantic Rein.
ing Company, 1870. 80; Condor Il McCar
thy. 1920; j, V. Carlisle IL Company,
$40; pay roll, Ss9. IS; W. b Sharp i
Company, 13B .25; Hart y Brother, lO5 70
Lewis n Company, 50; Lobdeil Cal
Wheel Company, 36.7S; Baxter IL Bro
u.T5i New Castle Printing Company,
$50; Delaware and Atlantic Telephone
Company, 1870; G. z. Davis, 704; S &.
SIMMONS " Company,&3G.54 81; Davis 4
Company, 500; L ynn He1ihers, s. Cold
Spring Ice Company, IS, Charles War.
ner Company, 1851 III. j. Smith, 141. 10
III. MullirI, So so; Patrick Monag hun
Ts.0si A. L. johnson, 1925; Otto 4
khoekley. 6B.6i. Total for general al
Iowance. 50, 96S a. Total for outside
xtilet and general allowances, -, 41S So
Miss McIlvaine, u trained nurse, was
retained at salary OF SIS per month
S4O was allowed DIR. Frank Rowland
oil Middletown for medical attendance
on Dodson Family during their sick
mess OF typhoid fever
J. N. Carswell through trustee Law
son asked fpr a continuance Of So IL
per quarter for Hannah Anderson col
cred, which had been discontinued
whom the Five Commissioner act went
into force. On motion OF trustee Della
ware Clark the request was granted.
On motion OF Delaware Clark, $40 80
was allowed to pay balance for passage
los TO Scotland for Mrs. Johnson, al
tndiRent woman and her two children
Mrs. johnson had been deserted b.
her husband, and desiring to be sen
hack TO her friends in Scotland he
Passage money was raised by friend
here except the amount asked iron
tAe Levy Ipurt.
Nathaniel Williams, one Of tho trus
tees Of estate Hospital, being intro
dneed, stated that he had been author
he'd 10 confer with them in reIerenc,
10 a water and gas supply for both thu
alIhshouse. and the hospital.
He said the trustees of the hospita
desired a new arrangement by wllic
they supplied water to tho almshous
In return fPr aKas supply; Under thu
contract, MIR. Williams said, the hosp
tai board WINS supplying water an
for both Institutions. Additional eA
p0nses incurred TO insure acontinuou
water supply had made the bargain
hsrtl one for the hospital, and Mr.. WI
Hams asked that the matter be elultl
bly, adjusted.
On the rart Of the State IIospita
trustees Mr.. Williams proposed to SUI
ply water to the aimshouse in retur
for a supply OF gas. On motion of ID
Frank l.. Springer the matter was II
ferred to a committee composed {
Dr. Springer, j. W. Lawson and De.a
Compla Mt having been made of tn
bad condition Of the old county burr;
ground ih Christlana Hundred, til
matter was referred to a special con
mittee composed of Messrs, Groom,
Jester and Cloud.
Trustees Groome Lawson and Smit
reported having examined tho Aims
house bui lding and other property an
found everything In excellent cond
tion.
County Auditor Stats, County Phi,
eician DR.. Emil Hertel, Register {
Wills j. Wilkins CoOeh, EK Ley
Courtmah w. l.. Wicr and Jason nay
were visitors at the meeting {
the TRUSTEES OF the poor, and with til
= trustees partooli OF an excellent di
nor prepared by Marion Guthrie al
her assist nts.
Salvation OIL has the enyiable di
tinctlon pr being synonym Tor GU