The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-01-29
TRUSTEES OF THE POOR.
THE LAST MEETING OF THE OLD
BOARD.
j. N. CarswoIi Elected Treasurer
Contracts Awarded-Resolutio of
Respect I'm Memory of County
Treasurer Haman - Leave
Taking of the Members.

Dlt5tilbtd
the following report:
Number of persons admitted during
the last quarter, 1l3; discharged, %;
births. 3; deaths, %; numser OF inmates
at date OF report, 233, divided as fol-
lows: White men, 1913; white women,
81; white children, IL; total whites, 1876;
colored men, 90; colored women, IA;
colored children. 80; total colored, 40.
Number OF deaths during the month
OF January, 9; white, 4, ,colored, 2.
The payroll for the month was
e379.35, and WIS ordered paid.
Contracts for supplies were awarded
as follows:
Drugs, Herbert X. Watson; salt meat,
Hart a. Bro; beef, Wells Il Bro; shoes,
Condor x Mccarthy; bread, John b.
Taylor; gasoline, hillip5 u Kane; dry
goods, Lichtenstein Il Hart; tobacco,
Otto X Butz; groceries, George W..
Gray.
Outside relief given by the members
during the quarter was reported in the
following named SUMS: Brnndvwlne,
$500; Wilmington, sl,26t34; Christi-
ana, Ss0.C3; New Castle, $.376.53; Mill
Creek, $3i.43; White Clay Creek, $50;
Red Lion, sl.l0; St. Georges, $342.39;
Pencader, s26 Appoquinimink, @lTB.25;
Blaclsbird, sl12.5S Total, So. 1865.
Bills wereapproved and ordered paid
as follows; iiatt az Elklhton, $40 %;
James r. WOOD ~ Co., SSo'oS; Sohuon
q Mcearthy Sy0.oO; journal Irlhtlug
company. Sle06; Dr; Jonn scott, go
". \. White, Sbl; Miller ~ 20, Shei;
Speakman Supply and Pipe Company,
&i050; Hart a. Brother, $2S; Thomas
.. Early @4; FhllllpS Kane,
$2lS45; ). Il. simmons ~ Co., SlS4. ~;
Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph and
Ielephone Company, S43.I3i Herman
lange, agent, s63.lb; George NJ.
Beeson, eli4.79; Jason Davis S7l.5O;
Herbert X. Watson, S2l9.TDi Michael
Devine, SS5fO9; fri5t d Allmon, Sl0.75;
y. Jerome Smith, 81, Is; }. I. Mullin u
Son, $50; Litchenstein IL Hart, $2t5.Sl (;
John u. Taylor, S636.S3; George w.
Gray, Sl,094.0l; Otto u Butz, SSS.40;
Davis " Co.. Si3.3l; IL. ID. Hickman,
$3.50; tho Charles Warner Company,
S63701; q. Il. Johnson, s7S4i j. V. Gar
Isle u Co., $3.50; John G. Brlson,
41.35; total bills, s5,056.39. Total for
bills and outside relief, s7,iS3.04
On motion OF MIR. Il. u. Herbert
John N. Carswall was unanimously
elected treasurer OF tho board to till
tho unexplred term of the late Edmund
Haman.
Mr.. Carswell made statement say
ing that owing to unavoidable com
plications In making the transfer Of
accounts and lack of money in the
county treasury at this time he would
be unable to pay the bills passed for
several days, but that he would adver-
tise the matter Tor the benefit OF those
to whom bills are due as soon as pay
ment could be made, which would be
In lew days.
A communication from the Female
Benevolent Society was read In which
they oiier to sell clothing made by
poor women employed by the society
To the board Tor the cost OF the mater
lal used III making them. Inc matter
was referred to superintendent Guthrie
with instructions TO buy such articles
as were offered that he needed.
Mr.. Lawson from the committee on
buildings reported having found the
buildings "a most excellent condition.
Inc committee suggested the appoint
meht OF Waterman with police au-
Lhorlty 10 assist IN the care OF The
buildings ana grounds. 1he matter
was referred TO the committee on
buildings ana grounds with power to
uct
resolution oiiered by Mr.. Herbert
was alopted, authorizing the Farmers
BANK ~ Wilmington TO dellVertO John
n. tarsWeli, treasurer OF the board any
and all cash balances remaining in that
tnstltion TO the credit OF the late treas
urer OF the board.
Another resolution offered by MIR.
Herbert and adopted authorizes the
Security. and Safe Deposit Company
OF wilmington to deliver to John N.
Sarswell, the successor of Edmund
haman, treasurer, state bonds, Issue
OF July !, 1889, NOS. TO 100 inclusive
OF the denomination OF SlO0 each.
Inc attorney oil the Board, w. L.
lyman, ESQ, was instructed to take
such measures as were needed TO Sc
cure the legal issue OF State bonds, to
replace bonds issued by the State
treasurer, amounting 10 S'o,Ooo, Tor
tne purchase Oh the otate insane Hos
PltM, ny Dohas now heid by the
Doaru q trustees Oh the PoOr could
notpe ulsposeu oioeeause.the act OF the
Aeglslature ny Wiich they We're Issued
originated III the senate, the oonstitu-
Ion OF the state requiring that all
nIlaIGlal measures should originate In
the House OF Representatives. These
bonds have been held by the board for
Two years as security Tor the sale OF
tne Insane asylum.
Mr. 0arswell suggested that he be
auinorlzed TO pay TO the estate oil the
laIe Edmund Haman the salary Tor the
oinoe OF treasurer to date.
Messrs. Mooney, Herbert and Chan
dler having been, appointed commit
zee 70 uLait resolutions expressive OF
Ihe ieenngs OF the board over the
deatn OF lts late treasurer, Edmund
uhMiSil, olleteq tle Ioiiowlhs;