Evening journal., 1892-04-27
The TRUSTEES ORGANIZE.

'Te ihUS 6ES ORGANIZE.
Delaware CLARK El.cted President and n
o. Conrad Solicitor Trouble over the
Mutton Contract.
The annual meeting Of the Trustees OF
the Poor was held at Farnhurst this
morning. The levy courtmen and county
officials were the guests Of the day.
Besides the members of the
Levy Court and the Trustees of
the Poor, the following persons were
present County Comptroller Stats.
CLERK Of the Peace Biggs ex Levy Court
Commissioner w l.. Wier, Henry @ Con.
rad. William T. Lyman, Dr. J. r. Smith.
AdJutant General Hart. Jason Davis,
ROBERT McFarlane. John Thompson, EFT.
Oiworth and Police Surgeon Baird.
SUPPLY CONTRACTS AWARDED.
The board met at II o'clock The irst
business done was TO open the bids for
supplies and award the contracts as
follows; Bread, TO Henry G. Rollo
OF Wilmington, at % cents per
pound; salt shoulder aud mess
pork in 200 pound barrels. to Hart
Bro, WILMINGTON. at 6 cents per
pound and ti2 80 per barrel respectively
coal, the Charles Warner Company, 400
tons Of Lebigh broken, and 100 tons Of
egg az - 45 for the year; tobacco.
James "a Hsrkins, 22l cents; shoes,
NJ. Monaghan, Wilmington 80 cents
mems slippers, 80; women slippers, %;
dry goods, $ NJ. REYNOLDS & Co., OF Mid
dleiown; mutton, Patrick Monaghan, Q
cents pound.
LAWSON OBJECTs TO TWO BIDS.
The mutton bids created a sensatiop
Two OF the bids were as follows: John
A. hopkins, % cents a pound Hopkins
Brother o. and 81 cents pound.
Mr.. Lawson asked II John A Hopkins
was not member Of The firm Of Hopkins
Brother The aoHwsr was IN the
Affirmative That settled. the.mafter SO far
as the Hopkins bids were concsrded, the
members expressing their oondem alton
OF such a scheme to get the contract. ani
asking the newspaper men TO make a
aote Of il.
Solicitor Lyman called the attention Of
the board to the matter OF the bill Of the
Pennsylvania Hospital Of Philadelphia
for keeping Miss Mary A.
Booth, an INDECENT insane
person Of New Castle. He explained that
Governor Biggs he'd failed to carry ont
the request made by the Trustees Of the
Poor for her rerurn, and the oulv plan be
saw was to pay the bill and request Gov
ernor Reynolds to have hsr returned He
intimated that the reason Governor
biggs did not act Was on scoount OF New
Oastle influence. the young womans rela.
tives not wanting to have her 80 near
home
Mayor Herbert offered a resolution
carrying out Solicitor Lynam's ldea. out
II was tabled for future consideration
The board then scj5nrned aud pRrtook
OF drst.slAss dinner, tbs last OF many
good ones furnished by genial Supsrln.
tendent Guthrie.
DELAWARE CLARK ELECTED PRESIDENT.
After dinner the other bids were acted
upon. and the board then went Into the
election Of officers. The thing was all
cut and dried 10 caucus and there were
no surprises.
The officers elected we're as follows:
Presidsnt-DelAWare Clark
Secretary. W. Dennlson.
SOlicitor-Henry @ Conrad
Physicians-Drs G r. Baird and A.
/ B. Hsrris.
intendent-Georgs Groves
hatrOn Mrs Mary Groves.
COMMITTEES FOR 1892.
President Clark named the following
committees for the ensuing year, the
hrst named person being chairman:
Accounts -- Msssrs. Wiiietr. Hertei
darmRD, Money and Grooms
Treasurer's Aocount-Messrs Money.
Herbert. Willets
superintendent's Account - Messrs
Husbands, Lsckey aBd Enos.
F'nance-Messrs Groome, Springer
aud Willets
Hospltal-Messrs Enos Springer and
Husbands.
Fsrm-Messrs. Jester, GsrmAn and
Smith.
Buildings and GrcuDds-Mes srs Smith.
lawson and Willetts.
Office In Wilmington-Ms Msssrs Lackey.
Smith and Jester.
The new superintendent will take
charge Of the Almshouse Immediately.
Mr.. Guthrie Was thanked for bis long
aud faithful service. he having been
there for e'evsn or twelve.years William
I. Lyman, the retiring collector has held
the position for nine years.