The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-04-28

Trustees Annual Meeting.
| The Trustees of the Poor for New
Castle County held the annual meet
ing and election of officers yesterday.
Delaware Clark was elected president,
| and John w. DeLnison secretary.
The following standing committees
were appointed:
| On accounts Merritt N. Willets, F.
Z. Herbert, W. S. Money and James
Carmen.
Financial secretary's accounts-w.
s; Money, +. Z. Herbert, Merritt n.
Willets.
superintendent accounts-J. w.
Husbands, Milton Lackey, Thomas A.
Enos, NJ. ID.
Finance-Charles W. Groome. DR..
| Francis l.. Springer, John W. Lawson.
Hospital-Dr. Thomas A. Enos, DR..
| Francis L. Springer, j. W. Husbands.
Farm-oharles W. Jester James Gar
mon, Allen Smith, John w. Lawson,
Merritt N, Willetts.
Office at Wilmington-Milt Lack
ey, Allen Smith and Charles w. Jes-
| ter.
The executive officers at the aims
house elected were as follows: George
| w. Groves, superintendent; Mrs. Mary
j. Groves, iuatron; Henry G. Conrad,
attorney; Dr. Charles +. Baird, core
ner's physician; and DR.. A. b. Harris,
almshouse physician.
| iho report Oh tHe superintendent
was as follows: Admitted during tho
month, rs; discharged, 50; births, 3;
4 deaths. 2. The present number of in
mates Is 1913, OF whom lO4 are white
men, u colored men. AZ white women,
IL colored women and 9 white chill
dren.
The following contracts for supplies
during tho ensuing quarter we're
awarded: Bread, to II. q. Rohr at 2@5
cents pound: gasoline, to the Allan
tic refining Company at Is cents a
gallon; ealt meat to Hart II Brother:
coal, TO the Charles Warner Company
at 4.45 per ton; tobacco, to j. $. Har-
kins OF 22j9 cents pound; shoes, to
NJ. MonaRhan; mutton, to Patrick
Monaghan; beef, to Wells Brothers at
cents pound; dry goods to S. NJ.
Reynolds Il Bro; drugs, to Il. I. Dill
WORTH groceries, to Y. L.. Simmons.
The official bond of George W.
Groves, SUI erintendentelcct, was re-
feiIed to Ii. q. Conrad Tor exani-
nation.
The attorney was instructed to con-
fer with Governor Reynolds, for the
purpose of securing the return to this
State of Mary A. Booth, an insane
woman, who has been at the Pennsyl-
vnnia Hospital for several years, at the
expense of this State,
| Milton Iackey, of the special com.
mttec appointed to confer with the
trustees of the State Hospital for the
insane, reported fayorably on the offer
OF the latter board of SIPS per mere for
the purchase of two acres of the aims
house grounds, The report was adopt
ed, and the attorney instructed to pre-.
pare deed Tor the ground.
| Tho Finance Committee reported
that the estimated expenses OF the
almShouse for the coming year are
SIS 600. The report was adopted, and
the committee instructed to ask the
Levy Court for that amount Allen
smith and Milton Lacliey were ap-
pointed committee to request the
Levy Court to borrow $4,000, to re-
| lieve the trustees from temporary fl
nanclal embarrassment, caused by di-
Vertlng their funds Tor other purposes.
Tho Finance Committee reported the
following expenditures during the last
quarter. For outside relief: Brandy
wine hundred, sS175; Wilmington,
S5li 20; Mill Creek, S5T.45; White Clay
Greek, sl3s.60; Red Lion, s254 95 st
Georges. $i56 80: Iencader, SIC. 03; Ap-
poquinimink, S3263s; Blackbird $685.
"; total, - 1871.
The foilowing-named bills were al
lowed and warrants drawn for the
amounts named: The News Publishing
company, Sl2.95; Journal Printing
Company, 12.95; PENNSYLVANIA Globe
Gas Light Company, 1861; Davis Il
Company, li.B5; George NJ. Beeson,
llGGl; Walton ~ Whann, IS; Lichten-
stein " Hart, %; j. T.. Taylor, o;
Mr.; Daniel Stewart, Jr., $50; John f.
Mclaughlin, IS; lIalt " Brother, 203.-
~; &. +, thomas ~ Co; ?3; NJ Devine
4C5.5I John Barber, 2.5O; John w. Law.
ION; lsals; Thomas Early, 1913;
9. L. laws, Sill; Butz ~ Shock
les, 90.24; J. NJ, johnson. 34.5S;
H. p Enos, 2; H. II. Buliin,
50; $. T.. simpson x Brother, ssh;
Robert McFarllu, $50: Jason Davis,
lOa.51; j. Miller Thomas. $50; Della.
ware and Atlantic Telephone Com
pany, -, 10; G. NJ Kemp, SIT; Steward
Chandler, .G.o3 {. l.. Simmons, 45 20
James i. Wood n Co, 6.13; j. V. Car.
lis.c \ So, 1895; ohas. Warner Co
"a. :: Herbert X. Watson, 229 50: j. b.
lay lor, 516 u: George W. Gray. .046..
-: IN II, II. lyhout, IS; NJ Monag han,
59.1s; j. j. Smith, 1880. Total Eener
al allowances expenditure. l. 99a.3l. The
p1y-loil, amounting to 3sI.S4, was al
lowed. he total C&pentlitures for the
qtmlter. a5 reported and flowed, were