The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-28


The quarterly meeting OF the Trus-
tees OF the Poor was held at the Aims.
house yesterday.
The report OF the superintendent
Showed atotal population OF the aims
Ihouee Of 1856 divided az follows: White
men, OIL; white women, 90; white cliil-
dren, .; total white inmates, 162. Col
orek men IL; colored women, II, COL
Qred children, l;total oolored Inmates,
Bids for supplies were awarded as
follows:
Groceries, C.L.simmons; beef. Fred.
Keinie. at AZ cents pound for fore
quarters; 8T cents for headquarters;
and 8 cents for special pieces; dry
goods, Lichtenstein and Hart; bread,
Henry G. Roller; mutton, George M.
Beeson. at centsa pound; gasoline,
Atlantic Refining Com pany a, Y Q nts
a gallon; tobacco. James II. llarklns.
Condor Il Mccarthy, at 90 cents pair
for shoes and 80 and 30 cents pair for
mems and women's slippers respect
lively; salt meat, to Hart h Brother, at
81 cents pound for shout Ter, and
&lb per barrel for inese PORK.
The attorney 81 tho board, II. @.
Conrad, reported that O decd for tho
two acres OF land sold TO the trustees
of the State Hospital was ready for
execution, and T. E.. Herbert, the
chairman was authorized to execute
it. The secretary was instructed to
attest the execution OF the deed, with
the seal OF the corporation.
The board then adjourned Tor din
lner.
When the board reconvened after
the rec ss, Allen Smith offered o mo-
ton that the awarding OF the con-
tract for beef to Fred Kienle be recon-
sidered. He said that his objections
to the award WAS on account OF the
violation of the rule of the board by
which the contracts for supplies are
awarded to the lowest bidders. In
this case, he said. two lower bids had
been rejected. He was in sympathy
with the desire manifested by the
trustees to get better beef for the
almshouse, but thought the rule
In awarding the contracts for muttor
and for salt meats tile lowest bid
were accepted and he was opposed &c
. discrimination.
The advertisement for boef called
for beef from cattle Weighing not less
than 500 pounds dressed and TO be wei
, fatted. II the beef furnished was not
lof this quality the superintendent is
authorized 10 reject 1t and II tho con
tractor found he could not supply
such beef he would have to back Out
and let the contract 20 to the next
, bidder. but until that was nscertalnet
the rule OF the board In the matte
should be regarded, otherwise bidders
would not know how to bid for sup
| plies. .-.-
The motion was opposed by several
OF the members. when call was mudt
for another reading o. the bids, which
} were ms follows:
George Reed & Sons lid to supply
, iforequurtcr5 and headquarters at 81
cents a pound aud Sims at =. cents
Wells brothers, fore and headquarters
ut cents; shlns, at IA cents, aud SO
lccted pieces, at ~ cents; Fred Keinle
AZ cents for forequarters, 6lS for hint
quarters and selected pieces, ut
5 cents; ". d. Williams, cents for for
and hind quarters and ~ cents for SO
a iiected pieces; Michael Divine, 4 cent
1 per pound for skins.
D Upon vote being taken the motion
to reconsider was carried.
a The contract for the meat was thei
i awarded to George Reed & Sons, ant
he contract for drugs to L. L. Dill
worth
, The Superintendent was, on motion
lOf i. +. Herbert instructed to inser
i'm advertising for bids for supplies
! that the trustees reserved the right Il
! reject any bids that might he offered
+ The committee appointed to visit tn
house reported n number OF thing
that needs attention, TO make II con-
Portable for sick patients. The matte
was referred TO tho Committee OF
. Buildings snd Grounds, with lower t,
act.
Trustees Enos, Jester and None,
I were appointed TO visit the house an,
4 report at next meeting.
, The Finance Committee reported
the following bills as having beef
audited and they were allowed:
Pay roll, S293.34; Lobdell Car Wheel
] Company, Sl4,20; Wilmington Goa
, Gus Company, LES; j. A. Conner
! sll.T0; L. t. Diiworth, sl3904; Z. L.
n Wells Brothers, S3s5.90; 4. l. Speer
' IS6S co; Joseph Gould. S45; Samuel
q White, $4625: William Baxter I
: Brother, s196.6o; Or. Charles @
I Harmonson, s24; +. L. Herbert
u 81; Atlantic Refining Company
Sl31,2l; NJ. Monaghan, ESQ. SO
= Horny C. Rowler e3T262 Hart a
Brother, $3.50; Z. Monaghan. $50, "a
. Charles Warner Company, $3.50. 81
n Alexander Beggs, s1l.25; Frank Std
q ham. $lG0; w. Costa, IS; Cochran an,
: Talbot, $76 SO; Joseph Jenkins, @S5 sc
BoMe carriage Company, $3.50; Mel
lcuntiie Printing Company, 1850; J
". Carlisle d Company, $50 o.: Jeste
a. Mcdaniel, S22.50; Finn Brothers, IS
- Delaware and Atlantic Tclephon
% Company. $43.75;J W. Cooch, Sos 3S
!, James +. Wood Il Co.. Si2i0; james
d ii. Harkins, 5.Shewerd ~ Chandler
II ts5 70; j. I. Mullin d Son. SIZES. 10; "
a III. Cook x Co.. $50; Charles L. Dubel
u 80; Penn Globe Gasiight Company
g tl09. 81; s. NJ, Reynolds " Co., $iS5 4
E, journal Printing Company, Sl25
a Total for general allowance. 81, Uq}. 4
= Outside relief: Brandywino hundred
1877; Wilmington. SSB720; Christians
Re s2450: New Castle. S4s3.31 Mill Cree
N STOPS; White Clay Creek, Slll.75: RI
in lion. 70; st Georges, $200G4; penc
- der, s64 50; Appointments, Sl30. 8
blackbird $50. Total for outside r
h lief, 81, 720.50. Total allowances (,
O. the quarter, S6.207.2S.
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