The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-01
FOURTH edition


The Trustees OF the Poor met yes
terday afternoon after eating dinner,
and the following routine OF business
was transacted: Tho Committee on
Buildings and Grounds reported prog
ross on the matter OF building grad
cd walk to the railroad station at Farm
hurst.
The secretary reported the receipt
OF check for s306.25 from Henry q.
Conrad, attorney for the trustees, In
settlement of tho sale of two acres Of
land to the trustees OF the State Hos
pltal at Farnhurst. The money was
ordered to be deposited In the bnak to
the credit OF superintendent Groves
communication from Il. q. Maston
residing at 4l4 French street, asking
leave to adopt the little walt that was
found in the streets here some two
months ago. The request was grant
ed and the child will be adopted.
An order for $3.50, the quarterly al
lowance OF Hannah Anderson, was
ordered drawn to j. N. Garswell.
Inc secretary was instructed to pro-
cure stamp and mark all warrants.
mo protest."
The matter OF the disputed survey
OF the line between the county and
state property, was referred to the
committee on buildings and grounds
with power to act. The suggestion to
TT up the dwelling house at the south
ern end OF the county building as a
Joint post.mortem room and mortuary
chapel. was referred to the committee
on buildings and grounds.
hyland Sanders, colored. OF New
Castle, appeared before the boaid and
asked that he be given new artificial
arm. His arm was taken of some
nine years ago at the Almshouse by
DIR. Howard ORle.
The trustees purchased him an arm,
but 1t has worn out and he asks for a
new one to replace it. He said he
could get one from Kobe X Son, of
Arch street, Philadelphia, guaranteed
to last him n lifetime, for $25. Doc.
tors Harrison and Baird were appoint.
ell to look after the matter and pro-
cure the arm as cheap rs possible. The
committee on hospitals was author
lzed to purchase the necessary bods
Tor sick purposes.
An inspection was made of the
building Snder the leadership of Mr..
Allen Smith.
The committee on buildings have
connected the two large boilers in the
cellar together at cost OF some $50.
Before the smaller boiler was used for
cOoklng purposes and tho larger boiler
for heating purposes only. II either
one got out OF order there was no way
/ TO do the work of the disabled boiler.
/ BY Joining the two together at the top
this difficulty will be obvlated, and il
the smaller boiler gives out the cook.
ing can then be done with the larger
boiler and vlce-a-vcrsa, thus making a
saving in tho heating, as the smaller
boiler can DO used for this purpose
until the right cold weather sets in.
1t takes about three tons of coal q
day to run tho big boiler which Is used
for heating the building Tho com.
mlttee certainly dono a sensible and
wise thing when they ordered this i'm
] proyement made.
One of the funny things that no fel.
low can lind out is why the engineers
wages should be ono hundred dollars
II yenr higher than the superinIondents
who has the responsibility OF the plact
resting on his shoulders, but such il
politics.
Everything about the almshousC
building is as clean as Seaiord water
and plenty of elbow grease Gun make
1t. and is credit TO Mr.. Groves ant
his good helpmate,