Evening journal., 1894-09-06
CARE OF THE INSANE.
Interesting Meeting of State
Hospital Trustees To-day.
SUPPLIES CONTRACTS AWARDED

middletown Firm Gets tho Work OF Fur
nishing Shoes and Clothing Affairs 81
the State Institution Over $500 worth
Of Produce Raised and Sold From tho
Garden During the Past Month-otheI
Transaotions.
The Delaware State Hospital at Farm.
hurst was the scene of the ouarterls
meeting Of the trustees Of thar institu.
tion to-day, with all the members
present.
The quarterly meeting is always a busy
one as there are many human beings
within this state institution who have Ia
be provided for. In asking for estimates
for providing for them, the trustees are
very careful to state that the best" and
not the lowest bid der will be successful
which means that the proposals are re.
viewed with remarkable scrutiny.
For instance, the bids for beef will
be on fore and hind quarters, out Of cattle
well fatted and dressing not less than
800 pounds. The kidney fat to be con.
cluded in the bid on hind quarters The
bids for veal are on the whole animal.
the calves to be well fatted and dressing
not less than 80 pounds The bids for
mutton are on fore quarters and on the
whole animal, the sheep to be well
fatted and blessing not less than 30
pounds ALI supplies to be delivered at
the hospital free Of charge, and in sueh
quantities as may be ordered by the
superintendent.
Wilmington Bidders aud Their Estimates
When the trustees opened the sealed
proposals at II. 30. contracts were awarded
as fellows:
China-I LAWS Row Same prices as
formerly-no compttitoD
Drugs-N B Danforsh, Same prices
no competitors
Boots am shoes--S NJ. Reynolds & Co i,
Miidletown mems shos's "a cents; mem s
slippers, 30 cents; women's shoes, s5
slippers, 23.
Dry Goods-S M Reynolds & Co, OF
Middletown, dover on sixteen different
articles
Mutton--J. Il Hopklns-For uarters
6; veal, whole calf 10
Beef--Fred Kienle, of Wilmington
best beef only, cents for forequarters
o cents for hinequarters, II cents for
shins and legs
Breao-H Roller, Of Wilmington.
best wheat bread at p cents pound.
Groceries (grade OF goods warranted)- -
Q. l. Simmons, Of Wilmington.
Affairs In the Hospital.
The movement Of the population for
the month ending August 81 was as fol.
lows. according to the report Of Dr. w.
H. Hanc ser, superini endent
Admitted-4 males, female, 5; die.
charged, none died, males, 3 females, 5.
Those who died were: John w.
Young, Smyrna; Eliza Voss, Smyrna
Thornton Hamilton, Klrkwood; Mary A.
Bartholomew, New Castle; Parmelis
Sterling, Wilmington.
OF those remaining there are-10S
white males, SO females, 1914 26 colored
males, 16 females. 40; grand total.
2S6. Number of officers, 2: employees.
II; attendants, IS; total, 81
Garden Truck Brought $500.
During the month the superintendent
received for board and treatment OF
patients the sum of $4l5 80. The trucl,
raised from the garden during the month
amounted to $500
Claims IL is a Road Fence.
DR.. NAPLES, Of the Committee on
Buildings ana Grounds, reported the
completion of the fencing between the
hospital grounds aud the farm OF Robert
McFsrlane, l,540 feet, at a cost Of about
5000. Mr. McFsrlsne had refused to pay
a portion Of the cost because he had a
road running along the fence snd be
argues that it is a road fence just as
much as along the main road
Money Due From NIcNTanamfu Trasuta
Dr.. Hancker reported that the estate
Of William McMensmin was indebted to
the trustees $104 for last years board
for John Greene. veteran who
had entered the institution on
the rgreement TO pay So a
week for treatment. Attorney w. S
Hilles was appointed trustee for Greene
and TO institute action against the Me-
Nenamin heirs for the $lO4 due. Mr.
McMenamin was trustee for Patient
Greene.