The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-08

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yesteruay All the mempers OF the poard
were present. DR., ]. j. Black presided.
Colonel r. NJ Floyd, who was visitor
at the hospital yesterday, was introduced
to the members Of the board of trustees by
President Black, and was invited to sit with
them during the session Of the board.
Superintendent Hancker submitted his
report OF the movement of the population
of the hospital which was approved. The
statistics of the report were as follows
Patients admitted since the last report, g.
four males and one female; discharged, l3;
nine males and four females; died, one
male. Total population of the hospital, 22G
of these 104 are white males, "a colored
males, 81 white females and IT colored fe-
males.
Dr. James II. Wilson, secretary of the
board, from the Committee on Legislation
reported that the bill approprlating funds
for the current expenses for the hospital
had been passed by the House of Represen-
tatives The Senate had not acted on 1t,
The failure of the Legislature to pass the
bill for the relief of the hospital leaves 1t
without funds with about 10000 of debt,
and no funds An examination of the law
establishing the hospital was made and the
board decided, on motion of DR.. II. r. Bur-
tpll, 10 uTdW OTuerS lOr all DlllS due Tor hos
pital supplies on the state treasurer leav-
ing to his solution the problem of finding
funds with which to honor them. The
law in the case is as follows:
THE cost of the maintenance of the said
State Hospital shall be borne by the state
and shall be paid by the treasurer of the
state on orders drawn by the president of
the said state board of trustees. attested by
the secretary of the said board,
1.-The Legislature shall. at every biennial
session thereof, provide an annual sum for
the use and support of the said (the Della
ware State Hospital at FarnhursD which
sum shall be subject to orders drawn as
aforesaid. and shall be paid out by the state
treasurer as aforesaid
DIR. Gilpin. of the Committee on Electric
Lighting, reported that the work OF wiring
the hospital was finished and the new sys-
TEN Of lighting the buildings would be in
use during tho present month.
The Committee on Accounts reported fay-
orably on bills amounting to s2.11g.SS. as
follows: Speakman Supply Company.
sl2.3i; Ernest & Kennedy. s162 III. tho
George w Bush and Sons Company. s465O4:
W. C. Philips G Co, s24.11: Consolidated
Manufacturing Company. sS1 10. Repubi
can Printing Company. $3.50; Every Even
ing Printing Company, s3.15; DR.. Az. II.
Hancker. $72s7. Hart g. Brotber 500 90.
Farmers Mutual Insurance Companv
s4624; John NJ. Rogers. sI4gSS. Atlantic
Telephone Company, S27 so: j. T. Mullin &
Son. 81. so: Star Publishing Company. 81:
Royal Insurance COMPANY, $693S: C, +.
Thomas S635. Mercantile Printing Com
pany, s7.75; DIR. w. Fl. Hancker. S7S4.73: j.
r, Hudson g. COMPANY. $50: a. F.. Uar-
yey & Co, 500 34:T N Stavton sS5 56. NJ.
T. Davidson. SO: David Mccoy. slOs12
DEW. II. Hanoker was mtborized To MR.
chase a gasoline supply tank for suppIyine
power for the machinery of the hospital
laundry. An order for 500 was drawn on
the superlntendent's funds in favor of DR.,
j. II. Wilson.
At 1 O'Clock the board adjourned for din
ner, Through the generosity of Colonel
Floyd. who was the guest of honor on this
occasion. a pleasant surprise awaited the
trustees in the dining-room of superintend-
ent Hancker, Colonel FLOYD had brought
with him beautiful American flag for pre-
sentatIon to the hospital. and Mrs. Hancker
into whose care II had been committed
had draped IL across the wall Of the north
end of the room Thu effect was very nrettv
and Mrs. Hancker was warmly oonpratu-
! lated on what was supposed to be n hand
| some addition to her usual bosnItable re-
ception of the trustees of the hospital on
| board days. Under her direction this part
| Of the monthly proceedings of the board
| have become homelike, social reunions. on
these days Superiutendent and Mrs. Han
clier. and not the state entertain the trus-
tees. and the change from dining in the
hospital to their home is Justly regarded