Evening journal., 1895-01-30
AN ECONOMICAL BOARD.
Almshouse Trustees Saved the
Taxpayers $4, 900.
OUT DOWN ALL ALONG THE LINE

OUT DOWN ALL ALONG THE LINE
One Hundred Alone shows a Decrease
OF one.half In Outside RsIisf-Attorney
ordered to Proceed for Pay From
the Property Owners and Pensioners at
Onoe--BIdders for Furnishing Supplies
Must Meet Rigid Requirements.
There was a full board present at the
quarterly meeting OF the Trustees OF the
Poor OF New Castle county. at tn,
dmshou-e at Farnburst, for the Hrsi
ims In many months.
Soon after DR. Springer called the meet
ng TO order Mr. Willitt -caleor for the
eport of the committee appointed to in.
estigate the best plan fo- lighting the
buildings by electricity from Wilmington.
lie said that. according TO infor-
nation which he had received.
The work had mmenced toward
constructing the lines from Wilmington
although the board. separately, had taken
no action He thought that the committee
nad never Deen empowered TO sign any
contracts unless they had first been re
ported back to the board
Mr.. TonRn said that the committee
had not signed any contrast ard had its
report ready to submit to the board
Mr.. Willitts withdrewRhls objection and
Mr., Toman reported that. according to
the Wilmington City Electric Com
panv's proposal Ii would cost
| $503 % to wire the Delaware
( State Hospital at + rnhurst, $104 ~.
to wire the superintend dents residence:
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| Trustees of the Poor would have to pav
for wiring the Rlmshouse The lighting
would cost ~ mills an hour, about the
same as gas would cost the institution
The report will be adopted and the
chairman aud secretary will sign the
contract.
Ahairs In the AImshouss.
Tie report of David Mccoy. superin
tendent OF the almshouse, was: White
men, 149. colored men, %; wpire
women, 81; colored women, IL;
white children, 8 colored children.
O.; total white. 2l1; total colored. 80
grand total, $50 This total was one less
than In January 1894
The payroll for the month was 1894. so
The deaths during the month were:
Alexander Fields, 80 years old, New
Castle
Ell Dickson, 90 years old, Mlddletown
George Dnnning, 30 years Id, Middle
town
Pensioners who Must Pay Board.
Attorney + R Cochran presented
list OF the pensioners Ia the almshouse
which he had procured sccording to
instructions from the board He is still in
correspondence with the Secretary OF the
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robert Oskins, Edward Meyers, Ann
Green and John Duffy
Superintendent Mccoy reported that
Michael o Brien. another inmate, was
also pensioner
The Case OF John McGIaoken.
Secretary Lawson called the attention
Of the board to the case Of john
McGlscken, a lad Of 10 years, for
whom application had been made
for admission to tue Home
for Iucurables Of Philadelphia He. read
q communication from the home STAYING
that according to rules. 800 wou b.
charged for the admission OF the Id,
after which no other charge would be-
made II was ordered that If possible,
the boy be sent to the home, as he has
spine disea and is only 10 years old and
will always be q charge upon the county
The trustees we're perfectly willing to
pay the 800 admission fee which would
be less lhau the cost OF one years care
At the Rlmshouse
On motion of Mr. Garman the alto ney
vas ordered to proceed against the prop
critics of Mrs Morrow, John Cummings
and other inmates who are freeholders,
provided the pro. erti-s we're sufficiently
/ eiaar Ia ranav tho hnupd
Results Of Democratic Economy.
From All the quarterly reports sub
mitted TO the board II was made plain
that the tax payers of New Castle
cou ty have been saved nearly "a 600
within three months. Ia January
1894 the total expenditures Of the
trustees for the preceding quarter, was
$40 3nS To day the reports show that
only sc s04 10 has been spent, a clean
cut saving OF SO 404, notwithst andIng
the fact that there is but one less inmate
Superintendent Mccoy has been eco
nomics TO fault and there has been q
splendid saving In outside relief Ia one
hundred nearly one half has been saved
during the quarter; PencAdsr is the
hundred, and It expended $l33 in outside
relief for the corresE onding quarter last
year, and only $7125 fer this quarter.
Before opening the pre- cposals for sup
plies the trustees required that the bids
for beef be by the quarter, In proportion
Of three fore quarters TO one hind =
quarter, out OF cattle we'll fattened ald
dressing not less than 500 pounds Other
requirements were that the bids for
mutton be for fore quarters to eight
ribs only; groceries, drugs and dry
goods be Of various amounts as on the
schedule, and Of the very best kind that
All goods must be delivered at the aims
house In such quantities and at such
times as the superintendent may direct
The bids were for supplying tue aims
house from January 30 to April 25