Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08
WITH ALMSHOUSE TRUSTEES
The Contracts for Supplies
Awarded Yesterday.
THE INSTITUTION IN GOOD ORDER
Graves to Be Marked with
Marble Blocks.
Quarterly Meeting of tho Board at Farm
hurst Yesterday = The Trustees Look
About and Compliment Superintendent
Mccoy on the General Condition aud
Appearance of Things.

When the Trustees of the Poor re-
snmed business after dinner Wednesday
afternoon the bids for furnishing the
institution with supplies for the next
| quarter were opened and considered.
contracts We're awarded as follows.
Beer and mutton, Frederick Kienle,
bread, John B. Taylor; dry goods, Will
aam Huber; tobacco, George Stein
ickeni drugs, j. Harvey Spruance,
SHOES, Daniel McCusker..
Superintendent Mccoy was author
lied to purchase 450 marble blocks to
be use in marking the graves in the
county burying ground.
me sale OF the gas plant, which is
now OF no use on account of the intro
duction OF electricity, to Kemp g. Co. Of
baltimore for 500 was confirmed
After the meeting adjourned the trus.
ices visited the new we'll, or, rather the
pump which raises the water. Every
thing was found to be in excellent con-
dition, and as soon as the water clears
up, which will probably be in very
short time, the Institution will be In
good shape as far as water is con-
cerned, which, in fact, will complete the
equipment There is good flow, and
the supply seems Ito be inexhaustible.
a new Knowles pump, which ia driven
with the use of Is pounds of steah,
raises the water from the we'll. The
trustees are well pleased with the in ,
vestment they have made.
Superintendent Mccoy was, compile
mented on the condition OF the boiler
room. When it was formerly so black
being under the ground-that lights
we're sometimes necessary in daytime,
it has recently been whitewashed ali
over and is extremely light and very
clean. The withdrawing makes a
great differences in the appearance of
the place. Everything about the boi-
Ter room, and in fact all over the in
stitution, was. found to be in apple-pie
order, and the trustees were well
pleased.
The machinery formerly used in the
manufacture Of gas for the almshouse
mas been removed from the building
which has been doing service as a gas
house and will be taken away from the
place In few days by the purchasers.
VISIT TO THE INSANE HOSPITAL.
A reporter of "The Gazette who
was in attendance at the meeting Of
the Poor Trustees, paid visit after
the meeting to DR.. Hancker, superin-
tendent of the Delaware State Hospital
ioi bno luodne, winch ID adjacent TO
the almshouse. Superintendent Hancker
very kindly showed the reporter
through the asylum.
The several wards and rooms were
found to be neat and clean and every
thing about the institution was in ex-
cellent condition. DR.. Hancker has a
great responsibility, but he is equal 10
the task. He has made his business a
study, and he thoroughly, understands
every phase Of it.
While Superintendent Hancker and
the reporter We're going the rounds all
the patients were quiet; that Is, COM
paratively 80. Some were singing and
others We're talking loud, but there
were no violent cases apparent. All.
seemed to be contented with their lot.
They seem TO have an unusually kindly
feeling for the superintendent, for nearly
all the men and most of the women
spoke pleasantly when they saw him.
He treats them very kindly Some put
out their hands, and whenever any
showed an inclination he shook them
by the hand. They look upon him as
children do upon father.
All seemed comfortably fixed and
none seemed to want for ANYTHING.
DIR. Hancker says his patients are an
orderly set of people and he has very
little trouble with any of them.