Evening journal., 1895-07-01
WORK FOR THE PATIENTS
Experiment of Giving More
Employment to Be Tried.
sPRINaBR REgaAGBD AS SUPERVISOR

Hs win Advise the Board About the
Plans Submitted and superintend the
New Earnhurst Building In
the Number sof Patients Admitted.
At the July meeting Of the Board Of
Trustees Of the Delaware State Hospital
at Farnhurst, which was held to-day by
special arrangement on account OF the
regular meeting day coming this month
on July A. DR.. Black presided and Drs
Carlisle, Cooper and NAPLES and Messrs.
Stewart, Smith and Hopkins we're pres
emit.
In submitting his report. DR.. w. H.
Hancker, superintenden5 OF the institu
tion, recommended that there be some
means adopted for providing employ
ment for patients, now that the Della
ware State Hospital is getting out Of its
swaddling clothes. BY SO doing, mental
troubles could be much more easily
conquered than by allowing the patients
to SO around all day with folded hands.
II have an upholsterer here, said the
doctor. whom | can cure il | can give
him employment The hospital ID sadly
III need OF good hair mattresses. being
the only institution OF It's kind that
quired it's patients to lay on straw
Here is the opportunity to supply the
hospital with first class mattresses, the
material OF which will cost 50 25 for each
MISTRESS to be made entirely OF hair
The board dec ded to employ the up.
holsterer as an attendant giving him the
work of supplying the institution. At the
regular attendants salary Of $lS per
month.
Increase IN the Population.
According to Superintendent Hanckera
report for the month ending Juue 30,
there were admitted 49, discharged, 3;
and died, 3 The present population OF
the hospital Is as follows
White males, III females, SO colored
males, 2S: colored females, 10; total
number of patients. 243 The census
June / showed a total Of 1888
This Is the largest number of patients
admitted during any month since the
month that the hospital was established.
The superintendent received during
the month for the board of patients
SAT- 3S and the truck used from his
gsrdan during the month amounted "a
$50 80 This little truck farm, worked by
patients of the hospital is in 3 flourish
ing condition and attracts much atten-
tion from the public road and railroad
Tho Springer Architectural Complication
In view Of the boards adverse actor
on Architect L r. springer's statements
that he was a regularly employed
officer OF the board at the last mesting
that gentleman submitted q bill
for $3.50 and made q demand for tbs
same, inasmuch as he had once prepared
plans for the new buildings for which hl
had received no pay.
The hoard, realizing that it was Ii
danger Of q court suit at which II
might fare badly, agreed to pay Mr.
/ Springer $3.50 for receipted bill
for all the board owed hin
and for the supervision OF the new
addition about TO be built according &
the recent act Of the General Assem- oily
The Two Roberts Bid the Same.
When the bids Tor supplying milk 70
the institution were opened 1t was foun,
/ that Robert McFarlan ana Roher
Wadsley each bid cents per quar-
for milk from July to Januar,
/ Of next year. Each submitted
samples OF the milk they proposed &
i furnish and declared that il at any tim
it vas found to be inferior IN qualit
contract could be cancelled. The mill
was tested under the laotomster and bot
samples came up 10 about so Insview o
Mr. McFarlans completely satisfactor
service in the past he received tn
contract.
10 Heat the superintendent's Resldenc ce
Joseph jenkins, Of Wilmington, wa
awarded the contract for furnishing th
means Of heating the superintendent''
residence at Farnhurst through pipe
from the main building Mr. Jenkinsl
bid for this work including painting
was $3.50.
Bids for the New Building.
Plans for the new hospital snnex wi
probably be opened st the next mestin
OF the board ana the architect furnish
ing the most satisfactory specification
will bs paid $500 The unsuccessful
architects will get nothing.