Evening journal., 1896-05-08
AFFAIRS AT FaRNHuRST
Trustees Meet In Annual Ses-
sion and Elect Officers.
QUARTERLY ooNTRAoTs AWARDED

Men Who WIN Supply the Uafortunates
with Food and Clo,hinE for the Next
Three MOnrhs-Dr. Hsncker and His
Successful \ Rays Experiments
The annual meeting Of the trustees Of
the Delaware State Hospital, at Faro
hurst. was held yesterday with all the
members present ana DIR Black presld-
ing. The meeting opened with sn In
tervlew with DR.. Hsnoksr regarding his
experiments with the rsys. A large
number OF cabinet photographs made by
New Castle was exhibited. Dr. Hancker
was authorized to purchase essentials for
his microscope and condenser out Of the
hospital funds
The force Of fremen having been re
duced to one, bis wages were Increased
to $50, be being obliged to work from B
o'clock &. m. to z o. m.
Affairs at the IDstitution.
The report OF DR. w. 81 HAucker,
superintendent OF the hospital was cub
mitttd and showed that on April l. there
was population OF 253 Since then
there have ben admitted males and 4
females; there have been discharged, 2
males, died, 2 males The popu
lation May WAS as follows: Males. 147;
females, 10. total, 257; of these 81 are
colorsd males. IS colored females. The
number OF ofic.rs employed In the inssi-
tuition. employees. IS attendants. 30.
The superintendent received for board
OF patients the sum OF $268 60 During
the month Harry W. Lyons, David Jones
and Lizzie Scullen were employed as
attendants aud James Norris as cook
Mary Allan resigned as attendant, and
Maggie Jones as cook.
Contracts Awarded for Qdarter.
Proposals for supplies to the hospital
for the ensuing three months were then
opened aud the contracts were awarded
as folloVs:
Groceries Charles l.. Simmons.
Bread-Henry G Roller
DRY Goois-John Reynolds, Middle
town.
Bsef-Wells Brothers. 4lc for hind
qusrseIs; 6s for forsquar ers.
Veal Hopkins & Bro. SIC.
Mutton-Hopkins & Bro, fortqusrters
90 old sheep 6s -.
shOes-JOhn A Reynolds. Middle
town.
Clothing One bid only, John A. Rey-
nolds, Middletown.
Drugs, J. Harvey Spru2nce.
Crockery, Lewis Row
The New $50, 600 Annex.
Supervising Architect Frank R Cars
well appeared before the board and ex
plained that tue new hospital annex vas
progressing as well as could be expected
although the mRsous hat been bGndi
eappsd by ths slim sHpplY Of stone A
receipt Of 81 500 advanced money paid 10
Contractor Hubsrt Cassidy on account OF
new buildings was read
New Omeers and Committees.
The board then went Into an election
OF officers for tho year. DR.. John j.
Black OF New Castle; was reelected
prsEident; De- PaHs T Carlisle, OF
Fr, derlcks, secretary. DR. Black an
nounced the following commi ttees:
Exscutlve-Dr w. P. Orr, DR. p. T.
Carlisle, DrJ. J. Black.
Supplies-John ID. Coopsr. William ].
Stewart, Thomas r Smith.
Finance and Accounts-ThomRs B.
Smith, zsbulan Hopkins. Dr. Joseph B.
Wsples.
Bail5ings and grounds, Thomas B.
Smith, DR.. T. d, GilpiD, DR.. Joseph B.
Wsples.
A resolution was passed delegsiing
DR.. Hancksr TO attend the American
Physiological Society's convention al
Boston next month, expenses to come oui
Of general fund.
at 80 o'clock the board took q recssl
and went in body on a tour OF the build
Ing During the intermission DR.. Ham
moDd exhibited suit Of clothes wbicl
was torn Of sn attendant BY a violent
patient last week A large pin in 1
four In hand tie had been bent doubl,
over the throat of the attendant