Evening journal., 1896-02-26
SAL MONS FOR,CHAIRMhN
Pencader Man Chosen to Sue
ceed President Crossan.
TRUSTEES OF TIE POOR oAUcAs

DR.. Joseph p. Smith to Be coronsr's
PhIsioiaD, With DIR. Francis L. Springer
at the Almshouse-saiarios Of the Phy-
sIciana - Better Tslephone ssrvies
onered-EiectIon VIII NOT BE Held
UatlI april
The New Castle B,ard of Trustees Of
the Poor met In regular session to day &C
Farnhurst. President Orossan's time
being expired, Mr., Salmons was called
to the chair
Credentials Of appointment from tbe
Levy Court were presented by Conrad
kellar. Theodore +. Armstrong, Joseph
Chandler, Frank Belville, M D., John
w Lawson and James B Toman.
Minutes Of the last meeting were
approved and the pay roll amounting to
1886 II was psss,d
A communication from the Delaware
and Atlantic Telephone Company Offering
to place the state and county buildings
at Farnhurat on a metallic circuit. each
building TO be called by a separate
signal, was referred to the committee on
buildings and grounds Superintendent
Mccoy urged that Immediate action be
taken regarding the Improvement OF the
telephone building, as a very particular
call was particularly misunderstood aud
this led to vast amount OF trouble In
answering.
superintendent Mccoy submmltted
the following report: Number Of in
mates, white, women, 59; children, 5
males. 1f0. total 2l2; co,ored men, 16;
colored women, 10 colored children, 2;
total. a. making a grand total OF 264
During the month there have been 7
deaths, aAd two births
Soon after the trnstess gathered at
FaI nhurst to-day, 10 leaked out that
there was a warm contest over the var
ious officers OF the board It was nip and
tuck between Mr. Wedin and Mr. Solo
mon for the charmaushlp
In order to stop the canvassing that
Was going on. Mr. Toman voted to take q
recess aud to 80 into caucus for the
various Offices, which the board did
shortly bsfore noon.
The caucus resulted as follows Pres
ident. Harry Salmons, Psnosder
hundred; secretary John w. Lawson.
Wilmington hundred; attorney. e.
R. Cochran, Jr; superlntendent,
David Mccoy; matron, Mra Emma
Mccoy coroners physician, DR. Joseph
X. Smith, Of Wilmington; almshouse
physician, Dr. Francis l. Springer. Of
Newport Christians hundred There
was a lonR contest over the Office Of
coroner's physician, but the above was
finally elected.
The Physicians Salaries.
The two physicians who we're nom-
mated At to-days caucus. received al
lowances in the regular manner. The
Board OF Trustees has appropriated the
sum oil 5000 to each physician Ia add.
tion to this the corontrs phyaicians
receives an annual allowances Of &400
from the Levy Court, making his salary
amount to $500 By a mutual under
standing however, the ooroner's ply
stefan is supposed to divide up his salary
from the Levy Court with the Almshouse
/ physician. This gives each total salary
OF $400 Whenever the coroner's
physician has failed to 20 divide. trouble
has always resulted that causes bis being
turned down
No Election Untn April.
The officers caucassed for 10 day and
nominated will not be elected until
April Mr. Salmons will continue
as chairman pro tempore. Dr. Smith,
who was nominated for coroner's physi+
clan, held that Office during Coroner
Sparks administration for nearly q year
but was deposed BY the Republicans.