Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-15
TRUSTEES OF THE POOR
AND THE LEVY COURT.
Confer Concerning the Expen-
ditures of the Former.
ESTIMATED EXPENSES FOR
REMAINDER OF THE YEAR
An Additional Appropriation of
1000 Desired.
Trustees Hold That by Reason OF smallpox
Epidemic and Overhraft of Twenty-siN
Hundred Dollars They Have Had to Pay
out Fourteen Thousands Dollars More
Than Normally Would be Required.

The Levy Court conferred with the
Trustees of the Poor Thursday after
noon concerning the expenditures of
the board in tho present fiscal year,
tho estimated expenses for the re
mainder of the year ending June Both,
and tho additional appropriation of
Sl2, OOO, which the board requests for
the carrying on of the work until that
time.
Joseph Z. Parker, secretary OF the
board presented the statement of eX-
penditurcs which that body had passed
upon ut its meeting THURSDAY morning,
PresidentWillitso of the court asked some
questions concerning items OF the state
ment. The trustees mold that by reason
of the smallpox epidemic, which in
volvcd the building of the Emergency
Hospital and temporary hospital and
expenditures for various incidentals,
and by reason of IN overdraft of 81, 6l2,
which came rs legacy from the pre-
oeding board, they have had to pay
out Sl4,3 moro than normally would
be required. A good deal of the money
spent for the Emergency Hospital is
| for d permanent improvement. From
the point Of view of the trustees, they
| have really not expended their full
appropriation of 23j, COO by 81, COO for
| the ordinary expenses Of the almshouse,
and they have to meet II months en-
penses instead Of Il.
The discussion had to do largely
with the expenditures for outside relief.
| Mr.. Willis, reviewing the figures,
| pointed out that $40, 1921 had been dis
| pensed in outside relief during the
year II large increase since 1853, wher
he was ono of the trustees. The out
side relief in the various hundreds was
Wilmington Edward Il. Rice s district
$500 20; Robert G. F'raim, 3427. 30
Patrick Fahey, S3,332. As; M, ID. Muir
ply, 81, $50. 20. Arpoquinimink hun
drei, S557. II ;Blackbird hundred, S20S. 4
Brandywine bundled, 1855 Chris
tiana hundred, ss1 Mill Creek hundret
s226. "A f; New Castle hundred, 81, 800. 33
Pencadcr hundred S342 %; Red Liol
hundred, SIT. As; st. Georges hundred
S1.O71.07: White Clay Creek hundred
1886 81.
Mr.. Fahey said that if there coul,
be some method of cutting down tn
expenditures for outside relief, it woul
be beneficial to tho trustees. Mr.
Fahey explained the method by whicl
outside belief is dispensed, and shove
that it was possible for more thai
one member of the same family t
obtain relief, unless tho trustees woul
make rigid investigation.
Some of the trustees spok
of the difficulty to keep thes
figures down, for so many of tn
cases are actually deserving. Fran
Stirling, the Brandywine hundre
trustee, said that politicians sometime
: seek to have relief given certain pei
sons, whom they desire to favor. SenG
tor McFarlin of New Castle hundred
said there are about D. persons thei
who receive relief, and are deserving
: Sometimes persons come from otht
hundreds into New Castle and see
relief Levy Courtman Ewart spok
: of the importance of the work of on
9 side relief and urged the trustees
| SEQ that the county is not impose
4 upon, and also to see that deservir
{. persons are relieved Now that Il
S administration of poor affairs hi
v changed from the Democrats to Il
: Republicans, he hoped for the cred
i of the Republican larry that the wol
would be done well. If any wrong
found in the institution or the manag
ment, he urged the trustees to n
their foot upon it and stamp it on
e and TO give the People the best a
ADMINISTRATION possible.
e Trustee Y. i. Harris remarked tn
y the taxpayers we're not concerned rs
T. whether Republicans or Democrats we
a in the majority: but all they asked W
l. that the administration be honest.
), had been much pleased with the wor
P. of Superintendent Mccoy, when
ID said: "Don't let the people you knt
10 are suffering suffer.
10 Before adjourning, the court grant
permission to Harlan G. Scott to CO
meet No. 902 Market street with t
county sewer in King street, on &C
dition that hp unv n fec of s3O