The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-03-27
lei tSHED DAILY. EXCEPT SUNDAY
THURSDAY. MARCH y, ioo3.

claim is made BY Trustee Parker
that there will bc deficit Of $ll 900
by July lst. In other words, the
Trustees have exceeded their ap-
preparation ol s35,00O by the above
amount.
The building oil the pest house
used up $1,000 OF the Boar''s hnan-
ces. The putting in of new boil
err is another expense OF over $1,000
which, with generous outside re-
lief has run into the Board > tinan-
ceS,
On the other hand, Trustee Fa-
hey contends that $4,000 of this
money should not be credited on
this years indebtedness and $4,000
that was used towards erecting the
peat house. With the above sums
deducted. there would not be over
s1100 deficit.
Providing proper care for the
small poX patients has been expen-
sive and has to be met by the Board
There was paid out at yesterdays
meeting Sl92 for wages Tor attend
ants on the patients Cow in the
emergency hospital at Farnhurst,
which is only for the mouth cading
March ooth. Then the physicians,
food, clothing, heat and light are
yet 10 be paid for. Therehave been
81 small pox patients in the hospi-
tai since Feb. 9th. aud l7haye been
discharged cured. No, one case
has been lost, which speats we'll
for the treatmeptsiven them.
Dr. GollenGerger Of the quarau-
tine station paid the emergency
hospital visit and said he was
highly sratitied with il. He had
been through numerous other inst-
tutlons OF slmilar kind and he
never saw a better Iayed out and
planned hospital, with everything
to conducc 10 the welfare OF the
patients. He spoke OF it in the
highest terms 10 Superintendent
Mccoy DR.. J. p, Belvillc, who
had extended him an invitation to
pay it visit.
The building was in every wav
adapted lor the use which it has
been put TO- The floors and walls
are OF cement and SO arranged that
hose can be turned on any room
10 the building and thoroughly
washed 10 a very lew minutes.
This speaks well for the Trus-
tees and the builder, David Dan.
gle, as there was considerable said
at one time about :hIs building. 1t
shows the taxpayers that their
money has mol. been squandered but
that the Trustees got value re-
celvcd from HE builder.
President WiI!ltts OF tn, Lew
Court. CAUTIONED the members OF
the Trustees OF the Poor. TO be
careful and keep the expenses down
ana 10 iooH well alter the outside
rel:et which has ssro%n TO consider
able large proportions during the
last eight years. MIR. Wllits was
member o! the board IN 1898 and
knew whereof he spoke. While the
cost ol running the almshouse has
not Increased to any great amount
the outside rclIct ran up into the
thousands. He paid Mr.. Mccoy
big compliment Oh the manner IN
which he and his good vile had
conducted the new institution and
said the new superintendent would
have t. look well 10 follow success
fully 10 their footsteps.
Mr.. WlIIit,s also or behalf oil the
Levy Court, mas asked for an item
iZed statement Of the money eX.
pended durln, the wear which will
be made up as soon as Mr. Parker
can get II up. Th's /, required so
that the Levy Court can see what
funds Will be required 10 run the
Board untII luly Is. OF this year.
We have always thought tnat
there has been too mach money
PAID out Ior outside relief. In fact
more than the boaid could afford TO
dlspcnse. In The city ol Winning
ton alone The bills have always
been Arss Considering the good
lines for the last three years the
bills have exceeded by eight thous-
bbN NHul lllGV SllOuIiI.
This money ha, been given TO
persons whom it is thought should
rot b= care upon III. county
Twelve months 10 the year. Econ
pmy 9 now the watchwoid OF the
new board oi trustees All new
b'ooms sweep clean,
MAYOR FISHER takes very sen
nbic view Of the action oi Council
In taking the appeal OF the case Of
The Water Department 70 the Su-
preme Court, wherein the Supreme
Court gave a verdict IN favor OF the
Water Department. The law re-
qulres that the appeal should be
laken ~ tnename Of the Mayor and
Council, Ills HonJr says that 10
lhe action taken by Council he was
bot consulted or asked to either
Join in the appeal proceedings or
waive any privileges, rights or pow.
fr OF The Mayor OF the city. Ii the
Mayor . contention is right and he
has the law with him, he should
insist on being consulted in the
matter. The slip shod manner OF
conducting the city's affairs and
throwing money away in litigation
has disgusted the tax PAYERS. The
Mayor is not mere figure head
and he will lnsis: on his rights IN
att matters OF the clty's interest.
If the Mayor is right. the case will
have no standing in court and be
dismissed.
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