Evening journal., 1905-03-30
TRUSTEES OF POOR
AWARD CONTRACTS
Quarterly Meeting Held in
the County Hospital at
Farnhurst
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT

Members of the Trustees OF the Poor
Of New Castle county held their
quarterly meeting in the County Hos
pital at Farnhurst yesterday afternoon
and awarded contracts for supplies Tor
the coming quarter.
The bids and contracts follow;
Butter, Odessa Creamery of Middle
town, at 25 cents per pound. This was
the only bidder.
Groceries. w. L. Frank, the only
bidder.
Meats. NJ. Matthes. at &c a pound.
the oniy bidder.
Dry Goods. W. H. Smith g. Company.
the only bidders.
Bread, w II. Angerstein. at SIS
cents a pound, the only bidder.
Tobacco, Charles e. Harvey, q 1-2
cents a pound, Samuel Hawkins. q IL
cents a pound Harvey had sent in
samples of the material to be supplied
and he was awarded the contract
Hawkins had no samples.
The contract for supplying shoes was
awarded to Monaghan Bros, at $1.15
per pair for mems shoes; '93 cents for
women's shoes and "a cents for chill
dren's shoes Wright & Davidson pre-
scented a bid but as they did not show
and samples their bid was not read.
Drugs. The contract WAS awarded to
Oscar c. Draper. Il. james Belt and S.
c. McKeever had bids presented hut
they were not read, as the committee
had recommended that the contract rbe
awarded to Draper.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
The Superintendent report showed:
Patients admitted during the hast quar-
ter, 1O4; discharged, So; deaths, IA;
total inmates, III white. % colOred.
The deaths during the past month
were: William II. Cross, aged So: VIII
liam ]. Wald, aged 46; Annie Clossen.
aged So; George Buckner, colored, aged
f6; Elsie johnson, colOred, aged %;
l5rma Robinson, colored, aged IS;
George Blake, colored aged SO, all of
Wilmington; Calvin johnson, colored,
aged 20, of Christiana; Laura COlgan,
aged 64, Of Harrington.
The superintendent payroll for the
month, $479.34. was allowed.
Outside relief for the quarter amount
ed as follows: Brandywtne hundred
s55.45: Christiana, sS6Ss: New Castle
SS9S.49; MIN Greek. $3.50; White Clay
Greek. S761S; Red Lion. S95; ST. Georges
s295.7s; Pemcader, $3.50; Appoquini-
minlx, S71.32; Blac1bird, s3947: Will
mington, northeast district, Trustee
Horrigan, S503.SS; Trustee Bullock
81, 1,303.37; northwest district Trustes
Jester. SS57.24: southeast district, Trus-
tee Turner. Ss44s5; southwest district
Trustee Rice. $119; Trustee Roberts
S6S295. The total for Wilmington q.
S3,Sl0.S9; total for the county, s., 463. 46
General allowances, s4.561S5; grand
total for quarter. S1O.O25.S1.
A number of visitors attended tht
meeting.
OTHER BUSINESS.
Dr. Frank Belvihe, of Delaware Cit
was allowed $50 for the care Of an OLE
lcOlored man who was unable 10 be re
moved TO the county hospital and fo
whom the doctor had cared without pay
until the mans death.
All the members of the board visited
and inspected the new sergical and
Operating room that had been fitted az
in the hospital. 1T is complete i'm every
respect, having been supplied with al
1.-THE necessary furniture, utensils and
instruments that are necessary in Oper-
ating on patients.
There was a lengthy discussion as tS
the right of the superintendent to dis
miss employees about the hospital FOL
disrespect or disObedience.
The matter was finally adjusted by
authorizing the superintendent in tn
event of a misunderstanding with an!
of the employees, TO confer with th'
lcolumittee that had charge Of the de
apartment I'm which the employee wal
WORKING and that committee hav'
power to suspend until the meeting o
the board.