The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-02
FOURTH EDITION
INSANE TRUSTEE MEETING.

Architect Springer and Contractor
McCauley Have wrangIo-The
Architect Carries His Point-Differ-
ences Adjusted.
All the members OF the Board OF
Trustees of the State Hospital at Farm
hurst were present at the monthly
meeting yesterday. A bond reported
by A. h Robinson, ESQ.,, to be used for
security In admitting pay patients was
adopted. The most of the time of the
session was spent In adjusting a. Diff
ference between Architect Lewis II.
Springer and Contractor Harry Nc
lCauley for erecting the residence for
the superintendent of the hospital.
The walls OF the building were up to
the second floor when Mr.. Springer,
who had just received his appoint
ment found that Indifferent material
was being.used and the workmanship
was not up to contract, and he stop
ped the work September 10.
The contractor demurred, and going
to the building committee two mem
bers OF that committee, Dir. Black and
Nathaniel Williams, told him to go
ahead but to conform to the contract
from that time out. Architect SPRING
Ter did not agree but submitted. Work
commenced again but In the same I'M
satisfactory manner, when the archi-
test reported to chairman of the build
ing committee. Lewis Thompsonp and
work was again suspended, September
70, and rem aimed SO until yesterday.
Architect Springer made his objec-
tons before the board yesterday. He
objects to the brick, except those In
the front wall, as being neither uni
form In quality, color or size.
Captain Hizar, OF New Castle, who
made the brick. being called before the
committee, would not admit that the
bricks furnished were of the quality
required.
contract book on the basis required,
but the contractor put in plea that
his work was accepted by two of the
COMMITTEE, and he was told to go
ahead. ..E-
\ The architect was instructed to en-
force the terms of the contract and
then Il motion was passed to pay the
CONTRACTOR $500 for the extra services
that would be involved, but the mo-
ton was reconsldered. Finally the
board made tender OF 800 as remu-
neration Tor his labor and material,
which was accepted by him. All the
walls Scept the front wall were or
ldered to be torn down and rebuilt with
bricks approved by the architect.
/ The superintendent reported the
number Of patients in the hospital to
he 1871; divided as follows:
Males. l03; females, rs. Ten patients
were admitted during the month, two
were discharged and two died. The
new patients were six males and four
females.
The Finance Committee reported
contracts made to be paid from the
improvement fund amounting to Sl7,
500
>. Orders on the improvement fund
were drawn as follows: j. d. Davis,
lSol9,25; The Gawthrop Brother Com.
pany, @6i6.49; W. II. Foulk & Son, $500.
} For fencing In the cemetery, sos.
The payroll charged TO thu current
funds, amounting to s536.05 was pass
ed and ordered paid.
! Bids were opened for the furnishing
OF an auxiliary twenty-five horse-pow
Ser boiler for the water supply as fol-
lows: Delaware Electric Supply Com.
,pany, 4i2i,4S; The Hilles " Jones Com
pany, $780, The bennington Machine
Company, $3l3. Tho contract was
awarded to the lowest bidder,
1 An order for 81 600 was directed to
The drawn to pay on account for win.
dow guards. The board will NEE
again on Friday, October 0, at IL a. nj