Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-28
USE SUPPLIES AWARDED.
Proposals for Furnishing Supplies for
the InstIInLIon for Thren Months.


Proposals for Furnishing Supplies for
the Institution for Three Months.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Board of Poor Trustees was held at
Farnhurst yesterday. There was full
attendance of members.
Considerable time was consumed In
going over the bids for supplies for the
ensuing quarter, preparatory to award
ing tie contracts, SO that it was 1880
| o'clock before the board organized for
the transaction of business.
Superintendent Groves reported the
number of inmates for the past quarter
to be 1888. There were five deaths. On
motion of Mr.. Willis, the board then
went into the awarding Of bids for the
next three months.
There were two bids for bread, re-
ceiyed from John b. Taylor and Henry
G. Roller. Each bid was 2$ cents per
pound. Upon the statement of Super
intendent Groves that Mr. Rollers bread
had been very satisfactory, the contract
was again awarded to the latter. The
other contracts awarded were:
Mutton-George NJ. Beason.
Beef-Frederick Kicnle.
Gasolene-Atlantlc Refining Com
pany, IL cents per gallon; Charles M.
Kemp, IL cents; Pennsylvania Globe
Gaslight Company, 10 cents. On mo.
ton of Mr.. Lawson the contract was
awarded to the Atlantic Refining Com
pany, it being home industry, as Mr..
Lawson said.
Tobacco and cigars-Harkins g. Bro.
Boots and shoes Condor & Nc
earthly.
There was only one bid for drugs re.
ceiycd, that Of Edward 4. Dilworth.
The bid was referred to Drs. Enos and
Springer, members of the board as is
usual when single bid is received. The
contract will be awarded to Mr.. Dill.
worth.
Bids for dry goods were received from
W. b. Sharp & Company, Lichenstein &
Hart and s. NJ. Reynolds 81 Company.
The contract was awarded to Lichen.
stein g. Hart.
Proposals for furnishing groceries for
the almshouse were received from Den
nison 81 Peach, q. w. Lodge & Son,
Joseph i. Kitchen, William Il. Frank,
George w. Gray and G. l.. Simmons. A
motion was made to award the contract
TO q. L. Simmons when Allen Smith
| called halt and said the board should
consider the bids before passing upon
them. He said the board had very
nearly gotten into the newspapers the
last time this contract was awarded and
he desired the board to go slow this
time. He was in favor of awarding the
contract to the lowest bidder. Messrs.
Lawson and Herbert and Chairman
| No rly fhA,,ni.t hot 81, q L.,
lowest bidder.
James Garman moved that the con
tract be awarded TO George W. Gray.
Mr.. Smith said he had no axe to grind,
but he objected to the contract being
awarded to the highest bidder.
Mr.. Herbert said there was no use
| talking, Simmons was sin it" every way.
The contract was eventually awarded
to Mr.. Simmons.
The contract for salt meats was
awarded TO Hart q Brother.
Henry G. Conrad, attorney for the
board, stated that he had prepared O
deed for the transfer of 2 acres, l rood
and 80 perches of land from the Trustees
OF the Poor to the trustees of the insane
hospital at Sl25 per acre. Mr. Herbert
moved that the deed be duly executed
and signed by the president and secre.
tary of the board, which motion was
adopted.
| When the board reassembled this
afternoon, the committee appointed to
inspect the building recommended tina.
the fire hose throughout the building be
looked after more carefully; that mill,
be given to the inmates, as was done
when Mr.. Guthrie was superintendent
and that the walls in the third story be
repaired.
The committee found one patient
suffering from typhoid fever and recon.
mended that q ward be set aside fol