Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11
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Features of the Composition for supply
Contracts at Thursday'H Session.

Contracts at Thursdays Session.
The trustees of the State Hospital
for the Insane devoted considerable
time Thursday to the consideration of
bids.
DIR. Burton referred to a publication
complaining about Robert MacFarlane
not having been required to bid for tho
privilege of supplying the hospital with
milk and surprise was expressed that
only one milliman had responded to the
request for proposals for furnishing the
tactical fluid. Mr.. MacFarane was the
bidder He agreed to supply milk at
the rate of 8 cents per quart for three
months and Al cents per quart for one
year. The latter offer was accepted be:
cause of the advantage to be derived
from the difference in price.
Wells Brothers, who were awarded
the contract for furnishing beef, had
one competitor, William D. Wilckens,
who bid as follows: headquarters,
best, 81 cents; forequarters, best, 8
cents; headquarters, medium, cents;
forequarters, medium, 4 cents. The
superintendent complained about meat
which had been furnished by the Messrs.
| Wells and was told that il they do not
send their best to return ii. The price
agreed upon was 8 cents and the con-
tract calls for the best beef on the
Messrs. Wells stall.
Henry G. Roller, who received the
contract for supplying bread, had two
competitors-John D. Taylor, who bid
u cents, and j. G. Nause, who bid 81
cents.
There were two competitors for the
veal and mutton contract. George Reed,
whose bid was rejected, agreed to fur
nish the meat as follows; Veal, whole
calf, % cents per pound; mutton, fore
quarters, n cents per pound, and whole
animal, 81 cents per pound.
For the contract to supply salt meats,
Hart IL Brother had one competition
Wilmington Abattoir and Cold Storage
Company. The latter hid as follows
Mess pork, $21 per barrel; sausage, in
lump, 121 cents per pound; lard, in tub,
III cents; loin Of pork, 19i cents; fitch,
IL cents; scrapple, 7 cents; sugar-cured
ham, 12i cents; dry soft shoulder, 10i
cents.
5. M. Reynolds & Co., whose clothing
bid was rejected, agreed to furnish the
following articles in dozen lots as fol-
lows: Pantaloons, $11.50; vests, So
coats, $19; oYercoats, $685. cotton shirts
$lS0; choviot shirts, $3.50; undershrts
So; drawers, So; cardigan jackets, $3.50
caps, rs cent?; overalls, So; suspenders
40 cents, hats, 49, The superintendent
stated that only pantaloons, vests and
coats are needed and pantaloons are
needed moro than anything else. Bott
bidders bid the same price on many Of
the goods. The Messrs. Mullin received
tho contract because they agreed Il
furnish better pantaloons than S. M
Reynolds s. Co. The successful bidder
were told to bid hereafter ON the samples
furnished by the trustees; they will b,
given the privilege Of furnishing bette
clothing than the samples call for bu
they must bid on the samples.
|. Lewis Row, who received thu
crockery contract, and N. B. Danforth
who was awarded the contract for fur
nishing drugs, had no competitors.
Charles L.. Simmons was given tn
contract for furnishing groceries and S
M. Reynolds g. Co. the contract for fur
nishing shoes and dry goods.
The superintendent reported that tn
inmates of the hospital had had pleas
ant Christmas. They had received fou
barrels of apples and two barrels o
oranges and he had expended $10.50 TO
candy. He stated that the stage in tn
amusement hall is completed. Durinl
December five patients were admitte
to the hospital, four were discharge
/, and one died. Two employees were di:
charged for drunkenness and wv
eloped. The sum of $21S.79 was re
ceived during the month for the boar
and treatment of patients.
A communication relative to the re
turn to Delaware of William Wilson
!, an insane patient at Danville, Pa, wa
i, received from Secretary Of State Haw
! kins. Wilson formerly lived in thi
State. He is native Of Pennsylvani
: and was taken to Dnnville after he ha
become insane. For some time his reli
! tives paid a nominal sum to the Oar
: vile authorities for his board and trea
! ment, but the payments have cease
I and an effort is now being made to ri
= Pennsylvania of him. The trustees d.
= cided that they have no authority in Ii
case and instructed the secretary of th
: board to SO inform the secretary of Stat