Evening journal., 1895-10-04
BOARD TO BEGIN ANEW
All Specifications and Pro-
posals Done Away With.
ORIGINAL DRAWINGS RETURNED

FArnhurst Trustees Decide That They
VIII Not Make ANY Mistake ia Award
ing Their Big Contract. Even n It Does
Take Time-The New Greenhouse.
There was much work for the Della
wore State Hospital, at Farnhurst.
trustees yesterday afternoon at their
regular meeting.
Before settling wn to business the
trustees we're shorn through the new
greenhouse, which 10 now almost com
pleted Steam fittings are being placed
In the building and connected with the
| steam heating apparatus Of the main
building BY a system Of conviently-
arranged aud light cog g-wheels, the
entire roof and glass sides can be raised
/ or 10 wered In sections as may be requii Q 4
for ventilation purposes. On the trout
entrance will lie placed heavy door
made Of stained glass. and giving the
building an attractive appearance
As the Delaware train due IN VIII
mington at IL 20 was an hour late
partly because OF fair trafiic-the board
could not meet until the arrival CT Mr.
Copper Dr. Or, Mr. Hopkins, Dr.
| Wsples and Mr. Stewart.
Dr.. W. II Hancksr. as superintendent
OF the hospital, asked the boards per
mission to convert the amusement hall
Into dormitory. He could 20 to
New York aud purchase bedsteads
probably hfty. and as they we're really
under the head OF Improvements they
could he charged to the Improvement
fund. The institution was overcro ed
aud many nights the patients had % be
put to bed. four In a room.
IL WAS ordered that these changes be
made and that the superintendent buy
the furniture from the New York hem
as recommended, II he considered that IL
would be at a saving 20 purchase from
that firm which makes specially Of
institution furniture
| A breszs arose over a little seal, d
letter that was handed DR.. Black, presi
meeting WAS CALLED to order As the
bids for the hospitals new buildings
have bsen considered for nearly a month,
when It was seen that all the estimates
as submitted we're entirely too high aud
out OF the boards reach After
Contractor w Smith Barclay, whose bid
was 30 near 882 600 that It was held up,
had beed called, II WAS soon found out
that the little sealed letter was a revised
bid by Mr. Barclay and that he had made
a e. 600 error by failing to count bis
sub bids for painting and stair work
The sealed letter ras therefore returned
to him aud no further aotlon was ta6en
his bid being then brought like al
others-above the appropriation.
Did Away with Old Plans.
Dr. Gnpln launched resolution that
soon settled the trustees down to hard
work The motion was to the effect tha
Architect NJ II Dicklnson's plans be no
accepted and be returned 10 Mr. Diokin
son on the ground that he has failed Il
prepare drawings for a building tha
would come within the appropriation o.
SS2 600 for a huilding. The resolution
was adopted.
Then Architect Springer, who had beef
employed to eupsrlntend the work o
.natructing the new building, wa
called In and the board prooeeded TO set
tie with him In order to relieve itself oi
all obligations that It might start oui
anew free-handed.
After consultation with Mr.
| Springer, the Board adopted the follow
ing resolution, offered by Dr. 7. II
Gilpin: Under the circumstances o
having no plans and specifications fo
the hospital extension, that we dlspensi
with the further services OF Lewis r
Springer, and pay him just compensa
tion for services rendered"
The board then adjourned to tn
hospital parlor, where a number Of th
relatives Of the late Lewis Thompson
we're assembled to present to Oh
hospital portrait OF the deceased, VIII
was a member OF the board OF trustee
at the time OF his death The picture
is a fine crRyon portrait handsomel,
framed. Dr. Hannah NJ Thompson
daughter Of the late trustee, made Co
presentation speech, an able Effort Dr
IL Black, chairman Of the board
responded for the trustees In a brle
tribute OF respect for Lewis Thompson
and the other deceased members Of thu
board, Nathaniel Williams and JudRl
A. P. Robinson DR. Black thanked th
donors Of the portrait for their gift AM
expressed the nope that portraits OF th
other deceased members might b.
presented TO the board