Evening journal., 1895-09-05
MANY CONTRACTORS BID
There Was Too Much Build
ing Proposed at Farnhurst.
LYNN & PHILLIPS ARE THE LOWEST

curtail Building Expenses Before
Awarding the Contract.
At Faruhurst this morning the
Delaware State Hospital Trustees held
their quarterly meeting aud It was one
OF the most important OF the year All
The trustees were present. having Just
returned from their pleasant outing at
Ocean City. Md, where they spent
several days hunting and fishing.
The trustees present at to day's meet.
ing were Dr.. J J Black. president; Mr.
Stewart. Mr. Smith DR. Ger, Dr. Car
Isle, Ar. Hopkins, Mr. Cooper, Dr.
Gilpin and Dr. NAPLES. Some OF the
trustees from Sussex brought up contri
buttons OF luscious peaches for the
patients.
Affairs at the Farnhurst Hospital.
superintendent w. h. Hancker, in
submitting his monthly report, com
plaiued that the coal supplied by the
company which had contracted to furnish
well-screened coal was so dirty and full of
foreign matter that there are now eight
cartloads of dirt In the bins accumulated
since last April. The coal was not ft to
burn.
Accordingly the board passed resolu
tion that coal furnished the state inst
tuition must hereafter be made satisiso
tory to the superintendent.
The movement OF population for the
month ending August 81 was as follows:
Admitted, 81 discharged, 8, died. g.
There are remaining In the build
ipg-white males, los; colored males
81; white females, %; colored
females Ia grand total 24l The
grand total for August was 247
Number Of ,ihces. 9; employees. i6;
attendants. 20 Received for board OF
patients, $424 s5; for garden truck,
$3.50 80.
The most important subject for con
slderation was the new buildings
contract. which had been laid over from
the August special meeting in order to
so modify the plans that bidders could
bring their proposals within the range
Of the $32 500 estimated by the trustess
for the erection Of the building.
Architect M. II Dckinson's plans
which were approved providing the
builders bids 90 not exceed the limit Of
cost are for three new buildings. a ward
each for male and female patients and an
amusement room. The wards . planned
are three-story buildings containing
They are to be situated west Of the
present building and opposite its north
and south ends. They will be connected,
and also connected with the old building
BY covered corridors level with the
present basement floor and BY a rallied
corridor extending over the covered one.
As planned, the walls are TO be
plsstered with hard plaster; but = sug-
gestion, made by the architect, to make
all division walls Of glszsd brick TO a
heighth OF eight feet. will probably be
adopted. If this is done the limit Of cost
is estimated st $50. 500 All the build
ings will be heated by steam and lighted
by electricity. The roofs will be OF slate.
The general appearance OF the building
will be similar TO the old ones.
Quarterly Contracts Awarded.
The contracts for the ensuing quarter
we're awarded as follows;
Groceries-F p. Tuner, Seventh aud
Market streets, Wilmington. Others
bidders were Simmons & Bro. and w. r.
Frank
Mutton and veal-Fred Kienle. VIII
miDgton; forequarters mutton, 53 ; whole
animal, g. veal, whole animal, 9 cents
John A. Hopkins also bid
Beef-Frsd Kienle. Wilmington
Shoes and Slippers-John A. Reynolds
Co, = Middletown.
Ladies' shoes, 20 cents; carpet slippers,
"a cents; men shoes, 30 cents.
Mems Clothing John A. Reynolds &
Co Middletown.
Cookery and Quesnsw wara-I. Lewis
Row, No 413 King street, Wilmington.
William bswton has heretofore supplied
the institution.
Dry Goods-John A Reynolds & Co. A.,
Middletown.
Bresd-Henry Roller, Wilmington.
?! cents per pound. There weee several
oUner bidders.
Drugs (But one bidder n B. Dan
forth. Wilmington. Mr. Danforth's 8
prices we're sll low. the quotations on
alcohol being 50 So q gallon.
The Revised Estimates.
Revised proposals for erecting the new
annex buildings were opened and read as
follows:
j r d Seeds & Son, Wilmington
$42. $50 TO complete IN six m0nths.)
William F. Seeds, Wilmington-$4i,
900.
Calvin |. swayne, Wilmington-$46,
$40 (to complete in twelve months.)
b F. Shakespeare, Wilmington -$45,
800 Co complete in ten months
William II. Virden. Lewes-$4l, $50
mot to include enamel brick, so cents a
squareIfoot additional
Edgar Zslian, Wilmington-$41, 905
TO complete in 40 days) Mr. zslian
submitted the names Of his sub-con-
ractors.
Lyman & Phillips, WilmingtOn-39. =
600.
A. S. Reed & Bro Wilmington-$37
00O mot including plumbing.and electric
work, which, il added, would make
$42, 100
William H. Foulk, Wilmington
$40 600
John B. johnson, Wilmington-$i2, .
600
William + Jones, ,Wilmington-f42 OOO
George S Mckee, Wilmington-$44,OO 900.
Blackwell q Cassidy. Wilmington
S45 ST. (ro complete In six months
Thomas samworth, Wilmlngton-$47, =
45O
n. S Barkley- $4i, 00O
Hubert Cassidy. Wilmington-$42. OO9;
TO complete in 175 days
M. H. Dickinson, the Philadelphia
architect, here appeared before 4 the