Evening journal., 1895-06-06
HER CREDIT AWAY UP.
Delaware State Bonds Sold
Higher Than Ever To-day.
MANY EAsTBRN BIDDERS APPEAR

Security Company. Of Wilmington. WIN
Get the Contract, Having Bid 81 SOS
Premium Tor ss5, 600 worth Of s1-s
Par Cent. Bonds-state Treasurer
Atkins Opened the Bids.
Capitalists from all parts Of the East
were represented at Farnhurst to-day
when State Treasurer Charles II. Atkins
and his legal adviser, George Massey
Jones, at IL o'clock opened proposals for
the purchase Of thirty five bonds Of the
State OF Delaware
The bonds were of the denomination of
III 600, each bearing interest at the rate
Of 81 per cent. payable on January and
July /. They will be conpo7 bonds and
will be payable July !, 1915. but redeem
able on or after January /, 1906.
This issue was authorized in the
General Assembly under an act Of May
., and they are to bs known as Delaware
State Hospital Improvement bonds The
result OF the bidding was surprising 70
the most sanguine
Tne eleventh bid, especially that Of
the Seculity Trust aud Safe Deposit
Company, which secured the award.
showed the highest premium ever offered
for Delaware bonds. and clearly demon
strated that Delaware has the best credit
Of any state In the union.
The bankers who bid for the bonds
and their proposals were:
N, w. Harris & Co., No. is Wall street,
New York, $35 542. co.
II Evans & Co., Wilmington,
$35 446 90
Edward G Jones & Co No. 80 Broad
way, N, r.. $35 087 90
Farson. Leach g. Co.. No. 2 Wall
street. NJ Y $35 405. co.
Equitable Guarantee and Trust Com
pany, Wilmington, $35, 800 co.
Street, Wykes q Co., No. "A Wall
street, New York, $35 9410O
Blair q 90. No 33 Wall street, New
York, $86 0sl S5.
Whatsee & SchlesInger, No. 9 Wall
street, New York, $35 3ll 80
George NJ Hahn, No. 2 Wall street
IN Y $35 109 90.
E Il. Rollins, No. 53 State street
Boston, $36 4i4 CO.
The HlRhest bid was From Wilmington.
The Security Company's bid was as
follows:
we will take all the S35, 00O-84 per
cent Delaware State Hospital bonds
mentioned In your circular Of MAY 15.
1895. at $l04 as. and hand you herewith
duly certified. our check for 81, t,S28 40,
being per cent. Of the amount OF our
bid, as per terms Of your circular"
In calling to order the meeting Of the
Trustees of the Delaware State Hospital
at FArnhurst day, Dr. D. j. Black,
president Of the welcomed two
new members to seats in the board. They
were DR. William P. Orr, Of Lewes, and
DR.. Paris 7 Carlisla, of Frederick. AS
DR. J H. Wilson, of Dover, Is no longer
q member OF the board, the office Of
secretary was declared vscant and, BY
special resolution Or. Carlisle, the sue
cessor to DR.. Wilson, WAS chosen as
secretary Of the board for the unexpired
term.
DR.. Black then rearranged the working
committees, which look after all the
affairs Of the Institution. and they will
be as follows:
Executve-Dr W. P. Orr, DR.. p. T.
Carlisle. Dr. John Black.
Supplies-John b. Cooper, William j.
Stewart, Thomas B. Smith
Finance and Accounts-Thomas 3
Smith, 2 zbulon Hopkins, Joseph B.
NAPLES, M. d
Buildings and Grounds-Thomas B.
Smith. Or T. d. Gilpin, Joseph B.
NAPLES, NJ ID
AS the next board day is July 4, the
trustees decided to change the July
meeting TO Monday, July /, on motion Of
AIR, Hnpkins.
Dr. Hancksr's report for the month
showed the following census:
Admitted Z discharged l5 died, B.
Present patients. white males, 1O0;
colorsd males, %; white females, "a
colored females IS; total 223 The
cennus May /, vas grand total 244
L r. Springer, an architect, presented !
a claim for service and addressed the
board stating that he had been
employed for drawing up plans for
buildings which were never used be-
cause, two years sgo, the General
Assembly failed TO allow the loan Now,
as he was never discharged from the
employ Of the board or settled with |
for his work, he still holds that be
Is in the employ of the board to superin.
tend the erection Of the building now in |
contemplation at 3 per cent. Of the cost |
price
on motion OF Dr. Cooper, It was ex
pressed as the sentiments OF the board |
that Mr. Springer is not now EN-
ployed as architect Of the board,
and IL was decided to advertise for plans
from a supervising architect. for the |
new FRrnhurst buildings
Among the visitors were State Treas
urer Atkins, Secretary OF State J Harvey
Whiteman, Architect Carswsll G. Massey
jones There were also present John |
Craig, w A. Sykes, r. A. NAPLES, N. s.
Harris and others. the last named men
being New York bankers.
Commissioner Cooper Holds Court.