Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-11
PLANS ron yTW BUILDINGS.
Submitted by Architect Dickinson to the
Trustees of the Insane HospitaI-Badly
IN Need of the improvements.


Trustees of the Insane HoSpital-Badly
~ Need of the improvements.
The Board Of Trustees of the Delaware
State Hospital for the Insane concluded
the awarding Of contracts and transacted
considerable routine business at the meet
ing Thursday afternoon. The superintcn-
dent was authorized to build y small hot
house for the propagation OF plants and
flowers for use in the hospital. The fol-
lowing members were present at the meet.
ing DR.. J. j. Black, DIR. I. H. Gilpin,
DIR. Hiram Il. Burton, Thomas Is. Smith,
William j. Stewart. John b. Cooper aud
Zebulem Hopkins. DIR. Black presided
and DR., Gi.pin acted rs secretary in the
absence of Or, j. IL. Wilson.
Superintendent Hancker made his re-
port of the population of the hospital as
follows; White males, liz; colored males,
"a; white females, 81; colored females, II;
total population, 237; an increase during
the month OF March of I. There were adj
mitted during the month q males and
females.
DR., Hiram Burton of the committee on
the Sussex County Aims House, reported
that he had consulted with the Poor
Trustees of that county and u proposition
10 purchase the property would be made
by them at the next meeting of the hos
pital trustees.
The finance committee reported favor
ably the following bills |. Lewis Row,
| slL0I; Y. #. Thomas IL Co., SD0i; d. Ian
lreth y Sons, S25.9E DIR, w. IL. Hancker,
| payroll, S77TG3; W 5. Foster, Sll: W. q.
| Philips d. Co., SIT !5 Ernest Il Kennedy.
SIG. %; Speakman supply Co, $3.50; Dun
can brothers, Sl9.75; John Il. Hudson n
| 20, Sl0.l0; George w. Bush d Sons Co.,
e29l.7i; T, N. Stayron, S5S.06; DR.. W. IL.
| Hancker, 5000; News Publishing Co,
S2.l0; total bills allowed. Sl.5ll.l3
II. NJ. Dickinson, the Philadelphia ar
thitect, submitted plans and specifications
| without cost to the board contingent upon
the trustees acceptance for the erection of
| two detached buildings OIL the west side of
tho hospital to be 76S72 feet, each Of the
| buildings to have an offset for the violent
| patients. A general description of the
building is given as follows:
The buildings will be Of brick, fire proof
walls throughout, and to be two stories
high with u basement, and large enough
to accommodate 10 patients in each build
ing. The new structures Ia he connected
with the main buildings uy covered
IassaEeway, the rout To he level with tht
ilnin floor OF the hospital. Tie basement
will be utilized for workshops, dining
rooms, toilets and other similar depart
ments; the main floor will be divided int,
a large day room, attendants room and .
single rooms Tor patients and 10 for dOrmi
tories; the second floor is designed for II
day rooms and an associate durmitor,
and amusement hall. This room will bl
on the north and opposite TO the presen
amusement hail, which will be utilze
for dining.room for female patients
The basement of the new amusement hal
will be used for laundry purposes.
The architecture of the new building
will be similar To the old ones but thu
new structures will be much lower THAI
the others. The erection OF these build
ings depend upon the General Assembly
which has been asked to make an apprL
pIiation for this purpose In view of tn
urgent necessity Tor these buildings tn
trustees indicated a letter TO the Genera
Assembly asking that body To grant tn
appropriation, The estimated cost of til
new building is SSi, 100.
It was announced that the terms of Di
Hiram h. Burton, DIR. ]. II. Wilson an
DIR. +. II. Gilpin. will expire during Til
present month. DR.. Black expressed tn
hope that they would all be reappointed.