Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-02
SUPPLIES FOR ALNSHOUSE
Contracts Awarded by Trus-
tees of the Poor.
HIGHER BIDDER GETSTHE MUTTON
The Lower Bid Was Deemed
Unsatisfactory.


Yesterday wees's meeting Of the
Trustees Of the Poor, when bids were
read and contracts given cut for sup
plies for the enusing quarter, was very
The bi1i Of ]. Milton Solomon,
$3.50. 90, for ooni, was ordered paid.
Mr.. Toman reported the pesthouse
needing attention. IL should be re-
paired, whitewashed and painted. The
matter was placed 10 the hands Of
Superintendent Mccoy.
Two bids were received TO supply the
institution with smoking tobacco from
Herman Gossen and George Steinicken.
The bids were alike, 20 cents per pound.
The contract was awarded to Gossen.
There were two bids for mutton, from
Patrick Monaghan and Thomas Devine.
The former bid 91a cents por pound
and the latter cents. The contract
was awarded to Monaghan at Ole cents.
and the other bid was net considered
on account Of Devine having secured a
contract some time ago and refused to
comply with it.
The bids Of Frederick o. Kienle and
Devine, for beef, were the same, and
Kienle was awarded the contract.
The butter was awarded to Smith 4
the Odessa Creamery, at 20 cents. The
latter has been supplying the institu
ton for some time with satisfaction.
J. Harvey Srruauce was the only
bidder for drugs and medicinal sup
plies, and received the contract.
Michael Monaghan secured the con
tract to supply shoes and slippers, al
follows: Mems shoes, 81. Is per pair
slippers, go cents; women's shoes, 81
cents; slippers, % cents.
The bread contract was the next II
order and the successful bidder wa
John j. Sohrade, at 27s cents pc
pound, an advance of a half cent le
pound over the other bidder, L
Maucher. The subject aroused argu
ment, but the board was unit in say
ing that good goods must be supplie'
and could only be secured at fai
prices.
The proposals for groceries were mex
10 order, and were fully considered
Superintendent Mccoy stated that tn
present contractors had filed their cor
tract to the letter. There were thre
bidders and the contract was secure
by Charles s. IIurlock & Bro, VIII
supplied groceries the past quarter.
The bidders for coal were the Charlie
warner TO-, 16OrRe w. Dubn N SOI
Co. and j. Milton Solomon. The Irice
were alike, "a. 80 ger ton of 2.24
pounds delivered at the institution
The contract was awarded to J. N
Solomon.
But two proposals were received
supply dry goods. notions and unde
wear. They were from William 1
Sharp & Co. and the Schilling d.
Goods Go. The contract was awardt
to the latter firm, whose bid WI
slightly lower. Each firm secure
eight points and were tie in fou
Sohilling was low in toweling and Sha
in underwear.
Trustee Fahey moved that each fir
be awarded contracts to supply tn
which they were. the lowest on, but
afterward withdrew the motion.
The scheme of having grocers SUPP
those articles in which they were i
bidders was discussed at length. +
no action was taken. The contract
Hurlock Bros. is with the understan
ing that on the failure Of the firm
supply proper articles as per agrs
ment, Superintendent Mccoy sht
make the purchases at any house
sees fit for the balance Of the quart
There shall be no waiting until (
meeting of the board to make chang
The matter of heating portion of /
building to be used as hospital v
referred to the hospital and house CO
mittees