Evening journal., 1901-01-02
TRUSTBRy REPORT
ON YEARS WORK
Ask That They be EmpOW-
cred to Borrow More
Money


yesterday:
To the President and Members OF the
Levy Court OF New Castle County
Gentlemen: Pursuant to the act en-
titled IAN Act to establish the New
Castle County Worlzhouse." we here
with submit the following report:
AS to the condition OF the work
house since our last report to your
honorable body we desire to say;
That proposals for the erection OF
The workhouse. power house tunnel
connecting the two buildings and en-
france TO same for the furnishing the
material and the construction OF the
steel cells in the wings OF the work
house. having been publicly advertised
for bids we're received by the trustees
and publicly opened on March 8. 1900.
ON March Z. 1900. the trustees award
Cd the contract for the erection OF the
warehouse to A. S. Reed and Brother
COMPANY for the sum Of s6l.900. they
being the lowest bidders.
The contract for the erection OF the
power house and stack for the sum OF
s4.65l. the building OF the tunnel for
the sum Of $3.10S. and the entrance to
said tunnell for the sum OF S255 was
awarded to Lynn & Phillips. they be
ing the lowest bidders.
There not being sufficient funds in
the hands of the trustees after award
ing the above mentioned contracts to
pay for the construction Of all, the
steel cells necessary TO accommodate
the prisoners then confined In the
county iail the trustees deemed IL wise
to award the contract only for so many
cells as they had funds in their hands
to pay for and wait for further legisla-
tion to complete the balance.
The contract for the construction OF
twenty steel cells in the women's de-
partment for the sum Of S5229.35 and
for furnishing iron doors window
guards and other necessary iron work
to go into the construction OF the
building for the sum of s5.22G was
awarded to the Pauley Jail Building
and Manufacturing Company.
f'lhe trustees have been advised and
so believe that In not awarding the
contract for the whole number OF cells
at the time the other contracts were
made they have saved to the county
about $4,000 The wOrkhouse has been
erected under the above contract. and
will soon be turned over 10 the trus-
tees Tile power house. tunnel and en-
trance have been completed and ac-
cepted by the trustees. The steel tells
IN the womens department are about
finished and the other steel work in-
cluded in the Pauley contract will soon
be completed Drain pipes have been
laid and the grounds around the work
house partially graded.
Attached hereto you will find de-
tailed statement of all receipts and ex-
penditures for one year from last re-
port. You will notice by this state
ment that the cash on hand Is .S2S.-
1896. as uneXpended balance Decem-
Der II 1900. Against this amount there
are still due on account Of contracts
and outstanding bills about S25.OO0
which deducted from said balance
leaves an available balance Of S3.50O
Out Of this $500 the sum Of 81 500 IS
deposited to secure the payment OF
the dover interest OF Mrs. Jane Nc
Farlan In the land purchased fol
work house site and the sum Of 81 $50
six months interest on workhouss
bonds due January /. 1901.
In order to fully complete the work
house so as to be ready for the uses
intended under the act 1t viii be nee
essary 10 have the Legislature pass a
measure authorizing the borrowing of
more money The trustees would be
glad TO have the court visit the work.
house so that your body may have an
intelligent understanding OF the work
that has been done.
Respectfully submitted
RECEIPTS.
Balance. cash on hand at
last report ...............S S92 SCI "a
From Levy Court Of
New Castle county
on account Of pre-
miums on bonds. S1.75O.OO
Balance Of premium
on bonds ........ 10000
2s5OOC
from rent ................. 500
From interest on deposit to
April 10. 1900 1225 Ia
From interest on deposit to
September 30 1900. ... 74s 2s
From John McElwee sale Of
hay at farm ........... $3.50
s7.22S.2
DISBURSEMENTS.
For workhouse buildings:
Ephraim Megargall. right Of
way for sewer. ........ 1900
W. l.. Sasse. acknowledge
ments .... ....... 25C
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Co. right OF way for sewer 25.Ol
Recorder Of deeds. recording
deeds .... I *
J. P. Connell. copying $1,000. 46l
News Publishing Company.
advertising ..... S4l
Evening Journal advertising 81.
Every Evening Advertising. 6.7.
The Sun. advertising ..... 6.4l
The American Contractor.
advertising ... ... B.7(
Engineering News advertis-