The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-23
WHAT Y q
TRUSTEE SAYS.

This letter Is from Trustee OF the Poor
| VINO tells what he knowe about the inside
bidding on the new peat house. II 10 II
very interesting reading matter, anu for
| hat reason we insert 1t in the columns OF
the REPUBLICANS:
When 500 such reports rs appeare IN
Every Evening Of Tuesday, that the Levy
Court Commissions have voted % 600 to
build a brick pest house, and 40 on, l can
not help wonder what Tho reporters arc
for my way. ! will also say that ! saw
Something In the Morning News OF lat
week about the saIn. thing. after the
meeting of the special meeting ut Farm
hurst last Tuesday.
Thought would give you the facts. as
| understand them, and allow you to u .
them as you see fit. as l think everything
possible should be done to call halt on
the extravagaucss Of the Lsvy Court, and
he Trustees OF the Poor rs we'll. That
thoy exis, no one will question that 10
watching the trend OF thu public affairs of
his county.
Lust March the Trustees OF the Poor de
cided to build new pest house At Farm
hurst, and appointed u co,nmttee to have
,lans drawn and estimates made with in.
struc. ions to keep thu cost within 5000.
The committee consists of three Dem
crets and two Republicans: the report,
with pt.as was made to tho tru ,teos ut
the April meeting. and tho plans called
auth orizsd to 90 ahead aud ask for bids
Thare il u prao;icalbulidsr OH tbs commit
tee, one who understands all about public
buildings but nothing was said about
the necessity Of brick, and at the May
meeting the contract wins awarded 10
builder IN Wilmington. for 49, 500. At
the Juno peeting sits was selected and
building commenced, at the July meeting
the mater wHs held up, ~ the committee
thought 1t best 10 have brick building;
some Of the trustees thought from the
first it WAS to have hsen OF brick, aud
others did not know what 1t was to be,
except that It. was not to cost over SB 800
A committee was appointed to waitNpon
the Levy Court ami ask for az 600 to help
build n brick building. los cad OF one OF
frame he committee exc"edeI Its author
ity by asking for IS Uou. because the nrchi
tect stated that it would require about
that III uch additional.
The Levy Court met at FRrnhurst with
the trustee. OF tho Poor to consider the
mat or, and come were opposed 10 going
into The matter ss mapped out because
the con ract wins alreI!v awarded and
building com menced, with competition
shut out, and va to leave the mntter en-
tirely with tho architect and builder to
say what we should pay for the changes.
A member pointed out the fact that the
trls."es had already exceeded their au
nual appropriation when the bills for the
last quarter we're paid, by about Is O0o.
and to build the pcs -house at the then
estln ated cost Of $500. without iurni
ture, meant by he time the building Is
com plotted ut least s., 800 to the taxpayers
of the county, AMI that tho finances did
warrant that amount OF expense ut this
time The trustees havss about ", 100 In
hand and may get 500 from the Board Of
Health of Wilmington, which would
make ~. 800
You see now, that the estimated cost
OF tho penthouse Is not 5000, but that 1t
Is nearly double that amount and what
the exact cost will b. no one knows yet
II we go as far behind IN the expenses
ct the inside and outside relief thispresssn
year as we appear to have gone the last,
we will owe at the end Of the Fl cia'l year
SIS 600, and. what we may require to
build the post house will make that IN UGH
more.
Different reporters were In attendance
at the meetings and have heard al! this
discussed openly, and what have said Is
not secret, though OF course do not
wish TO got mixed up in u newspaper d IS
CUSTOM but what here say arc facts.
l understand the contractor for the
ssthouss is PRACTICAL one OF the com
IIitttee, through another party; this. how
ever. do not know, Is | am not we'll
enough acquainted with the people,
will say. however, that the builder on the
committee Is the most aggressive one for
u pes! house, and Il brick one al that
This Of itself speaks volumes to most PEG
pie.
The old building wns burned down as
soon asIhe committee decided to build.
they did not wait until they had aome
thing in which to house the unfortunates
but down she went, and now We must
have Il pesthouse no matter what Is said.
John &. Parker.
MiJflofn,uu An G1ut