The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-31
TRUSTEES OF
THE POOR.


animated meeting yesterday afternoon
and q free discussion amongst the mem
bers over the placing Of spoutirg and gu
ters on the new pest house After tha
had beed settled or left unsettled owing
| to tho lowest bid which was received from
firm offering to do the work for el5).
Canby Coxes bill was taken up. MIR. Coke
had built In new boiler about | year ago
He had offered to do the work for Sloo. In
making his repairs 10 the building Mr.
Coke had used 500 brick belonging o
tho Trustees Of the Poor which the Trus.
tees commended that Mr.. Coke should al
low them for at the rate Of S35 thousand
which they cost the Trustees Mr.. Coke
contendsd hat when be made his contract
with he Trustees he had allowed for 900
bricks and Ee was entitled to the full
amount Of his pill.
After nearly an hour in discussing the
morris of the bill pro and con and hearing
from Mr. Coxa his side of the story, and as
we'll as the superintendent and ex Trus.
toe Thomas Heldin who was chairman
OF the House committee at that limo the
bill was voted down. Afterwards on mo
tlon cf Mr., Rice the vote to lay it on
tho table was recon ilered and he bill
passed, the Secretary being Instructed to
send Mr.. Coke bill for $50 for the bricks
used belonging to the rrusteos.
AleGuar thing ab,ut the new pest
house building IS that yesterday architect
X ward Rice had tho plans with him. and
explained them to thu Trustees and in
foot note their was the TACT that the build
ing was to not having any gut ering or
spouting, and with that under standing
David bangles Lid was sent in and the
onlraot awarded to him.
Mr. Patrick Fahey yesterday made the
statement to the Board OF Trustees that
at the lime lhe bids were asked for one Of
Mr.. bangles grand children lay dead and
he bad asked him. Fahey to put In bid
for him for the building Mr.. Fahey
very considerably put in n bid for Mr..
DaDgle and he received the contract Said
Mr.. Fahey that Is all l had 10 do with tho
matter and understood that thero was TO
be no cutters OF spouling on the building
ana in fact do not think any il needed.
Mr. fahay for the first time yesterday
gave cut what part be had in Mr.. Dungle
and his name being mixed up in the rest
house contract. 1t having at one time
been charged that MIR. Fahey was the real
contractor and Mr.. bangle sub contract
or.
Architect Edward Rice appeared before
thu Board ana said that ho did not con
slider that tho gutter, and spouting on the
building were necessary and had so drawn
his plans, being so instructed by several
OF the building committee.
The matter after hearing from Archl-
tect Rice was laid on the table.
A bill for supplies furnished small pox
patients by order OF the Board Of Health
amounting to s3l3 70 WAS presented by
Trustee Walker. This bill had been pro-
sentod at tho meeting last month by
Patrick Fahey, and the board voted to re
turn IL to Board of Health.
Secretary Cahi!l Of the Board Of Health
was EDUllt1A Ny uuo uotooo 'hoV Ao III NSo
not purchase any more supplies with tho
exp citation of the Board of Health pay
ing for them. That all future supplies
must come through the Trus COS re iding
in Whining on. After consider able dis.
cu,sion check was tnaliy ordered to be
drawn to pay the BILL.
On motion of MIR. Chandler the four
Trustees of Wilmington were authorized
to wait on City Council and ask that
body for a donation Of II 900. City Coun
Gil some timo ago promised to donate $500
towards the erection OF now pest house
but have not as yet given the trustees a
dollar
Edward c. Cochran, Jr.. presented a
cheek for tl,5O) from John Craig.
in payment for the building on West
Sixth near Orange at one time used by the
trustees as an office. There Is defect In
title and Mr.. Cochran was given anthor
ity hy the trustees to havo 1t cleared up
at the meeting Of the next Legislature.
The money was paid by Mr., Craig with
that understanding.
DR.. Draper appeared before the Board
and asked for authority to employ help
at the pest house. The Board placed tho
matter of bolp etc In the hands OF two
physicians. the House Com mittec and the
Superintendent. At this time only two
cnses OF smallpox are being treated III the
temporary barracks.
Superintendent Mccoy reported that he
had put down $50 feet Of drain pipe from
the pest house ut q cost OF $50. Tho low
est bid received for the work has been $50
and the trus eos had ordered the work
dcne by the Superintendent.
The matter Of insuring the tho new pest
house was reforred 10 the House Commit.
ice with power to act The supplies were
aw arled US follows: Bread. John Sohrade;
Leef. John Il. Devine; dry goods. Robert
II. Scott groceries. Hurlock Brothers;
shoes. Nj. Monaghan; bntter, Griffenburg
and salmon OF Summit Bridge; tobacco
John l.. Harkins; mutton, Patrick Mona
CHAN.