Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-08
TRUSTEES OF THE POOR.

Contracts for Supplies for the County Hos
pitai Awarded by the Board.
The Trustees of the Poor, at their
meeting yesterday week, awarded
contracts for supplies for the county
hospital, for the enusing quarter, as
follows Beef, John D. Thompson
shoes, NJ, Monaghan; butter, the
Odessa Creamery bread, J. ]. Schrade;
groceries, William L. Frank dry goods,
William B. Sharp Il Co., mutton, M.
Matthes drugs S. c. McKeever.
The members of the board were
guests at dinner of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Mccoy, the retiring superintendent and
matron. The old and new attaches OF
the institution assisted Mr.. and Mrs.
Mccoy in entertaining the guests.
just how the trustees arrived at their
| decision in the matter of awarding the
contract for groceries is not apparent
from the bids. There were four bid
ders, W. z. Frank & Son, the Golden
Eagle Tea Co., Hurlock Bros. and
Charles II. Simmons, all of this city.
1t is the custom of the board, in COM
pairing the figures on the different
items upon which bids are submitted,
| to give the lowest bidder in each in
stance point and, although one would
/
ceiving the highest number Of points
would get the contract, but this rule,
evidently, was not followed Wednesday.
The Messrs. Frank, who received the
contract, are understood to have had
eight points, while Hurlock Bros. had
10. The Golden Eagle Co. had seven
and Mr.. Simmons two. The points
we're awarded on the following items :
Evaporated apples, Frank, cents per
pound; Hurlock, 10 cents; point for
Frank; beans, Frank 80 cents per
bushel; Hurlock, 1926; point for
Frank; baking powder lRumford),
Hurlock, 25 cents per dozen; Frank,
% cents, point or Hurlock; brushes,
Hurlock, % cents per dozen; Frank,
DO cents point for Hurlock No. /
dust brushes, Hurlock, % cents per
dozen Frank, 80 cents; a point for
Hurlock; full end dust brushes, Hur-
lock, 10 cents Ter dozen; Frank, 81. 80
point for Hurlock brooms, Hurlock
50. %; Frank, 81, 20; a point for Frank
galvanized iron buckets, Hurlock, 90
cents per dozen; Frank, 70 cents; a
point for Hurlock; soda crackers,
Frank, cents per pound Hurlock,
cents, point for Frank; cranberries,
Hurlock, l cent per quart; Frank, nc
bid; point for Hurlock; cheese. Hur,
lock, 8 cents per pound Frank, u
, cents: point for Hurlock; -four, Hur.
, lock, So. % per barrels Frank, So 70; a
point for Hurlock; honiny, Hurloclx,
so cents per bushel Frank, al "a point
: for Hurlock; indigo, Hurlock, 60 cent:
! per dozen Frank, so cents: point fol
: Frank; lemons, Hurlock, 10 cents PEI
L dozen; Frank, Is cents; a point fol
Hurlock; matches, Frank, so cents PEI
gross; Hurlock, 20 cents; point fo
Frank; pepper sauce, Hurlock, cent
. per quart; Frank, 5 cents; point TO
b Hurlock sugar, C., Hurlock, 8 cent
It per pound Frank, Az cents; poin
!. for Hurlock; white CASTLE soap, Frank
! cents per pound Hurlock, 5 cents;
) point for Frank; kitchen crystal soap
!, Hurlock, 80 cents per box of 36 pounds
Q Frank, rs cents; point for Hurlock
g laundry starch, Frank, 316 cents pc
y pound; Hurlock, cents; point 10
|. Frank; soda, Hurlock, half cent
= pound; Frank, ! cent; point 70
i Hurlock; cider vinegar, Hurlock,
" cents per gallon Frank, 70 cents:
J, point for Hurlock.