The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-07
HILLSIDE HOME
 WILL BE READY ABOUT MAY 30
Charities Officials Plan Cele- bration for Opening of
 New Building

Plans are in the works foI. a grand opening of the new Hillside Home during the week preceding Decoration Day. The new aInshouse will be opened with a Nblare of music and a spread for charities officials and mem bers of the administration.
 Bids have been accepted from var terior of the home. The board of ap- portionment has allowed l$12,000 for furnishings. The charities depart ment has already expended $11,897-57 but has failed to procure enough chairs.
 In purchasing equipment the de- part didn't get wheel chairs for the invaIids. They will have to be carl ried to the sun parIor to sit station ary.
 The contract for electric fixtures has not been let Bids have been opened but the charities officials have not de- cided upon what style of fixtures they will purchase. Among the bidders for equipping Hillside home with electric fixtures are the following: John Man vile & Vo., of New York, $1,790.31; 1; United Illuminating Co.,, SLOTS; The Berkshire Electrical Fixture Co.,, S95O to $1,075; Fitzpatrick & Holtz, $s75; Gas Appliance & Exchange Co.,, $S46.6O; Flynn & Powers Co.,, $6i31.4 ;
 
 & Hubbard Electric Go, from S553 to s64o.1O. The contract for nliscellan- eous equipments has been awarded L.. Earth 6 Co., of New York. This calls for kitchen utensils, wooden furniture, etc. The contract was let at $5,569.12
 The clothing of applicants must 9ass through the steri1izing plant before they will be allowed in the new home. When a new inmate Is admitted his clothing will be steri1ized and placed in a steel locker when he will don in- stituticna1 garb. The new bedcloth- ing will be steriHzed before being placed on the beds in the new home. The contract for the erection of the ster1hzing plant has been let to the Kay -6heersr Co. of New York for $655. Al hospital equipment has been abandoned and there will be no ,oper- ating table in the emergency hospital at the new home. The contract for furnishing shades was let to the How land Dry Goods Co. It was awarded at $273.5o. The D. M. Read Co. put in a bid at $356.27. The shades will be placed ion all doors and windows ex- cepting the basement. The contract for furnishing window screens of bronze wire was let to Gilman & John son of New Haven at $1 ,315, No bids were received from local concerns on this equipment. The contract for z60 steel beds was 1et to B. A, Hall & Co..
 
 beds at ss, 50 apiece, TEs city will pay S1 .375 Tins aexk lowest bidder on this article was tha WaitesHb Metallic Bedstead G., sf Derby. This bid named 8S.ss as th@ pFiee per bed, Ns1- Ter Bras, of this city put in 8 bid at SETS 2, bed. .s KelIax Rpee. got tas eentpaet for furnishing bsdeiethjag and faes tow sis. Fhe asaeaRt totals el,7SSS SS. Ths fells#iaE items aFe contained iH the bid; z75 Blankets at sS1l,zS; l,60o pillow eases ak &I7g.16; 5G0 Eaee towels at s5z5S; l,596 bad sheats at s706 The contrast fer gSssI lockers having 2s0 a95aDaF FHaeHts was let ts the Merritt Locker Ee, ef New Fork and with ef- fees iH tRs NsWleid bltidiHg, this ietE. Fhs i5e5FeFs will cost $S7T.
 Fhe eaHiHa4eF1E will be placed in Hillside haRae as seea as possible and tAe new iastitutiaa will Re epefaA sh6FtIz before ReeesaAiaa Daa[.