Evening journal., 1921-08-16
DUPONTS GET
CONTRACT FOR
new LIBRARY
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Library was made at a meeting Of
the building committee of the Will
mington Institute. held in the old
Library Building. Eighth and Mar
ket streets, az IL o'clock this morn
ing. Members of the committee
present included Edgar M. Hopes,
Jr.. j. Edgar Rhoads. Henry T.
Bush and Mayor Leroy Harvey
Pierre S. DUPONT. who donated the
site for the new building, also is a
member of the committee. Arthur
L. Bailey librarian, was present at
this mornings meeting. as also was
John p. Nields, counsel for the In
stitute, and George b. Miller.
Forty-four bids were received for
the new library building yesterday
afternoon, of which twelve were for
entire construction of the edihce. The
original bid OF the dupont Engineer
ing Company was $35O,6OS. but ow-
ing to an error in a sub-bid made by
Dexter a Co, n. Y. for supplying
metal stacks for storing of books.
the amount was increased to S3S6,-
666. Even with this increase, the en-
gineering company's offer was the
lowest OF any received.
It was said today that the DUPONT
Engineering Company had made ar
rangements with Snead & Co, New
York, to supply the metal book
stacks which are to be OF standard
form and type.
The bids which were opened yes
terday afternoon, at a meeting of
the building committee in the Cham
Der OF Commerce rooms, were as
follows:
DUPONT Engineering Company
Wilmington. 1886. .666; John r. Wig
gins Company, Philadelphia, 1884,
900; Wark Company. Philadelphia,
s39S,697; f. G. Fearen Company
New York, 100000; II. ID. Watts
Company. Baltimore, s411,74O;
George Dose Engineering Company,
New York, s414,252; James Stew
art Company, New York, S417,625;
William d. Haddock and Company
Wilmington, s424.149; Northeastern
Construction Company. New York,
$429. 500; Emil Diebitsch. Inc, New
York. s431. 900: william l.. Grow
Company, New York. S429,849; John
N. Gill Company. Philadelphia
s446,5O
Plans for the new library building
were prepared several years ago by
Il. l. Tilton and Alfred M. Citizens
a New York firm of architects, and
recently were revised to ensure con-
struction with the funds available
The sum OF $500, 900 has been sub.
scribed by public contributions for
the building. to which City Council
has added 100000, making $500, ,0OC
in all. The site was given by Pierre
S. dupont.
The style OF the building is a mo-
difcation OF the classic Roman
architecture. The main entranc,
, will be on Tenth street opposite tn,
new Rodney Square. Besides tn
, large central room, in which vii
be located the delivery desk an
shelves for fiction and foreign book,
there will be a periodical room, ad
= ministrative offices for the libraria
and assistants. a main reading an,
. reference room, all on the first floor
Underneath these will be the stacl
proper, consisting OF two floors ane
having a capa " of 800, 900 volumes
and a childr II room which will
shelve 10000 volumes.
on the second floor are to be tn,
lecture hall, with seating capacity
of $50 persons, a fine arts room
rooms for the library assistants. con
sisting of a large living-room
kitchen, and a rest room, and thre,
small study rooms.
The new building will have a capa
city Of 400, 900 volumes as compared
with the present library facilities foi
only 125,O00.