Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-11
COUNTY HOSPITAL IN
NEED OF PROTECTION
Various Safety Recommends
tions Made to the Levy Court
at Today's Meeting.

Engineer Robert Z. Schoenhaar,
who was employed by the Trustees
Of the Poor to make survey OF the
New Castle County Hospital, at Farm
hurst, appeared before the Levy Court
today and made the following recon-
mendations: Installation OF fire pro-
lection. including an elevated sprink-
ling tank, at an estimated cost Of
$4,000: removal Of fire hazards. $27,-
500; installation Of n new boiler plant.
$40. 900; installation OF a new heating
system, $4,000; new water supply,
$4,000: electric wiring, $4,000; total
cost. $1l5,5o0.
John r. Lynn. attorney to the board.
estimated the value OF the county
hospital buildings at 100000 and said
they carry $225, 900 insurance annual
ly. He stated the Improvement pro-
gram will cover q period Of two years
and suggested that the county bond for
$4,000 In the fiscal year 1929 and
bond for the balance In the next fiscal
year.
Benjamin F. Shaw advocated the
connection OF the county hospital and
the State hospital for heat and water
and the purchase OF heat and water
from the latter institution. Mr.. Shaw
announced that tho r. F. Shaw Co.
would, IL the county desired. do the
work at once insofar as providing
urgent fire protection and wait on the
county for the money.
Martin Smith recommended that
provision be made In the 1922-2S bud
get for immediate needs.
1t was decided TO ask for confer
ence OF the Levy Court and the Trus-
tees Of the Poor with the board of
trustees OF the State hospital in the
Levy Court room next Tuesday after
noon regarding heat and water.
The court referred to the finance
committee and Attorney Speakman a
communication from the Washington
Street Bridge Commission, requesting
the court TO issue s55. 200 of bonds pre-
yious 10 June l to provide funds for
bridge construction.
County Comptroller was directed to
credit good roads with 5000, the Sixth
district with $40, printing and station
cry with $500 and the Fifth district
with SIS and charge the same 70 audi
tors.
The court passed the following pay
rolls; County. sS.s51.S4: Public Build
Ing Commission, S1,03S.S0.
To the commissioner Of the dis
trict and County Engineer Grub was
referred. with power to act COM
munication from William Sadler and
40 other citizens OF Delaware City. re-
guessing repair OF 1900 feet of read
leading from the New Castle and
Delaware City road 20 new school
house.
Attorney Speakman announced thai
the road supervisors whose terms have
expired Will hold over until their sue.
cessors are elected and qualify ant
expressed the opinion that they ar
entitled TO compensation.
The following bids for the construc
ton Of two concrete bridges and
concrete culvert were referred to th'
committee OF the whole and the count,
engineer:
Bridge 225. near Fhrview School
Mil Creek hundred-Scott 4 Wells
$1.603.5o, 40 working days; John Fan
ming. S2.151.75. 35 days; Elwooo Talley
SASS. 35 days; Delaware CONSTRUCTION
Co.. s2,S54.45. so days; Benjamin A
Groves, 51,sSo.So, 20 days: Jane
Black. S1.4s7. 90 days.
Bridge 355. near Dayett's Mil, Pen
cader hundred-Delawere Construc
ton Co.. s1,36O.26, 60 working days
Victor Gilman, sl.410Is. 80 days
Scott & Wells, sl.Ss4sS, 20 days: "
II. Hollingsworth, s2,251.90, 80 days
John Tanning. 81 ,677.15, 45 days; Ben
Jarnin A. Groves. s1.4s2.47, IS days
Culvert on Grubbs road, Brandy
wine hundred-Delaware Constructio
Co.. S764.06. 60 working days; Ell
wood Taney. ss02.S4. 20 days; job
flaming. ss42.S4, 80 days; jaime
Black, sss2.54. Is days; Benjamin !
Groves, s1.o33.06, 40 days.
Recess TILL 2 o'clock was ordered
The court will ballot for road SUI
ervisors this afternoon, but owing I
the absence Of Commissioner Collin
due to Illness. the deadlock is M
likely TO be broken.
The court had not received tn
morning a written copy of the pull
Iished letter Of Rev. Z. c. Prettymal
superintendent OF the Anti-Saloo
League, alleging that ''one Of the cor
stables for New Castle county ne
stated that he has been told either
tho New Castle County Levy Coul
or a member or members Of the Lev
Court not to serve search warran
for the violation Of the prohibitio
laws in the city of Wilmington ar
has refused to serve such a one
Commenting on the published le
ter Levy Court President Stets
told a reporter: mo complaint OF sue
a nature has been received and no II
strucdons regarding the enforcemel
OF the dry laws have been given |
the Levy Court TO the county col
stables. who are elected to enforce &
laws regardless of who the violate
may be. II any member OF the lie,
Court gave such orders to the coun
constables it was without my knoy
ledge"
POLICE RAID DOPE JOINT.