Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1916 — HOSPITAL CONTRACT NOT LET [ARTICLE]

HOSPITAL CONTRACT NOT LET

Bids Considered Too High and Board Will Readvertise. It is Expected. M. V. Brown of Rensselaer and Frank Medland of Logansport, the latter having built the . gymnasium at St. Joseph’s college, were the only two* to bid Monday on the construction of Jasper county’s new hospital, but owing to the bids submitted the board found it would be unable to construct the hospital from thd amount appropriated, $20,000, and rejected both bids. The hospital board will meet again Thursday afternoon and will probably readvertise for bids. This will probably delay the construction 30 days or more. The bpard has not made public what the bids were, but it is said they were considerably higher than expected.