The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-05-24
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The Deranct Board OF Directors of
the Hospital - Changed beyond
RecOgnttion-A Melancholy Case.
WESTON, West Virginia,

WESTON, West Virginia, |
May 2lst, 1873.
The Board OF Directors composed Of
the following members present, viz:
Thos. C. Green, A. NJ. Wood, Joseph
Matthews, VIM. E. Arnold and Dan.
Donehoo, met this day, and in the alb
sence Of DR.. Summers, President, Thos.
C. Green was elected president pro TEN.
Dan. Donehoo was elected secre-
tary.
1t appearing to the Board that N.
W. Harrison, Treasurer of the West
Virginia Hospital for the Insane, re-
fuses to discharge the duties Of said OF
fee in obedience to the orders of this
Board, it is ordered that he be, and is
hereby removed from said office, and
that Allen Simpson, Of Lewis county,
be, and is hereby appointed Treasurer
as aforesaid.
On motion Joseph Mathews and A.
NJ. Wood are appointed committee to
obtain from DR.. Z. B. Camden, Superin-
tendent, the books, records, and papers
belonging to the West Virginia Hospi-
tai for the Insane, the same having
been deposited for safe keeping at the
close OF the last meeting OF this Board
in October, 1872. The said committee
after an absence OF short time, returns
ed and made a report as follows:
They called on DR.. Thos. B. Cam
den, Superintendent Of the West Vir-
ginia Hospital for the Insane, for the
books, records, and papers which were
left with him for safe keeping at the close
of the last meeting Of this Board ; that
the said DR.. Camden stated, these books,
records ani papers had been placed in
the hands OF the members Of the Board
recently appointed by the Board Of
Public Works. that they were LETT at
the Hospital, but that they were locked
up, and he did not have the key Of
the press in which they were locked up;
that he knew in whose possession the
KEY was, but declined to let US know
who WAS the person, as be WAS bound
10 secrecy.
1t appearing that DR.. Thomas B.
Camden, Superintendent Of the West
Virginia Hospital for the Insane, re-
fuses to recognize this Board as having
any authority to act as the Board OF
Directors OF the West Virginia Hospital
for the Insane, therefore, the said DR..
Thomas B Camden is hereby removed
from said position and employment, as
also from the position Of member oi
the Executive Committee, and dis
charged therefrom; and DR.. William
] Bland is hereby employed as Super
intendent aforesaid, and that the salary
of ssid Superintendent be fixed at
$500 per annum. -,
On motion it is ordered, that A. NJ
Wood be and is hereby appointed 8
committee to notify DR.. Thos. B. Cam
den, Superintendent OF the West Nir'
giria Hospital for the Insane, OF hi
removal from said position, as also
from the position OF member of the
Executive committee thereof, and OF the
appointment in his place OF DR.. VIM
J. Bland, and to request the said DR.
Camden to surrender possession OF the
hospital building and other property
belonging thereto to the said VIM. j.
Bland at once, and that his salary q;
such superintendent shall cease from
and after this day.
Partial report Of Mr.. Green touch,
ing the estate OF lunatics, received and
accepted.
Ordered that the Treasurer draw on
the State Treasurer out OF the appro-
priation for construction purposes $40,
900, and that on the failure or refusal
10 honor said draft legal proceedings be
at once instituted to compel payment o'
the same.
DR.. Bland added 10 Executive Com.
M4tee.
The Treasurer, Allen Simpson, was
ordered to make a settlement with bis
predecessor, NJ. w. Harrison, and de-
mand and receive from him the funds
anu other property belonging to the
hospital in his possession.
Ihe Board adjourned.
TIC. GREEN, President.