The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-05-24
HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.
The Recent Meeting ofthe Old Board
Of Directors.

WESTON, W. Va, May 81, 1878.
The Board Of Directors composed of
the following memTq present, viz
Thos. G. Green, A. Il. Wood, Joseph
Matthews, VIM. E. Arnold and Daniel
Donehoo, met this day, and in the alb
sence Of Dr.. Summers, President, ThOs.
G. Greene was elected President prO tenn
Daniel DonehoO was elected Secretary.
1t appearing 10 the Board that n. W.
Harrison, Treasurer Of the West Virgin
ID Hospital for the Insane, refuses to dis
charge the duties Of said office in Obedi-
ence 10 the orders Of this Board, It Is Or
dered that he be and Is hereby removed
from said office, and Allen Simpson, Of
Lewis county, be and is hereby appointed
Treasurer as aforesaid.
On motion Joseph Matthews and a. NJ
Wood are appointed q committee 10 OBJ
tain from DR.. T. B. Camden, Supt., the
books, records and papers belonging 10
the West Virginia Hospital for the Insane.
Tho same having been deposited with
him for safe keeping at the close Of the
last meeting oil this Board in October
1879. Said committee alter an absence Of
a short time returned and made report as
follows: "They called on DR.. ThOs. 3.
Camden, Supt. Of the West Virginia Hos
pital for the Insane for the books, records
and papers which were left with him for
save keeping, ut the close Of the last
meeting OF this Board; that the said Dr..
Camden stated these books, records and
papers had been placed in the hands OF
The members OF the Board recently ap-
pointed by the Board of Public Works;
that they wero lett OF the hospital but
that they were locked up and he did not
have the key oil the press In which they
were locked up; that he knew In whose
possession the key was but declined to let
us know who the person was, as he was
bound 10 secrecy"
happening that Dr.. Thomas D. Cam.
den, Superintendent Of the West Virginia
Hospital for the Insane, refuses to recog-
nize this Board as having any authority
10 act as the Board Of Directors Of the
West Virginia Hospital for the Insane,
therefore, the said DR.. Thomas 3. Cam
den is hereby removed from said position
and employment, as also from tho position
Of member Of the Executive Committee,
and discharged therelrom; and DR.. VIM.
J. Bland Is hereby employed as Superin.
tendGnt aforesaid, and that the salary of
Superintendent be fixed at fifteen hun.
dred dollars per annum.
On motion, 1t is ordered that A. ii.
Wood be and is hereby appointed COM
mittee 10 notify Dr.. Thomas 3. Camden,
Superintendent Of tho West Virginia Hos.
pital for the Insane, Of his removal from
said position, as also from the position oil
member Of tho Executive Committee
thereof, and Of the appointment in his
place OF DR.. VIM. J. Bland; and to request
the said DR.. Camden 10 surrender posses
sion Of the Hospital buildings and ether
property belonging thereto TO the said
VIM. ]. Bland at once, and that his salary
as such Superintendent shall cease from
and after this day.
Partial report OF Mr.. Green touching
the estate OF lunatics, received and &C
copied.
Ordered that tho Treasurer draw on
the State Treasury out Of the apprOpria-
tons for construction purposes $40 900,
and that ca failure or refusal 10 honor
said draft, legal proceedings be at once
instituted 10 compel payment Of the same.
The Treasurer, Allen Simpson, ordered
to make settlement with his predecessor,
n. W. Harrison, and demand and receive
from him the funds and other property
belonging to the Hospital in his posses
sion.
Board adjourned.
TIC. GREEN, Pres
D. DONEHoo, I&cy.