Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-15
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Especial Telegram to the Globe.
ST. PETER Mimi. Aug 4.-At Ia o'clock
the committee adjourned for dinner. During
the two hours they were in session they were
engaged in getting ready for the afternoon's
work by arranging the papers upon which the
secretary, ". Smith has been working for
sometime past. The chairman, Hon. NJ. Doran,
dispatched letter to DR.. Bartlett, asking him
at which place 1t would he most convenient for
the committee to meet to examine the accounts
aud vouchers for expenditures at the upper or
lower hospital. The doctor replied by asking
Inc committee to the upper hospital proper.
AT THE HOSPITAL.
At 2 q clock Senators Doran, Rice Morton,
e lgerton, and Secretary Smith drove up to the
asylum, and your correspondent, in order to
witness the manner of their reception, preced-
cd them. Upon entering Dr. james stepped
out of the Office room and shook hands with
some of the committee. Then came Mr.. Dryer
and after him DR.. Bartlett, DIR. Bowers, and the
Stewards clerk then joined the party; and
after few moments delay the door of the
trustees rom was unlocked, and all were po-
litelv asked to enter and be seated. The re-
ception was very different one from that ac-
corded the committee on their first visit. DIR,
bartlett seen Ell cool and possessed, and treated
the committe with unrestrained politness. Mr.
Dryer seemed, perhaps, little nervous, but
only little, which appeared in the modula-
ton OF hls tones, and very slight aspen-like
iutter OF the papers he held. The first words
passed between the two parties were common
place ones on the weather, the observation be-
ing raade that the room was delightfully."- cool
III comparis N to the small sky parlor the COM
mittee had occupied at the hotel
TIE BALL OPENED.
Mr. r. onana1 ha hal b, o,L;n,x NJ
Dryer if he had ready for the committed i'm
spection OF all vouchers for 1s76 and 1877. Mr..
Dryer 8 id that he had those from 1878 to 1875
he thought those would be wanted fret
Those for 1876 and 1877 were down at the other
building. He could however, get them if it
was The pleasure Of the committee.
Mr.. Doran did NOT think that the board
wished to put Mr.. Dryer to any unnecessary
trouble, but Mr.. Smith had everything pre-
pared for. the two years named and
the committee won d either djourn to the
other buidingor trouble Mr.. Dryer to send for
the papers necessary, just whichever would
save time and inconvenience. 1t was finally
nrrln5,l th.t NJ. Dyer should go for the pa
pers, and in the meantime the doctors were
asked the number of employees who were fed at
the institution and the number of patients fed
each month and for the whole year, or if it
were possible to get ut the result from the
books The books were produced by Drs.
the committee could get the desired informa-
ton when they might require it.
DRYERS BUDGET.
Mr.. Dryer having returned with half buggy
load of documents, he proceeded to unpack
and arrange them upon TIE table. They were
neatly folded and arranged in regular order in
neat wrappers. The business then commenced
by the chairman, who held in his handa full
copies of returns of expenditure for the year
commencing December, 1876 and ending No
velnber, 1876 OF each month in detail and
statement under separate heads of the quanti-
ties AMI cost of all articles consumed at the
hospital, such meat, -four. butter. sugar etc.
These were obtained by MIR. Smith from returns
seut into the State auditor, and it was now the
intention to compare each amount with the orig
in Il voucher. The committee spent three hours
i'll computing item by item of the charges and
amounts. which seemed to them to be either
large or extraordinary. Some seemingly
CURIOUS CHARGES
were discovered. Among the first that struck
the committee was that of MI Talbot, one of
the trustees, for reading q lecture to the luna
tics on the centennial. for which he charged
3D. This, taken with another item of expenses
OF four OF lie trustees to the centennial exhi-
bl,ion being one, and the Rev. secretary, treas
urer, trustee, and Steward Kerr being another,
the latter's bill, amounting to $Sl.51, caused
considerable surprise.
DR.. Bartlett explained that these four men
did not make the charge for expenses to the ex-
position. but To a convention in Philadelphia.
Senator Morton asked If it is not customary
TO give itemzed vouchers for bills when called
for?
Senator Rice asked if the trustees were in
The habit of attending these conventions.
DR.. Bartlett said The two years he had charge
of the asylum. two conventions before, the one
in question had been attended. One by MIR.
Fletcher, the other by the reverend secretary,
treasurer trustee aud steward, the former at
Albany and the latter at Madison. He did not
explain how the trustees happened to think it
necessary for four attend at Philadelph
during the centennial.
lie Key. steward, trustee, secretary and
treasurer name dow IL for Ss275.UO as secre-
try and treasurer. Again for S}O.50 for ex-
penses to st. Paul. Also for eight days at
tendance at the asylum as trustee, 1872. 90. Re-
liglous services were entered at $26U.U0, but it
dl not transplre how much of this went to the
reverend trustee, treasurer, secretary, steward
Kerr.
CRUDE OIL
Another matter which elected sharp scrutiny
md some sharp questioning was in connection
with crude oil. Calling for vouchers Mr..
Doran found one to be December 2S to the
minneapolis Gas Light Co.. 367 gallons crude
Oil at 10 cents, SO 80. The other to Hill &
Acker, 81. Paul, January, 5O barrels; z, 45O gal
Ions at 3 cents, S36S.40.
Mr.. Dryer said the small quantity was or
dered to bridge the time till the other
large quantity arrived which had been ordered
before. They could not understand the differ
ence in price without it was that after he gave
the large order there was a sudden fall in the
price. 1t was suggested by DIR. Bartlett that
the gas light people favored the institutions az
they were on very friendly terms.
Senator Morton didnot think their friendship
for the doctor would induce them to sell goods
to the State for less than their value.
The matter of carriage in the same bill was
not SO light, however, $l.50 being charged for
eight casks.
Groceries. meat and fonr were overhaulel
but will come before the hoard again to-mor.
row. A few items, however, might be men,
toned The institution has been pr ying fol
eggs, 70 cents per dozen, by 80 dozen lots
from Is cents to rs cents for butter in large
quantities, and the whole butter for q veal
averaged l71s cents, and cost as much as all The
-four, curnmeal, and buckwheat
used in the establishment. There
was more mutton and beef used than -four pei
pound, beside lisa, lanb, sausages, dried beef,
chickens, turkeys, prairie chickens, ducks and
geese.
Tao matter of the trustees expenses OCCUR
ring so often drew from The board considerable
comment. Talbot Was down eleven days fol
S65, Kerr, eight days, $S2. and Straight, TO
three days, $3.50.
Senat or Doran read from the constitution tn
law referring to trustees, from which it up
peared they could only charge actual expense
.,b;la baiuc, Actually on oaned, the huaineaa n