Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-04-18

DENT: AND DRS. VIM. HAMILTON AND
E. C. FISHER REINSTATED, AND DIR. j.
III. WEIR, OF ROCKBRIDGE, ELECTED
SD AssISTANT-sETH NJ. TINIBEkLAKE.
OF WINCHESTER, STEWARD-MRs. HOP
KINs REELECTED MATRoN-A CLEAR
STATEMENT OF THE MOTIVES OF THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY BY HON. SAMUEL
F. COLEMAN OF CUMBERLAND.
&C. &C., &C.
The new Board of Visitors of the w.
l.. Asylum met on Tuesday at noon
at the institution. They were met by
DR.. Hamilton the Superintendent and
several members of the old Board, and
courteously received. They went into
session in the Superintendent's room.
The following members of the Board
were present and took the oath of office:
Samuel F. Coleman, Cumberland; Thos.
W. Waller, Spottsylvania; DR.. S. G.
Gleaves, Wythe; Col. W. L. Bumgar dner,,
Stanton Judge Henry e. Allen, Wood
stock, Shenandoah; Joseph B. Russell,
Winchester; Robert W. Burke, Staunton;
A. W. Hartman, Jr., Rockbridge; Robert
Harnsberger*, Rockingham; A. Broadus*
Luray, Page county; W. G. Pendleton* j,
Marion, Smyth county. Those marked n
are Coalitionists.
Mr.. Robert W. Burke was chosen tenn
porary chairman and Mr.. Waller Temporal
ry secretary. Judge Allen, of Shenandoah,
then nominated Col. W. L. Bumgardner,
of Staupton, for permanent President of
the Board. He was elected, and Mr.. Wal
Ter was elected permanent Secretary.
The following gentleman were then
chosen to constitute the Executive Com
mittee; R. W. Burke, of Staunton r. S.
Harnesberger. of Rockingham; Asher
Hartman, of Rockbridge; and Thomas
Waller, of Spottsylvania; and the chair
man of the Board e1-o1icio.
THE SALARIES.
On motion of Mr.. Russell the Board
went into the matter of fixing the salaries
of the various officers to be elected by the
Board.
The salary of the Superintendent is now
$4,000 with $500 additional for house rent.
Mr.. Russell moved that it be made
$4,000, the figure it was when DR.. Fauntle-
roy filled the place.
Judge Allen and Mr.. Hartman advocated
the sum of So, 800.
Mr.. Coleman said that So 200 was more
than the circuit judges got and as much
as the judges of the Court of Appeals get.
He thought 600 could secure the very
best talent for the place, and the remain
ing $500 be spent in things necessary at
the Asylum.
Mr.. Bumgardner advocated S., 500. He
said the physician who would accept the
place would give up large practice to dc
SO.
Mr.. Pendleton said he didn It know that
any one had yet been selected to fill the
place.
Judge Allen was opposed to cutting
down salaries without knowing what we
were doing. When the late Board came
in they continued DR.. Hamilton's salary
at what DR.. Fauntleroy had gotten.
Afterwards when they saw the magnitude
of the work the Superintendent had to do,
they increased it to So 500. He did not
propose to condemn the action of that
Board without hearing after trying the
present salary and finding it was more
than the position called for we might cut
it down to So, 900. Without knowing to
the contrary he should take it for granted
that the Board that raised DIR. Hamilton's
salary to S., 500 had good reason for SO
doing.
Mr.. Broaddus thought for $1,000 We
could get as good man as for So, 500. He
didn't propose to assist in making the
Superintendency Of the Asylum more
important position than Judge of the
Court of Appeals.
Mr.. Burke thought it best to return te
the old scale of salaries and pay the Super
intendent So 900. If we find out that his
labors had been increased since that sum
was paid, the Board could easily raise il
to So 500.
A vote was then taken and the salary
of the Superintendent fixed at 5000; the
vote being to 2.
The other salaries were then fixed az
follows:
LIST Assistant Physician, 81 500 and board
I'd 3" " 1900 IS
I'd !" 1850 Sc IS
Steward, 81 900 and board and house.
Stewards Clerk, $500 and board.
Matron, $500 and board for one child.
Having fixed the salaries, it was ther
proposed that the Board go into the cleo
ton of those officers who are elective by it
TINE WANTED.
Mr.. Pendleton said he had only gottel
to Staunton the night before, had heard
little or nothing of the qualifications o
the various applicants, land. would like tina
the election be postponed, say until Wed
nesday.
DR.. Gleaves said he ives prepared t.
vote on some of the candidates but not OF
others. He had heard that there were
applicants for positions here, some C
them 65 and rs years of age. The matte
of advanced age. he thought, ought to b.
taken into consideration. DIR. e. favored
the postponement asked by Mr.. Pendleton
Mr.. PendletSn afterwards withdrew hi
motion and nominations for the post o
Superintendent were in order.
NOMINATIONS.
Mr.. Burke nominated DR.. A. M. faun
tleroy for Superintendent of the Asylum
and spoke highly of bis qualifications.
DR.. Gleayes presented the name of ID
VIM. H. Bra1niette. formerly of NewbefE
Sut now of Wythe, for the place of Supel
intendent. He delivered a very handsom
euIogy on his merits. In the course G
his remarks DR.. G. said that letter ma
been received from DR.. Wiley, in which b
refused to run against Or. Fauntleroy, bu
oSa ;f nr r was NOT in tho raca hi