The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-29

be able 20 comply Herewith Although request
ed by the superintendent to print the rules they
fused to do
5. That from November. 1885, to November
1856. Philip Nj Gapen. of the board Of trustees
for the Hospital Tor the Insane. was absent in the
State OF Arkansas, engaged in business there. and
during that he attended but meeting of the
board; yet the board allowed him and paid him his
titled to it.
g. That in each and svery month since tbs defend
ants were elected 70 aad offices the board OF
did not solicit competition among dealers for the sale
OF all such articles and might be required for
the asylum by publication or otherwise, did they
make and keep open to ,,ubc inspection statement
and estimate Of the and kind Of all purchases
~ o Shey give heir personal attention 70 the olLi9
goods required for the asylum, use
1ner eest endeavors 70 obtain them at the lowest
puolie prIcesi but on the contrary in each month OF
said time they each purchased at private sale. and
without any competition whatever among dealers
and that in making purchases the board did not
ssk for bids thereon. did they their best en-
assvors y notan them at the lowest pubic pTaces IL
AZ OF tiis the president of the board concurred.
y That in each and every month since the defend
with the funds of the State appropriated for the
port OF the asylum various articles designed for per
to the other officers and employees at the asylum.
8 That Philip NJ. Gapen, a member of the board;
such trustee from Mellen s. Co.. of New York, the
sum Of S647 it being rebate on some goods sold
BY Neen Is Co. to the trustees of the asylum and
owing TO the trustees of the asylum fer the of the
state: that said Gapen has paid the said money,
or accounted therefor to the trustees, or
use; and that the board of trustees with knowledge
OF the facts have failed and neglected collect this
money from Gapen, although it could and should
have been done.
.. That in the purchase of supplies for the Asylum
Tor the Insane the board of trustees in each and every
month failed to purchase all of the supplies for the
succeeding month from the lowest bidder, but in
such supplies John E. Sullivan and other bidders,
who We're not the lowest bidders therefor.
10. That prior to Feb. D. 1853. the former
board of trustees had refused to allow John E. Sui
hvan the sum Of $500 which he claimed on contract
and which the board refused to pay TO him. for the
that he had contracted to furnish butter and
the damage of the State in that When the
present board in Office it wrongfuy paid To Sui
Gvan the of $500 he claimed.
IL. That in each and every month since the de-
PENDANTS have held Office the food purchased and
piled to the employees and inmates of tho asylum
was of inferior quality and injurious to the health
July August, September. October and November, in
1883, 1884, 1885 and 1856, the butter purchased
and supplied TO the employees and inmates by the
board strong bad and infested with aggots and
unwholesome and that said unwholesonae food
of whatever character supplied to and paraken of
by the employees and inmates.
IL That in April 1885. the board ordered and
purchased eight boilers for the Hospital for the
Insane, and that the iron of which thev were made
was OF inferior quality, rotten, and of much less
strength than specified in the contract While all the
sented to the boilers being put into position and Used
The suits were assigned to Judge Howe. and
will be set for trial during the next term of
court Attorney general Kitchener says that
the charges he has made in the complaints are
only mere outlines OF the charges upon which
will, he says. file amended complaints shortly,
setting forth more fully reasons why the men
should not longer be allowed to occupy positions
on the board