Telegram-herald., 1891-09-17
MANLY MUST DISCQRGI
The Soldiers Home Managers viii
Have That s3oo. Or
OPINIONS or SpRAeUE AND SANFORD
ne Derutssry Must he 8spairsd-Ths
hsspirslIts stiii Considered shak1
kew Appliances Purchased.
Various improvements.

At the meeting Of the Soldiers' Home
board yesterday, all the members were
present and q great deal OF routine
business was transacted. 4 contract
was Ret 10 Adoiph Lietelt to furnish
= new pump so that when the one
now in use is disabled, the home Will
not be left without water. The same
firm viii also put in connections so
that the steam used in heating the
building. etc.. viii return 10 the boiler
Ia the form oi water
The dormitory roof Was examined
Il was thought TO be in an unsafe con-
dition and Is evidently growing worse
every day IN consequence OF its oulg1ng
out. 1ien. Rutherford was authorized
TO have IA repaired Immediately before
IL falls down and crushes the uniortu-
nate veterans who chance TO be under
tt.
whole Building shaky.
The hospital walls have been re-
paired SO that now they are appar-
entity substantial IL Is believed that
the whole building Is shaky- So irm-
iy Is this op.nion lodged In the minds
az the board that Gen. Rutherford has
been ordered TO engage the services OF
an expert and make thorough exam
ination. Every day some new ceaL-
eiency Il noticed. The contract Tor
furnishing the institution with coal
was let TO the Grand Rapids Ice ana
Coal Company ut $1,000
In looking over the reports OF oHicers
The board came across a communlca-
ton from Capt Manley purporting 10
he a report up 10 the first OF August.
II was devoted entirely TO false ana
seandalous matter Manager SANFORD
nresented the following resolution rel
ative thereto. which was adopted;
Resolved, That the paper presented
by &. IL. Manly, ex-commanaah.,
Va hieh he claims 10 be Iinai report
- the hoard, be not received Dy TINS
,,ssavd for the reason that 1T contains
TIC and scandalous matter ana Is no'
g., s,e nature of u report, and and not
entitled TO consideration as sucn-
carriage road VIII be one oil the
NV features at the Soldiers Home.
"A soon us practicable another drive
way will be surveyed through the
grounds 10 connect with the highway
In regard 70 the sanitary condiuon
Of the hospital, which was considered
bad last spring, Surgeon Spaulding
thinks he has a scheme which VIII
eradicate all objectionable features.
wh.ie the board has no great amount
OF confidence in his ability TO do SO, ne
VIII be given an opportunity to show
what he can accomplish.
Manager sanford Talks.
At Sweets last night Manager San
eord. in speaking about the deficit in
Ex-Commandant Man1ey's accounts,
said: .It can be said with certainty
that the board now fully believe that
Manlcy IL short In his accounts
e30O.52. He seems to take the matter
rshMosophcaIly and denies his guilt.
soI am told / never had an inter-
rsew with him. The affair has not
b.n forgotten by any means. and d
receiving the attention OF the board
An attssmpt Will be made to settle the
aa.isrHnces up as quistly as possible.
n he does not come to time-well,
w5ll not say what will be done, NJ
aothmg definite has as yet been de-
rFied upon His bonds are badly
mixed ND. and IL " question whether
his surcties would be liable or not.
He was not commandant OF the
Home when the money was taken. HIS
resignation having been accepted"
Manager Sprague eoincided with
Manager Sanford In the statement that
an attempt would be made to perfect
n settlement quietly. In case an ef-
fort OF that kind miscarries, other
stems win he taken.