The morning call., 1893-12-10
VETERANS HOME.
A Regular Meeting of the Board o.
Directors.

A Regular Meeting of the Board OF
Directors.
A monthly meeting of the board OF
directors of the Veterans Home Associa-
ton was held last evening with W. c.
Burnett in the chair.
81. T. Hobart. in the absence Of Treas
urer L. c. Currier, read the monthly
report of the latter. showing balance on
November 1 of S12,091 "a, receipts during
the month of SIS, ,215 70, making total of
S27,307 73. The disbursements during the
same time amounted to S22 1888 81, leaving
balance of $4424 %.
The building committee reported that the
buildings in course of erection at Yount-
vile would be ready for occupan cy about
January 1.
George w. Stevens. the chairman of the
supply committee. reported upon the action
of that committee in going into the open
market to purchase supplies for the home.
Nj. d. Hyde objected to the action of the
committee. claiming that the purchase of
goods in the open market was in violation
of existing contracts with three firms. Mr..
Hyde also claimed that The cheap beef
purchased In open market was poor, and
the inmates of the home would be heard
from later. The action of the committee
was sustained by the board
Chairman Hobart of tue committee on
applications reported that during ths
month 90 extreme cases were admitted
and that II applications were pending.
Three relics of the Royce Merriman
regime cropped up in the bills, upon which
Chairman Arbuckle of a special committee
to investigate them made favorable re-
port. These bills were as follows: Wal
lace Beard for boarding EMPLOYEES during
her tn Eal
j. A. Walton, for a similar service during
The same time, S246; bill IF the Rutner-
ford Feedmills for S4S 96 on an account
running from Octo ber, 1892, to March,
1888. covering purchase OF oats and saio
OF barley The first two bills were created
by lack of acc0mmod odation for the meh
employed by the contractors during the
construction of some of the buildings.
The report of the committee LED 70 an
acrimonious debate. in which NJ. u: hyue
objected TO the payment or tue DlHs' on
the ground that neither Royee nor Merrl.
man had authority to bind the board OF
directors, the contract merely SupulatlDg
that the men should be boarded at the
home. After discussion iastlns over an
| hour the Beard bill was refused payment.
| On the Walton bill S24 5O was Ordered
| paid for lodgings furnished the men, ana
| SIS * was ordered paid on the feed bill.
Owing IN the absence of the members Of
| the COMMITTEES appointed at the last meet
| ing to formulate plan for the disposition
| of tina tensions of the inmates Chairman
| Arbuckle presented minority report rec
ommending that the board of directors
| shonld deal with each individual case,
either retaining the whole op as much
thereof as in their judgment should be
dee med proper.
M. ID. Hyde objected to sentiment play
ing any part in the handling of pensioners
| money. Each man should receive his
full share" said MIR. Hyde, ''and not have
it doled out TO him in charity" The re-
port was received and placed Oh file.
Owing to the absence of the other men,
bers of the committee, and in order to
allow them more timo to formulate a def
mite plan, no further action was taken.
Bills amounting TO S7992 62 were ordered
Dar. The board then went into executive
session to consider some matters only OF
private interest at the home.
Inmate Hutchins denies that he pays
no portion OF his pension to the support
of his family. While he refuses to aid his
divorced wife ha says he contributes to
the support of his children.
In all nations spirituous liquors have
been considered proper subject for heavy
taxation Tor the support OF the State.