The morning call., 1893-09-22
WANTED A COOK.
The Veterans Home
Needs a Caterer.
INFLUENCE OF THE CANTEEN
Directors of the Association Wrestle
With the Problem-Aid for A.
l.. Rockwell.
INFLUENCE OF THE CANTEEN

The directors of the Veterans Home
Association occupied the greater part of
their meeting last night in discussing the
employment of cook for the Veterans
Rome in Yountville.
The ma ter came up on a communication
from Major George II. A. Dimpte, CON-
mandant of the home. He reported that
William Krous, who had been employed
as cook. lett on the 18th inst, and the
major added in his letter that as the cook
visited the canteen too often for the proper
performance of his work, his departure
was hardly matter of regret.
A stormy discussion followed, in which
Captain Samuel Deal, Director Stevens
and NJ. d. Hyde engaged in three-cor-
nered tilt, making some sharp personal re-
marks. Finally motion was adopted TO
strike out the portion of the commandments
letter referring to the habits of the cook.
1--WE have had no peace since Jim Wal
ton ceased to be cook" said Director Deal.
THE men have been poisoned and made
ill by bad cooking and smoked out of the
dining-room. Last Christmas $50 were
sick at one time. The commandant had no
right to employ an inmate as cook. If
! Dim fel is To be chief bOttle-wasEer and
cook | want to kn0wlt. Letus get Walton
| back in his old place."
| Other directors stated that Walton had
| been dismissed for taking TASKS of whisky
| into the home and selling the liquor to the
inmates. 1t is said that he was and is
proprietor of saloon, and that he used
| his position as cook TO push his business.
Captain Deal said that the Veterans
| Home Association had first-ciass saloon
or the grounds in the form of a canteen,
and there should be 10 objection to the
cook having an opposition business, unless
the board was running monopoly inStitu-
ton. He wanted the canteen enterprise
abandoned.
Tbs secretary was instructed by ma
! jority vote to communicate with Walton
! and learn upon what terms he would re-
turn TO his former position. Then mo-
| ton was adopted empowering the COM
mandant to temporarily employ a soldier
| inmate as cook at salary not to exceed
! $50 month.
Director Arbuckle protested that it was
an anomaly to pay an inmate who receives
board. lodging attendance and everything
he needed so large a compensation, but
his objection was unheeded.
1t was announced that Hendalong Bros.
! had declined TO accept the contract awarded
them for erecting the cottage for a medical
director at the home, and j. T. CosgrOve
threw ND his timing and plumbing con-
| tract. The reasons given IN both cases
were that not having received the contracts
| for all the new buildings 1t would be I'M
profitable to undertake part of the WORK.
E. II. Jones, the next lowest bidder was
then given the contract for the cottage al
$3.50, and J. A. Ruddock the timing and
plumbing work at $40 The total differ
| ence will amount to S22S.
The board then went into executive ses-
sion, and on motion of Director W. j.
Ruddick. a resolution of regret was adopted
al the news of the mental condition of A
l.. Rockwell. formerly secretary of the
board. The directors agreed to make al
individual effort to provide that extra cart
and attention should be shawn the afflicted
man in the Institution whittier he has beer
taken.