The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-19
MONEY FLEW FAST
Under the NimbIe Fingers Of
the DOctars.
The State Board Of Health
Find Use
FOR EVERY PENNY
That Can Be Spent During
Their Term.
Some Of the Remarkable Ex-
penditures Noted.

The state board of health seems to be
controlled by a set Of men who are try
ing their best to get all the money they
can from the state. honestly or dlshon-
estly.
An examination Of the warrants in the
state auditors Office on which the mem
b9rs Of this board draw their money,
shows that they certainly know how to
get their fingers on state money.
The law under which the state board
Of health exists IS verr explicit about
the duties and powers OF the members Of
the board, and now they shall be paid
for their services.
The law provides for quarterly meet
ings Of the board and says: mo mem
Der of the board shall receive any com
pensation for services rendered; bct
their travelling and Ct her necessary ex-
penses while employed on the business
Of the board shall be allowed and paid"
This last clause is the lOophOle for
great deal OF crookedness.
There are nine mem bers of the board
Of health who elect their secretary Al
though ne is not me4nDer he Is the exc
cutive officer of the board ana Is paid a
salary Of -, 100 d year for his services
The last legislature made some special
rOprIations for the board of health,
the largest Of which was the celebrated
$1O,OOO special fund to be used for the
express purpose Of protecting the state
from CHOLERA should there be an cpl
demic of that disease in this country.
the regular appropriation Of $1,000
for the salary Of the secretary was made
and an additional appropriation Of ST.
UOO for expenses OI members Of the
board and special appropriation Of
5000 were made for special sanitary SER
vices.
The other expenses Of the board are
supposed 10 be the travelling and hotel
expenses Of the mem berS IN attending
the quarterly meetings Of the board.
Three members OF the board have
thus far secured big slices OF the states
money. Dut It Is sad there are other
members ready to get their share If TINS
$S OoO balance of the cholera fund Is
placed al their Disposal
The first big grab at the treasury was
made by DR. A. j. Anderson OF Lawrence
and the secretary, DIR. III. A. Dykes VINO
on August -, drew $3.50 for their SER
wees IN INSPECTING the state charitable
Institutions. The money was drawn
by Dr. Anderson who receipted
tor il. This money was deliberately
taken, although the law expressly
SAYS that mem Uers of the board shall not
receive any compensation Tor their ser
wees and the secretary, Dr. ykes, Is
paid regular salary tOr ali ms time. In
regard TO ms particular inspection II IS
known that DR.. Anderson came up from
Lawrence and DR.. Dykes went with him
to the asylum. Tney walked through
the buildings almost as ordinary visitors
although they were only On0day in max
ing the so called Inspection, and then
charged the state $~5U Tor their services.
AL the same meeting of the board
where this bill OF 500 for inspection
s.lIow ed, the board let DIR. Dykes have an
extra amount OF $SIo % Tor ~eXpenses.7
1ne e expenses, as itemized, were as
folio vs..
Jantor work, three months ..- SO 90
Ice, three months %
Postage, mallIng blanks, letter
postage and teIegrapnIng .... 20 90
Distributing 9Th annual report,
80 cop4es al IA cents ---------- 126 90
5OO copies At II cents ts.-..---.---- 90 0O
Total. $@TS ~
The law does not provide for the ex-
pense OF sending out the annual reports
Oi this board
The law expressly provides that in all
prosecutions IN enforcing the health
laws Of The state the prosecutions shall
be conducted by the county attorney IN
the county wnere the otfense Is com
mitted
Notwithstanding this law, the board Of
health hired AngevIne u CubbIson at
Kansas CRY, and paid them SOU as attor-
nev fee IA connection with the proaecu-
tICn Of d case against the city Of Kansas
City, Kansas.
he last grab was made last Saturday,
when the two members Of the board
drew pay from the state for their ser
vices while taking junketing trips which
are not authorized Uy law.
The last grabbers were DR.. ]. w. Jen-
ney of oalina and DR.. =. DAugherty of
Junction City, who went to Montreal.
Canada, to alteud meeting of the Amer
lean Public Health association. They
were gone about a month, although the
association was only in session a few
days and the state law does not provide
for sending members Of the board Of
health of on that kind Of picnics.
On Saturday DIR. Jenney drew 1928 /
from the state for his expenses on this |
trip during which it was asserted he |
visited his relatives in the east
DR.. Daugherty was more modest in his /
claims and only drew $2OO for his east
ern trip. 4
There is about $500 left of this special /
fund for expenses of members OF the /
board of health and it now remains to be
seen who gets that and what 1t is paid
out for.
DR.. Dykes was preparing to get a big
slice of the 5000 balance Of the cholera
fund when the Injunction proceedings
were commenced, a little over a week
ago
The day before the injunction suit was
brought, Dr. Dykes took to the auditors
oIilce an estimate -'0f expenses for the