The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-04
SUPPLIES FOR AN ASYLUM.
Dr.. Wilkinson Tells Why Bids We're
Not Advertised For.
State Prison Director De Pue Also
Throws Some Light on the
Jute-Bag Question.

The State Board or EXAMINERS Hel
yesterday, Governor Budd, Secretary
of State Brown and Secretary Marley
being present.
State Janitor Govan spoke IN rela-
ton to old furniture belonging TO the
State that is stored in the attic OF the
Capitol building and said that ne ndu
an offer for some of It, II Is peinS
wasted by moths and other causes. Inc
Governor said they could be sofa oniy
AT public auction, and that much OF
the furniture could be sent GOWN -
Sam Quentin, where there are ample
facilities for doing such WORK, anu II
would be great saving to the State.
DR. Wilkinson. Principal of the Asy-
lum for the Deaf, Dumb and Bind
anneared before the board to explain
why the management did not auVer-
tiSe for its supplies.
Governor Budd said that he was
aware that the bill under which the in
stitution was founded was very looseiy
drawn. It allows the children OF rlcn
people to be educated and supported
by the State, instead of making the
parents pay for their support. He asked
why it was.
Mr.. Wilkinson answered that it was
in accordance with the practice OF
the other States. All of them except
New York and Massachusetts did So
In those two States the institutions
were private ones, but had State ala.
He thought that the trend of opinion
was in that direction, and was IN line
with the practice which gives educa-
ton free to all.
He thought, too, that there were SO
few pupils that have rich parents that
the little income received from tndl
source would not make up for the extra
privileges that would be expected lot
the children of those who paid. There
has been some money left to the lnSu-
tuition in several cases, and the poaro
has loaned various amounts to deserV-
ing pupils in order to enable them 10
obtain a higher education or to lit them
selves for earning livelihood in other
directions.
These requests or gifts are not State
money and are most of them LETT 10 the
discretion of the directors to use. In
regard to advertising for bids for sup
plies he said they had done SO IN the
past, but the result has been SO IN
satisfactory that they had abandoned
it. He thought that a comparison OF
prices paid would show that his lnstl-
tuition paid no more
well we will see,'' said the Gov
ernor. Here is bacon. You have paid
for bacon from 10 to IA cents pound;
the highest paid in any other insutu-
ton is IL cents. at the Home for the
Adult Blind. You pay to II cents 1or
cheese. while Napa only pays 6 to 3
cents Your coffee costs a and % cents
n mound. while other institutions pay
iS az, cents
for Goldfish. while other places pay .
cents"
sR,,t we buy homeless Goldfish and pay
nothing for the bones, as the others do.
..welI take the crackers There are
no bones in them, are there?" asked the
Governor. There is a difference in the
nrice. however that is against YOU
Look at the prices Of lard, of hams, ana
all the way down the line. Your prices
all the way through are higher than the
Others"
.sWell. Governor, we find that the
best quality of things in the end is the
cheapest There are two quantities Oh
many kinds of provisions used IN the
other institutions. You may remem-
Der that when you were first elected L
asked you to come down and thoroughly
investigate our institution and see now
we managed 1t.
Eyes. I remember" said the Governor,
ssbut when / was elected l had all L
wanted to do to get my office, and after
ward I had to hold on to it.
ct think that in this matter the fair
way of comparison would be the per
CAPITA cost for the inmates. 1t costs
mo eight or nine cents day to feed my
pupils"
.sNell. I tell you now, coctor, that un-
less YOU advertise, / will not sign an
other bill from your institution, SAID
the Governor.
Don't say that, Governor, sald Ut.
Wilkinson Don't say that untll you
have come down and examined into our
methods of doing business and see now
they work. / am satisfied that you
would change your mind with regard 10
our system
Wei. I want to see the INDECENT OF
the State we'll treated and not abused,
said the Governor. Il am informed
shat there is one institution in this State
where the aged indigents are not allowed
knives and forks with which to eat,
and have to tear their food apart with
sheir fingers and eat it in their hands.
.arhat must be impossible, Governor,
cold tho doctor. There must be some
mistake"
There is no mistake" said the Gov
ernor. 81 have it on the best author
Hy. The institution / speak OF is the
San Francisco Almshouse- They make
the excuse that the inmates lost or car
ried away the knives and forks, SO they
do not supply them"
DIR. Wilkinson then took his leave, the
Governor saying that the board would
visit his institution in due time.
THE KovALEv CLAIM.
The Governor stated that, in his opin-
ion. Captain Lees was entitled to the
whole reward for the arrest and con-
yiction of the Weber murderers. and he
would vote that IL be paid to him. If
the others want a share, let them man.
damus the Controller.
Secretary of State Brown said that
would only stop Captain Lees from
getting the reward, but would not ena-
BILE the claimants to get 1t.