The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-04
TO SAVE MANY THOUSANDS.
The Committee AskS Its Recommends
tiOES as 10 appropriations.
REDUCTIONS ALL ALONG THE LINE.
sad the Register of the Land once aud
sell the Medical oiicgo OF Nir-
ginla Property.

With reference to tho expenditures OK
money by the public Institutions.
~ predicted In This Times. the com
mitee recommends that there DO re-
ducuoh m the appropriations The re-
port also suggests that the Department
o. Agriculture and tho position OF Regis
Ter o. The Land once bo abolished and
NAT The property belonging 10 the State
ana used ny tne Meuivai college Of Nir-
gnia be- SOLD as early as practicable.
chairman DarKs0aic presented the ro-
poit 60 the senate aud Dclcsata MithrOw
io ihe House hatn body ordered that
90 copies Of IS Doe printed.
An oi the members OF the committee
f.sneu tne Itp0it as follows. Senators W.
J.. htrksdalc. Eugcns winners and Rob
ere lunDun. Delegates A. r.. WithrOw.
=. 3. thvnas ana d. IS. hausofmann.
THE REPORT.
Tho report rs as i0nOWs:
Ne recommend mat enc boards Of visi-
tors oi the Wcsteru. Eastern Central and
southwestern state Hospitals bee limited
to Owe in number with am eH cutiyc com
mitiee itom each board consisting OF not
more than Two members of such boards,
90 meet every TWO months. the fun board
OF visitors not Geo meet oitCncr than twice
"a yc.r
Tin. above recommendaucr is TO be car
riod into effect ~ amendments 20 the
proper sections on the COuo. logislating
The present boards out oi Once.
We luriher recommendation the present
Capl0l ANA Lluiary police force be abO-
hsuea, ana that instead thereof there
shall be .iNe policemen t0 be appointed
a. ut present with salaries not exceed
ing forty collars per month with two
|I.. I.f n
IS dollars each. said policemen TO be see
lccted from veterans of the late civil war
as Ions as such can be found Who are
competent and allie Zoo ull such positions.
Ihai enc sdperiute ndcnta of the TeGDeC-
tive stat. Hospitals t0-vlt: The Iast-
cru Hospital Che Central Hospital, the
Western Hospital aud the Southwestern
Hospital. receive "a salary each OF TWEEN
ty-oae hundred and fifty dollars with no
perQuistes and that where they occupy
buildings ou thc ground they shall pay
therefor such amount a. MAJ D. fixed
hy ihc boards OF visitors of the several
HOSPITALS named.
That the first and second assistant
physicians at the several insane hospitals
in the State shall not receive salary
exceeding twelve hundred dollars per
year and no perquislies except board and
lodging. That the third assistant physi-
clan shall not receive q salary exceeding
nine hundred dollars per year with board
and lodging hut 100 other rerQuisitas. The
stewards at each state hospital for tho
insane shall not receive a salary to ex-
coed eight hundred dollars per annum
with mo- pefQuisitcs. That the clerks be-
allowed q salary not Co exceed six hum
drcl dollars per year and board at the
respective hospitals. said clerk shall
perform The duties Of secretary TO the
board Of visitors at the respective hospi-
tails. That no engineer shall receive
salary 90 exceed nifty dollars per month
or six hundred dollars per year with
board at the hospital
APPROPRIATIONS REDUCED.
The committee recommends tnat the
appropriation tO the Western state Hos
pital be reduced from One hundred thou
sand dollars to olcht-uvc thousand dol
lars per annum. tlat the appropriation
To The Eastern State liospitl Doe reduced
from seventy th0u-aul dollars to sixty
Thousand donars per anIum; th2t the APP
preparation TO the southwestern state
Hospital be reduced irom fifty thousand
donuis 90 iorty-nyo Thousand aonas per
annum.
Your committee respectfully recon-
meuds 90 the board OF visitors and super
mtendents of eoch asylum tbut 100 spirit
nous liquors Of any kind Dee permitted
10 be used at amy meeting OF the board
OF of The executive committee.
That mo- person while 400 ouccr ~ any
OF the State l,sIuals small no'd amy 9TH
c. position of honor trust cor prout
We recommend chat Che appropriation
o. the Virginia Military Institute DE re-
ducod from thrty-hNe Thousand dollars
To- tWeuly-uVc Thousand dollars.
The committee recommend the follow
ing reduction iu the salaries of the en-
ployrDs au0 officers of Che Deaf. Dumb
and Blind Institute.
w. A. Bowls from $1,000 TO $1,000 per
annum.
O.. - Enrich from SIS 90 SIS per month.
u. A. Chambcrnn, from SO TO so per
month.
S. &. Jones from So TO Se5 per month.
Niles Chistoer. from 800 90 $50 per month.
"a. a. bear from S,5 To- S65 per month.
Miss Cay Trout from $50 TO so per
month.
WIN. N. Berkeley from s75 to SOS per
month.
r. j. williams. from So to yo5 per
month.
Loondas Pointz. from 500 to SO per
month.
j. W. Mccambridge from ss5 to 500 per
month.
W. S. Gooch. from $50 10 $50 per month.
T. L. Eide from Sl00 90 SIS per month.
j. r.. Miller from So o. $40 per month.
s. S. Felthaus. from yiG.zj TO S35 per
month.
W. b. Jones. from S'C25 to S35 per
month.
h. i. Peterash. from Sic25 to ;s5 per
Robt. sheeham. from $50 to IS per
month.
We rCct mend that the clerks and pur-
chasing agent shall be eX-omcio clerk
OF The board without any additional
compensation
WILLIAM AND MARY.
The committee recommends that the
appropriation o. the William and Mary
College be reduced from fifteen thousand
dollars 10 sevcnty-nve hundred. and the
committee further suggests that in its
opinion 10 would be wise on the part Of
the state 20 dispose OF the property SO
that no further appropriation could be
demanded from the State, ON The ground
that 70 WAS maintaining rs own property
FOR me reason that under the report made
70 your committee they are unable TO zee
that the work done az the Institution jus
lines any appropriation at an.
Your committee recommends that no
further appropriation be mede 20 the
Medical College o. Virginia. as the con-
dition Of the States finances VIII not jus
fify any further appropriation 20 an in
stliuiion aeiag SIS own grounds and build
fnes free OF cCst without any adequate
qenaff 10 the state and further recon-