The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-28
board. He was intsrrupted BY Col. RID
peth. who sid:

board. He VS. interrupted BY COi. RID
peth. who sid:
I cannot bea5eve POUR stafemenf. boz
cause this board has been thrusttng this
ngAt upon m. ana / consider thar Il
was thrust upon me personally because
you have been doing 1t asAtnet tho
counseae o. The best men In The fusion
party. and IN fAce Of the fAef that you
know that my own manhood VIII not
allow me to remain longer on tafe
beard under the circumstances
Col. Rjdpash was sssa ~ hts hotea later
IN flse day and ASKED regarding his report
"a reclamation. He said that he had made
statesman 70 the hcasd. ard further tha4
that ~ had nothing 70 ~ IT present
Gov Rogers was seen 1t the conciusSoA
Of the afternoon sesutou u the board ana
ssked regarding Cob Ridpathfs resfGnAttca.
The governor AID:
Il h true that I have received Col
RidpAths resignation II has been &C.
eepsed, He gave NO QuaIii1catieus or
reasons, simply sending ne = short let
ter 81 resignation. Il b yet too early
to say anything about the appointment
OF his successor.
At o'clock Z recess was taken unrH
70
4IO011119
Al the night session the board Of control
accepted DR.. LnckhAst's restgnatioa. TAX
ing the position that the board could not
recognize his right to withdraw hi resig-
nation flied at its last meeting.
DIR. G. d. McIain was Immediately
elected DIR. Lockhart's successor.
The board then passed resolution re-
lieving DIR. Iockhart from duty beginning
tomorrow morning. when he viii be noti-
fed BY wire TO this effect. His salary
ceases from tonight.
In explaining this matter tonight Mr..
Snively said the beard helieved that the
efnctency a. the institution demanded Ds.
Lochhart's Immediate removal. /
Chief Clerk CAidesf9. Of Traveiiag AND
tor L.xter'x Office, Will 70 to Medical Lake
Tomorrow nl6AI ~ ehsc2 up Dr.. Lock
harris accounts and transfer ell property
to bis successor.
Mr.. Anively says Mat DIR. McfAin VII
probably appoint Ms as6istanl
II y known tAat Dr.. LpckAart uas not
given the oppoospitt spf Sa11ins his az
sistant. for the board o. control ''suS-
gesteds the appointment a. Dr.. MciA1n.
Col. Rtdpath Is sad to have opposed Nc
I.ain's appointment at that time. bot fsnai-
~ consented In dAference to the Wishes
OF Gov. Rogers. who champloned AeLAin's
cause.
The board announced tonight that as its
last meeting . resplut,on was adopted
summarily removing DR.. LoskhaFt. This
resolution was not put into effect. and
neither was It resinded or put upon the
recordA because DR.. L0ckhart's friends
agreed to secure his resignation.
The board states specifically that there
are now no charges on record against Dr.
Lockhart. and that he II removed soleiy
| hxS~~ - A. ha~ hnus& "a
factory Of late. and becsuse the board
GEMS il wise to relieve him under its
statutory authority.
Trouble at the SoIaievs' Aeme.
The board adjourned at 70 O'Clock to-
night to meet August Is at the ortins SOL
d.ers' Home. whence the board VIII make
its annual tour Of inspection to all the
state institutions under its control Com
plants have been made that Mrs. Allen.
mstron Of the Soldiers Home. and wife
OF Commandment Allen. does not get along
smoothly with the old soldiers there Sew
erai members Of the board take the view
that the wishes Of the old soldiers must
be first considered in this regard. making
II possible that a new matron win be APP
pointed
n0utine Business Transacted.
Judge Ssailcup. Fl. J. Snively and Travel
ing Auditor Lister transacted routine busi-
ness during the interim between Col Rid
paths resignation at O'Clock and the ar
rival Of Gov. Rogers from Olympia on the
Sis o'clock train. DIR. J. Eueena Jorsian,
OF Seattle. the other member Of the hoard,
did not attend. The following business
was transacted
The report OF Col. Ridpath and Judge
Stailcup. stating that they had visited the
Steiiacoom asylum and found matters con-
Quoted by the officials In A satisfactory
manner, was received and fled
by resolution. the asylum attendants
were given one day or every two weeks
instead OF ore day OF each week. which
was found 10 require the hiring of extra
hell. Previous to one month ago they
aad day on only once 4 month
The secretary and chairman were in
ssracsed 10 call for bids for furnishing
beef cattle AT the state pen!tentiAry dartua
| the year beginning August l.
Eugene Enlce was awarded the contract
for supplying A0p cords Of wood for the
Medical Lake asylum. He was the lowest
bidder.
The beard vas served with n compl n mt
and summons In a suit brought hy Con
tractor r. II. Goss. who seeks 10 enioin
Contractor Antoine Berens from building
| Ire rev Ssesiacoom asylum wing on the
ground that changes In the mans ard
| Berens bid have been made without al.
thaYsty Of Law.