Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-16
CENTRAL HOSPITAL.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS.
The ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Only One Cbange-The Condition of
satisfactory-Peter Street I'm
proyements-Thc Bidders-Briefs.

PETERSBURG, VA. April 15.-(Spe-
cial)-The annual meeting the Board
Of Directors OF the Central State Asylum
was held to-day at that institution, with
a fun attendance Of members. \ good
/ deal Of routine business was transacted
/ reports We're received. and q thorough
! inspection Of the building, and of the
, condition Of the inmates-between eight
and nine hundred in number-was made.
/ Everything was found in most satisfac-
/ tory condition, and the board were highly
| pleased.
| The annual election Of the officers Of
the hospital for the ensuing term was
, held, with the following result: Superin-
tendent. DR.. W. r. Drewrt; First Assist
ant. Or. James r. Garlck; Second Assist
ant. DR.. John NJ Henderson; Third As
sstant. Or. John -. Halligan; Pharma-
cist. Benjamin l.. Hume Steward. Robert
T. Bland; Farmer, =. j. Trice; Engineer,
-. ". Slocum Assistant Engineer, h. G.
Roberts; Clerk and Storekeeper, John T..
Graves; MatrOn, Margaret y. Boiling.
DR.. Randolph Barksdale was unanimous
ly reelected advisory and consulting ply
stefan 10 the superintendent
Mr. Robert Gillian, of this city, was
elected president of the board, and the
following Executive Committee was APP
pointed: julius Strauss. of Richmond
chairman; X. r. Cooke. of Norfolk, and
Robert Gillian, Of Petersburg
The only change made I'm the personnel
of the faculty was that Of DR.. John b.
Halligan. of this city, elected third as
sistant physician.
BIDDERS FOR STREET PAVING.
Tho time for receiving bids for the
street paving authorized by the Common
Council and under specifications furnish
ed By the Street Committee, expired at
noon to-day. The work contemplated ~
these specifications includes both granite
blocks and vitrited bricks. At the hour Of
closing six bids had been handed in, the
bidders representing the following firms:
Hamilton & Irwin, OF West Virginia; Nit
tendorfer q Weinbrun, Richmond; Charles
eraser. Richmond; j. l.. Talaferro,
Richmond: John JacOby, Wilmington.
Del; the Virginia Paving Company, OF
Lynchburg
The bids were scaled. and each, accom-
panied with certified check for $1,000 as
"A guarantee of good faith They were de-
posted I'm the vault OF the National Bank
for safekeeping until Monday morning,
when they will be opened by the Street
Committee. Representatives Of all the
above firms were here to-day, and Will be
present at the opening Of the bids on
Monday.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
Mr.. Mack Mccain. an employee at the |
fireworks factory in Biandford, was |
painfully burned yesterday about the
face. arms. and hands by the explosion |
OF a loading az which he was ,
at work. His injuries are not dangerous. \
Cain Perkins. the colored man who was |
shot By Polce-Ohiccr John j. Coleman |
night before last, is reported this after
noon to be In n sinking condition, with |
little hope Of surviving his injuries.
Mr. Samuel r. Clark, who died recently
i'm King and queen county. at the aG- I
vanced age OF 80 years, was the son OF
soldier, and brother Of |
Mr. Il. Jefferson Clark. OF this city-the
Oldest printer in the State. He was one
OF the original members of the old Peters
burg Grays. and was AZ one time COM
positor on the old Petersburg Intelli-
g.uear