The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-06

Mr. Jenner, on July ~, l9U5, In the
presence of witnesses, admitted that
he had taken the above supplies and
had same charged to the oficers'
kitchen, and that he had been getting
most Of his groceries out of the insti-
tuition for the last five or six years,
and that he had permission from Mr..
Hert to do so, and that he had made
his contract with Mr.. Hert and not
with the board, and that he was to
have $1,000 per year. and that when
Mr.. Byers took charge of the institu-
tion Mr.. Byers told him that things
were to go on just as they had been.
The official record of the board
shows that Mr.. Jenner 10 to receive
$1,000 per year and no more, and the
law says that the salaries of the off,
GERS Of the institution shall be fixed
by the board of managers; therefore,
the superintendent would have no
right to authorize Mr.. Jenner to take
his living from the store-room and
cover it up by reQuisitions made for
officers kitchen.
Every department authorized by the
board to draw on store-room for sup
plies must have separate requisition,
and separate account on the store
room books. but there is no such ac-
count with Mr.. Jenner's house.
To help cover up this taking of sup
plies and to make the books balance,
the supplies in the requisition that is
made for the officers kitchen are re-
ceipted for by the cook, who is a free
man. and he knows when receipting
for the same. which has been approved
by the superintendent, that he was not
getting all that the requisition called
for. but that part of same was going
to Mr.. Jenner's house, and for his serv-
Ices in this matter the cook was per-
mitted by the steward to send home by
the wagon part of his supplies for his
house.
In addition. butcher In Louisville,
KY, who furnished the meat to the
institution. is getting his daily bread
through the kindness Of Mr.. Jenner,
all of which Is admitted BY the oficials
In an article In an Indianapolis news
paper. under date of July 20, 1908.
It is not good business for the State
to run boarding house for the pur-
pose of boarding its oflcers; in fact,
there Is not q well-regulated business
concern in the State that would ever
think of considering such q PROPOSE
ton. and a State institution is nothing
more than q business concern to be
run upon the same business principles
as a private enterprise.
This boarding house, which has
been a luxury and q burden to the
maintenance fund OF the institution,
to the extent Of $4,000 per year, should
be abolished. and $6,s40 be added to
the officers salpries and they board
themselves. This will make net saw
ing to the institution of $2,660 per
year. This arrangement Will be ap-
preciated by q large majority of the
Officers, as 1t costs married man just
az much to keep up his house. even
though he does take his meals at the
institution. And. further, there will be
no temptation to officers to continue
this wrongful carrying of carrying sup
plies from the Institution.
Too Many Needless ofIscers.
In carefully studying the payroll Of
the institution and taking into con-
sideration what Offices are necessary in
the successful handling OF the place.
you should abolish the following oflces
at Z saving to the institution. as fol-
lows:
Purchasing ageit. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $1,000
Free COOK. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 600
Nurse In hospital al.................... $50
Choir matter 19z
Reduction salaries IN clerks oflce.... 600
Special agent. t..............-......... 300
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