The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-20

Especial From a STAFF Correspo ndent.)
i iyvVILLIAN1sBURCi. VA. q May 19.-7-T he "
greatest sensation Of the Eastern Hos
pital investigation. SO far, was sprung N
to-day. when, after Il morning spentStna
listening to uninteresting statement, Mr.
sBoudnr, the expert accoun tant, who has y
been examining tho books of the 9ir,stl-s
f5tutlon,7was placed upon the stand aud n
asked to report as to Ills findings. SSSS
Mrs. Boudar's report was listened u to-
with intense Interest and crea ted the
utmost excitement. In the audience we're
DR.. Foster the superintendent; Co onel3
Lane, tho commissioner Of hospitals d N n
Cole. of the executive committee, and Mr.
Brooks, tho steward, all OF VIII ON We're
ccnsured by the report. az 55 f3Bl59
Neither Dr.. Foster. Colonel Lane & nor
Mr. Brooks remarked upon the BoudarS
report Il but Mr.. Colo was outspoke u RAJ
his dlsapprovn, saying that It was 81 Ms
proper for tho charges to go before the
public. and suggesting that! It was gl;l-S5
proper for the newspapers to print the
findings. 58353g 8sssfsssaS
Mr.. Mercer Escaped, rs
48Of the executive officers only Mr. Mer-
GER, the clerk. escaped censure, to BEING
especially mentioned AS deserving CONS
nlendatlon. Among the striking sentences
lowing: vi; f33 asE
a"Many OF these statements show q
loss OF money to the State 3thataslloulds
and might easily have been avoided .'' gSs
,'rhe bids turned over to us for cxam-a
nntion were incomplete. many even Of
tho accepted ones being missing. and for,
some quarters all were missing. his
condition existed more frequently ring \
the last three years. ~ S,;s
J ,.\Ve find that the awards were "a nOks
always made to tho lowest bidder, even
when the quality was the same 33 u Y,
,.Schedule b shows the eleven d. fterents
parties to whom contracts were awarded \
billed tho goods delivered under such
contracts at n price III excess OF their
respective bids. sl =s&
ARTICLES were bought In Williamsburg
and elsewhere at much higher prices than
contracts already filed or contracts
made, but goods undelivered, the differ
ence in some Instances reaching 50 per-
cent III.
Bills Approved,
"rhe superintendent approved all Of
these bills for the face amount, notwtth--S$
standing the fact that he had deducted \
the discount and changed tho figures IN 4
the stewards endorsement. before ap-B
proved, In two other cases OF bllls OF
the same firm .%
"1n September, OCTOBER, NoVeHocr. MIN s
Dece uber, tho company &C. Q. Goa!
Agency Company raised the price Iot
coal to S1,75. $4.OO, S4oo ana *5,oo ttFora8
s1.l21s per tom"
"That there was paid to II. ]. McCrack.&
en- for the year 1895 TO June l9o2', while z
patient in the hospital, the sum OF S3l2.N 4
For york. including the sum OF $lS eof
special attendance IN May 1909, and -
for the same services Ia June 1902,
(T. IT,. McCrncken was nephew OF
n member OF the hoardo as5
"lypon careful dissection OF the
schedules accompanying this report. u
Is apparent that the methods hdopted Z
In tho conduct OF the business OF the #
institution, have proven adverse to he
interest OF tho State and OF the patients.
and the conditions that have prevailed i
uninterrupedly through many years.
INDICATE, CLEARLY a LANITf IN
THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTY. Bf
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BIZ
THE ENEcuTIVE GoMMirrEE' 81 az
THE COMMISSIONER, BY THE SO.
PERINTENDENT AND BY TIN
STEWARD. l
Lively Seems.
A lively scene followed the reading Of
the report when MI QUO moved NAV
1t be "accepted," ~
senator Rlson declined to vote for A.
acceptance and VAS supported In his cons u
tention by Messrs. Pullam, Dunn an6ss1
Roberts Chairman Sadler and AR. Ould \
smoke warmly in favor of "accep r.
while the other members OF the CONS
m,ttee desired TO use the verbs s"rsy /
ceiye and file" IN
senator Rison said during the arsa.
ment: z. ssYS
III we accept this report We 51dSe ~ 4