The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-30
, Richardson stood aside.
Poor Bookkeeping.

Mr.. Thomas Boudar one Of tho ex-
pert accountants. was then called to the
stand.
report OF the expert accountants.
MIR. l3oudar testified that the system
Of bookkeeping at the hospital was not
officers to tell what was needed. as'there
could be no daily reports
Witness said that there were supplies
Witness said there were large guam
titles OF gunno purchased. and that no
bids were asked for guano
that the guano was purchased from 4.
w. Lano & Son and j.. W. Lane.
Witness said that the reopr to, MADE ,ta by
taken at random. 4 thorough exam'na
ton OF the books would take, he said.
about four months
Witness said that the thirteen items.
showing that discounts should have been
deducted. were only IN example; that
Witness stated that the, accounts were
most impossible to tell what the per
capita Is and what the profits from tho
farm arr.
lnyed BY the snoring Of two. patients in
the hall. Scrgeant-at-Arms Watkins at
tempted. but failed to awaken them.)
Nominal Rent.
Mr.. Boudar told OF the nominal rent OF
the officers houses charged-the superin- p
clans. IS a year; the farmer 81 Il year
which. he said, the stawnrd had not col
lected in some Instances. DR. Foster had.
he said, paid up.
purchased. which included soft crabs.
cigars. turtle. vcnison. oysters and clans.
Ice cream; lobster. smithheld hams, Wild
many OF the bills for these goods were
marked "for the board"
Witness said that forty-seven boxes OF
cigars had been bought IN the four years
to March, 1862. 500 cigars, which were
purchased out OF the general fund. All
OF the cigars. except hfty cigars, were
s147 and ont or the special fund ss7.15.
There were also purchased, oysters and
clans. s52s.5a; Wild duck. $3.50; cream
cry butter. $ls9.55. and poultry. $1,000,
out OF the special fund.
st. Senator sadler: @. II these delicacics
were used on the officers table, they
lived well?
NJ. n Boy ao te aaaS"i in answer to
question by Colonel Lawlcss. that tho
reason why his second report did not
ignorant OF the law and could not draw
conclusions.
Colonel Lawless; rs there anything, in
Foster?" Witness replied that he he was
not a lawyer, and could not say.
The Coal Contract.
Colonel Lawlcss handed the witness
letter from the Chesapeake and Ohio coal
agency, and asked him to sny whether
or not 1t was a contract to furnish coal 81
whether n coal strike was on or not
Chairman Sadler ruled out the question
as not proper because the witness was
not an expert on contracts. Colonel Law
less insisted that 1t was n question OF fact
and not OF law.
DR.. Dunn took the chair at this point
during the temporary absence of Senator
Witness stated that coal had been pur-
chased for sl.12 1-2 ton, and on account
OF strike the coal company had raised
It's price to $50 ton, and that the lNs-
asked the opinion of the Attorney-Gcnc-
raj; that II the Acknowledgement had
decided that payment should not be made
the hospital would have had to sue to get
the money back.
Colonel Lawless poinfed out that then
on the bonrd at that time were Judge
Gnrnett,. Judge Watson and JNdge Hub,
ordered the bill paid.
Colonel Lawless pointed out that
tiers addressed to. the coal company ny
in the price OF conl and insisting that the
con tract price be charged. Witness said
IL he had known of tho existence OF the
letters written ~ pr, Foster ne r %oma
In speaking Of the system of bookkeeping
employed here, witness said that the IN
stltution needs better system more
than any place he knew,
IF good system had been enTpioN eh
the books would not have been In s ,,aen
bad order, and there would have peer, heen
Bought bo tI at retail The ofcers would hive
known exactly what the patients necds &c.
and would have secured the supplies sIll, = by y
question that the special committee OF
three had smoked ms many Cigars as INC
ola board, which consisted OF nlne;; o,,o
The committee adjourned wv '''
O. clock tomorrow.