The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-20
Special From a STAFF Correspondents

Especial From a STAFF Correspondent.)
NILLIAAIsBURG, VA. May s19.--Tha n
greatest sensation Of the Eastern Hos
pi Etll investigation. 50 far, was sprung n
today. when, after a morning spent ms,
listening to embarrassing statement Mr.. 81
4 houdar,S tn g expert accountant, who has u
been examining tho books OF the iinsti-a;
tuition, was placed upon the stand and
asked to report as to his findings.
Mr. Boudar's report was listened to-
with intense interest and created tho
utmost excitement. In the audience we're
Dr., Foster the superintendent; Colonels u
Lane, tho commissioner Of hospitals y Mr.
Cole, of8the executive committee, and NJ +.
Brooks, tho steward, all OF whom were
censured by the report. s
Neither DR.. Foster. Colonel Lane nor
Mr.. Brooks remarked upon the Boudara
report, but Mr.. Colo was outspokellS In
his disapproval, saying that it was X: W.
proper for the charges to so before tho
public. and suggesting that 1t was l;l,-3s
proper for the newspapers to print the Y
findings. u .S
Mr.. Mercer Escaped. ~
95OfEthe executive officers only Mr. Mer.s
Ger, the clerk. escaped censure le beirE
especially mentioned as deserving CONF
nlendaton. Among the striking sentences
found In the BoudarE report are the fol-
lowing: M M "a
Many OF these statements show \
loss OF money to the State that should /
and might easily have been avoided 't; s.3ts;
The bids turned over to us for exam
innton were incomplete. many even OF &
the accepted ones being missing. and for
some quarters all were missing. This
condition existed more frequently during
the last three years"
1--WE find that the awards were not
always made to tho lowest bidder. even
when the quality was the same" # Ss3
Schedule B shows the eleven different )
parties to whom contracts were awarded 4
billed tho goods delivered under such,
contracts Mt n price III excess OF their
respective bids" 5s s5 IF II
Articles were bought In Williamsburg
and elsewhere at much higher prices than
contracts already filed or contracts
made, but goods undeliyered, the differ-9
ence in some Instances reaching 50 per-
cent s4.s88
Bills Approved.
"'rhe superintendent approved all OF q
these bills for the face amount. notwith-
standing the fact that he had deducted
the discount and changed the figures in X
the stewards endorsement, before ap-&
proved. In two other cases OF bills Of II
the same firm" n
Dece nber. the company &C. & O. Coal
Agency Company raised the price OF
coal to SITS, S4.O0. $3.50 and 1880 (from
s1.l2h per toni"
'That there was paid to IT, J.. McCrack.E
en- for the year 1895 TO June 1902, while q 4
patient IN the hospital the sum OF sa12O1
for work. including the sum of SIS for Il
special attendance III May 1902, and 50 Il
for the same services in June 1902 NJ
II. +. McCrncken was nephew OF
a member OF the hoard0 IN
Upon careful dissection OF the
schedules accompanying this report. il
is apparent that the methods adopts0
In the conduct OF the business of the M
institution, have proven adverse to the II
interest OF tho State and OF the patients. ss
and the conditions that have prevailed
unlnterruptedly through many years.
INDICATE CLEARLY a LAXI'rY IN M
THE BOARD or DIRECTORS. BY
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. BY
THE COMMISSIONER, by THE So. II
EPERINTENDENT AND BY thin
STEWARD,
Lively Scen-. s
A lively scene followed the reading %
the report when Mr. Ould moved that "
At bc "accepted"
Senator Rlson declined to vote for an
acceptance and VAS supported In his con,
tentlon by Messrs. Pulliam. Dunn ana VI
Roberts. Chairman Sadler and AR, Ouid; "
spoke warmly In favor of Hacceptanes.isa II
while the other members OF the corr,
mittre desired 10 use the words ere. 3
celve and fie,' { N gS
Senator Rison said during the arm. y
nent:& Il. II 2 ss{sN
"If We accept this report We kdss u u (