The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10
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&tureS lit would greatly improve condi-
$tions. OK q sss$ s.
ss' Miss salove tho houselsceper. was re-
called. She said Il that seventeen hundred
biscuit were no w cooked every morning,
stwo apiece 4 for every patient, and Il that
tile beef delivered ~ this morning was
about the 50 me- 9 was usual tS sup
piled al 1t was w estcrnS beet, ind was
not frozen stir. She did not know the
reason, she said, Tut the beef was not
handled this morning as It USUALLY was;
8itiwas thrown on the floor ana tho cloth
covering torn OF. sSs8 s$5
las far as possible, I prepare the beef
as carefully us would for5lny own tn
5lble,'5s she said. ~ W 9 need more money
SO A thut we can have more coo ks, and
10 new kitcllen."$ She said that the tller-
n1ometer was 10 degrees at A. NJ. lis
degrees a t. ~ MI, and = % degrees at
O'Clock. She said 4 she received $50 q
month salary. IA
S The kitchen, she said was In. q cellar
+ and was unbearahle, on account Of the
heat .5:fl 5l5s @ " ss44S3S
There should DO o new kitchen, but
the Legislature won't give lis the money
There Z is another thing 1--WE need here,
and that's d place to sleep. Tour Q e US
sleep In the attic OF fs5 tho executive
building, and the heat up there runs in
summer from 81 to- 100 degrees: his is
not Dr. Fosters fault, for there is j no
other place to put US.
Senator Rison-""T Tho Legislature should
appropriate more money to remedy these
evils. Is this not 50 e. VI
Witness said that Senator RtsonS was ''.L:'
right. ~ II ~
Brooks on the Stand.
Mr. A. Brooks, the steward. was vas re-
called. III n. 3s.:
He said the beef was furnished this
morning by 7. .. 81 Saunders ana Som OF
williamsburg, and tina ~ was {; a fs gooa
as was usually supplied, W!tnessi said
that the hospital need q Big re igera-
tor toS take proper care OF fresh meats.
IN that event. tho meats could be pur-
chased from the big packers = a y; 70 W er
prices than were now paid 4 !, &.
LIT developed that Armour and III Com
pany bid e49 for better beef than snun-
doris, OF Nillinmsburg. who received a ne
award at Cos. I'll ia 81.
Mr.. II. p, colo3was recalled to answer
questions regarding the award Of beef TO
Saunders. when there were better bids.
Mr.. Cole said f he and Mr.. Bland
awarded the contract for beef to the
lowest local bidder. He said Armour s.
Company did not furnish samples, us
tho law required and that their bids
were not considered. 5a5 MI $5
senator sudler: williamsburg cons
tractors have gotten It ALL. Is this not
so? III ,.Gfss ~ tis.s ri.
Witness said that WILLIAMSBURG had
furnished meat ever since ne lsVltness)
had been on tho board. RI sss X "a * H 81
g. ''Do you always award contracts
to tho lowest bidder?'' ;ls s
"A ptNo,g SIR XIII Sl IA a9 -
Witness said that II the hospital had
q large refrgera tor, w estern beef might
bo purchased from the large, pa kers, but,
he said. tho packers did mot sFsend good
meat, and did not comply III 4 The Jaw
OF the board, which said that bids must
be accompanied by samples. d
Senator sadler; 1.-THE laws Of the board
SLAMS! !" 4 Il FL 5$ " Il ts (,
Those Beef Samples. I
Mr. Pulliam: sss) {. u s5
@. "Then You keep samples to COM
pare goods with?' 4 5 a M : si a. 81
NIL A.. Eyes. always" /. s.s u .5l MI, i.
J, DO you keep beef samples ~
a. mo, not long - lat
Q, "rhen beef samples are Of not much
Importance ~ 81 K 555 m tsi ~ .Se
A., i've leave that matter to the
steward" K i5 III b 4 III + g
(,rhe steward had testified that he did
not know the difference In grades 3 Of
beef. 49, S4 rs n =
I. 1T was shown by Chairman sadler3 that
Armour's bid WAS o. cents q jandrod
less than the local bidder for the same
grade OF fresh beef and that this dif-
ference would, amount to nearly $500 q
year saving to the hospital. s5 Il. II !,
siyQ "Iooes 1t not show that IT. Is not
luck Of money. but lack Of ma ge!neut,