The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-30
he NEVER saw
PRIVATE MARKS.
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If he had made an eXamntlon OF Inc
books Of the Institution with view or
determining the number Of awards MADE
J. s. Moore s; Sons. OF Richmond, during
Judge D. c. Richardson's term OF ONCE
as u member Of the Board OF Directors!
Witness said he had.
Colonel Jawcss informed the commit
tee that he desired to SHOW that dcsplls
the statement made by j. S. Moore tnat
he had received no bids while Judge
Richardson was q member OF the poarA'
and that he declined to bid.
II will show that OF the 20 quarterly
awards made during the six years udBe
Richardson was a member Of the boarl
j. S. Moore and Sons received awards
at IA quarters amounting to s3,647.50, and
that j. S. Moore and Sons received
awards made during the six years Judge
Colonel Lawless then read the copy
from the books, showing the awards made
j. S.. Moore and Sons. They filled four
pages Of a large paper.
Mr.. Mercer snid that while Judge Rich
ardson was member of the board. ne
never served on the award committee.
Members Bought Supplies.
Witness said that In. many Instances
under the old board members of the
board were authorized by the award
committee to purchase supplies not
bought by contract.
Witness said that Colonel Walter II.
Taylor bought brandy and sherry; Cap
z tain McCracken bought whiskey, sacarine
and coffee; Mr.. Starkc bought feed
sturls; Mr.. George Z. Smith bought leaf
tobacco.
In answer to q question by the chair
man, witness said he could not recall
that anything was ever bought from
NIcCracken and Company, Oh Fredericks-
burg. Captain McCracken, witness said,
was member OF tho firm OF McCracken
and Company.
Chairman sadler read from report Of
the expert accountant showing that Mr..
Cole, member Of the special boari,
had sold directly supplies to the hospital
and that Mr.. Cloves, q member OF the
special board, had sold typewriter sup
plies to the hospital.
e Chairman sadler:
Q. "DON'Ts YOU KNOW THAT 1T IS
DIRECTLY AGAINST THE LAW. FOR
A MEMBER OF THE BOARD TO SELL
TO THE HOsPITAL?"
A. Yes. so understand It.
Witness stated that the clghty-four
Smithiield hams were purchased for the
board but that the officers Of the hos
pita got their share OF them
Senator sadlcr.
WE CAN REPORT TO THE LEGIS-
tLATURE WHETHER OR NOT IT
WILL BE CHEAPER TO PAY THE
BOARD A PER DIEM RATHER THAN
TO FEED THEM.
Witness testified that ice cream was
purchased four times during a month.
lie said that 1t was used twice for the
special board. From 2fto 1 gallons We're
used each time. Witness here stated why
it was that the clerk, the steward and
the engineer received extra compensate ton
by being appointed to extra positions at
extra pay. He said 1t was done by order
OF the special board. because they thought
1t saved moneySpnd secured F'' better better re-
Tho, Increases ran from $3.50 for the
clerk >to 500 for the engineer.
Mr.. Mercer, In speaking Of Mr. Wyn-r
koop, tho engineer. said that ne con-
sidered the increase OF his salary was
for superintendent of motive power. MS
he (the enginecr) was not II plumber and
the increased salary could not be Tor
plumbing.
Senator sadler said TINT Mr.. Wynkoop
had testified that he was employed as
plumber. but that he had nlsq testified
that =. ;..-.l no set of tools
It was brought out by Colonel 1.a"less
that tho superintendent had rlsht 10
appoint the under officers and that MS