The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12


publican Governor lie elected II
heads of Mi OF us Yell be likely
fall on, but hope this Is cond
gtion tina. viii not happen In liz,
&tiDIe.'
Money sqnnndcrcd without chccls
In our appropriations said Senate
Noel. 1--WE give our institutions wild
latitude We have no chetls on then
We tr,1st solely and wholly to then
The State Board OF Health drew OF,
thousands NJ n time. deposited 1t d
ASalcm, expended It, and we have ii
vouchers,
'unless We Put n cheek on these in
Situations. wc arc going To sec none.
@squandercd and irisused by specialist
who know little about the proper hand
ling of money. 1t Is UP to tho Scnat,
10 net as II deems proper III iliis mat.
ter"
Defending with. decided emphasis tho
State Board Of Health. Senator La sits ct
put In general denial Of all that had
been charged By Senator Noel. Willie
he had understood him as saying that
the board was dishonest, lie WAS glad
that the latter had restricted his re-
marks. He criticized Senator Noel FOL.
1870 t.sSil liipiS III ttliiull
out the true source or his information.
II understand that property adioi,-
ling the sanatorium site was sold at So
per acre recently he said. "and +
would reply to the Senator's charge
that this particular land sold at amucn
lower price at public outcry than that
which the State paid for 1T, by stat
Ing that often property is sacrificed at
public outcry.
This site was for many years con-
.sidered a Mecca for conservatives, not
only on account of its location. but
also on account of tho peculiar tonic
properties OF the springs there. The
board looked over the whole state and
selected this ms especially suitable.
buildings Worth Whole Iricc.
The buildings alone, he asserted
were worth more than the price paid
Tor the land. In his opinion the board
ought to be thanked for its discretion
in selecting the site. The original
Price asked had been $4,000, which'I
he board had brought down to SfS.774. |
lie thought it n good deal.
AT some Lengths, he read from official |
.eports of the cases treated at the san
ltorium, showing that n considerable
yer cont. had gained weight and other
wise Improved. He read petition
rom the inmates of the Catawbn Sana.
orium. warmly praising the manage
ncnt of the institution and testifying |
. the benefits they had secured there.
n letter from a former inmate was |
uoted from, praising the sanatorium.
aging: ut will soon DO the pride of !
he State.''
Senator Gravatt, the medical expert
{ tho Senate interrupted to point out /
hat the real test, the meteorological
of the sputa. revealed the
acts that ut Catawba one patient had /
cen cured. six arrested and forty show
Improvement
As to the fec of sl25 paid Attorney
Eowman for examination of the title
b the tract, Senator 1.assitcr thouGhtl
hat any lawyer would think that q
easonable fee for two months work.
Senator Noel took occasion to say
e understood from member OF the
[ousc that Bowman also received $1,000 Il
IS a commission on the sale.
Robert Williams n Nlistnl1c.
II was at the University OF Virginia.
With DR.. Robert Williams" continued
ienator Lassiter. "and ] esteem him
ighiy. Yet | ain frank to say he was
OF the man for this position. While
Bile In his profession. he was not able
other ways to conduct the inst:tu-sI
on"
DR. Robert Williams, he pointed out.
fused TO resign until compensated Tor
is losses, and the board thought the 7
My possible thing to do was to pay I
I'M and secure quit claim from HIM |
snator Lassiter thought 1T was cheap
pa and get out when facing loss.
zen as was then impending. 1t was
the boards credit, said he, that they
allied their mistake.
lie said that Catawba is now RIM
ithout a deficit. Its accounts were
idlted and We're on record for inspcc-
IN.
This agitation will not start polIt-
he said. in closing. ..and
is attack was most injndcious..
senator Rison reviewed the facts of
case and defended tho board. Land
IS often sold for a song at public
tory, as he knew from personal cxpe-
nee. The location had been ap-
'Ved by eminent physicians. and it'll,
was all right.
l<cczell Reads Letters.
chen Senator KeeZell took the floor a
read from letters which he felt 1t 6
duty to lay before the Senate. He
retted that SO much valuable timciI 81
been consumcdtn the .matter. s
ne nrst letter he read was from
sident Raleigh C. Martin, of the re
70 Board of Health. declaring the te
stion the most suitable place in the '.
e. Another letter was from Carey -
pard. an engineer acquainted with
location. saying the buildings q'
le Were worth $4,000. Dr.. w. " a.
"a. OF the board, wrote that the | :. =.
ltlon OF the hoard is impregna BILE. !" -
also read a letter from Commits -
I er OF Public Health Williams him
which was a general and run.
sment of the acts of the board
the vindication offered. lle said
eslred that the department shouldi
We the utmost publicity. pr
major keezell said that lacl, of eli
+ ment on the part of the Board Of
+ IN seemed to be the only charge I'll,
ala that the board was composed as
competent men $ could be found | Nc
ne state. The price which they re-
1or tho site was certainly within i
sorth lie thought the manarn- Ista
mad been successful. No reason 10
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