The log cabin Democrat., 1914-12-01

Nervous Diseases. Its construction
 was put in the hand of the State Charities Board. The board did not let one general contract for the plant , but under plan of Secretary R. w Hart bought material, hired labor ano awarded many subcontracts.
 Is it true that to haul material for
 this plant the board bought 20 mules at cost of $5,25O, the S25O represent
 ing discount, and wagons and harness
 to the amount of more than S1,0O0
 and that Secretary Hart's brother-in-
 law was put over this organization at
 a salary of S75 per month, with a conveyance and negro driver?
 Is it true that in addition to the St. Louis engineer who was paid l$5,000 to supervise the erection of the plant and was paid $766.16 for other services, the engineer who had for merly been employed at the Blind School at $60 month was employed as assistant engineer at $100 month |? Is it true that a man said to be a relative to Secretary Hart was later put in general charge of the work as another engineer at S125 a month, with board, room and laundry?
 Is it true that when Dr. Greene, su- perintendent of the hospital, declared that in his judgment the S75,000 pro- vided for the new plant would be wholly inadequate to complete the work unless overhead charges could be reduced and system of efficient activities established additional hos |tility was shown toward him in the Charities Board and he was virtually told to mind his own business? Is it true that when all the $75,O00 had been spent and creditors demand ed money vouchers were drawn against the current expense fund of the hospital in payment for engines, generators, boilers and other things to the approximate amount of ESQ., 900; and that when these vouchers were presented to Dr. Greene for his ! approval he refused to approve them on the ground that such procedure ! would be unlawful, but these vouchers were paid without his approval? Is it true that up to October 31, 1914, S33, ,261.9O of the expense of the heat ing and power plant had been charged to the hospitals current expense fund?
 Is it true that when pr. Greene re- fused to approve some S30,000 of | vouchers drawn against the current | expense fund hostilities against him were renewed and repeated efforts | were made to get four votes in the ! Charities Board to ask for his resig- nation?
 Is it true that the mules and haul | ing outfit were sold to contractor | for ,500 and that part of the money so paid by the contractor was used to buy an automobile and that $50 a ! month is paid to relative of a mem- Der of the Charities Board to run this this $50 being entered on the hospital stewards books as "clerk hire in R. w. Hart's office?"
 Is it true that the first time steam
  plant all the expansion joints broke?
 Is it true that this plant which, if it had been completed according to the original plans and specifications, would have been one of the best Tn existence, was not completed accord ing to the original plans and specifi- cations for vacuum system, but con- nections were made to use the plant as a gravity return?
 Is it true that when the new plant was put in operation, while plenty of heat was furnished for the buildings, sufficient hot water for the use of the institution could not be heated and that the hydrant water could not be made hot enough for bathing pur- poses. Is it true that the new plant was made able to furnish hot water only by tearing out old work from the abandoned plant and installing it in the new plant?
 Is it true that when money was needed to get the plant in condition | for operation money was borrowed from a contractor who had furnished large amount of material and that this charge is still outstanding against the heating and power plant?
 To sum up: Is it true that the heating and power plant for which the legislature appropriated $75,OoO, has cost $1OS,261 90, besides the mon ey spent on it after the St. Louis en- gineer left and committee of the board took the matter in charge? Is