The morning call., 1891-04-07

saved had it been located at Folsom
apd would have been entirely sufficient to
have completed the buildings according to
the present plan, saving any further ap-
preparations. There are now five Insane
Asylums locat ed in different parts OF the
of maintaining these institutions will be
heavily increased over what 1t would be
were they under one jurisdiction and one
Superintendent and set of officers.
INSANE AsYLUMS.
In disappearing of the appropriation for
the Ukiah Insane Asylum and allowing
that of the San Bernardino, the principal
consideration, in addition to the fact that
the appropriation for one had to be disal-
lowed in order to reach the so cent
limit, was that of travelling expenses
in the conveyance OF inmates. Insane
patients sentenced In the south to confne-
ment must be transported 800 miles, while
those who would be sentenced in the north
and taken to Ukiah (were it 6nished), would
pass by one of the three asylums located in
the north, making additional and unneces-
sary expenses to be paid from the fund
for Transporting the insane. The compile
ton of the Insane Asylum at San Bernar-
dino will also relieve the pressure at Stock
ton. and the Governor is Of the opinion that
1t will be better known then what allow
ance to make for buildings and improve
ments at Stockton, and that the appropria-
tions for buildings and improvements can be
made two years hence with much better
idea of economy and efficiency than at
present.
SERIOUS BURDEN.
The attempt to erect new buildings for so
many public Institutions at one time, as
was contemplated by the action of the Leg
iSlature of 1889. imposes too serious a
burden upon the people in such a
short time. The appropriation. therefore,
for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum,
while it could be used to good advan tage,
no doubt was disallowed for the reason that
the Governor was of the opinion that the
managers could, without great difficulty,
arrange for the accommodation OF INN ties
for the short period of two years. The Yo-
semitic Wagon-road of course could not be
allowed under such circumstances as these
enumerated.
CLAIMS DISALLowED.
The Governor disallowed the following
claims: Mrs. Kelly. $500; Dennis Jordan,
$4,000; Captain Mullan. S2344; widow of
S20O0 J. II. Latferty, $500. The reasons
for doing so he gives as follows: The claims
of Mrs. Kelly for damages resulting from
injuries received by her husband while in
the employ of the State are not all owed as
a matter of principle, the Governor being
way to blame for the accident hap
peDing, and that it opens the
door for very great depletion of
the State Treasury. The claim of Mrs.
Springer was dSallOwed for the reason that
there is now on file in the Attorney-Gen-
erals Office a receipt in full for all
claims of any kind whatever against the
State, which the Governor does not
feel at liberty to disregard. The claim
of Dennis Jordan for $4,000, together with
that of Captain Mullan and others, are
claims which should be adjudicated before
nf 1ftri iati on yph inh
would relieve the Legislature and Gov
ernor from the responsibility of pass
ing upon the claims with which they
are not familiar, and concerning which they
cannot, in so short space of time. obtain
the information to act intelligently and
wisely, and especially upon ex parte evil
dence
The Governor is gratified at the difference
shown by comparison Of the appropriations
of two years ago for public buildings and
now. There was then appropriated $1,000
coo, but now, as approved, they amount to
less than half million.