New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-10

the new Constitution IN the newspapers of the
state. and there being claim of $4,000 from
two Albany newspapers for the publication OF
the debates of the Convention. 1t should be
stated IN behalf of the Convention that its MEM
bers are not responsible for these additional
bills. They did not incur them. They were
imposed upon in the Convention by the Demo-
cratic Legislature Of 1893. There was also APP
propr.ated. but not paid for by the Legislature
Of 1894. the sum OF $4,000 for Hoffman Island.
100000 for the Craig Hospital for Epileptcs
$4,000 for the Eastern Reformatory AZ Ellen
Vile and $4,000 for the Buffa'o State Hospital
Legislature Of that year. There is $465.OOO which
must be paid the coming year. That brings up
what may be considered the deficiency to the
following amounts:
Constitutional Convention bills $1,000 90
Various bills 4c9ovo W
Grand total ,lO9 IS
Nor does this complete the demands upon the
State Treasury. The buildings Of the new Epi-
leptic Colony will cost $4,000: the buildings oi
the new Eastern Reformatory at Elenville 5000
600; the buildings Of the new State Homeopathic
Hospital for the Insane in Erie County. S2OO0Oo
and the buildings of the new State Cus;odal
ASYLUM for IDIOTS at Rome 100000 There is
also deficiency of $50 600 in the account of the
State Hospitals for the Insane. All Of these
demands upon the State Treasury look formidable
when massed together as they are below:
Loss of indirect taxes Nelo'iu, ~
Constitutional Convention bills iS9CS o.,
E ai.TTi ' @oony buildings 1000
Eastern Reformatory buildings Ss oC D' 20
HOMEOPATHIC Hospital DulllnSS -'v.Vp w
Custodia Asylum buildings ................ 10000 Q,
Insane hospitals deficiency .........'.'.'.'' 7""W
Grand ,o,a, .SOsl.lcls
1t is further stated that Mayor-eect Strong
and the incoming Republican Administration OF
the city of New-York may transfer to the state
the care and expense of maintenance or It's IN
dgent insane. population Of several thousand
transit I road and Will rid hersef Of every possible
extra expense. Under the present state care
system. from which the counties OF New YORK
and Kings were exempted at their own request
the city of New-York is losing over Sl.OoOOOo per
wear the balance sheet standing somewhat as
follows as shown by the figures given before
the State Commission in Lunacy during their
recent investigation in the city OF New-i OK
For the year 1894 the outgoes Of The city were:
Salaries OF officers ...............s 5000 90
Ordinary repairs and improve .oa,
State lo'S care tax-one third OF
mill-for the supper, Of the In
counties OF the State in State ~. ANA,
AV norpr'a's annual sum for build
ings and repairs for state hos
p Ditni H i Of G 9he s @'TeN on
For the E, agssoE3| ot & S ssT'ai il the he
State hospitals. whose friends
cared care p for IN the %ew"York City ,.
ro asy'~ cost to New-York Guy OF
and also the insane OF the other
E.,a e's'' ..... $4,000 NJ
T6 nam insane n.'' Of the State are al
most evenly divided between
1 E"s ssan s.5 Of rs 3s. s s's:
Therefor II New-York and
King Kings . wsrs to the coma tax into 6S IT, the
city of New-York would be
of S1u the state "T tax Tor the whole ,.om
w S9 to ,h Gs poia; Ncr-Ycrk ciy
would gain by coming into the 100000
But VI '' thu city Of Xew;,YeIk !.
week for every Inmate Of her
i carer Il avf 6eiss i n1a9a' & per 5
week lower than the STANDARD
| OF which prevails on ne
Thi9 sum Of Of s s9 week Sat G1 sn
which the city OF New-York
| annually TO the sum OF -.
Which. added to the FOREGOING
city OF New-forN Is 'os"e LOisco %
| exactl. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -'~'>'
This does not at all take into accoun, "h wa
! tho civ Of New-York is spending ~ eNIdo' W
nary repairs and improvements IN tne ~ 90
buildings which will amount on '"e .r Ear
10 several hundred thousand doiai. p per &C., S
! Tn 1902 the city Of New-York paid $VoJVoo LOT
the state interest in Wards lslano 10Y ,ne
care Of her insane; and In lss2 nan , Hr ,he ,n
sar.-,vhich bv the way. have not been 9ccu-
| MED or had not. the testimony s"o"eu' "'
tho time of the recent lnNeS'.ed MN ,,,.iro,
with the prospect Of New YORK mus pu',ais
an additional 100000 burden upon o ,ir ra~
ravere Of the interior Of the state the "oVerho,
riect and the Republican Legislature may wg''
hesitate about making any needless pp,,' aiso
lions the approaching winter hlhss W. GO
surrender her care Of her insane to the Sa,e
This would impose upon the state an aau,''o ma
yearly outgo Of 100000 Mr. m a,snod leak.
Souh;edy will consider all these threateneu ea ho
hoins in the state Treasury. and Will take the
eide Of the taxpayer by adopting measures s oI
s tT ,,Ic,ar, economy "Hetrencnment' may De
,he - 90 he-thc motto Of his Administration