New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-05
KINGS COCNTY'S INSANE PA1IEN1S.
THE COMMISSIONERS IN LUNACY RECoi
MEND STATE CARE FOR THEM. But OBJ
rr,Yr r. THE PRICE PUT on THE

THE COMMISSIONERS IN LCNACY RECON-
MEND STATE CARE FOR THEM. But OBJ
Jet r. THE PRICE PUT ON THE
ST JOHNLAND PROPERTY.
Albany. March State Controller James A. fop-
erts. President William r. Stewart OF the STATE
BOARD of Charities. and the state Commissioners !"
Ilnacv who comprise the Board for the f's'aohsh-
ment of State Insane Asylum Districts, on SATURDAY
last submitted a report the Governor on the APP
pucation of the Kings County authorizes 10 nave
that county Included within the operations OF the
state care act The report states that the appii-
cation of the Kings County authorities Is acceptaoe
together with the terms and conditions except Ine
provision that the state pay Kings County *",""
for the St Johnland property. This last provision
is the only at ;ssue between the county an"
State authorities. and the report urges upon ''e
Legislature that just and reasonable compromise
be made. The report submitted to the Legs
lature tonight and is in part az follows;
As the property at St Johnland which alone a1,
presents any Formidable obstace to the adJustinent
OF the matter upon basis fairly satisfactory to both
sides the law under which the board acts Ht OF
lines Of inquiry and epori. first as To the sultape
ness Of the Lands. buildings and equipment for use
by the State state hospital. ana, second dS 10
the terms and conditions IpOn which the property
is offered the state, whehe in the Judgment OF
the board, such terms ana conditions are JUST ana
Regarding the frs; line of inquiry. it is to be said
that the condition OF the land owned and occupied by
Kings County at -. John,and. and commonly known
i's Co9ny Farm T. ono Of poSii2" r1nr 'n "r
IN other words great deal of labor ana conslns T
Immediately surrounding the buildings IN oruer 10
put them in a really suitable state; ant upon tme
farm lands To- bring them into condition for success
mi tlage. The buildings now occupied by the IN
consist Of four large brick two-story cottages
cost a vastly disproportonate outlay OF money; OF
sixteen wooden cottages. eight for men ana 'ignt
central or common ts fa,n nmdinrs which
htN hsep t-,lf
The small fran" cottage are 81 two stories ana &C
conmolaic from thirty-fve TO forty patients each;
They are poorly constructed. Of poor material. ana
II necessity dl compel their temporary retention.
the state would condemn and abandon them At once;
in truth for any real element Of computation, they
may be dismissed substantially vaue.ess. The
other wooden buildings referred to. now shcltering
s1rne eighty patients only worthy Of mention as
showing ths immediate need Of providing proper &C,
water supply. upon which very large sums have been
wasted in thu construction Of reservoir which docs
hold water ana for which very niue water ear.
be had from the springs On which reliance Vas put
considerable attention 20 provid" apparatus ana CON
nection. for adequately supplying the brick cottages
S ~'2' ~ the indammab.e natur. Of their roofs
There remains tho only other question. whether
viz The terms and conditions embodied in the APP
pi'cati,n from the local authorities" OF Kings
f3r The property $4,000 It is not deemed desirable
f,ll EXPOSITION ~ tn facts and ideas which pertain
10 this question. ami IL Will. Therefore conteh.
n -r MI" ~ s sn Gmier the circumstances
which surround tnls proposed transfer Whatever III,
trrsic value the PROPERTY may possess 'hs ooi iha
Dos not lem i Just and 'T2ber TO r,1zre the the
state 10 pay So mrG sum ME rG'og'i I,n nsc
amount ~ money At =. Johnland. and that The
resent large actual value for ihe uses 10 winch II
transferred. m. STAT VII apply II. ~ J. = 80 an
assume DO" Obligation ID pr''Hs ne" t5 ,t,ent.
- Johuani. t. r"c"iV" me - 40 - .,,',rc1
Nor from Flathush. besides tnc present necessity
OF taking eighty 10 nlntN p'trH' ih r',iiV gr6w