New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-22
TO GIVE NOTICE TO THE S1A1E.
WARDS ISLAND LEASE TO LAST Flf'lEHS
YEARS.
WORD TO RE SENT TO THE LEGISLATURE BY TIE
MAYoR-A HEARING on THE ouESllO'
YESTERDAY.

Mayor Strong intends TO inform the hes'' ,1h
that the States lease OF Wards lsianu' ~ ,ho
begins on October I. shall terminate at the ,be
fifteen years named in the bill es'ADi's a.
Manhattan State Hospital. lie will do inns :" 49,,
cordance with the terms of the act to pre'e'.
State from acquiring permanent po9SeS''
city's property without consideration ,s
The Mayor gave a hearing yesterday 10 men"
of the State AID Association, at which ne Sd'"
had never favored State care OF the insai'' 49, IN,
he had approved the Manhattan state HoSF'' -,
for nureIv economic reasons. The hearing was inv
result of a knowledge Of the Mayors lh'o''
serve the notice referred to. The Mayor o'''t
further Is to inform the Legislature tha' ho
nreDarc for the erection OF proper Duiiu'''o'
insane on property OF the state ,,r,
There were present at the hearing eX-JhuSe |
f. Rowland Mrs. +. 7. Kinnicutt. represei''iS
Schuyler. who i'll and could rot a'''", 4,
fessor Charles +. Chandler and W. J. Io"'"
the Board Of State Charities, and Colonel 'o''''
Anernov Of the Manhattan Hospital Boaru, '
Judge Rowland urged that there shouii ~
pressure or undue haste exercised IN s'rE'nN wa
n notice upon the Legislature as 1t might d'i'"' W.
good to be accomplished through the MAMMA =,
Hospital act Professor Chandler sara ''"' ~
not see the immediate necessity or serNi"h
notice on the Legislature. Tho professor '
that the determination OF the administrator -"
boro,ofore EXPRESSED. to prohibit the State from
erecting any buildings on Ward s. Raiuah : "'''
Harris islands for the care Of the insane was "'o
unwise and he pointed out that there are now ."
Wards Island S4OO insane. whereas the puhuns'
there cannot comfortably accommodate -" pa
tents
There was annually an increase OF 400 insane pa
TENTS in this county.
Colonel McAncrney urged that the notice wo"u
bother the Board OF Managers OF the Mahha''"
Hospital too Give Us little chance 20 ' con
aroi,nd'' nleaded the Colonel, 80 that We cHn
know where are at. Don't serve your ho'e'
within this year. A., so. give
The Mayor replying. said that he did ho' IL H.
hfs i,nrl Allied Endorsement 10 tho Manhattan IT,
nital bin Il approved IT," he said Simply iIo,,
an economic standpoint. Under the existing ia '.
w. mad 10 keep all our own insane, and pay % per
cent OF tire cost OF the whole OF the State e.
That In y was unjust and could get no Tellel' 80
7 thought II better that the State should take 81
~ M Y mole matter" The Mayor added; I''.i.r
we can treat our insane much better 'ha" INC
The past has not demonstrated the TACT oo-
served Judge Rowland. -, .o .,siod
"WrN" answered the Mayor, Il have stuEeI
this matter thoroughly during the last twelve u'
fourteen months nave made many VISITS 70 YIN rn
various insane institutions. and ten YOU w az. Hn
jntolNgcrt body Of our own citizens can 90 SSir
thiny better than any state Roard-"ith an ""'
rcspeci TO you. gentlemen ,,.,.-..-
"Nhile you arc MayOr-yes, put IN PROFESSOR
Chandcr. =. ,, a.. ,,.,co s.oulI
ho e.,ved 50 thai the LEGISLATURE would understand
mat II could steal WARDS Island from 'n' ''''
through any lease in perp, tuliy 80, .. .,.o-
The Mayor said ne would th!nk me 'Ha'''' "'''
and decide II later.