New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-15

1T WILL. BE THE CAUSE OF SOME Fun IF
IT BECOMES A LAW.
SECRETARY AviLA SAYS THAT 1T WAS PROMPTED
BY MR. FINNEGAN. WHO WANTS To

SECRETARY AvILA SAYS THAT 1T WAS PROMPTED
BY MR. FINNEGAN. WHO WANTS To
CONTROL EVERYTHING"
The bill introduced by Senator wieman dealing
with the Inebriates' Home al Fort Hamilton VIII
probably cause some fun II ii becomes Law II
provides for the appointment Of new set OF in
corporators by abolishing the present Board This
consists Of Colonel Samuel Richards. Colonel Austin
T. Crane Judge Cowenhoven. Franklin Coleman
Cornelius Fursucson. John Ncveles. Alderman
Keegdn. H. V. Storm : A. Avila. Daniel Ryan
John II. O'Rourke and Michael +. FinnegaA. Mr.
Avila IL secretary OF tho Board. and conducts the
Office OF the institution at No. Court square
Speaking Of the presen; status Of the institution
yesterday afternoon. he said
There IL a good deal OF mlsconcepton about the
Mace II is not owned by Cornelius Furgueson. he
doesn't own a tree upon H. The place IL owned by
the State purchased from funds that came from the
Old metropolitan police system. The Rev. Mr.
Wnetts years ago established n temporary home
for incbrates in a shanty In the Shor" Road
About 1860 the institution was Incorporated under
the State laws and the present building was erected
some seventeen eighteen years ago. The object
was 10 provide a home ana means of reclamation
for ineSriates. Formerly received Is per cent
OF the excise funds. which enabled us 10 look after
an average OF 2OJ free patients.
THE city Controller some fifteen months ago de-
c.ded that under the Constitution we were not
entitled TO this money. and since December. 1884.
we have received aid from the city This has
forced us 10 reduce the number OF free patients to
twenty-five thirty. the paying patients money
sustaining the others In fact. we are trying TO
make the institution sef-sustaning. The cutting
through OF Second-ave has taken from US consider
able property ard should all other means fall. we
shall apply 10 the courts for permission to sell the
property so cut cway from the building and useless
to us
81 am inclined to think however. that there Is an
existing law by which the city II compelled to pay
s. week for each boarder At the present time.
the only cases taken In free are extreme ones,
women or married In every case. free pa
,ents must be residents OF this city. The bill re-
ferred to was introduced at the request OF Michael
r. Finnegan, who wants new set OF men whom
he can handle he pleases. lie wants TO contro.
the whole thIng-to be president and superinten-
dent-and he wants a place for his son In the In
stitution as well. OF late years there have been too
many Republicans upon the Board for him TO do
as he pieases. and In 1889 he sent In his rcsgna-
ton which was laid upon the table. Then he with
drew his resignation last september. and ran FOR
president, receiving just one vote.
| "Dr Brush introduced a bill In the Senate re-
Gently. which provides for bipartisan board OF
sixteen incorporstors. appointed by the Mayor.
do not see how he appoint State officers such
as these would be These are the only TWO bills
that | know Of. The bill Wieman introduced has
lain dormant since it's Introduction. as Weman has
not fahered 1t. but merely introduced 1t at the re-
quest OF Finnegan