The record-union., 1898-07-20

Chinese Six Companies, for the return
TO China Of all Mongol insane.
AS has been frequently published in
the Record Union" deportation of
Chlnese insane would mean an annual
saving to the State of about $40, 600.
secretary of State Brown stated that
he believed a contract might be made
with the transportation companies,
through the Chinese companies, to de-
port live Cinnamon for $25 per head.
Dead Chinese are always taken back
to China at a cost of $75 per carcass,
and to send them back alive would
mean a saving to those concerned.
The Commission in Lunacy has already
taken steps for deporting Chinese and
other foreigners, but has done moth
ing as yet, owing to the fact that while
they could be sent from the United
states, there was no certainty as to
whether they would be allowed to land
when they arrived at the mother coun-
try.
In compliance with a resolution
adopted at a recent meeting, Secretary
Carrere handed in a report, which in
part is as follows:
L began the effort to make patients
pay in October and after some prelim-
mary work | went to San Francisco and
made complete list Of all the cases
OF estates of insane persons in the Pro-
pate Court of that city. There were
900 cases and since San FranciscO's list
was completed, similar lists were made
Tor Solano, Alameda, Sacramento, San
Mateo, Marin and Santa Clara Counties
TheSe lists have been compared with
the lists of names of patients in this
office, and over 200 cases of patients
with property have been discovered.
Many of the estates were but trifling
however but a number were valuable !;
one or two exceeding ten thousand dol
lars each. In many cases guardians
have rendered no account for years and
in others the guardians have died and
no trace Of the property can be dis
covered. Charles Waymire assisted me
very greatly in making this list and
take this opportunity Of expressing my
appreciation of his services. l also
made a complete examination of the
list of depositors published by the saw
ings banks and found money there also
in several cases.
AS a result of this work I have coll
passed through the office and the re-
ceipts are here. Besides 81 ,566 so was
paid through our efforts direct to the
hospitals. My entire expenses have
been S263.45, which includes attend
ance at three quarterly meetings, leav-
ing a balance of S211. 40 chargeable to
collection account. Mr.. Waymire's ex-
penses amounted to S43 40 so that the
m Of S11T
$40 per cent There are something
over $500 now in process of collec-
tion-that will be collected within the
next sixty days.
Besides the collections Iom estates
of living and deceased patients there
has been collected from TRANSPORTATION
charges S9SS.3O and for the several
counties S22115
Il have also arranged as directed by
the Commission, for the transportation
of nonresident insane and aliens. A
number of the former have been sent
home and very shortly l expect to get
rid of the Chinese and possibly some
others.
1t was my intention to have made .
list of probate insane cases for San
Luis Obispo, Monterey, Santa Cruz,
Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Die
go, Orange, San Bernardino. Tulare.
Riverside, Kern, King, Fresno, Stanis-
laus, Modesto, San Joaquin Counties.
but as | understand there is some OBJ
lection to my taking the trip / re-
spectfully request that the other gem
tlemen connected with the office be al
lowed to do the work as it would un-
doubtedly be of great value to the hos
pitals.
There are a number of cases that
nave been referred to the honorab BILE
Attorney General. The suits were nee
essary to enforce collections and In
many cases guardians selected by the
hospitals have been appointed to look
after patients property
The bills sent to this office for coll
lection form a very complete record
which has been kept by Captain Seman.
the efficient Clerk of the Commission.
and amount to S1S4,911 In every one
of these cases this money could have
been collected if the matter had been
attended to at the time. At present
every commitment is carefully exam
ined and wherever possible the money
is collected. In several cases double
charges of fees and mileage by Sheriffs
has been detected and returned.
There is besides S1.66050 in the
hands of the Supervisors of San Fran
cisco which is payable on demand. If
this amount be added it would swell
the entire collections Of this office to
IS. T32 90
AT the next meeting of the board the
Secretary IF State will offer a Hasolu-
ton providing for an investigation into
the Agnev-s Hospital affairs