The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-07
GROSS ABUSES CHARGED.
LOOSE METHODS ~ THE MANAGE
MENT OF STATE INSTITUTIONS.


Ahe'r trust" IN" MsnpproPriathE f"p-
lilo fnnds-som' of tho Abuses which
He SAYS state supervision Has stopped.
ALBANY. July o.-The apparent effort OF the
boards OF managers OF several State instttu-
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throwing state supervision oi cnaritaDIe 'hs'l-
sutI'nS has caused comp'rolcr william j. Nor
officials made through the public press. In a
Hdre,tise ,.'V c omit ar, MORGAN makes some
startling disclosures regarding the manage.
ment Of some Of these Institutions. He says:
MY attention has Just been called to the
puonca''on IN your P"pet Oh .ne 'e''er VI rrS-
ignation of the Board of Managers OF the
Au,ion .ona,hor ,,,.h So,'ro, o,,,,or,ais oor,s
no,'n, 'oRe.hsF WIN seyefn. enl,oflai5 CON-,
t,. "'U h s yp nr u," oa," u.
yes ana ''e H'a,' ''''' service COMMISSION as
'ofilcious marpIots.' who had been med
ding with the refuge in an insult
ipe anu t'h o"I 'oS''"E manner ho
reasons assigned by the managers for
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t,op np n %oT 40 Of fI hs o n T cr,
cised The managers in their letter say that
.recontly the ComrtrolInr,s office has seen At
to practically assume control of all matters ex-
cent paroling and discharging inmates &c,
and the principal ALLEGATION in Justiiica'Ion OF
this statement is that the salary OF the corpen-
T T"o IN ,D ~" - 'n ,," Wos.orr
Inv 'ar,S !" '.o as "'e 'na' inc western
comporotIyc,y nav Institution [ and there has
been rrent doubt in th, ,,omutroIIcr,s mind
for some time as to the necessity for the steady
employment of n rarprnter In fnct il WAS
|,o, -. ,aii,,,,, , 'av.' , ~ ha
had to create work for himself in order
renp O t ,no onr no,n9 was uonS %s
reference u, inc matter un''I ehohEe was
bv thn rnr,,trnI,or ~ ,,r"sont NV Sr,nrt,,ne
time H at wbe% TIC reduce she t" 0S %onh
This ratio seemed ample for the service rend-
cred. particularly in view Of the fact that 500 a
month is the rate allowed for carpenters in the
great insane HOSPITALS of the State, where
vns,ly more WORK Is required OF them 'hah at
Albion. ....,...
are notified hy tha CnmntrnIicr Thar tho an
ro nTa n % h ,a' IN" np
actual Disbursements in attending meetings
and actual expenses when notin~i to meet the
Comptroller and State Board of Charities will
be allowed This t. II provision of law. Its
that managers OF some Of ths iusttutions
made tours throughout tile state at pub
lie EXPENSE on tho ground TINT they wore
attending to the business ~ the INSTITUTION;
and also Tor the reason that # has been the
practice Of certain institutions to keer some of
the irgisiatIyn session i"bb,inr In The Interest
OF large aIIprouriations for their Institutions
The measure OF Tia ComutroIiers .interfrr.
ence In this RESPECT was simpIy to notify the
institutions Of this law in order that they might
NOT ipnorantIy yinInIn ma anne '''' '''' "''s"'
he mamagrrs further COMPLAIN that We
must take Tor some very rnsron sibIe pnsi-
tions. men of whom we know nothing. except
that they have rassed an examination
6y tho proper authoritins' This COM
pIuint ia aimed nj the civil scryire
Jaws and rerulntions which have recently
been made apIlicaie TO the charitable
INSTITUTIONS AItbat is necessary TO he snid in
answer is that the peoplr Of the State Of Nav
York seem to hav,. accepted the rrinciples Of
civil service reform and that their latest de-
mands are for n more rigid articulation Of those
principles rather than a return to the old
method OF appointInent
It looks very much a. II the Application OF
the civil service rules. I'm the matter Of APP
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