The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-08-16
10 PRUNE STATE HOSPITALS.
ODELL FINDS STAFF EXPENSES
TO ~ EXTRAORDINARY.
High, saIaried EuIplo,er- of Al Grades
said la he Living High al the states
Expense -Th- Governor WIZ trse
REORGANIZATION and Also Econom'.

ALBANY. Aug. IS Since GOV. Od"ll
closed his "trip % inspection q! III" Stn'"
hospitals for Tho insane last month h has
bscoms known that the result has b"rn
a decision that IA" state b. laying a very
high price for IN. service that n l. recciy-
ing and hat, the cosi ~ maintenance 81 "a"
hospitals l. extravRgant AMI unwlrrar'cd
by thu work that hey arr doing lh"
Governor according 30 tho tn"nds With
whom h. talked while he was here. las
decid.d that there must l." q ma'chal DE
creaSr la the eSpen--s ~ IA" hospitals and
a very material improvement III tu" work
tina, they accumplish tcfure the STAT" can
h, a, all satisfied With the 'ysi"in Il caring
for the insane
The Governor. T. il sail b"f'. paid uu'
~ hi- own pocket all th' .NIS''t~'- uf tr'
insts-,inn trip that h. made abuut ID" stat"
with q party ~ m.riher- 81 the lFri-la'u."
~ that there va no charge 81 any kind
against tha state. aud =" made thc nip for
the purpu-, 81 finding uuf for hi'-'i! "N-
Actly how the Institutions ar "ardEot"d lie
made no effort to take the manaRrr- ui tine
hospitals Nv surprise. and they had al tH"
time tual they wanted tu prepare Tor III
vista. IN fact. according Go several 81 "a"
members Il the party. there we're IN say
.ral Of tho places visited evidences that
s,.-ial erurts had b.eu male &" prepare
for ih" ,i-ii.
According 10 one 81 ,hr ."u VITO were
On BE ZIP with Goy ,irh there ysr"
found 'hrutRl.u the STA" "~,.I"rc- 'i a
lavish Va. u u oncy 'tst wen" astonishing
Ia uAny ra-,- II va found 'Ut' 80" tuitd
iug- were ~ an uttr'ly us'l"s- "hi"ttsiN'-
hes. and thaf they ~rl" W'n's' u' -i'l
q way that The cost - MAINTAINING THEM
Wa constantly on 30" iuDrvas' Tits c,~'
Las bocn going M over since t1" N'H',
assumed the care ~ the Iu-iur and r'ig''"i
th. cpun'i,-s from 'heir are. ana iu "'-
ulanatipn - Il n has always leon ~at maj
III. results obtained were - much 10 al
vauc-. ct thrsr chained under 'h' ulI
-v-,.m that th. additional "Np'uH" N'-
justified A. n matter . Tact, ih' 'u'tr ~
-. institutions hy ~" Jurvrunr convinced
him that IA" results obtained nov ar"
lt,l. ur no better than 'h"-' that Wen"
ubtaiif-l under ia" old ~ stem anu h''iialh
Ca-s- not ~ gpNl
Tia. GnyerIur VII --ni a message 90
tie legi-latut. dealing Nth il'~ sihlc''
In strong terms. and will Hd,oca'" o."
organization of the m~ai.agruirn' ~ 'l',,
hospitals on "A usN ard more '~''h"''n''l
Ia-is en- hi- TN he found a large uuIUts't
II hish -alAried and ~rNT-usiy" employees
Of various grades living 900 -N'raNaEahi
.tyl. with the bills all going go tlr state
Treasury Tor paVmrui u i san 'lt'' l'
will recommend that many o' th"-" salaries
IL. r~iu.i and that the ALLOWANCE" 1T
living .,l-nr-@ l.. CT 20 'lc bone The
ms--ag. Will Ipiu' uu' that the c"-i "i
tb. STATE institufiur- la- u-rn from
81. Satu w the beginning I"-- than TEN N'Nf-
.gn. To- more thau S.uJU n" now and that
tn.r. j. Eo end To th" increases ina are
demanded.
IL will also say thai ,hr cNI-'u.s- - al
mtnist ration hav. teen increasing az a
rate utterly Out II proportion {" 100" grown
of "a" work done, and ~ a manner lhh'
would never h. permitted iu aur bu-n']'
, or in any institution supported hN pay
m.n' from the patients u l. deciar"i
that the figures prove that the cost ~ SUP
porting. IA" S,ate's charg'- ar" "l' "i an
proportion To the cost Of maintaining pa
iients In private ~asylumns. where ~ Is at
legged tina, tho treatment OF the patients
is better and more succeS~ful
One him that Was impressed on IN"
menhsr- Of the party was IN" salaff'-
paid by the stat" a. IN" men VII" az" run
ming the hospitals In a number "i cas-"
there were found men Who had no idea
81 earning morn thnn from q 2" 60 IU'
a wear before they got their puhic l"i''
who arr now receiving three ann i'Hr
times a. much from th" state, h+-id"- tN"sl
lowsrc,- from the stat. for their hving
exIans.- and IA. pAy ~ their servants
that make them rich. whh" IA" ~-'rIl'',.
that they render ARE Ia no wsN 80 a hlg'
\ character t
II l. said here that the Governor viii
edvo-Ai. tha reduction 81 thee" salaries 10
a sensihl. basis. and tina he viii al~' max"
II q point to show thai he sat" - sup
porting establishments for "a" men VINO
I are IN IT. employ thai an on 81 Az i"s-''l
SOME Of tho buildings that ar" "cCupl"i
4 ly thu stah officials az Tia" hospitals ar"
palacr- by comparison With 20" homes.
,sNqlpisi by "A majority OF ih" ''tf"i's
az III. state They have t-+u "rr't"d
ly IN. stat" and arr now maintained 10y u
Gov Oi.ll will advocate. a''priiug to
,hn., uho hay. talked AZ length with ban.
I the establishment - n fee~puaht" -tyl" OF
living nmonz tho men In the employ 81 tho
State. and the cutting "r ~ . great many
/ 81 IN. ~I-rpdi~it'- that haN" gon" '" th"
r,.n H. the hospitals n" Will Say that
whiIo the hospital, should have everything
necessary Tor IN. comfort Of IA" inmates
there should hs no entravagant -aLa-
ne - the admins rative or the m'Siioal
taN-. and that ia" money Of 10" I-"plc
should not i> wastei In unnecessarily
.,r-.nsivr ur ornate buildings
Another hing hat wall - Con-id"r'd
Ia ~. message that the GuVeruor intends
20 end To- IA" Legislature ON tins subject
will D. the Cos' OF supplies 20 IN" various
Institutions lie will AdVocat" a system
that sill result IN th' saving Of a gr"at
many iollar- every year over the on" now
in w.
II T. said ,ha, this suhicc, j. orc Of mo
thing that h. l"iug dt--l--'d tnts vr'S
between ~auatur Plat amt ~" Governor
Both GOV Od'll and senator Flat w"u'
IN t-d last uight when IHE NrN called up
ia. Oriental Hotel. tOn"y Island, fp ask
about this story II has t-~n kuuvu fHr
snm. 'tm" however. that Gov bigN De-
hcv,~ that there wos '~,frsvagauc. in fh"
maaasy mont ~ the hospitals and THAT tn
was going Co urT" "r'numN
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