The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-25
No PLACES FOR k|NFO[k
NEPOTISM In MATTER OF EMPLOY
MI1NT OF HELP MUST
CEASE
MANY employees AFFECTED
City Hospital IL Designated as
u Place of Detention for
the Doubtful In
sane.

The board of control has issued it's first
ultimatum in. relation to the manage
ment of state institutions under it's pros
pective charge. The rule is a counter
part of one in effect in Iowa and other
states and provides that nepotism in the
matter of employment of help must cease
in this state. This will be the means of
decapitating good many officeholders,
and heretofore Minnesota has placed no
restrictions whatever upon an Official
employing his whole family If he saw fit
to do so. The board proceeds on the
theory that this is good rule and that
practice in other states has demonstrate
ed its wisdom. Not until they had wit
messed it's successful operation in Iowa
were they content to adopt it for Mime
sofa.
Just how many officials will lose their
positions by means Of this bylaw is i'm
possible to tell, but the number will be
large. One Of the principal employees
to go will be Mrs Brown, wife of the
superintendent of the state training
school. who holds the position of matron
of that institution. She has been acting
in that capacity for several years
The board of control addressed a COM
nunication yesterday to each of the
heads Of the state Institutions the pro-
visions of which are given below:
First-It is hereby declared as the
policy OF the board, to which 1T will rigid
ly adhere, that no relative of any of it's
members, either by blood or by marriage,
shall be appointed to any position under
said board, and that no member of this
BOARD shall exert any influence by so
licitation or otherwise upon the manag-
ing officer of any institution in the se-
lection of any employee.
Second-That on and after Aug. l,
1901, no superintendent or warden of any
institution under the full control Of this
board shall employ or retain in his en-
ploy any relative, either by blood or by
marriage, for any position or duty in his
Institution, nor shall he employ or re-
tain in his employ after said date any
person who is related by blood or by mar
riage to the head of the department or
to the o4lter to whom such employee
would be directly responsible in such in
stitution'
The board took an important step yes
terday in making the city hospital of ST.
Paul a detention station for doubtful in
sane. In accordance with an act OF the
recent legislature all persons for whom
an examination of insanity is pending,
may be kept at this hospital until their
case is disposed Of and they are appar-
entity cured. The cost of keeping such
wards is paid by the state. What these
costs will amount to can better be deter
mined after the patient has been receiv-
ed. The degree Of insanity, the care and
attention necessary will enter into the
matter Of fixing the expense No partic-
ular rooms or wards have been set apart
for these patients, but they will be taken
care of as conveniently as possible.
In the future commitments to these de-
tention hospitals may be made, and 1t
will be unlawful for a probate court to
commit patient of this character to
any other institution. The provisions of
this law do not affect persons who are
found to be insane upon first examina-
ton.
All the members of The board of con-
troll left last night for Faribault to as
certain the needs Of the institution there.