The sun., 1902-01-14
THE GOVERNOR STANDS FIRM.
NOT AFFECTED M OPPOSITION OF
STATE HOARD or CHARITIES.
More Convinced Than Ever That Board
Of Managers Of state Hospitals and
of state Charitable and Reforma tory
Institutions Should he Abolished

ALBANY, Jan. i3-Despite the fact that
Gov. Odell for tho last week has received
many protests from those prominent In
the private and public charitable work In
the State against his plan TO abolish the
Boards of Managers Of the State hospitals
and State charitable and reformatory
institutions, II was learned tonight that he
Is more determined than ever to carry out
this recommendation OF his message.
Gov. Odell said tonight that he had
nothing TO say regarding the Introduction
in the Legislature OF bills affecting the
powers Of the State Board Of Charities as
10 its supervision Of State charitable in
stitutions. He said he was very much graft
fed TO be able TO say that he had received
letters from members OF a number OF boards
OF charitable institutions and State hospi-
tails for tho insane expressing approval
OF his recommendations for the abolishing
of boards Of managers OF such institutions
The writer's were Interested In the Cover
nors recommendation for different reasons,
and thought IL would be a move in the di-
rcction OF good government. The Gover-
nor has not changed his mind about not
giving out for publication the letter re-
celycd from President Stewart of the State
Board of Charities expressing the boards
opposition 10 the proposed change. He
said that il any board had any criticism
10 make he thought the Legislature was
the place TO present IT,, He had no OBJ
lection to honest criticism. He said in
falbility was not one of the characteristics
OF the Executive, and it might be found
that he could change his mind often and
very quickly.
II was learned at the State Comptrollers
Department to-day that the expenses Of
the managers of the State insane asylums
do not amount 10 s. 500 a year The most
Of this is for Office rent in New York and
Brooklyn. The expenses Of the Willard
Hospital managers last year were $50; OF
thos, at the Buffalo Hospital S33; at the
Binghamton Hospital, sS7: at the Gowanda
institution, S2a3 and at the Long Island
State Hospital, sos
The managers Of the state Hospital in
Utica Ogdensburg, Poughkeepsie, Roches-
ter and Middletown and Of the Manhattan
State Hospital paid their own expenses
last year. The saine can be said OF the
expenses Of the managers OF the state
charitable institutions. They are giving
their services 10 the State for nothing.
many even paying their own expenses
II should be- remembered that the managers
of the State hospitals and State charita-
bile Institutions and rcfornatories cannot
spend "a cent except with the approval
OF the state Lunacy Commission or the
State Compt roller. and that aside from the
moral influence which they exert In these
institutions. the only other power they
have is 10 appoint the superintendent from
the civil service list. who in turn appoints
the other employees II II the Governors
plan to place this power OF appointment
ia boards of Capitalization In Albany.
II was said tonight that the Governor
was 80 inCcnsed at Tho action Of the State
Board of Charities in opposing his plans
that the bill to he int reduced affecting
the Charities Department will lodge with the
Governor certain powers concerning the
administration Of these institutions, esreci-
ally regarding appointments, which II was
intended TO give to the state Board OF
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