New-York tribune., 1902-07-26
CALLS STATEMENT UNFAIR
ODELL REPLIES TO ARTICLE ON APPRo.
PRIATIoNS FOR LUNACY COMMISSION.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1BUsE.I


Albany, July 25.-An article 10 appear in
Charities tomorrow intended 20 refute a
statement attributed TO Governor Oder that
the legislature this year has reduced the ex-
penditure for the care of the insane for the
coming year below that of 1900 by more than
a million and a half OF dollars was shown TO
the Governor to-day.
The article declares that the Governor prob
ably meant to compare the appropriations for
the care of the insane for 1900 and 1902, which
were S5.5o4 POI 50 and S4.O55.OO0, respectively,
and that the comparison does not show a de-
crease in actual expenditures for the insane. II
says that more than S400. 900 was appropriated
in 1900 to pay bills contracted in 1898. and S1o0
600 was appropriated that year from the pro-
ceeds of sales of manufactures of the State
hospitals under an amendment to the State
Finance law. This. it declares. only a re-
funding of money which the hospitals had
earned. while more than S1.OOoOOo was ap-
propriated the same year for land and new
buildings.
The total expenditures for the insane In 1900.
the article says. were 81 437 627 81 while the
penditures for the first half of 1902 have been
s., ,361. $40 or 1T will be noted, the article
continues that the rate OF expenditure 50 Ear
maintained during the period for which appro-
pria tions were made in Governor Odens admin
istration exceeds that of the previous two years.
and II the expenditures are cOnIlhucu dl lHAs
rate as will certainly be necessary. they VIII
exceed the appropriations
After reading the article Governor Odell said;
This is a garbled misstatement. and Is unfair IN
every particular In 1870 the total appropriations
made 10 the State Commission in Lunacy announces
TO 1856 954 80 In 1901 they amounted to s5Ss2 "
The year for which these latter appropriation
were made will expire on September 80, and in
stead there being deficiency, there VIII remain
hand after all bills have been paid ABOUT Slu'tOv
so that a comparison of expense between 1so ana
1901 shows a net saving appropriations OF Sllyl-
81 81. For the fiscal year 1Sl2-9$ tne appro@psia- @
tions made S4175573 Al. or S413SO SS less Inan
in 1900 thus subStantiating statement that the
approximations for the fiscal wear beginning DC
tober l. 1902 were about 81 100000 less than IN $40
The economy is further illustrated by the TACT
there twelve hundred mere inmates In the state
institutions for the insane than there were IN lSO
In nv message 10 the legislature and IN the
memorandum accompanying the amendments 30 the
Lunacy laws last winter l laid particular stress
on the that better food and fewer castles were
needed and the economy that have indicated mas
resulted from starving the inmates, put .
preventing extravagance in buildings. berternenrs
and improvements These economies In the oe-
partment of lunacy have extended all through my
adm!nistra ton They were begun before the legis-
lation of last winter was enacted. that measure
being a necessity in carrying out my IDEAS ratne'
than innovation in the administration Oh the
State institutions for the insane