New-York tribune., 1902-02-19

was given IN 1895 to a member Of a coal ring
@ stto % Gommssion in Lnnacy interfe red. ana after
great effort secured the annulmenl 81 ,n swim
tract In order transport the coal TO Ilt ,
A small railroad owned 10y a former meInbsr OF m
board Of managers fol small The otter 2Sa was
refused and expensive caldI oiiIr itbin a short
time after its completion A spur oi IiS =, T,ae
Island Railroad then substituted ana Is ~ naf at
that time sub-contrac{ 9pVm 5 SdS ., Was ex-
peaded for IMPROVEMENTS betterments and add sddi-
lions WITH 6ibcr S woT5s mfE cost m II $1,000 per bed
Al the Willard Asylum IA rIi " VA oeeers al a
price greatly in OF its mark, e. @iosital in
The treasurer the Gowanda stat {Ii q few
formed the State Commission in l>nnaGg & UiitS ol%
days ago that he received ,JY ms with a mem
of the board OF managers I'M rms S e. +Te 1iovanda
HosptsI entered into a contract With local archi,
tect did also the Buffalo Hospl 81 81 800 upon ain
pay per cent up capacity OF I',o -. H.
CONSTRUCTION; and II VIII be necessary 10 pay t Lne
local architect $1,000 for the work upon me t%o
wings at Gowanda just contracted ioa NOW fpI-
standing the fact that the State mas ILL nIIIS
equipped architects office capaoIe o.
this ~oFk M ers, acts of the managers of the Long
siano s 70 fhe second OF third highest
@t ;5 LOT T;nb was only prevented by the interven-
ton OF the State Commission in IL LnIaes- una wear are
naintaIned for the Manhattan Hospital in the sly
Of sboSa 6s IN the %hn hoPfa a Itself as they
cannot inspect institution SO reIIoIiSl' At
this same institution $500 was spent in unanthor
ized purchases through tTauGnfn, que any ofice bow
should have detected it, but which was not discov.
ered through the neglect of the Superlr tenueht 70
MAKE even an occasional comparison of vouchers
sreount has never heen accounted for. Against the
protest of the State Commission IN ~ no4'r no was
responsible for this large loss to the state ana e
During the administration of Governor Flower 1 IL
shown that the most elaborate & f fber visits
thar bin for wine amounting to Sleo was a,ldie1
yst by the ana asek troa sna a s. Pound
chased for their entertainment
MORE PATIENTS COULD BE CARED FOR.
After returning from the investigation OF the ig-
quested to furnish de1aled Fe20T 7 be utjIized
f6r dormitories and he reported that something
@ aisgtTs We're more Systematically arranged and
less space given to the oflcltis OF me I
penditHTe The of $685. of the States mone for The
aese sTs matters Of fact and history
Stance ee is on file With the state Commission
Lunacy. where It can be seen py any one y no ares
to the same extent although some of the incidents
cited above have occurred within the last three |
am satisfied that great majority Of the mem mem
10 perform The duty of visitation with which they
There are other abuses equally fagrant as !
those which have cited 20 which attention could !
that the triple management which is nov in ex- /
direct control substituted therefor Let US see some
numerous inTesteatio6s HAN have reced In
he .he first place subsequent TO l%9 the per capita |
q itself has saved thousands Of dollars to the |
IN 1889 was S o5 in 1871. s. week At the fdson
At fRR BuaI6 II SS B6o $ - IN n l S1 "a s. in d I9
S3 d { IS o At 81 Jbe Mddletowp Hospital IN 1890 So o.
Isoi. S$ss. Al ihe St Lawrence Hospital s. % in
tive gGreml m for the Wilma aBs S sie ara
pitals because in the earlier these hospitals
6 h6eing taken but they do not differ materially
Are not these figures sufficient reasons for moro
been eeceG in tbs mafT 4Sr Of P9 Which has
30 yusIIIiy absolute control by the board which
another matter that must be considered, and that |
one INC can m 9 Phass It is claimed that
abpoiFntTnent as visitor to these asyIums and. |
managers have xercsed viii be foaiv Iaekins q
table people will be- found % Who G0nnGnt T thSt GhaT
boards IS iSn,Ii ~0Iki But nave the members Of the
VISITATION books answer this question and show as |
the board Of managers Of eighteen lists VesT 9t @
P,a1 PRl!larq three to each manager; the Hudson
detOwn Hospital four at the BHfao S Hos6tsI fhe Aid
tai there is no record since sg7 tb S h9spi
SiaI p o2 SHOWS one Fisit per manager; the Rcchcz
e&ch mansger the Long Island Hospital shows an
the hospital at Flatbush received one visit for each
Of tSe mere are no entries in the visiting book
5 95ack OF 1898 1t is but fair state however that
standpoint nothing extraordinary has BEEN acrn,,
plished by tie boards IN visiting The
ana inspecting the wards OF the hospitals and the
70 rely upon the reports OF the superntendenTs in
which formed th basis 81 ght fg IN not be accurate and
rect report TO the State Commission in Lunacy
CENTRALIZED CONTROL NEEDED.
Now, what does present bill propose 70 do n |
for triple management one having absoT,It S
entire control Under that plan absolute resnonsi-
hLty can De placed upon the superintendent ~ (
each institution rendering any evaso,, IN, hin I'm %
possible Acting for the Governor is the board Of |
duty of visiting their institutions once every o6t6
ano IeportlhE directly TO the Governor and TO the
the superintendens and the condition OF tb T; L
tails, but also a check upon the CoIon3iisi
sion IN Lunacy that it may not transgress its |
powers ana render imperative the many wise pro |
visions Tor the proper government the hosnitaIs
Tor the insane Each Of these hospitals would then
ton In fact as well as in 1t would then be |
knoWn as the cottage plan, with its attendant ex-
PENDANTS We would be able to take advanfaPe fG ~
the most economical and useful features and in |
ana group the patients scientifically without mir. |
f aoe: 80 tat aaSre lght be an entire separation
% TaGse no6 VINO need "a'ShfD care from those who
Because OF the above recited as well as The
knowledge that partial control by the Commissio1
in Lunacy has already brought about a reduc5ior |
IN expenses Improvement in administration and |
betterment of the condition Of the patients: he |
cause. also: believe that the Governor should
always be IN touch with the various departments |
of the State, and be advised from time TO time of
convinced that improved admnistration can o1IIi an
come through centralized control and supervision
/ have this conclusion TO this deter
mination. with respect and admiration for those
who have so vigorously contested this measure
because believe they have been actuated by hon
IS, ano silcfre ere motives but they doubtless have
groundless- Relying upon the record of the past |
with oreboding to the result with con-
seriousness OF right with thanks 10 the legislature
which has permitted me to join with it in an ap-
proval OF measure which my convictions lead me |