The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10
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usual, as was the case at Railway a
few weeks ago.
In fact. nothing remarkably unusual
was discovered or disclosed until after
luncheon, when statements regarding
the refusal of the members of legisla-
tive committees to hear requests for
appropriations for absolute necessities
were by the Rev. DR.. James M.
Buckley, chaplain of the institution and
vice-president of the board of man
ayers. He said that he had appeared
before the legislative committees and
asked for appropriations for absolute
necessities and had been informed that
he had five INMATES in which to pre-
sent his claims, and then vas asked by
members of the committee il these
claims were not made with a personal
and not institutional need or object.
1t was shown hat the institution has
been laboring under a decided disad-
vantage because of lack of funds and
that it has had no working capital for
many years-not in fact, since the ad-
ministration of Governor Foster M.
Voorhees,.
Members Of the board of managers
claimed that the new building, in which
SAT incurables are now quartered. cost
the State 100000 more than it. would
have lone had the Legislature prop
erly administered the affairs of the
institution. ut was built on the in
stalment plan,' declared Senator John
A. Mcbride. of Sussex County, a mem
her of the board of managers.
In addition to this it was discovered
that for the benefit of the ISIS patients
now in the institution the following
improvements are needed:
An addition to the stables, costing
$1,000.
A sterilizing plant costing $4,000.
A refrigerating plant, costing not
more than 100000.
A new kitchen. costing probably
$12, 900.
Application for these appropriations
has been made to the Legislature re-
peatedly, but it has always fallen on
deaf ears, and those in charge OF the
institution have been compelled to get
along as best they could.
In addition to all this, Chaplain
Buckley made the following astounding
statements:
During the fourteen years I have
been connected with this institution but
one governor has visited this instifu-
ton, and he only came under duress-
He was present at the dedication of the
new building, now occupied by the in
curables. But one legislative commit
tee has visited this institution in ten
years, and we have always courted
visits of this kind. We want the rep
resentatives Of the people Of the State
to visit the institution and learn for
themselves how the peoples money Is
being expended"
Counsel Backes. Of the committee. when
he heard these statements said that hs
. thought the solution of the whole prob
lem Of management of State institutions
would be found in the appointment Of q
State board of control and Il State boart
of estimate to take the place OF the pres'
ent appropriations committees Of the Leg
i~slature,
: Elmer A. Day. Democratic candidate
for Alderman from the Second Ward. &C
companied Chairman Hahn and Speaker
Lethbridge. two members OF the commit
2 tee, Counse' Backes and Joseph A
Fletcher. sergeant-at-arms of the commit
tee. from this city in Benjamin F. Hurd'i
? automobile. Thee were met at the insti
2 tuition by Assemblyman Randolph Per
, kins. of Union County. and John II. VaI
: Blarcum, of Passaic County. embers o
!. the committee. The entire medical stan
: of the institution was on hand ready anc
l willing to %enlighten the investigators.
While the committee stood in one en-
: of the large common dining hall these pa
tients. ST in all, marched down the aisl
E and took their regular places at the dinini
table, seating themselves in unison at
given signal. men on one side OF the hal
and women on the other.
1t was in this room that Assemblymal
Perkins received the only letter placed Il
the hands of the committee by the inmates
1t was from an Englishman who had at on
e time been a groom for race horses. 1t wa
, written Ia good English i'll a clear hand
AMI asked the committee to procure hi
/ release. The writer said among othe
things: Il never drew an insane breath Il