New-York tribune., 1908-01-02
vrr-vopK DAILY TR1B1NE. THURSDAY JANUARY 2, 1903

and Others to the State Board of Charities; While M
absolute uniformity may be impractlcaple, Ies
islation should provide so Tar as possioie ioi E"
uniform system of management 49,
Hospitals for the Insane-Ihe lease 10 ti,e
state of Wards Island tthe site OF the MAMA ar,
tan State HospitaD, which Will expire m , III.
should be extended if satisfactory arrangements
can he made with the authorities or New ioih
City The overcrowding of the state nospl,a,sS p. .
is largely in the southeastern part OF .ne ,sd 80,
and an additional hospital should De prov viueu ~.
there at the earliest possible moment AT llie
last session the commission in iunacy was ..o auo
ihorized to take steps to procure sutapie s,le
for this purpose near the CITY Oh We" ioih ~
to report to the Legislature. T.. O..
Prisons. Parole Board.-The commission 10
select a new site for Sing Sing prison mas Sc
cured land for this purpose on the west pam pam
of the. Hudson River, about forty miies M Irolii
New York, which 1t is believed pooSesses ps.es
superior advantages. On account OF condltioIis t'
at the present prison the work of construction
should be expedited.
The legislation at the last session extehuiils
the provisions for parole of prisoners is or great
Importance and dexolyes largely IncreaSeu re-
sponsibiIties upon the members OF the poaru -, oa
parole. The state cannot expect to retain tlle Ie
services of competent men unless more sui'aoie
provision is made for their compensation
Salaries in State Institutions: purchases
REQUESTS are being urgently made for tne IN
crease of salaries of employees in state mstltu-
tions. While the state is the one employer me
are diversities in existing cassificatlons ana III
the means of fixing salaries which are Whoiy
unnecessary and subject the state 70 ser ituo t,
disadvantage. In some cases one portion Oh tlis
state service in effect con1peteS with oinerS' anu
the want of harmonious action breeds Wiue-
spread dissatisfaction.
The State Controller and the president OF me
State Board of Charities. subject to the approval
of the Governor. classify the employees OF tne
charitable institutions and fix thelr salaries III
the hospitals for the insane scale Is proNIueu
by law subject to which salaries may De 1lHeu
by the commission in iunacy with the dppToNai
of the Governor. the Secretary of state and the
Controller. In the state prisons the salaries OF
maximum salaries are for the most part fxed
by law. .
without losing the advantages OF separate
slperyision of distinct ella of institutions IL
is for the interest of the state to harmonfze It's
financial operations. | recommend that in order
to obtain desra bic uniformity and 10 proVlue
a method by which any necessary changes may
be effected with due regard to the entire service
of the state provision shall be mace Tor tf!e
classification and fixing OF salaries in the chdrl-
table institutions. in the hospitals Tor the IN
sane and in the prisons by board or control
in which the respective classes OF institutions,
through their supervisory boards ana o1f1cerS,
shall have suitable representation.
The same reason obtains with reference 10
purchases of provisions and supplies IN the va
rous institutions. To a large extent suppheS
of the same sort are required in the different
institutions and 1t is desirable that these should
be purchased by the state under one system
and through a single board This can be ac-
complished by having purchases made through
the same board of control. representing all IN
stitutions as that which fixes the salaries
The action of the board may be MADE SUBJECT
to the approval of the Controller and the Gov
ernor.
To promote convenience of ADMINISTRATION IN
the offices of the state architect and the fiscal
supervisor provision should be made for a
deputy who in the absence Of the officer can
act In his place.