New-York tribune., 1909-11-10
LONG ISLAND SITE
MONEY DITERTED.
Asylum Managers Blame State
Commission IN Lunacy-
S1S6 900 IHUOlUed.
LRy Telegraph 70 Ths Tribune. ]

tending to use 10 purchase new site
out on Long Island have been learned
here. II adds another chapter 10 the
troubles that the Lunacy Commission
has had in recent years over the scquisi-
tion of suitable sites for needed build
ings.
When the manager Of the Long ISL
and State Hospital discovered early in
October that some S1S6.pp which had
been appropriated and set aside for the
purchase of a new site 10 take the place
Of the one i'm Flatbush had been reap
propriated in the closing days Of the
Legislature to purchase site for a new
institution to take the overflow of insane
patients from Manhattan Borough. they
sent hot protest TO the State Commits
sion i'm Lunacy The latter body. con-
sisting of Dr. Albert Warren Ferris
William l.. Parkhurst and Sheldon T.
VieIe. came TO this city and met the
managers at the home of Alexander p
Orr. president of the board. IN Remseh
street, BROOKLYN.
For a wear the managers had been try
ing to secure a suitab BILE site, intending 10
use the S1S6,o0O TO bind the bargain
Suddenly they found their money had
been diverted for tho purposes OF another
institution Left without cent Z" ac-
ouire the new site. which is urgently
needed for the FIatbush institution the
managers were indignant.
The meeting AZ Mr.. Orr's house was
far from a love feast. The managers
in I
had been discourtecusly and shaoO'Iy
treated. They demanded an explanation
as to where their $1s6.0oo had gone ana
why il had been used elsewhere. lhey
declared they had not the slishtes1 lhu-
nation that the money was 10 be DIVERT
ed from them and reappropriated for an
other purpose. They asked why they hao
not been notified that rider was TO be
nut on the legislative supply bill divert
ing the money to another purpose. ana
asserted that in view of the fact shat
the Commission In I.unacy was wen
aware that the Long Island state HOS
pital managers intended using the money
as soon as a new site could be found.
thev felt strongly that they had been
treated i'm a most disoourteOus manner
COPY OF BILL SENT. 1T IS SAID
DIR. Ferris. president OF the commIs-
sion. replied that the needs OF the hos
pital service were such that The man
ayers of the Long Island state Hospital
could not we'll receive extended notice OF
the intentions of rhe commission He
declared that a copy of the hill had
intendent of the Long Island state Hos
pital but the latter denied that IL had
ever reached him. Although che bill was
Iassed in the closing days of the Lvgi7-
Iature. t was not until October that the
managers learned that their money had
been taken from them.
After an exchange of diplomatic
brickbats for some time. it was agreed
that i'm the circumstances nothing could
he done except to ask the next LeSis-
Iature for another appropriation for the
Long Island state Hospital. Or. Ferris
promised that he would ask the Gov
ernOr 10 send in a special message i'm re-
gard TO il.
In this connection IL is interesting 10
note that the term of William L. Park
hurst as a member of the Commission
in Lunacy has expired. He lives in
Canandaigua. and is a personal friend of
John Raines. II is said that the Gov
ernor does not intend TO resppoint him.
His term expired last February. and he
has since held over. II is said that the
Governor did not attempt TO appoint
man in his place in the last session of
the Legislature for fear that the con-
firmatiou Of such an appointment might
give excuse for "A fight in the Senate
over his confirmation. Mr.. Parkhurst. IL
is understood. has been opposed to the
proposition TO acquire new site for the
Long Island. state Hospital.
Used TO BUY wESTCHESTER SITE.
The greater part of the money taken
away from the managers OF the Long
Island State Hospital was used to pur-
chase a site at Lake MohansiC. in West
chester County. This is for a new in
stitution designed 10 take the overflow
of patients from Manhattan and The
Bronx who are now sent to the Manhat-
tan state Hospital. on Wards Island.
and to Central Islip. on Long Island
For some years the Commission in
Iunacv has been trying 20 secure a suit
able site for such an institution. II will
he remembered that a site was bought
in Comstock. Washington County. and
that il was charged that political in
fuences we're responsible for the selec-
,ion Of the site. which was declared 10
ls unsuitable. Mr. Parkhurst, il is said,
favored building the overflow institution
there. but the other two members OF the
commission stuck out against il sue
cessfuIly. They tried to secure A site
near Nyack. in Rocklsnd County. but
rould not get bill through for the
proper appropriation
Within year. however. the ComstOck
site has been disposed Of for some cor
rectional institution. leaving the board
free 20 act as a unit i'm securing another
si,e The Westchester site was the re-
s,,l, There was no money available.
and as the Long Island State Hospital
managers had been unable 10 find suit
able site for their institution the COM
mission decided 10 take this money. The
LEGISLATURE has the power 20 reappropri-
ate unexpended moneys in this way. and
that fact vas taken advantage Of.
The board Of managers of the Long
Island state Hospital have made a re-
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