The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-21
Marshall Warns Legislature
In Advance Of Necessity
Of Economy.
EXPENSE TO BE HEAVIER
AND ooloNo WILL HAVE TO DE-
vIog ooMg METHOD TO MEET
IT-sTATg INSTITUTIONS NEED
A LARGE sum.
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Marshall says that unless the next
legislature 10 very careful 1t will find
itself up against the necessity Of in.
creasing the state tax levy. and he
win make strong recommendation
touching on this matter. He says that
according to the best figures he can
obtain It will cost $4,000 more to
maintain the various state institutions
next year than II costs for this year.
and the Job the legislature will have
on hand will be that Of meeting this
increase without raising the tax levy.
The levy now 10 1895 cents on the
hundred dollars of taxable property in
the state. The governor believes It IL
possible to meet the increase In ex-
penses without increasing the tax levy
providd the legislature uses care and
good judgment In making up the ap-
propriations next winter.
Cost u Institutions.
The governor estimates that II will
cost $500 per head to maintain the
state institutions next year-that IL.
on q basis Of $500 . year for each in.
mate. This, he estimates. will mean
an increase Of probably SO q year
over the present cost.
There will be next year about 1880
inmates In the various state institu-
tions. divided ~ follows: Insane. g..
900: feeble minded. $500; prisoners
IN state prison and reformatory. 3.400;
boys school. 700: girls school. 700;
epileptics 200; soldiers home $50: SOL
diers and sailors orphans home. 400;
tuberculosis hospital 200; deaf and
dump institute and school for the
blind. 900.
Next year the new 0outhoastern hos
pital for the insane win b In use. and
It 10 the purpose now to take all Of
the insane out Of the county jails and
place them In the new institution. to-
Gsthsr with some Of the present in
mates OF insane asylums. This will
make an increase Of about 1000 above
the present population Of the insane
hospitals. but this increase 10 includ-
Cd In the above figures. The new
tuberculosis hospital ct Rockport also
viii b In use and win accommodate
800 inmates. thus adding that number
70 the present population Of the state
institutions.
Means Die Increase.
This will mean an increase Of $780,.
600 . year 70 take care Of the 1000
additional insane. $4,000 to take care
Of the tuberculosis patients and $780,
600 year TO provide for the increase
In the cost Of the maintenance Of the
1880 inmates Of the institutions.
This makes Q total Of $4,000.
Governor MArshall has called In DR..
George =. Edenharter. superintendent
Of the Central Hospital for the Insane;
Dr.. 9. n Smith, superintendent OF the
Eastern Hospital for the Insane; DR.,
Mary Sphinx and Rev. #. H. 0avisk,
members Of the state board Of chart
ties, and Amos Butler. secretary OF
the latter board. to consider carefully
the means Of reducing the cost Of
maintenance Of the insane hospitals
This commission will assist the gov
ernor In reaching some kind Of . con
clusion IN the matter. Then immediate
ernor will APPOINT legislative commit
tee which will visit all Of the institu
tons and Investigate their needs and
make Recommendation for the appro
priations to b made by the legisla
turs. In doing this work the COVER
nor will direct the legislative commit
tee to make recommendations on
basis Of priority. That II. the commit
tee win ASCERTAIN what n absolutel,
necessary for each institutions; mex;
what each institution should have.
possible: next what the institutio,
would like TO have. and next what tn
institution can get along without Il
this way. he believes. It will be poss
BILE for the committee 70 make recon
mendatious that will keep the apprt
priations within the tax levy. But
the Legislature sees At then to max
spscinc appropriations and thus run
up the expenses Of the state goverI
meat TO such IN extent - 70 reQuir