Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-01-10
FAVORS UNITY
OF CONTROL IN
STATE AFFAIRS
Governor Fort Sends HIS
Third and Last Annual
Message to Legislature.
MANY RECOMMENDATIONS
ARE ALSO MADE

ARE ALSO MADE
Trenton, N. j., JAN 10,-In his thfrd
ANIMAL message submitted to the leg
islature today Governor John Erank-
lin Fort reviews the work of his adj
minlstration, tells frankly what r
needed In the way Of new legisIa1oa
and how the state can profit BIZ
changes in its governing boards and
commissions. He urges the establish
ment Of separate hospitals for the cars
of the criminal insane and county fn+
stitutions for the treatment Of tuber-
eulosis patients. He fayors reduc-
ton In state expenditures that an
available balance Of 81, 100000 may ba
maintained In the state treasury That
efficiency may rule In the departments
Of the state the governor recommends
the enactment of law making every
state officer subject to removal for
cause by the governor.
The message follows
State of New Jersey,
Executive Department, Jan 10, 1911.
To the Legislature:
Speaking generally, the affairs OF the
state are in very satisfactory eondir
ton, and the management of it's sew
eral penal, charitable aud correctional
institutions, In so far as the executive
is able to determine, Is good
A close study the affairs Of tho
state for the past three years evt~
dences that there is slight cause fer
just criticism
There VIII always be In public az
fairs extravagances in some depart
ments. But even in that respect tllere
is little room for complaint in this
state.
During the past three years the Of
| fees of the eomptroller and treasurer
have bean managed in an admirable
manner and reflect credit upon the
/ state hnd those officials
Fn.sacss Of tho State.
! At the end Of the fiscal year OF 1904
--theS first fiscal year Of the present
administratIn-the net free cash baIs
ance in the treasury, after allowing Tor
i contracts uncompIefed, was only S7s,~
0S3. r. At the end OF the fiscal vear
esaa aaeQ sssss ,abs ia. aassa IA INV
Y eyeSsR ~ bu1l lkeAn CT At 1a4es Il wax
9 - 80 so
Z $l,soa- !.
: Tie 1sdFDl1s does not warrant sTtrav.
agaHce The esfiHlated fegen1ias os
/ the state viii justify ample rroeisipn
for all reasonable state needs. a fres
balance of at least ST. 100000 should
always be in the neasury We never
know when an emergency nsy arisas
Our constitution prevents the fneurranx
of any state debt or liability fa~cess+
In case of war, Invasion or insurrae-
tom which shall at any time exceed
100000, and this would seem to make
1t Imperative, IL our financial policy il
/ to be wise one. TO always keep req
sonable treasury balance. The total
expenditure for state purposes In tbs u
past year, including S2,376, ,939.88 dis
buised TO public schools, was ST,67o.s
663. 60.
Our state is growing fast. The Iegis-
lature has been exceedingly careful Id
making appropriations. As compared
with twenty years ago the expenditure
seems large but when 1t is recalled
how great has been the growth of tha
state and the demands upon It for new
institutions 1t is not surprising. n
will be difficult to find any way to re-
duce 1t; In fact, 1t is apparent to any
one familiar with the needs OF the
state that this sum must be increased
by the construction of some greatly
needed new buildings and by neces-
sary additions to existing buildings.
New institutions Are Needed
The legislature Its last session
provided by very comprehensive act
for the erection Of reformatory for
women. This Institution should he
built as it is greatly needed There
can be no Justification for the confin-
ing of women prisoners in the same irr
stitution with men and under mais
keepers. Besides that, the erection Of
such reformatory for women has
long been demanded by the enlighten-
ed public sentiment OF the state. A
suitable appropriation for this public
work should be made
Another building that is urgently re-
quired IS one for the detention of the
convict insane. No one can visit the
state hospitals for the insane aud fail
to realize both the peril and the wroag
to other inmates and the attendants
of the confinement of the convict III
sane in such an insecure way.
All that was said on this subject Ia
my second annual message il rnosE
earnestly commended to you again.
The managers and the medical direc
tors of both state hospitals earnestly
urge an insane convict building X
ran be constructed on the grounds
of the Trenton State hospital aud put
under Its management with practically
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