The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-02-18

stairway between the third and fourth
floors. The remainder of the build
ing is of fireproof construction. Mr..
Lyons did the work by direction of
the department of Charities and Cor
rections.
Increase of officers salaries, $1,000.
There are only two state hospitals in
New Jersey and the opportunity for
advancement is practically nil. I'm
less some member of the staff in a
senior position leaves the institution
there is no increase in salary for the
physicians of lower rank. Each as
sistant physician, because of the
crowded condition of the hospital, Is
compelled to look after twice the
number of patients that the physicians
of other hospitals care for. Sixteen
physicians would be necessary if the
rule compulsory in some states of
one physician to a50 patients should
be put in force here. The hospital
is thirty-five miles from the medical
centers and the rates of fare have re-
Gently been increased. In the past
six years there has been practically
a new staff, the older members hav-
ing resigned because of there being
no chance for advancement.
Expense account for deporting pa
tients to other states and foreign
countries, $1,000. It costs the state
from $4,000 to $4,000 per annum to
maintain the alien insane who should
be supported by other states. New
Jersey is a port of exit from America
and often patients are received whose
homes are in the west or south and
are unable to return to them owing
to lack of funds and authority to do
so. 1t requires an attendant to ac-
company them to their homes.
Travelling expenses of ]. A. Nor
ris, member board of managers, 1906,
1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911 and 1912,
$603.09. This is for the actual ex-
penses of a non7salaried officer in
the pursuit of his duties and is oc-
casioned because he failed to pu tin
his bill at the proper time.
Incinerator for burning garbage and
refuse, $5,500 At present garbage
and refuse is disposed of by burial in
trenches. State board of health has
recommended the installation of an
incinerator to prevent pollution of the
water supply.
Plant for publication of water sup
ply, $4,000. The supply is obtained
from springs and is what is called a
surface supply. Several houses are
in the watershed making it possible
for sewage to get into the water and
several public roads cross the water
shed. The state board of health has
recommended the installation of this
plant after study of the situation.
Materials for concrete walks, $4,000
Either side of the main driveway are
short walks used by visitors to the
hospital and by patients for exercis-
ing. They should be extended to the
entrance to the hospital propery max
ing it possible for the visitors to have
a clean walk and not be compelled
to walk through slush and mud while
the patients would have a longer
stretch for exercise. Hospital me-
chanics would lay the walks if the
materials are furnished.
Additional electric wiring, 100000
Electric lights are needed to displace
gas in the dairy barn and sheds,
blacksmith shop, farm barn and sheds
coach stable, grounds on north side
of administration building, driveway
to entrance to property, etc.
Fire apparatus, 1915. Additional
fire apparatus is needed to care for
the lives of the patients.
Replacing telephone cable and in
stalling additional interior telephones,
81 200. With the addition of several
new buildings to the hospital plant
the capacity Of the present telephone
cable has been exceeded and the
switchboard is not large enough.
Amusement and recreation fund,
81 1000. Optional gardening has been
a success and should be continued
The insane people are interested in
baseball and it is planned to maintain
a first-class team and secure suitable
teams to visit the institution and
fund is needed to pay these visiting
teams. Moving pictures and vaude- |
vile are appreciated and a fund to