The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-22
WILL NOT
CUT HOSPITAL BILLS
Refuses McAneny's Plea and
Cites DR.. Mabon's Report
in Justification.
SOME PLACES DISGRACES

ALBANY. May 21.-Gov whitman m.
nounced tonight that he would not COM.
ply with the suggestion Of pros.ior,
George McAneny Of the New York board
of Aldermen to veto about $3.50 oOn
In the supply and construction bills ror
the State hospitals. In a%nnouncHrr 4,
decision the Governor made pubic A
letter from DR. william Mihon. suporin.
tendent OF the Manhattan state Hospital
and ex-State Hospital Commissioner. de.
Tending the appropriations
The vetoes requested by Mr. McAnen,
included a special bill OF 5000. 600 FOR
construction at the Mohansic State Hos.
pital: s266.6s7 In the supply b,, FOR
maintenance, and S6S2, 900 for cons,ruc-
ton work.
"The state hospitals are overcrowdci"
DR.. Mabon says, IAN as "A resul, acct.
dents are more frequent. assaults are q,
constant occurrence. and It is often I'm.
possible to separate fGhting patients
owing to the fact that the beds are 30
close together the attendants cauno,
reach them"
Most Of this overcoming In IN ths
New York district. the doctor says.
DR.. Mabon shows that the t2GG. So,
item Ia to make up for a failure on The
part OF the 1914 Legislature to return TO
the hospitals part OF tho money col.
lected from miscellaneous sources Of
revenue In the past Legislatures have
made this appropriation, no says
adding that 'only with these additional
moneys was II possible to establish ana
maintain . proper standard for the care
of the insane"
Appeal Made BY DR. Msbon.
IT the 3ass. es7.7S n not appro-
priated." DR.. Mabon says. ~ WIN moan
q material reduction In the working
force of the institutions. resulting in a
marked decrease In efficiency. A con
tinuance OF this policy would mean
On time a return to tho days OF manacles,
chains, st~raitJackets. mufs and other
articles OF mechanical restraint, and 4
was by reason of such conditions 'or-
merry existing in the county institutions
for the insane that the state assumed
the care OF the u~nfortunates.
o the s6S2, 600 in the construction
bill, to which exception is taken, all
$4,000 IL for Increasing the ac-
for patients committed from Greater
New York and Long Island.
The average ov~erCrowdiug In all The
State hospitals Is over 80 per cent.
while the average overcrowdiuC IN ,he
OF the metropolitan dlstric,
is nearly 80 per cent.
Take the item OF 5000. 900 FOR n
power and heating system at the Mar.
haitian State Hospital. Eminent eHr-
neers say the plant is unsafe and tra'
loss OF l!fe may result from an sx-
II a breakdown should take
In the winter five Thousand help
less insane would have to suffer r-om
cold.
This Long Island state Hosr''al
asks for 5000. 900. was a disgrace
to the State in 1904. You can readily
Imagine what II must be now.
"As to tho Mohansic state Hospital
special bill for 100000 for cors'ruc-
ton, II Is almost impossible 10 obtain
a site within a reasonable distance -
New York except nj %prohibitive prices
Has 1000 More Than Capacity.
Tho Manhattan State HOSPITAL az
present has approximately 1900 pa
tents more than its certified caf4~ty
ndinG that II has trars'a--si
during the last five Years over 600
Furthermore II cannot receive rp'a"'s
from the borouRhs OF Manhattan TIE
Bronx and Richmond. eVcert or a''sr
n a 90 ,sAalFa 81. AVH -I 49,