The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-03

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lieu of the two present separate com
missions.
/ State Insane Hospital at Middletown
'The Hospital for the Insane at Mid
I dletown is in urgent need of an addi
| tional building for the care Of acute
cases. This would be both humane
and economical. as it would result il
8 larger percentage of recoveries and
| thus lessen the number of patients.
| The Inebriate Farm
eff we are to care for any consid.
| cradle number of our inebriates, the
| accommodation for them at the State
| Inebrfate Farm must be materially en-
| larged. The success experienced with
| the limited number committed there
| warrants the belief that a more gene
| raj commitment to this institution
would besa great benefit to the State
and to the inebriates. I would re-
lieve the congestion in our jails by
| the elimination of the present prac-
| tice of repeated commitments thereto
| of confirmed inebriates, and would be
a great, saving to-. the several counties
| in the saving of the cost attending the
repeated prosecution and commitment
of -inebriates.
iN sF' New Armories.
"You will doubtless be requested to
appropriate money to build some new
armories. and the need for better ac-
commodation of the troops in one or
more Of our cities is apparent; but be-
fore mourning the expense of new ar
mories,r will it. not be advisable to
walt until 1T is determined what the
future status of our National Guard
or Federal Guard, or whatever name
may be hereafter given them, is to be.
At the present time it is in a nebulous
stage.
1.-The State now has but limited con-
troll of its Militia, and may have still
less, if any, in the future. Congress
may decide to assume entire jurisdic-
ton and control of state troops, and to
build such necessary armories as have
not been constructed by the states.
Reformatory{ for Women
"a "The necessity Of Reformatory
for Women in this State has been re-
peatedly urged, and 1t must be conced-
ed that there is an increasing need for
some institution for the more humane,
intelligent and efficient care of un-
fortunate women than now obtains.
Z zone serious objection against the
establishment of any new institution is
it's initial cost and that of it's subse-
quent maintenance.
Possibly in the case OF such re-.
formatory this cost might be minim-
lied if it was established in connection.
with our Connecticut Industrial School
for Girls at Middletown. The loca-
ton is ideal, and the State has ex-
pended substantial amounts in the
erection Of buildings for the care of,
the girls there committed. The title
to the property upon which these
buildings are located is in a corpora
ton created by the General Assembly
in 1858. would suggest the appoint
ment Of a committee to Investigate
the feasibility of establishing Re
formatory for Women upon this prop
erty, and to ascertain the probable
cost thereof, and the cost of acquir-
ing the title to the property by the
State. and to make a report to this
General Assembly il practicable. and.
il not, to report to the next General
Assembly.
ut would seem as If the title should
be In the State of all property upon
which are located institutions estab-
lished and supported by the State.
ss County Jails.
cit is believed by many OF our citi-
gems that our Jails. especially those
in our more popnlons counties, are an
unsa nitary. exposed to Sc
rious fire hazards, and that in some
other respects they are in an unsat-
isfactory and discreditable condition.
. 81 recommend that a commission be
appointed to Investigate the condition
OF the jails, in the several counties
Of the State. and to make a report
thereon to the 1919 General Assembly, |
with such recommendations as the as
certained conditions warrant.
The State Department Of Health
1.-The infantile paralysis outbreak OF
last summer, and the wide spread
smallpox epidemic with which we are
now threatened, have emphasized the
urgent need OF more adequate organ |
ization for the protection Of the health !
Of our citizens. Modern health SCI
ence is in a position to- yield large !
and tangible results in the saving OF |
human lives. The cities of Connec-
ticut are for the most part well pro-
tected, but the residents in our. rural |
are too often unable to |
secure the benefit of the best mod
ern knowledge and the most efficient I
sanitary administration.
What is needed Is the reorganiza-
ton of our state health machinery so
that the State Board of Health may be
and placed in a position
to furnish to the local health officer
thei advice and the moral support T
which he needs I urge earnest con-
sheraton Of this question, with a view
to a remode1ing Of our state hea1th,l
laws and that you make an appropria-
ton for the State Board of Health
sufficient to give our State a state
health administration adequate for
modern needs.
Consolidation of Commissions
.In my 1915 message I recon-
mended the consolidation of several
In compliance there
with the duties of the Building. and
Loan Commission were consolidated
with the Bank Commissioners De-
partment, with q single commissioner /
in charge Of the Department; and the
duties OF the Factory Inspector were
to the Bureau Of Labor
resulting in benefit to the
State In both instances. My recon-
that certain other Com