Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-20
SPEAKS
ON BOND BILL
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State Commissioner of lnsti-
tutions Points Out Need OF
+ $4,000 900 Bond Issue

VINELAND, Aug. 20-That the
institutional bond bill for a $14,-
100000 state bond issue under a ref
erendum lessons the present author
ity of the State Board of Control
land of the State Department OF IN
&titutions and Agencies over lnstl-
&utional construction and centers 1t
'm1ch more in the State House Com
mission and the legislature, was the
declaration of Burdette G.. Lewis
commissioner of institutions, who
Twas the principal speaker at n an
nual commencement of the summer
school for teachers here last nlght.
rommissioner Lewis stated tina
there is no question OF the lmmedi-
ate need of all the facilities which
will he provided If the bond bill be
approved.
incidentally, Mr.. Lewis made the
startling claim that there are TO-
Goo additional feeble minded, cpl
1eptfc. insane. mental, detectives
and unfortunates at large In TINS
state who are u~nprovided for ana
who constitute a serious ena ana
are becoming a more serious purGeh
70 the counties and municipalities:
He showed that the institutional
bond bill will provide for 6.439 or
these classes, and also will amply
proyide for the existing lO'0oo
Yards in state institutions.
"This centering OF III
e State House Commission anu
SrisIa ture." said Mr.. Lewis, rs
Eroner because the people have di-
reef authority to instruct these OF
fcials by means of elections as 10
what should be done"
"There is no question of the I'M
~. .diate need of all the facilities
which will be provided If the
614.O0O,0O bond bill be approved.
FBut the ten year program was de-
UaIoned in order to build the build
6ngs during the period of prolonged
depression when prices will be low
and when thousands of men Will De
but of employment. 1t was n ahticl,
patton of the prevailing
stringency and depression that IVY
wears ago the state board
the ten year cohS'i" w
ton program"
Commissioner Lewis referred TO
The government report thai there are
5,275,000 unemployed In the United
states. mostly in the Industrial
states, including New Jersey. Then
be continued:
"This means that New Jersey will
have more than its share OF the un-
Employed to handle; 1t means the
almshouses are going to be crowded
Ind as DIR. Curry of tho Morris
Plains State Hospital has pointed
out. many people are beginning to
break under the awful economic
strain that has followed the strain
81 war. That mean the insane hos
pitals are going to be crowded. How
can we crowd more patients in Nor
ris Plains, which 10Y has LOLA
more patients than 1t was built to
accommodate
Explaining the proposed bond Is
sue. Mr.. Lewis stated hat the law
requires that the interest and princi-
pal shall be paid from the revenues
81 the state now devoted to construc-
lion. at is interesting to note" he
said. 'rhat it will be necessar,
"a set asiue more than $S5O,000 {
wear even If the $14. 100000 bonds
are issued, whereas during each OF
the last three years an average OF
k81,466,O0O has been provided from
kfhe regular revenue of the state In
the budget for institutional construc-
tion and reconstruction. The new
program, therefore, means no In
crease in taxes"