Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-19
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
APPOINTED TO PROBE
ASYLUM MAKES REPORT
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fit; however DR.. Tracy seemed to
feel that this committee was APP
pointed solely at his Initiation, and
that it was a show for his benefit,
Power of President.
Il, Under Section 5000 of the
1915 code Of the New Mexico stat
utes the president, by and with
consent of the board, has the power
to name and appoint all employees,
including the physician.
Section 509J provides that the
board has power to remove all en-
ployes.
Section STA provides that no
cmploye or member Of the board
shall be interested, directly or in
directly. in any contract for build
ing or improving the institution. or
for furnishing supplies.
go. That DIR. Tracy filed written
charges before this committee
against the board. which charges
are reported in full in the proceed
ings attached hereto; and none of
said charges is substantiated. ex-
cept as hereinafter referred to.
"a. Charges l to T. inclusive. 9,
10, ~ and 10 are trivial and friv
olous; as to the most of the matters
the board has under the law full
authority and control over and the
Jurisdiction to say what their ac-
lions with regard to the medical
superintendent should be. Whether
this authority In the board is judi
cious or not, we do not consider has
any place In these charges.
"b. Charge THE committee
finds that Cecilio Rosenwald is |
member of the firm Of f. Rosen- |
wald & Son, and also part owner in |
the ranch known as the Canon del /
Aqua company; and that the firm
of f. Rosenwald a. Son has sold
supplies to the asylum. No charge
is made that the hoard suffered or
was in any way defrauded on ac-
count thereof, with the exception
of the sale OF a certain tractor to
the asylum by the company in
which he is interested and which
Voc "ot been satisfactorily ex-
planned.
Better Cooperation.
1.-THE committee further finds
(under charge y that there should |
be more harmonious cooperation |
between the board and the medical !
in order that the
best results can be obtained.
&c. Charge s. which is to the
effect that Il. j. McWenie, secre-
tary-treasurer and n member of |
the board. had refused to permit
one Charles H. Bell to be dis
charged from the asylum because
McWenie was the committee of his
person and estate, and Bell had on |
deposit in the First National bank
Of Las Vegas. of which MIR. Nc
Wenie Is cashier, certain funds
the committee finds that this
charge is ridiculous and not sub
stantiated.
I'd. Charge 1.-THE committee
finds that Dr. Tracy. on November
IT, 1921, was DISCHARGED from fur
Their service in the institution and
on account Of which the various
matters which may have led MP to
the action OF the board in iiacharg-
ing him. and on account of the law
giving the board that authority, the
committee did not consider II nee
essary for II TO go into these mat
ters; however, Dr. Tracy was per-
mittcd to state his side OF tho dis
pute-all of which Is reported
herewith, and from the same and
the record of the board. this COM
mlttee finds that said board in dis
charging said DR.. Tracy acted for
the best interests Of the institution.
Care Of Patients.
"2. As to care and treatment Of
patients. The committee finds tn
they are furnished with good.
wholesome food, better living
Q apartments, better treatment and
care. and that the majority Of
them are better off than they
would he in their respective homes.
That the buildings are kept clean,
are we'll heated and with few eX-
captions are we'll ventilated. Tho
patients are given good care and
"b. Business and professional
The different ply
icians available who have at diff
ferent times been in charge of this
appeared before the
and their statements are
in this report These ply
sicians are Doctors Upton, Smith
and Des Marais, and DIR. c. c.
Gordon, who has often acted as
supply or substitute. Every one Of
these physicians stated that with
he appropriations made by the
- lA institution ~ lie /
as we'll as means will
permit"
Board Had TO Borrow.
3. AS to finances, the committee
found the maintenance appropria-
lion was far from adequate, and
that the board was compelled to
borrow from the building fund the
sum OF $4,000, which win have to
be restored to the building fund.
BY the end Of the present fiscal
year, November 30, there will be
4 further deficit OF some $1,000.
The legislature Of 1919 appropri-
lted $122,00 for building purpos-
ps. After a conference with the
finance committee of the legisla-
.ure it was agreed that since the
necessary buildings could be con-
structed with the funds available,
{ would be better not to begin the
building program. There was used,
however, from the building fund
0,615.0f for a two-story sun
porch; $4,040,55 for a greenhouse;
81 100 for architects fees. There
was left in the building fund,
s106,451.55. After the transfer !
made to the maintence fund: the /
balance is carried on deposit as
First National bank, Las '
Vegas, $4,000; Plaza Trust and
Savings bank, Las Vegas, $26,951.-
IS. These deposits are drawing in
crest at the rate of four per cent,
md the interest Is used for main