The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-07

AHOH6 Iue large lteulS are duulllouS
 to the sanatoria for tuberculosis patients, the reconstruction of the central main building of the State | Hospital at Middletown; a school | building and three cottages at Long Lane Farm at Middletown; a girls dormitory and additions to the nurses home at the Mansfield Train ing school and Hospital for Defec- tives; an administrative and service
 building at the Mystic Oral School
 for the Deaf; home for the male employees at the Norwich State Hos-
 pital; a school. a shop, residences, cottages, and an administrative building for the Connecticut School for Boys at Meriden; building for defective delinquents at the Mantle State Farm for Women; an infirm- ary for the Veterans Home; and a home-economics building at the Connecticut Agricultural College. These particulars present an incom-
 plete survey of a building program for the next biennial period calling for a capital outlay in excess of six
 million dollars.
 Ordinarily none of the funds to carry through these and other build l ing projects, if they meet with your approval, would be available during the present fiscal period, which closes on the thirtieth of June.
 There would thus intervene de- lay of six months. Owing, however. l to the unemployment situation, I | tion as may be necessary in order that 0 beginning on the building program may be made at once.
 TUBERCULOSIS
 SANATORIA
 Quick action in regard to the tu- The present capacity of these sana-
 toria, five in number, is approxi-
 mately 974 beds. of which towards 300 are for children. There Is a scandalously large waiting list among both children and adults. 1 i trust that every member of the general assembly will read the cur- rent report of the State Tuberculosis Commission, wherein the chairman says: At this writing we have more than 400 tuberculous patients wait more than 400 citizens of Connec- ticut sick with tuberculosis who
 realize that their only chance of escaping from the clutches of the
 monster that is dragging them to their graves, lies in securing admis- sion to the splendid institutions | which their state has erected for their salvation. We have said so much on this subject in our last two l reports that we are loath to dwell long on it in this report. The ap- peal in our last report was not en- tirely fruitless. Appropriations were
 made by the last general assembly that enabled us to increase the bed capacity of Laurel Heights by 100 beds and the capacity of Undercliff | by 45 beds. But when all these beds | are occupied. we shall still have about 300 patients on our waiting l list. The situation, therefore, de- 1 mands that the general assembly give us an immediate appropriation 1 for at least three one-hundred- bed
 units, two for Norwich and one for 1 Hartford, or preferably if fu- ture needs be considered. two units i for Hartford and two for Norwich" This recommendation, asking for four rather than three one-hundred- bed units, has my heartiest approval in the hope that you will agree with me that work on the new buildings | may be soon undertaken so that re- l liCL 1lldJ OO oCSOlCu OClOAC IL0 CohA0 | ing of another winter. Moreover, the State Tuberculosis Commission
 may we'll consider whether tempor- ary hospitalization facilities are not now available in Waterbury and New Haven, and report, with recommen- dations to the governor or to the general assembly, shall look back | on no achievement of my adminis- tration with more satisfaction than
 on our mutual efforts to provide ade-
 quate facilities for the care and
 cure of those who are suffering
 from a devastating disease.
 RURAL ROADS
 There will also be presented for
 your consideration a very large bud
 get by the State Highway Depart
 ment, approximately $32.000.000, for
 the next biennial period, which, if
 approved by you in essentials, will
 still further mitigate the condition
 of the unemployed. The building
 of the trunk line system and state
 aid roads has progressed rapidly
 during the last decade. There are
 however. still several congested sec
 tions. would particularly call your
 attention to the necessity of building
 as soon as possible, the so-called
 County to ease the very heavy traf'
 f1c between the state and New York
 to points west and south. A mos lpressing need also is a comprehen'
 sive plan for the building and the
 improvement of rural roads. Int
 time has come, in popular phrase
 "to take the farmer out of the
 mud" During the winter months
 many of the rural roads are impas
 sable by automobile and very few oi