The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-12

Of the Legislature. This 10 an omission which
If not supplied, may be the cause OF great evil.
To the physician Of the Marine Hospital is giveI
the superntendence and control Of the sanitary
treatment Of the patients; yet the assistant physi
Clans alone have the power OF appointment and
dismissal OF nurses and orde rles; power which, in
many cases, may materially interfere with, If not
utterly prevent, the intended control by tho physi-
clan in chief.
The third section Of the laws of 1850 authorizes
the commissioners take charge Of the property Of
infant emIgrant orphans whose parents have died
on the voyage or at the hospitals Many adults die
at this institution leaving property OF various value.
from twenty five cents upwards. The large majo-
Tity, however, il OF sums so small, that If obliged
to pass through the hands of the public adminislra
tor they would be entirely consumed in paying sur
rogate's expenses and commissions of administra-
tor. Considerable time also must elapse before he
can settle his accounts and pay over balances, if
any, to next of kin. In the interim those who are
entitled to the property and its avails have proceed
ed to other paris Of the country, and the money be-
longing to the poorest is thus kept from them and
passes. into the city treasury. The Commissioners,
therefore, suggest the propne'y OF conferrng upon
them the same power over the property of all emf
grants dying on the voyage or in this institution, as
they nov have over the property belonging to In
FAINT orphans.
be taken for the recovery of the wharf and ground
under water at Staten Island, long used by the
Richmond turnpike company, and have every rea-
son 10 expect favorable result. The court OF last
the case. The wharf and ground are of great va
lue and importance to the Commissioners.
INTELLIGENCE OFFICE AND LABOR EXCHANGE.
The increasing number of persons demanding
the aid and advice of the commission, and the
widely extended knowledge of our arrangements
for the disposal of laborers caused the present Of
flee accommodation of the board 10 become so
crowded with emigrants, laborers and employers,
as to render additional accommodations necessary
Accordingly, large double building, No. 20 and
n Canal street, was hired in December last for the
purposes of an intelligence office and labor ex-
change, at which place emigrants desiring work,
and persons desiring laborers of any description,
have ample opportunity OF accomplishing their
wishes, even with the limited means heretofore
possessed, useful employment and means of self
support have been procured for over 5000 emgrants
during the past year, through the agency of the
commission, and with the additional facilities af-
forded by the Canal street establishment, 1t is be-
lieved that still greater proportionae amount OF
service will be rendered to them, and TO the agr-
cultural, manufacturing and lab0ring interests OF
the country. II is highly desirable that the know
ledge of this branch OF our operations should be as
widely extended as possible that oil emgrants who
need labor, or laborers, may know where they can
most certainly be provided, free OF cost to either
party.
Agencies have been established in this and ether
States, through means of which farmers and others
have been supplied with laboring hands Of both
sexes and it is intended to increase the number of
such agencies as circumstances may from time to
time require.
All of which is respectfully submitted
G. G. VKRPLANcK,
SAMUEL. SMITH,
Mayor OF the City OF Brooklyn.
A. K. LAWRENCE,
ROBERT b. MINTURN,
&. s. Woodruff,
Mayor Of the City of New York.
JOHN +. DKvELIN,
ApoLpH RoDEwALD.