New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-25

ss3s 0S, as follows
P PSISnsas By 81 sn ns Of
Payment By Superintendent Of 'ii0use.'''''' %
was received from the sapeni ndeut
Of the new Work House stating that he Is now waiting or
ders to proceed with the work the south wing OF this
building and requested twenty masons TO carry on
this work The communication was received adoPtcl ah"
the request for workmen granted
The following communication was received and read
GTSTfTMgS Your petitioner hunby petitions sheweth
that young man named Patrick Waters, with whom tho
petitioner bad been long acquainted who recently died IN
Previous to his death he told the petitioner he did not
expect to live and that after his death he tc petoner
should take his cork leg and H. deceased having bat
leg and petitioner having the misfortune Of having but
one leg also.
took possession Of the leg and refused to give i 70 pe
toner because petitioner belonged 10 another lnstu;ion
petiOner belonging to tue Work House, where he has
worked diligently every day at shoemakng since he 10Th
Of last June Petitioner is poor boy 10 years of age,
without father mother any other relative TO help him,
whose leg amputated by DR. Stone At Bellevue Hos
piial years AGO and petitioner humby prsyeth
that your honorable Board request Mr Fitch TO give Nun
the said cork leg a. he verify believes would be o. treat
service TO him while working at his trade and petitioner
will ever pray &c. BEEsAED MCLAUGHLIN
Governor Draper moved that the communication be re-
ferred to the Committee Aims House with power.
| Adopted
Dir Keen Warden of the Aims House, called the atten.
ion the Governors the fact that during last ht six
Court prisoners State Prison Birds" Tone OF whom was
wonan made their escape from the upper ward Of the
Hospital Dy dipacDg the iron bars from the window and
letting down about 30 feet with the bedcothes
torn into strips and escaping from the Island by means OF
small boat and also that the night previous two men
escaped by the lie aid would be in2oss-
bic TO prevent this unless Watchmen were appointed to
guard this building.
Mr. Townsend Suggested that portion Of the buildngbe
pefioDtd OF in the Hospital in which TO confne the Court
prisoners.
Mr. Draper moved that two be appointed 10 servo
alternately Wstchmen, day and night at this institution.
| Adopted.
Nj Dugro moved that Mr. Keen be empowered 10 ap-
point said keepers at a salary Of SEQ each Adopted
The Board then adjourned to meet at the island Tues
/ day afternoon next.
Tie Governors, well the others present were then
isvited by Mr. Keen 10 partake Of excellent dinner
which bad been prepared under the supervision Of Mrs.
! Keen, after which they returned home.
AccfDTSI-lestcrday afternoon, lady and child vera
IN The act Of getting into carriage from No 30 bghth v
when the vehicle isto by cart loaded with sand,
aud unattended by driver The carriage was considsra
lily broken and the driver knocked on his seat and
veg seriously injured The lady and child escaped injury
z CoMrT.fsr. DlsrssKD--The complsint OF Mr.. Lewis
Tsppan against Frederick Collier charging him with
veying away negro MD n1med Janc TrSinsx, was yes.
to-day dismissed by Justice Stssxfs
NsvAL-His understood that Capt Ringco1fsSo>r1nen