New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-09

Are the Commissioners required sny more than this
Department, TO take into e-pecis confederation ths
finances Of the City, and TO msks the state OF saca
finances a objection l. Il an objection thS ths
tax lis, Of year is larger ,hsu another This De
parfmebt IL bound 10 say what IS liri 'r It's sap
port and IL l. the duty Of the Commissioners 20 p'int
cut they can, hat - etmses are too isgse ~ not
large enough. But tne CymD s.iOn-rs have at even
requested this Department 20 fGrnsh them with res
-cns fot desIing this great improvement; Gave n,
applied, as your Committee appr-hsnd the ls--e
y.rsuce which thes possess 10 collection NJ iafOr
rDsilOn rs 10 the economy OF the PROPOSED de Of
hchiirg-how il may in itself dispense with labor,
police sDd fDel-have Dot considered that il would be
safer 10 the public property, ana 20 lives Of the
he'pl,ss. old ard Young; have not in short consid.
cred how far ard how exts asvely has been adopted
in factories and institutions similar 70 our own ssv-
ing il might he said this Department almost the last
10 aooyt Il 81 much Goes this Department thi TX OF
the Improvement Of its propriety aud economy. that
it wishes the responsibility Of its DELAY, If it ID to %
DELAYED, 10 rect slsewhere.
The Conrs o.es object To the item Of 10 OOo for IN.
CT the Warren. snd his 0feers se RAad,i'
ls.uo
To the necessity or the proprety of this item the
Commissioners have psid no stteation and this De-
partment has great cause TO complain of their remss
hess.
Ii is well known that the house in which the
Warcen Of that Island live' nterded for school,
house and for lodging rooms for TEACHERS who are
obliged TO board on the Island. Il IS equally well
known that il is Sad has been for some time past
The most CrOwCed OF oil our rCnOOFfOols IL nss oeen
public necessity long apprec a'ed tina. all the build
irg should be devoted 10 the educational purposes of
the unfortunate children supported by the City.
ADDED 10 theee considers l0ns II Is well known that
the cellars ana basement are used for storage pur-
poses and that the civilizations un~ holesone, aud
as the cbilden increase number, become SO;
and further, that, excluding the parlor-, which
used for public purposes the Warden anu his family
have but two chambers their accommodation. aud
that the officers and other employees, who from mo-
tives OF discipline shOud be under the eve OF the
arden, seek accommodations else where; that the
papers and books Of the Department thss Island
require secure means Of preservation.
Your Committee have, upoa the whole come 20
the conclusion that the Commissioners hsye failed 20
consirue the law which they called upon to act
under with eye to public utility ia such m,n-
ner as 10 relieve the tax payers to assist this part
me- nj or confer any public benefit whatever 10 tbs ai-
mnstration of the charities of the C;y-s OF which
cannot more be regretted than by your COMMITTEES;
especially they entertain the opinion that strct
scrutiny by this Special BoYd of Commissioners
would be highly beneficial, either IN correcting a
bacly managed Department, or by extending It's APP
proval hold forth welLconducted exam
pie 10 other Departments OF the Municipal Govern
meni. The Commissioners have failed 70 do either.
Your Committee recommend the adoption of the fol-
lowing r.solution:
Re.or,d This; the Governors OF the Aims Houss do.
sdhere the original appropriations for the
year 1885 ard that the estimate tor such appropriation be
EDWARD C WEST, Com mi,tee
JSO. ! HERRiCK. :
& A CONOEER, y Flnsn:e.