The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-17

TO THE EDITOR Oh THE HERALD.
NEW YORK, May 15, 1854.
Sm-In your article yesterday headed "The Commis-
sioners Emigration and the Health of the CITY,
very unjust illusions made to the gentlemen COM
posing that body Instead Of meeting ssme three
four times year In comfortable efce far away fron
the receiving house examine into the accounts &C.,
the Board since its formation in 1847 has held weekly
meetings. fftytwo In year, (instead OF three or
four,) and always in their of6ee in the new City Han
building in the Park which connected with the o.
fee where all applications from the emigrants
eeved and connected herewith by two entrances and
entered from without side through that odRce
an driven out by the fire in last January, and com
PEELED to hold their weekly meeting away from the re-
In addition thereto the chairman Of the Wards Island
committee (Which is composed Of six Of the members Of
the Board visits the Refuge and hospitals on Wards
Island (some six miles distance from the cty) and
frequently twice every week and nspects the condition Of
the institutions, the quality of the supplies, &c
The Commissioners required by law to have Offices
in which to receive all applications for relief inform
having pssed the inspection of the health officer of the
port and having landed in this city, and, in fact TO
provide for all emigrants who unable to support
themselves within i've years after their arrival The
same officers required to carry on the business Of
leying the destitute emigrans are also required to
transact such business the Commits may have
with the merchants engaged In the trade Of bringing
emgrants, and therefore the Commissioners arc com
PEELED to locate their Offices to be accessible from
all parts Of the city.
For these reasons they selected the schooIhousc In
not he offended and the heart not sickened" and
determined to keep all such cmigrants might apply 10
them, (whe waiting for relicfD inside the building.
(havng two entire floors set apart for their accommoia
ton and not to permit them to congregate about the
doors and on the sidewalk.
The clerk who died short time since in the discharge
of his duty did not fall Ga victim to disease contracted
from emgrants but died from the effects Of cold pro-
duced from the dampness Of the Offices in the old build
ing which the Commissioners were forced to occupy,
although without any roof and entirely un,enantabe.
while seeking out another location which they found
but not yet permitted to carry their business in
The Commissioners always considered that they were
using their utmost exetions, with success to
vent the spread of pesence and disease throughout the
city, by Immediately removing all cases Of sickness
coming under their charge, being notified thereof,
with much despatch possible to the Marine Hospi
pita at Staten Island. In the fac, of oil such self
sacrificing exertions without any fee reward Is
tainy very unfair that the most unjust imputations
should be cast upon them.
In reference to the decision of Judge DAILY sustaining
in tie injunction of Judge lngraham, think
must agree with that 1t is carrying out Lord Nor
berrys administration Of justice in Ireland, of changing
them irs; and trying them afterwards" JUSTICE