The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-23

meeting Of the Board Of Ten Governors was held
Tuesday afternoon, Ut O'Clock. Present Governors
Townsend ln the char), Tsman, Taylor Henry, Dsgro
Smith, and West Gov Draper is absent from the city
aud Gov Herrick At home dangerously Ill ola bronchial
fevsr. After reading the usual reqnisitions ommun
cation received from Mayor Wood, enclosing
Der Of bills advertising certain gift enterprises 1t being
understood that the Board should prosecute the parties
with view to conHscate the property for the benefit Of
the city charities.
Gov WEST was Of opinion that this was singular pro-
ceedng the part OF the Mayor It impossible for
the Board to know who the parties that projected
those bills he should have communicated with them
some information on the subject, that the Board
bound perform police duties spend its time in
retng out these PARTIES No doubt Mayor Wood OF
ns' ss.s ss s had
After some further convsrsation, Governor WEST
offered the following, which was carried -" Resolved,
That his Honor the Mayor be- and hereby h respectfully
requested to furnish, through police officers other
ment prosecute the real parties conducting the lottery
scheme referred to in the hsndbs sent by bis Honor to
communication received to pay certain parties
5000 for destroying rats and mice Backwes Island,
at the rate, It was said, Of $40 for each rat killed
The Board gave the gentleman the privilege to with
draw his communication.
Governor TAYLOR offered a resolution comforting on
Of warden. From the debate that ensued on this
ton It appears that most deporable state OF things
lists at the Lupatc Asylum growing out Of dHicultao
existing between the clerk and Dr. RanDey, tho reGd
physician The grounds not lept in proper order,
and in the language Of Governor Taylor the condi ion
Of the place stunk in the nostrls Of every
versant with the Encouragement prevailing hsre grow
ing out of Misunderstanding arising from the
powers of the officers not being properly defined.
Gov SMITH animadverted with great severity the
gence In the performance OF his duties &c.
On melton Of Gov. DUKE, the subject laid
til next week.
Gov WEST moved the following:-
Resolved, That the Wardens, Superintendents Store
keepers and other officers having appointing
port to this Board without delay
1st The OF their subordinate officers and others
In their employ when appointed, the amount of COM
pensaton paid the duty discharged whether the
vices Of any such persons be dispensed with, and
how, and in what numbers.
I'd. That in the report they designate the poll
tical party which said officer supports.
Gov. TAYLOR moved amendment: "And where
they were born, and whether they citizens Of
the United States"
Gov. WEST was opposed to the amendment on the
ground that while he could see no reason why the ma
tivties should be inquired after IL evident Sam
at the bottom OF the matter and he did not feel dis
posed to crafty that mysterious individual with any in
formation whatever.
vote taken and Governors West, Henry, Dugro
and TemAn voted to strike out the inquiry into the
tives of the officers and Governors Taylor Smith and
Duke voted to retain. The last clause Of the amend
ment carried, asking for information to whether
the officers citizens not-Governors West and
Henry alone voting in the negative
The Board soon after adjourned.