The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-03
The Commissioners. OF Emigration.
THE DIFFICULTIES BETWEEN, MAYOR WOOD AND TH
COMMISSIONERS.


THE DIFFICULTIES BETWEEN, MAYOR WOOD AND TILE
COMMISSIONERS.
The Board met yesterday at Pm. Present-Com-
nissioners verpanck, Tin the chsr) Kennedy Kelly,
Purdy, Csrrigan, Crabtree Cummings aud schwab.
After the minutes were read, Commissioner SoHwAB
announced that hereafter Mr. Rudolf Carrigue would
serve as the representative of the German society.
Revolutions complim entary to Commissioner schwab
on his retirement from the Board, passed.
MORE MIGRANT PAUPKRs.
communication was received from the Mayor in
closing from officer Sember, of the emgrant police
squad complaining the action of the Commissioners
with regard to the ship Confederation, from Havre.
From the debate that ensued we learn that this ship
landed at this port with 400 communal pauper pas
able to the commission. The consigoees of the ship
have been compelled TO pay 900 for the support OF
the same and the probability is that the ship will have
Ofacer sembler according to Commissioner Kennedy.
acted rather saucy in informing the Board Of their duty
when they Unexpectedly well what they were about
MAYOR WOOD AND THE COMMISSIONERS.
Councilman KENNEDY stated that he hao conference
with MayorWcod that day the May ors Office His Honor
Board when actoa was had with regard to emisrant
He thought IL q direct tack IN per-
sonay nor could anything Commissioner Kennedy said
convince him to the contrary. He therefore, decioed
coming to the Board he supposed Of the
bers desired to do bm injury Mr. Kennedy urged the
Board to do something TO convince His Homo that he
mstaken-that good could possibly result from
between the chief executive auth,r
ty Of the city and the Board He therefore moved the
matter should lay over.
Commissioner PURDY said he was ~ good friend to
Mayor Wood as any man q the community, but he
thought there something due to the Board itself.
His Homer had mpugued the acts OF the Board and
he disposed to stand by the action Of the Com
mission.
Com. CARRIGAs wished, as one Of the committee
who bad drawn up the report to dsclam any personal
feelings towards the Mayor He his political friend,
and he must acknowledge that documents had sup
pressed whicn would 60 to show that much Of the Diff
Guilty came from the Mayors Office.
Com. KELLY said lie for felt proud OF Mayor Wood
as New Yorker and though . political opponent, he
had hesitation awarding all praise to Mayor Wood
for his able administration of the city AFFAIRS but still
he of opinion his Honor had ma Sc grave mis- take
in his conferences with the board and should not have
but he bad only made his appearance there in four
months
After some further discussion corrected copy of the
report ordered to be sent to his Honor and the
whole subject lay Indefinitely
The Wards Island Committee reported that the Board
Of Ten Governors had refused hereafter to bury the emil
grant Dead and It would bs ecessary to fnd ap
propriate place ON Wards Island'for that purpose.
Com. PURDy referred to o remark Of Simeon Draper, of
the Ten Governors, that the Commission OF Emiyra-
This, Com. Purdy denied. They not going to smut
up shop II the Commissioners could 20 do wn
to their elbows In the public crib, and 60 junketngs
living the best food and smoking the costiest
their funds might be In better position; but as they
had such reeouice, they had to do the best they
could.
From q communication from James p. Fagan, of the
Labor Exchange learn that in thirteen weeks in 1885
there 1852 servants supplied to familoe being
excess of 1,66S over the same period OF the previous
year.
Several other communications read, of no public
importance, after which the Board adjourned