The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-09

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the KIND or REFORMS TEE B0ARD ADoprS.
For some time past the Emisrsnt Commissioners have
been what they call reforming the management Of their
Department. Owing 20 the decreased emigration this
year The receipts OF the commission (Which consists of
YAK Oh Two dollars per head every newly arrived emf
grant, hav~ fallen on greatly while their expenses
have incrcased and consequently the Boa I'd has rot
deeply In debt nearly 800 90 overdra in tho Mechs
MICS Bank u shown by their books The necessity OF
greater economy had become evlen, tina, the Board
commenced about month ago TO iessen their expenses.
and ia In precious queer way they nc.
complain IL. They very properly discharged nearly
hundred useles. employees, and very improperly re-
duced the pay Of the poor and help that NAMED
Those who attended the sick and dying getting
from tlO to tA per month, and ccrsxiny they earned
all they got. II will be remembered that much OF
the help and nursing required for cmigrHnts Is of
hemost disgusting and repus-e kind aud 90 secure com.
peent and reliable nurses 80 TO GA per month IL not
too much indeed, they got for less a. Ss per
month il no unusual wages for temAics employed a.
cooks and housekeepers far preferable
The next step of the Commissioners reorgani1e
the medical deparmcntthat il To say, they dill away
with the visiting physicians who did the work for little
nothing, and employed instead batch OF aaiarcd
physicians, whose yearly pay amounts to nearly so0oo
the physician in-chie Dr. Fay receiving $4,000 yearly
and the so-caiicd reform consummatcl last weines
day by the Board accepting the resignation OF the late
warden Mr. Charles Riddle whose salary u 200 per
year, and appointing Mr. Amos Piisbnry superin-
tendent OF the Albany penitentlary In his place AZ
salary OF ~, 900 per year.
Now 1t viii strike most people that this very sin.
gular reform, which will reduce the pay Of the poor
and treble the salary of the officers.
The Commissioners have evidently begun a, the wrong
end and left oil Ia the middle of their work Then again.
70 a., ;l.n That. t.I
pointed lie should be New Yorker for there plenty
orersons in midst competent for that Office without
going to the rural districts for We have Collector
a Health oacer and several Harbor Masters who came
from the interior Of the state and who nothing
than squaters and should be considered AMI the
tmigrapt Commission, which supported xcuyely by
contributions received at this port go Albany Gad
10 take charge OF their department. This
ment l. justified by the Commissioner, the ground
that he Ia good prison dlscplinaran; but what the
fortunate emgranta have TO do with prison discipline
hard 10 imagine These all lcled at
secret meetings of the Board from which the press
excluded The Commits sonsrs should not go through the
farce pretending to hold public meeting. ut all when
their really important business transacted by sort OF
dark lantern arrangement. The following j. the vot.
for Mr. flsburys appointment and the adoption Of the
change -
AfE'-Mcssrs yerpianck, Carrignn, Cummings, Nor.
gam and Ganiquc
Kennedy
The following the protests OF Commissioners Kelly
and purdy.-
OfI1cf OF COMMISSION EMIGRATION Orncs
September 0, 1903
The undersigned Of the Commit sioners fmgra.
ion, protests against the appointment OF warden of
Wards Island, at h compensation Of four thousand dol
lars per nnnun believing that at any time The salary |.
TOO large and that the present state OF the finances OF
the Commission doe. not warrant such expenditure
and believing that with able assistant 10 the phys
clan In CHIEF, chosen from midst steward
o. for one Thousand duinrs per with house, fuel
and Light the Affairs u the Institution be adunI.
tered with ccona my and efficiency
The undersigned ii free 10 admit that Amos rilsbury
ESQ, the gentleman proposed Is deserving 81
his well earned reputation prison dsciplnarian ami
as honest man YET he cannot deem il necessary ~ de-
ptiye Albany connty ~ good officer, feel him
SCI justified in voting or such high salaries.
JANIS KELLY
The undersigned OF the Commissioners ~ Enigra
ton protests against increasing the salary Of tho warden
y whtdt Island from twelve nundfed q four thousand
dollars in view % the factA that tie inieb
eine.s 81 the tonissou Il cnbnr ssing that inm
grafton shows marked decrease and that the Comnis
fionera have been very reluctantly compelled y reduce
the compenraton ~ the employee whose salaries
Ices thnn i've hundred collars Der annum. the under
signed deems the increase above referred ~ especially
unjust at this Period
lhc undc,ig ed also earnestly prO'ests against tie
appointment 81 any person not resident ~ city IL
New oIh a. he sincerely believes that there citizens
resident abundany qualified to discharge, Hilh ddcy
to Tie Comif sion ard to the INN grant
tire duties OF any situation within gift. For these
objections vel others he dcses that this proies
may he entered the mimi es In order that his
for opposing the appointment, may be undcrsiood.
ELIJAH y. PtRDT.
COMMISSIONER OGlce 81 Anthony street Ner YorL
September O. 1858.