The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-19


The Board met AZ p. NJ Pfssent-verpl.nck lin the
chai), Carrgan, Kelly, Cummings, Kennedy, Moran,
Purdy and GArrigue.
In reply to question, Commissioner KENNEDY stated
that, owing to some normaity, the pspers not being
ready CATTLE Garden not yet IN order for the
cepton Of immigrants.
p. short, the agent for the Commissioners, sent a
concentration in which o:curs the following =" If
Jon should think best send another gang OF twenty
or twenty Ave women you may do So "a shah send
them 10 parts wbersirom they never win bs able 70 re-
Turn The health OF the city Is good and plenty OF
vors-apy quantity OF applications for farm taborers,
and capDot I'LL half the ordere =
The following Tered by Commissioner CARDIGAN,
and wss CARRIED
Resolved That the SUBJECT Of the county bills be re-
efreo to the President to report AZ the next meeting
that payment be made il possible should there be
any 'ntds which can be applied for the purpose.
9isahNhGKnkNT AND LIQUOR oS WARDS ISLAND.
CoramssieEer CARDIGAN referred to
prevailing among the doctors and officials Wards
Island as to the dtscou tnuauce by the Board Of the
supply heretofore granted lie Commissioner gan
willing 10 let tns TACT be made public tina BE 600
hsc been spent on Wards leland for liquor daring he
The es experiment. had been tired on Staten 1slsod OF
usipg hogs in the ftsts IN tead Of iquor, being
The alcohol distilled from them was an .1c.iens cab,
.ute for fourth proof French brandy snd The MORTAL
~ Staten bland much less than Ward aai,
Commir,,oner PunpY insated .hat the 3o.tors on
Wards lslsno ought 10 know bes, What thIr families
wanted. 1hs movement IN tue BoLr1 70 exclude liquor
from the institution curry favor With outside
umptrance faction. whose falsticsn he tMr. Plr,y)
could not too strongly condemn.
Con KELLY hoped snls matte. would be laid
over, and dnAl dppositoa had IL II At specified
future meeting He condo mned ia strong language the
mil naDsg ment prevailing Wards Island. The fs1t
wse, there WAS NO proper executive authority there.
Eyery doctor was q bead and such thing as proper
suboTdinAton was unspoSr, As a consequences, the
bland going rom bad 10 worss and the erpenseH,
insead OF decreasing greater than formerly IL
costs the department much now when they only
2lO persons on the Island, IL did when there
$500 ipmsIes, and he pay roll has actnsly increased
resrly 81 100 per year with far less number Of per
sons 10 take Of The manner in wbish this depart
ment bias been conducted continued Mr. Ksliy) would
justify the people aoosnng this Board and having It's
Affairs placed unoer some otaer control
Aiier further dsbate, IL vas res Jived 70 hold
special meeting to hear the report Of the Wards ispi
tonniiee and aks such action tEsleupcn 70 reform
the department. the Board then tojoarned 10 meet At
the call OF the chairman
WEEKLY SUMMARY.
Number o. emsrspts arrived TO July IL, 1855. IS S23
TO- do ssnce 70 July 10, iS5s.... 2,5sS
Total. ................................ 1881
DO. 10 fame d.te in lsss Ieo,2Ss
Decrease hi, yesr........................ s1,575
Inmates in institution, w.ris island. ISIS S 400
Do. do DO. Marine Hospital ls3 200
Total. ...... 2,5Oe 2,t5g
BSlapce in Bank, Jan. 1, 1855 s6l.lg- 80
Aggregate receipts to July H. s2l1, $40 81
Received since TO July lS, for
Commissioners OF Alien Pas-
senssrs, Ac.......... l0,os- VI
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Observation-Disclosures. sgsl,o2g y
Disbpr,,nsn.s 80 July II. ,5s sslG,slo -
Ps,o ,prcry expenses Of JOY
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