The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-22

The Board met at4 NJ on Wednesday. Present Com
missioner verplanck, I'm the chair) Carrigan Kelley
Cummings, Morgan, Purdy and Garrigue.
suPERNTEsDEST's nousE on WARDS ISLAND.
Commissioner KELLY from the Wards Island Commit
tee made report the proprety of furnishing the
house now occupied by the physician for the SUPER
ntendent They OF opinion the salary of 81 900
to be given TO that officer was quite sufficient without
spending 81, b0 in addition, for fitting up his apart
ments. The matter here dropped.
uYpRoPArIy AND yEGETARIASlsM RECOMMENDED.
Commissioner CUMMINGS made report against the
proprety of using alcoholic drink at the institutions on
one and went dead against all kinds of good liquor,
including even lager bier The Commissioner
Of opinion to quote his own words, that 1.-THE use
and in support Of this view he urged variety
of reasons, physiological philosophical geological
medical and religious. Pure cold water, vegetables
End Orange county milk mentioned pana-
ceas for all the ILL that flesh Is heir to-" At the
clusion Of the lengthy report Commissioners Purdy who
deeply impressed with the statements contained there
in handed his hat 10 the author and moved that
the report be printed when there were funds enough in
the treasury Ben Franklin and George Washington both
took wine and he did not see any harm in taking little
himself
ECONOMY TO RY PRAcrisED.
Commissioner KELLY offered the following preamble and
resolutions which adopted
Whereas, The diminished Of the Commission.
ers Of Emigration behooves them to economic in every
possible and whereas the rent paid Tor the premises
in Canal and Franklin streets and the 400 per annum
paid for this building onethird of which Is not used,
therefore
Resolved That it be referred to the President ana Vice
President to inquire into and report to this Board
ample be obtained for tho Commissioners office
at Castle Garden with the Of being released from
the lease and rent of this building
Resolved, That the President and Vice President make
application to the Board Of Health for the rent and the
amount Of damages due the Commissioners Of Emgra-
ton for the premises in Franklin street for the 1854
the same being occupied as cholera hospital by order
Of the Board Of Health.
Resolved That the President and Vice President apply
to the Board Of Health for the amount OF expenses incurred
in maintaining healthy passengers at ordered
penses having been reported favorably upon by
mittee of the Board Of Health In 1854.
CIIATIAIss sIiRKING DUTY.
Commissioner BRADY moved that the Warden Of Wards
chapains at that place had performed their dutess
had heard many complaints with regard to of them
and wished to get at the facts Adopted when the Board
adjourned.
WEEKLY STATEMENT.
Alien passengers arrived to sept T. ........ o. 9s5
ioai G,pzI
To same date in 1854 .22T 1856
Decrease this year. 12z, 500
Inmates in Institute, Wards Island. $40 2,4o7
Marine Iospital.... III 2i5
Balance in bank January l. 1855. SCI l92 40
Aggregate receipts 70 Sept H. S272, 500 30
Received since, to Sept. 10, for
Communication OF alien passen-
gers, &C. 0,O0O ~
- 277,41s 50
Total Observation-Disclosures. 1888 COS 90
Disbursements to Sept L. ............. .S409,5F 81
Oyerdrait on the bank, $70,o38 SO