The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-11
MEETING OF THE GOVERNORS OF THE AIMsHoUss

The regular meeting Of the Board Of Ten Governors was
held yesterday, c Godfrey Gunlher, President, the
SOMETHING ABorT THx COMMON COUNCIL
An application received certain parties 10 re.
The present officer Al the Fourth dis,ric, prison.
corner Of Fourth avenue and Eighty sixth street
Mr. TowssSp said he aware that the Bodrd had
accepted the care Of that prison.
Mr. TisssS ssd tue law imperative, and the
Governors mus, aocep, the charge
Nj Tovs-ssp denied that the law gave the Common
Council sny authority be Board OF Governors. lie
considered the advice given the Board by Alderman
Valentine the previous evening being sheer mpcrt
nence. The Ten Governors fully competent to do
their own advising
Here The matter dropped
ss1sATE- ron TAI HtAs 1858
Mr. Tow~osp read the following
The Committee on Supplies and Finance to whom was
referred the communication n A. G. Flagr Eq, Comp
trocr for estimate q expenditure for the Almshouse De
partenl FOR tbc 1853 respectfully report that they
have given t- important subject the confederation that
TAX ridden and embarrassed community have right n rc
aure from those who have assumed the rcspons bile posi-
ton dshur-ers IL public money required by the law
organizing this department The Bard have always
that they have faithfully performed the trust repsed in
them, shd never before have they deemed necessary 20
exercise such economy y apparent should
govern every department n the city, and 20 AID IN pre-
serving lie value u property. which must inevitably be
seriously deprecated without great reduction the
penses q the city government.
ren's nursery infants departments Colored Home Cor
81 Orphan Asylum ou' dr poor, Sc, IN All seventeen
organization % which the LAT named relieved upwards
Of 5000 persons IN 1856 draw their support through the
In ali iaEe cies well and economically governed ns
uion similar T. those above named make the largest
item 81 their expenses. This city y an exoePtiou-the
number u persons supported IN institutions the
No cacustion can be made on receiving anything from
the Commissioners u Emigration. although cannc
cove more equitable legal or Just ella than the city
ffpr pf
grants and rsupers charEcane upon them they having
ample means for this object Tho claim amounts 10
Your committee therefore recommend thai application
be made the 81 hundred and twenty Ave thou
son required n be raised FOR tho support and govern
mont n tho Ainsbousc Department for tho year 1855
Your committee have suspended action 90 tho amount
that viii he required for buildings as T. calculated that
The amount unexp.nded 81 the close Of tho year q the ap
preparation for 1851 will be sufficient for that purpose and
then specific appropriations can be made from that fund
The accompanying detailed estimate cf expenditure
IOf the year 1858 submitted and the follow ing compare
I'VE steeen, presented u The raised By taxation
for the year 1851 and he amount required 70 be ras in
the year 1855 49,
Amour, required Tor 1887 ............s7Is 500
Add for deficiency a 1864 omitted In lax
levy Of 1885, by nadver,ancc of the
Comptroller, and added b. that of 1851
70 reimburse the city treasury . i2s O0o--siJ 400
Amount required 10 he raised w ian Zoe
1858 ELECTROMAGNETIC so5 900
fess ann, 70 he raised by ,ax in 1855 Gas 500
and an actus reduction % sll3,s0o tor the support OF
the department. for 1858.
Your committee ORR the following resolution
Resolved That the report u tie Committees on Finance
and Supplies h. accepted aud adopted and that The same
he signed by the President ard Secre,sry transmitted
10 the Board consisting ~ the President ~ the Board OF
Aldermen, The President = Die Board q Counclmen,
nAy"r and Comptroller the amount required by the
BOARD Of for the support aud government,
Alnsboase Department for the year 1855 sccordsnce
with sectiou o. Of Al act % amend the charter Of the
city q New York, passed April "a, 1891
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