New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-01
FROM Albany.
From Our Special Corespondent
ALBANY, Tuesday


ALBANY, Tuesday, March 81, 1867.
Among the many ingenious modes of depicting
The public Treasury, hone is perhaps more gene
rally successful than that which presents itselr IN
der the specious and plausible guise Of appropria-
tons for charitable institutions. Under this head
parties have If late years procured bountiful appro
pra,ions, which, instead Of satisfying the demand,
bave only served to Sharpen the appetite for more,
until 1t has become q regular system IN the
pluLder of the State Treasury. Charitable
md educational Institutions are annually rep
resented here by lobby agents, engaged IN com
binine ard l0grctg bills through the Legislature,
making appropriations for their support, the agents
reward corresponding to the extent Of such appro-
priations. As the people are taxed for the sup
port of these charitable institutions, they have a
rjeht to inquire whether their bounty is faithfully
and iudiciously applied and fear that close
tiny Ould disclose, in some cases an apparent
want Of capacity if nothing worse in the financial
management of our public charities. Without
going into general examination OF those instita
tious which have been subjects of State bounty,
prt pose to call the attention of the taxridden pub
lie 10 the management OF the Deaf and DUMB To-
stitution located in your city.
A recent memorial from this institution, asking
for an appropriation from the State of some
500 OOO induced q reference TO report made by
the Board Of Directors to the Legislature IN March,
1854 in pursuance Of call upon them Tor speclhc
information as to the sale of certain land, the pur-
chsee of a new SITE &c, " and particularly whether
There will be, at any time hereafter, any ap-
% ,i;cston 70 the LEGISLATURE of this State to pay
6. ,n, ,srt of the e,pense of such lands improye-
49,, 10y ~ bn;ld;, as or of the furnishing Of the
6. ssns or snv other EXPENSES growing out of such
{. soin ,e or and rebniId;no ~
Tic obect of This call was 70 ascertan. if posi-
he wbe, her there WAS likely to be any let-up to
,n e' %asvv demands of this institution upop the
strong box of the state In reply to the resolution
the directors say tnat 'ne! SOFA lo's oe."eou
a1.nuas a. follows.
r.,,n,,, "A 1ass .,,,,...............slS65 1850
June {, lass l22 $50
m..irs 2,s 90
Less mortgage account Of purchase money 1900
p.,. q 2oe oto
Estimated value OF twenty lots ard buildings FL.
tieth street unsos. 10VVV
.......................SsfO 100
Deduct puicbaie.mOney of site. ......... 1l5ooo
.-u..,,. E.. hn;,,,. ,,o,., tIse O,O
Es,inst,d cost Of buildings improvements,
0'''iNs " pA'' NN ' -
Leaving s55,sSo
which will remain Az an pcumbrance on the build
ipps and property when completed. The report OF
the Directors pees on to say that they expect to
=" detray all the expenses above alluded TO- from the
&C nrocea5. of the saes of their former lands. leav-
{. ino the institution with an amount of indebted
Z. 80 10, 90 m ;ncnrbr,nce on their present property
ness o. oil IL. oo,,a.h;na arosr than that
e4uai u, OF PetnsPs sIn aIa Dd Is seonrsd hv
8. nr.n.oa ON tho farmer site This indebtedness.
:. =. nv. I'll boned will he DISCHARGED without
:, 10 nr 'n, snnron,;st;on from fine State
IT. a Inoh. a. and bonefu and unite unlike the
,nen,o,isI now before the Ler,latnre asking as
haro s.;J for an augmentation of S28. 900. By
NV sa.u, dat.d Mich I6 Il annears that the
COST of he building ND TO the present time has been
.h"ut sSSl $50
And that the estimated cost Of finishing s.... 5000
.,,;,. co.. s3gl.s
J..;,, ho .oe. tbst in casa tho estimated S6O. 600
III ",a,rer tba nnrnoss IF finishing no the lob.
sIo', 'to ~ rncb douhtsd the actual
at iii haSe eyceeded tbe orgnal estimate by the
So". ttia on,n of sI66 35 and the Directors
n1,., os,mata that tho estsbli.bnen. when com
~" 80, nf be;no in debit S55 900 will owe
pe~u, ,rmous sum # Sod O66 81. The lots, est.
.ted Of S75 600 have been sold at private sale to
versions not named for 1863. 600 Why were they
ppot soIJ Of nublic auction and who were the Dur.
~ nS oo
0"S Or. In.,;,r,;on Gor tba Educatop Of the Deaf
ST mu' nn - xe,v e,ceent and useful establish
anu "nS :, - 4u;ta noss;bIe that its financial
,nsnscsment ba, been unexceptionable; but in
view Of the very great disparity between the esti.
mates and actual expenditure of the removal and
rebuilding. it would seem due to the public thai
thew have some explanation of the affair before
responding to another call for additional funds.
DR.. Bissel who recently received from Gov.
King the appointment of Resident Physician at
Quarantine. is in town, and will soon enter upon
y r. L., J,t;as n 10 nm