The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-03

THE MAYOR ELECT OBJECTS TO A BILL FOR PAINT
| HE TAKES LEAVE OF THE BOARD, AND MAKES
SPEECH ON THE Observation-Disclosures VOTING
| | ON ELECTION DAY.
The Board OF Ten Governors yesterday-C Godfrey
Gunther, President in the chair. Among the members
present was the Mayor elect, Daniel F. Tiemann
THE MAYOR nEcr oBJxcrs PAINT
bill of $50 for certain paint purchased by the Board.
came up for the Board to pass upon.
Mr. TEMAss expressed wish to look at it, and having
done so, passed il TO Mr. Benz f. Pinckncy who Is also
dealer in paints and asked him ii not cxorbi
tanu Mr. Pinckney thought il was; whereupon Mr.. Tie
declared he would for passing the bill. 1t
was finally referred 70 the committee to report upon
ABOUT fAupEHs
CoRsxius " ANDERSON called the attention Of the Board
TO abuse which he thought ought to be abated It
in relation TO dscharging from the workhouse and
other institutions Blackwels lsand to enable
them to vote election dry This practice
strongly conccmned and he understood that twenty per
sons discharged workhoase last Mon
day by OF tho Governors who wished them to vote
q certain candidate for Mayor.
Mr. T1EMANs was Of opinion that the Governors had
right TO discharge paupers from the workhouse but they
had opinion from the Corporation Counsel which forbid
them from dischargng from any other
their He hoped that if any had abused this
power Of the Governors improper purposes /. would
be investigated ana steps taken to prevent recurrence
OF this practice in future.
Mr. TOWNSEND thought It would be we'll to postpone this
subject until full Board present Perhaps the per
son most interested in this matter was absent,
Mr.. BENZ. r. PINCRSEY thought that under the law the
Governors had right TO discharge all Migrants The e
gal opinion that had been given this subject
biguous that left the matter much in the dark
ever.
Mr.. OLIVER offered resolution TO the effect that the
matter should be fully investigated aud report present
ed embracing all the facts 1t was admitted that twenty
persons had been discharged from Of the institutions
and for the purpose OF voting For ono no opposed
TO this mode OF procedure and il the Governors did have
this power he wished their practice and preroayes SO
guarded could NOT be abused hereafter and By whom
Mr. TIEMASS moved that tho Warden be Instructed TO
give the names OF the parties discharged.
After some further discussion the matter was laid
for week.
TKSAss ANNOUNCES HIS ELECTION.
As the Board Was about to adonrn Mr.. TIExANN
and said he wished to say few words TO his fellow
bers OF the Bosro, he IN doubt whether he
could be able TO meet with them again They all knew
the result Of the recent election HE had been choen by
Several GovIRSos (inerruptng )-Don be IN a hurry.
Tho votes have not been counted yet.
Mr.. TTEsANS-Oh, don't care for that am satisfied
that am legally elected and intend to take my
January in the Mayors Office Mr.. Tcmann then went on
to say that he could not act with the Board for the coming
month he wished to acGuant himself with the arduous
duties he was about 70 assume h therefore had con
cluded to resign his office. 1t VI uH regret that
he left the Board. He had been kudt ed by all the
members, and there certain reCEIs the iastu
ticns he wished to effected beiory r the Board.
He referred TO the Bellevue Hospital TO the Lunatic
Asy lum and Workhouse, and hoped they would always
be under gooo management they were at
present He was in favor OF building peni-
Tertiary for females Immediately, and he had hoped
other reform he had set his heart upon 1t
to separate the Penitentiary Hospital from the Penten
tiary. He OF opinion that The hospital ought to have
warden Of It's aud that the resident ply sicaI should
be that officer Under the present law respectable females
who diseased by dssoute husbands compelled
TO declare themselves Migrants before they could be nd
mtted to the hospital This all wrong and ought be
amended forthwith IN conclusion Mr. Temann expressed
bis regret at leaving the Board and acknow lodged that he
bad entered With strong suspicion 10 the honesty of
s management but all his prejudices vanished and
he became thoroughly convinced Of the good was tho
means Of doing.
Mr. SIXTH aud ether Govern expressed their Of
the loss Mr. Temann would be tho Board, hoped
the democratic members would I'LL his place by worthy
Mr. Tiemanns resignation accepted take Of
feet the 24,h instant, when tho Board will elect his
successor.
CENSUS INSTITUTIONS.
From the report Of the wardens seems that there
1916 persons in Tho institutions under the charge
the Goverrors-showug week Of 49,
and increase compared with last year or 500.