New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-07
COMMISSIONERS or EMIGRATION.

The Board Of Commissioners Of Emigration met
yesterday afternoon, at o'clock, in the new rooms
recently fitted up in Castle Garden, and in which
place the future meetings of the Board will be held
About four years ago, the Commissioners obtained
lease of the old church edice in Worth street, OppO
site the Hospital grounds where they fitted up offices
and established Labor Exchange, at winch resIdents
might obtain male or female servants from the newly
arrived euigrants. Their lesss on the church ex'
pirpg the LET of May, proximo, the Commissioners at
a n e.tiIg held q mouth or two ago. determined upon
fitting a portion of the Csste Garden buildings the
whole Of which they had possession OF TOR their oc-
cupsr cy and removing thirther at as early day az
possible. The rooms are on the first snd second
floors in front of the main building, ami on one side
command view Of the Battery, aud 90 the other
view of the interior of Castle Garden. The main
room for the accommodation Of MIR. Cassidy, Chief
Clerk ard bis ASSISTANTS, is 10 feet in length, aud
about 80 feet wide.
The Labor Exchange is situated on the lower floor,
with ample accommOca atoms for employers and EN-
ployees. All the rooms neatly and comforts
by fitted up ana the Commissioners will by this
movement save several thousand dollars per snnum
in The way of rent.
The meeting was called to order at O'clock Presi-
dent GULAs G. VERPLANcK in the chair, and all the
members present.
Mr. PURDY said be had been anded report from
tie Castle Garden Committee relative to the hcensog
runners and he thought written report should nave
been first presented.
Mr. C,RRIGAS said that the omission to do so was
in Consequence Of his being away.
A resolution was offered that the President DO au-
thorlzed 10 licenses TO runners, in number not
exceeding fty for soliciting emsrant passengers, and
steam BEATS in number not exceeding FIVE for landing
emigrapt passengers as contemplated by the law OF
Apul 1857, and in accordance with tue requirements
IL said act
Mr.. PURDY moved to amend by inserting the Cas-
tie Garden Committee and the Mayors of New-York
and Brooklyn.
Some debate ensued, bat the resolution and amend
mebts were carried.
Mr. JELLISGHAUs offered resolution relative TO
the conduit of the roof OF the main building of Cas-
Il. Garoen and recomm ended that competent ;hi
tect be called upon 10 make an estimate ss 10 the
amount required for repairing the edltice. Carried
The seekly statement, as follows, was presented:
Number Of EmI ants arrived TO March So 1853 2l
Number Of EriEranIs arrived since TO April 6, 5s. lyS
rots. Il93
9'-''' '' 1899. 1875. 1857.
Number Of Inmates IN Institutions
samber Of Innate. in Marine Hospital. 50 lo5 10
Balance in Bsnk Jan l. 1859 $50 %
Aggrr receipts 10 March So 1884,. > 1898 50
Receipts since, to april q, for communication
Of passengers, ko...........'s'. l,9o W lsTos 81
40 Is
Disbursements per previous account 70
Earcb -, t6J9.. $50 %
Current expenses o March y aud So... Os8 s. q
.sl8.Ss N
After tie adjournment Of the Board, at the invita-
ton OF Capt. Crabfree, the members repaired 10 an
adjoining room, where wac prepared by Capt. Crab
tIee excellent collation.. Among the gentlemen
me sent ere MAYOR Powell of Broc kyu Commissioner