New-York daily tribune., 1859-09-28
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
TIN GOVERNORS.

This Board met yesterday afternoon at the Rotunda
all the members being present except Mr.. Townsend,
who Is confined 10 his house account of Sickness
Upon the Bellevue Hospital requiston appeared, at
the order Of Mr.. Maoney, call for one basket Of
champagne, and Eve gallons Of brandy. Mr. PISK-
sEY moved TO strike IT OF, bat the molten amended
Warden Wslmsley Of the Penitentsry complained
of the poor quality Of the mea. sent TO the institution
During the past ten days he stated that they had
ceived upward Of 400 pounds Of be ad meat and hearts,
which it was difficult to with Advantage to the
Department. Referred to the Committee on the Peni-
tentsry.
Communication was received from the came,
stating that Geo. Brodie, co0Ied convict effected his
escape from the Island in tub On the 9th instant. He
was within five days Of the expiration Of hs term Of
sentence.
A communication from the Ferry masters at Black
wells Leland read setting forth the discharge Of
John +. Mains the coxswain, on account of n.oxca'
ton.
The Committee on Work House reported in favor
of making contract with Potter 81 Tauisier to em-
ploy fifty women with the privilege Of increasing the
puber TO hundred and 10 psy for their service at
the rate Of fifteen cents per day. to commence after the
expiration Of the first ten days The women are TO be
employed in manufacturing artificial feathers The
report was recommltted
The Committee On Penitentary, to whom was re
feYred the suppy Of liquors, wines, and cigars, on
reouistop No IS Of the Warden Of that institution
made lengthy report setting forth that on investgat
ing the subject the Warden stated to them that he
instructed by individual Governors to obtain GER
tain articles ana toe remainder WAe cseu IOr uncer
their directions in order that supply should be
hand in the Governors their friends, or strangers
visited the island. lie also stated that he was in the
habit Of calling for larger qusntty Of liquors on his
requisition, which was always sanctioned by the
Board no portion of the same being required for the
use Of the inmates The Committee deem this course
clearly violation Of the resolution of the Board adopted
Jan. A. 1889 and recommend that the articles called
for be stricken from the requisition and thai the reso
luton be Iefcinded. The Commtte offered the follow
ing resolution:
That from aud liquors wines cigars be
allowed furnished b this Board 70 any Of the in'utoD oon
On notion the repert was accepted, when Mr.. Gun
TIER made serious opposition TO the matter contend.
ing that it had been got up for political capital and 10
order to make outsiders believe ithat they were
scrupuousiy honest. The taxpayers did not object to
their use Of liquor Wines but they did object to the
abuse Of them. This subject had been brought up
periodically. Such traps might be sprupg, az they had
been before.
Mr.. WIN. r. PIsKsEY replied that he was not in.
fuenced by any political considerations in presenting
the report TO the Board He scorDed the idea that he
was guided by rum influence. There had been up
ward of $500 spent for liquor witbir the past Sx
weeks.
Mr. SMITH was opposed to the spending Of the pso
pies money for rum. He had no political aspirations,
and he denied that he guided in the drawing OF the
report by any such motive. That the amount vas ex-
pended for feeding public visitors he denied also.
isge part had been paid for the individual use Of the
Govefrors and their personal friends.
Mr.. GUsIHER said that be was the only person who
voe against the suppy of liquor before aud they had
paid 10 attention to the matter, but had continued
guzzlnP.
were adcpted-sll present voting in the affirmative.
The contracts for alterations at the Bellevue Hospital
awarded rs follows Carpenters work, to +. +.
Rogers, 81 100; plumbing, Phelps, jr., $500.
The weekly statement is as follows:
Number remaining Sept. II, 1852 5s..''..'.'.'''L4s