The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-05
Board OF Ten Governors.
ELECTION OF OfFICERs-EEw FORMATION or TIL

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The first meeting OF the Board Of Ten Governors Of the
Amsbouse for the year 1859 was held yesterday after
noaN at the acknowledgment Smith, Esq, retiring
Presid. in the chair There was full attendance of
members present
DR.. Charles Breunnghausen and Mr.. Isaac Townsend
having presented their certificates of election for term
Of Eve years next ensuing duly installed Govern
ors of the Amshouse Cor that period
The first business in order being the reading the re-
QUESTIONS for supplies for the various institutions,
On motion OF Governor OLrxR the reading thereof was
suspended and the acquisitions referred TO the Committee
on Supplies.
proposition then made that the Board should go
into ballot for President and Secretary for the present
year
Governor TOWNSEND observed that their side OF the
Board republican, had had conference the
patton Of candidate for the Presidency but they at the
same time, held themselves entitled 70 the privilege Of
doing He, therefore, moved that the Board should
take recess OF ten minutes before proceeding 70 ballot
TO afford them an opportunity of deciding they would
offer a candidate.
The Board then took a recess of ten minutes
On the return of the members
Messrs. McIIRoY and TOWNSEND stated that after
short consultation they had not been able 10 upon
candidate and had therefore, brought back the matter TO
be dealt with by the Board.
desultoy discussion then took place the propre
y Of one side OF the Board-eher the republican demo
cratc-electng President for the opposite SIDE
Governor OLIVER observed that in the remarks of some
OF the gentlemen there was an implication that there
certain members who incompetent fill the Office OF
President He did not think the Board answerabe for
that The people bad Che members there and any
Of them unfit for the place Of President they should
not have been sent there.
After further remarks the Board went into ballot
for President Messrs. b. f. Pinckney and McEiroy
being appointed ecrs On the fret ballot there appeared
For Gov nugrO. $3.50. For Gov. Gunther. !
On the second ballot the numbers were
For Dugro. ............. For Gunther. .........
Governor Dugro having the greatest number OF
votes declared duly elected the President of the Board
Ex-President smith then vacated his chair and pro.
ceeded to install the newly elected officer the coveted
place. In doing so Mr. Smith delivered the hammer to
the new President, and in few brief but COM
plimentary words resigned the place to his sue
cessor rernarking that he hoped President Dugro
would diligently and faithfully discharge the duties of the
chair.
President DuGRo received the hammer from the hands
OF his predecessor and briefly returned thanks to the
Board for the honor which had been conferred him
appointing him their presiding officer. He would endea
vo in go far as he might be able to discharge the duties
impocd upon him with view to the best interests Of
We public and Of the department he begged 70 return
! his thanks to all the members OF the Board;
ballot then taken for Secretary Tor the present
year, resulting thus
W. I. Pnckney.
Chas Hreunnghasen.
The first mentioned gentleman was therefore declared
elected
Lots tlen for the ALLEGATION of seats at the
Board resulting IN thorough change of the former sitting
arrangements
A communication from the ferrymaster Of Blackwers
point during the wier months referred TO the Com
mittee on Ferries.
Two communications-one from Mary Dubois, and the
other from Daniel +. Temann, Mayor-were received
They bore reference to the erection OF Founding Hos
pita The object of these communications to
the appointment by the Board of Ton Governors of
mttce 10 cooperate with the Mayor aud Miss Mary Dubois
in the management of the projected institution Referred
to the Committee Outdoor Poor.
A report from the Committee on City Prisons pre-
scented, recommending appropriation OF $3.50 per
to the Warden Of that institution for house rent
motion made to lay the report over until next
meeting.
Governor MoLoNEY knew of a house somewhere in the
Fifth to be rented for So 500 per File did
why the committee did not recommend this sum, in
stead Of $3.50. He thought any proposal for appropri
alton for house rent for the Warden of the City Prison,
when there was good residence in the institution which
has always been occupied insult if not to the
Board at least to the public at large He therefore, pro-
posed that the report be deferred indefinitely.
The report eventually laid until next meeting
resolution agreed to that in future all orders for
wines, segars &C. to be used the institutions shall be
put the regular acquisitions and read at the meetings of
the Board, except in Of emergency when the War
dens instructed to make the necessary applications
the standing committees
The following is the regular weekly statement presented
to the Board and shows the total number of inmates,
well their location the different institutions the
beginning Of the year 1850
Number remaining Dec. IS 1853 ...~..........7S1 3
Adml1cd slnce..