New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-23

however. appointed Mr.. Anthony Dugro's brother
ip.law 10 that position, in he face OF tie fact
that there are lots Of SAILORS on Blackwell
Is)aud who would DO the work well as
he and thus return something 10 tie county for the
coat of their trial. and maintenance during confinement;
and they still retain BIN at the salary, although
for four or FIVE months there has been nothing what
ever for him to do, and from the beginning only work
for few weeks at the outside.
The lavish expenditure which has attended TIE
construction of the Hospital is to be carried on, TO the
end Bids have been received for heating the budng
vary ing from $4,000 TO over $50 600. The Lowest bid
ders are competent, capable men, with good seeuri'
ties to bind them in the faithful performance OF their
contract. Yet Elk members Of the Board have COM
bned and pledged Themselves 10 vote for the s2oOo
bidders and will probably rush the contract through
mex, Tuesday evening. In confraventon Of the rules
and custom Of the Board, which prevail 10 all the
other Institutions, the keepers RandaPs Island,
fonr or FIVE in number, board at the expense Of the
Department, although by the terms Of their appoint
ment, they were TO board themselves. The keepers
10 the ether Institutions are taxed SO month for
board This favoritism lie shown by order of the mem
bers of the RaDdals Island Committee.
Aweek or two ago one Of the employees on Ran
tican in Harlem. The place was worth 600 year,
its cling price was $3.50. good farmer was lately
dismiss ed 10 make room for another Harlem man, VINO
was no farmer, and had frequently been discharged
from the Island before to be PIT in his place. Some
the matrons sre quite as nsoept and independent the
keepers relying upon the friendship of their favorite
Governors to keep them secure from removal How
prisoners are treated in the city prisons, let the reports
of men, eaten up in their cells by rats, or dying Of
she er nc gect testify let the statements Of sick people
sent from the prisons 10 die on the way to BacSwefs
Island, or Bellevue Hospital, tel A man who had
his SPINE broken was some time ago laid on the floor Of
the prison van and in company with twenty prs-
opers sent from the Tombs and joed off all the way
to BaekwelPs leland.
The appropriation which this Board asks for the
year 1860 is $500 $50, and $lO7 ,O49 for buildings
making a total of $766 1879 for the expenses of the
current year. In the opinion Of those who have made
such institutions their study, at least 500, 600 OF this
sum could be saved by udicous management, the dis
charge of useless people, male and female, who have
been put into easy places to draw pay for political ana
other services and the curament Of the extravagans
building expenses OF course this would net allow OF
the prots supposed TO be made by the Governors on
contracts for meat Bread milk, goods soap, pot
terry, iron, paint bricks, hme lath and other articles
furnished for the use Of the Department by next
friends. Why won't the Legislature give these Ten
Governors an oyerhaung, better yet, turn ont the
rascas neck and crop, retaining only those who are
lot obnoxious TO these charges Of malieasauce, and
erect Board Of Control Of three or vs pers)ns, from
whom we may hope for mueh-needed reform