New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-08
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MUNEStEAAl SGAbP/ FHAsI1SE'
The Board Of Colncilmen, at It's meeting on
Thursday, passed the following resolution:
U1ereas The building on the south easterly Of
Fdyfrs'.s and Lexin ,ton.aye.. now in part. ocon'
pied by The North isiern Dspensary. and recently
used Military Hospital viii be Boon vacated by the
military ouilorilics; and
UIer,as Tie exigencies Of the public service which
required It's Tor tie latter purpose have oeaScui
and
VIs-eas Certain resolutions. approved b. rs Honor
h. Mayur December 10 1850, appropr tea the sara
building wren completed to q purposes ol ~ l.iIu.s
children and that the same should be nndci We coniio
uf the MAYOR and First Drectrcss OF TIE Nuser! lAu
Chilis Hospital; tand
Vierras The said institution OF IN InfInis' Homo
has never been orra' i2cd has rot gone ITO opera
tiun and effect; now, therefore be II
RsOice3 That so much OF SAID resolution rs o' iVou
that said builoing be devoted t. tie purposes ol an -
fants Home and placing the same Hnder ae control u
tie Masor and fust Droctress OF the Nursery ana
Childs Hospital be and the same Is hereby re,rneel.
and The reso non placing 80 mueh q siu Du',s q,
is not occupied by The North Eastern Dlspens! uiu'I
the charge OF the Sisters of Charity 'r Giis Ihdhs'
trial school be hereby ratified and confirmed
Councilman Lent moved first, that the reso-
luton be sent to the Committee on Donations
and Charities, and. second, that it be laid over;
both motions were voted down. The resoil-
ton was then passed, Councilman Patterson
and Lent only voting i'll the negative. a
similar resolution passed both Boards lew
evenings since, but in that the mover forgot
that before a new grant was made 1t was neces'
sarv to rescind the first one made to the Infants
Home. Fortunately it was case OF " more
haste and less speed, so the work had to be done
over again. The resolution now has to go, in
It's present form, TO The Board Of Aldermen Tor
concurrence and TO the Mayor for signature
As time is afforded to make the transaction pub
lie il remains to be seen whether this attempt
to deprive laudable charity Of vested right
will succeed.
The facts Of the case we understand to he
these: In December, 1888, the Common Conn
ell appropriated $25, 900 and six lots, adjoining
the Nursery and Child's Hospital, a. the corner
of Iiity-frst-st. and Lexington-ave, for the cree
ton of a building for the reception of Negiti-
mate aud abandoned children, the control Of
which was to be given to the First Directress of
the Nursery and Childs Hospital and the Mayor
of New-York. The building was nearly COM
pleted when the war broke out, but was not
occupied for its destined purpose as 1t still
wanted furnaces, ranges aud gas pipes
for which some further appropriations was,
needed. In consequence OF the severe Illness
of the First Direciless who had charge of tn
whole business, The work was temporarily sus-
pended, and in the meantime the exigencies OF
the war requiring Hospital in that vicinity
the building was taken possession Of by the
United States. Application was made to the
Mayor for information as to the time when
it would be restored to the original gran
tees. and the assurance given that il should be
done when the war was ended. When this time
came possession was asked for. and at the re-
quest of the Mayor orders We're issued by Major
Gen. Dix for the removal Of the soldiers. AZ
this iunctlre an attempt was made by one oil
the cityreriments to obtain possession Off to be
used as an armory, but this was stopped by
Gen. Sanford on a representation of the
facts in tho case to lin. The inmates Of the
Hospital were, by this time, entirely removed,
and preparations were made for opening the In
fants' Home, notices being prepared of the day
when children would be received. 1t was then,
to the surprise and dismay of the First Direct
ress, that she learned, without any previous no.
tce being served upon her, that the Common
Council proposed to hand the property over to
the Sisters of Charity for an Industrial
School. The indecent haste with which that
body attempted 10 rush the measure through
defeated its own object, at least for the time
being and, it is to be hoped, will defeat it alto
gether. Warned by the intentions Of the City
Government to wfest the property from her
hands the First Directress is now in possession
Of the building with children and rurses, in ac-
cordancc with the original intent, the keys hav-
ing been presented to her by Gen. Dix's order
at the Mayors request. Should the Aldermen,
at their meeting on Monday, follow up the pur-
pose of the other Board, We have 10 doubt the
Mayor viii put ali end to the proceeding by a
prompt veto.
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A public meeting was held in Savannah,
Georgia, on Saturday evening last, to bear an
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