The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-24
EMIGRATION.

Stated Session Of the mnIissoners-Co ndi.
ti0n Of the Observation-Disclosures of Cyrus
Curtis.
The Commissioners OF Emigration held their regu-
lar semi monthly meeting yesterday afternoon in
their rooms In Castle Garden. There present
Mr.. O'Gorman the President, ana Messrs. Nicholson
Lynch Setback, Wailach, Bell, Hart and Frcar. The
minutes OF the last meeting were read and adopted
after which the report OF the Finance Com
mittee was received, and Is as follows:-Cash
on available assets, not appropriated, $224.l4l;
available assets, appropriated for new asylum,
s25o,o0o paid mortgage on Wards Island property,
$4,000; real estate purchase on Wards Island,
sl40 $685. for cemetery Staten Island, $1,000; total
assets in oxcess OF liabilities. sl6s, 1853.
Mr. Hart moved that $4,000 Of the $4,000 belong
ing to the Commissioners OF Emigration and now In
the hands OF the City Chamberlain be placed to the
credit Of the building fund for the new asylum
The report OF the accountant employed to examine
the books OF the institution was received, and that
was reeTseu To the Castle Garden COMMITTEES. Mr.
Waach offered resolution providing that hereafter
three members, instead OF five. shall constitute Q
quorum for all standing committees He explained
the necessity for such change, stating that IL
impossible 10 get I'VE members OF any or the COM
mttees together during the warm weather He said
that the Castle Garden committee had attempted to
hold three meetings recently, but failed each time
because they could not get the requisite number to
make q quorum. There was considerable oppos-
ton to this proposition, several OF the Commission
ers intlmatnG Ilaf they did not consider IL exactly
the thing to allow three members OF committee OF
eight transact all the business. Upon motion OIL
Mr.. Bell the subject went over until the next meet
ing.
Upon motion OF the same gentleman resolution
was adopted directing the chairman OF the
WARDS ISLAND COMMITTEE
to employ some competent architect to examine the
chapel of that institution with view 10 having IL
strengthened ana put In u suitable condition 10
accommodate the hundreds WHO c0ngregite in IL
every Sunday.
letter was received from Mr.. Cyrus Curtis re-
which was accepted and Mr.. Nicholson nominate,
| Mr.. Andreas Whitman as lis successor. This
nomination was laid over unth next meeting.
addressed to the Governor and transmitted by him
to Mr.. Hart, relative to treatment Of emigrants.
1t was referred to the Castle Garden Committee for
| investigation.
scandinavian residents OF New York and vicinity,
! requesting 10 have q male and female orderly aud
nurse appointed to the hospital who speak the
| scandinavian language Referred to the wards
Island Committee with power. After some further
routine business the Board adjourned.
| The semmOnthiy report of The Commissioners
shows as fOllow5:-
| Number of alien passengers arrived to June
1 49, 1870. lOI, 4tO
| Number Of alien passengers arrived to June
%, 1870. ............-.......... ll,964
llo,44o
| Arrived during the week manirests not re-
ceiyed Observation-Disclosures. 557s
Total arrivals to date Observation-Disclosures. lbs, 0lS
70 same date in 1862 1872, 532
Balance in bank January l, 1870. 1881
Aggregate receipts to June 23.......... 3O2, sos
Total assets. $751;, 97I
Disbursements as per previous account to
June Id, 1870. Nf,4ts
Balance with City Chamberlain. .......... sl4O, 56l