The New York herald., 1870-05-08
The Department Of Parks and the New Post
Once Authorities.
COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION.

The new Board Of Commissioners OF Emigration
met yesterday afternoon, pursuant to Adjournment
at Castle Garden with the President, Mr.. Richard
OGorman, IN the char. There present, besides
the President Commissioners Nicholson, Bell Hart,
Lynch, Barr, Waliach and Mayor Hall. But little
time lost In getting to work after the secretary
and general agent, Mr. Casserly, had read the min-
utes OF the previous meeting The first business in-
troduced was IN relation to the
RESIGNATION OF COMMISSIONERS.
CDauncey NJ. Depew aud Edward +. Smith. The
designations we're then read, and on, motion, the
Board proceeded to election TO fiji the vacancies
caused by the retirement OF Messrs Depew and
Smith. The baloting showed eight votes Tor James
w. Heusted in place OF Chauncey M. Depew, seven
votes for Alexander Frear and one for c. Godfr ey
Gunther In the place or Edward f. Smith. Messrs.
Heusled and Freariwere then declared duly elected
as members of the Board.
THE NEW COMMISSIONERS
thus elected were members or the last Legislature
and were distinguished for their activity ana inde
fatigabity in any work they I'm lertook. Mr.. Heus-
0ratorcal dlsp .ays was DUBBED the "Bald Eageu OF
the House, while MIR. Frear, on account OF
having been the introducer OF the new
Charter and rom the tough battles he made obtained
the SOnbri0tet OF "Charter 0ak." These gentlemen
viii bring their characteristic activity to work in
providing Tor the care or the emigrdnts and VIII, no
doubt, be found efficient adjunctS to the Board.
A resolution was adopted to reduce the
STANDING COMMITTEES
TO three MEMBERS merging The Purchasing Com
mittee In the Wards Island Committee, the Railway
Agency and Labor Exchange Committee In the
Castle Garden Committee, the Auditing Committee
in the Finance Committee; that the Castle Garden
Committee be composed OF seven members, the
Wards Island Committee OF seven members and the
Finance Committee OF five members. The President
shortly after announced the following the stand
ing committeeS:-
Castle Garden Committee Commissioners Hart.
Lynch Frear Curtis, Walach, Barr and Mayor Hall.
Wari's Island Commitree-Commissioner Bell,
Bissinger, Frear, Lynch, Heusted and Nicholson.
Finance Commissioners Nicholson
Curtis, Bisslnger, Hart and Mayor Kalbneisch.
Bylaws Committee-Commssioner Hart, Heusted
A communication was presented from the Board
OF American
In relation to the IsraeJe refugees from Russia ask
Ing that separate Kitchen be allowed them on
Wards Island, In order that they might have Their
peculiar style OF cooking done by themselves. the
Board by whom the request was made agree
Ing to bear share OF the extra expense incurred
stated that ne had visited Wards Island
had seen those refugees who are there at
present and found that many OF them were necessa-
rly very destitute. From the communication
referred 10 ~ appears that some 500 or more are
expected TO arrive here very shortly. Commissioner
Hart, therefore, moved that the Superintendent OF
wards Island be directed to have the necessary pro-
VISION made Tor the accommodation of the people
missioner Nicholson and was adopted by the Board.
the newly Invented disease known as
. THE RELAPsING FEVER,
lg appears, dOes not escape emgrants any more
tnan others; and, as the commissioners OF Charities
ana Correctlon have made arrangements for the care
OF such patients resolution was adopted requesting
the Last mentioned commissioners TO receive and
aunt 10 tneir hospital on Hart's Island emigrants
su1erns from the relapsing fever and to charge the
eXpense on me Conms Sioner5 OF Emigration.
III was decided TO ameni the byeaws so as to direct
that the meetings. sha be held on Wednesdays at
Castle Garden and Wards Island alternately. Afcr
dlsposing or quantity Of routine business the Board
adjourned.
STATISTICS OF EMIGRATION
prepared Tor the Board. show that the whole num-
ber Of emgrans arriving OF this port during the