The New York herald., 1870-01-05
CHARITIES And CORRECTION.
improvements, Expenditures, &C., ON the
City and Island Institutions During
the Past Year Abstract OF
the Annual Report.

+ During the year just closed the Commissioners OF
Public Charities and Correction have through their
indefauyable efforts succeeded IN accomplishing
substantial work for the city In their administration
over the rcformatory and charitable Institutions OF
the Commonwealth, they having expended through
out the year no less q sum than $1,476,006 In OBJ
jects OF charity and Improvements.
The island Institutions, as well as those located
In the city. have In many Instances been enlarged
and improved by the expenditure OF considerable
sums OF money out OF the appropriations made as
the commencement OF the year, aud the citizens OF
the metropolis may congratulate themselves on the
fact that the money thus expended has aud Will
attain the objects for which 1t was laid out.
At the different islands under their supervision
there are improvements constantly going on and
new buildings being erected, the most important or
which Ii tue
NEW LuNATIc ASYLUM
IN course OF construction on Wards island.
Three hundred thousand dollars was appropriated
BY tue Common Council for It's erection. ana
at present there Is every prospect that 1t viii
receive ITS finishing touches by June or July.
It is greatly needed, az the present structure ON
Blackwell's Island is wholly inadequate for tins
wants of the constantly increasing army OF unfortu
mates confined within It's walls. There are at present
at least 1,4oO male and female patients packed
together in this lily arranged bedam. and 200 In the
lower tier OF cells at the Workhouse, which Il tho
best accommodation that can be gwen them under
the existing circumstances.
TIE INFANTS HOSPITAL,
on Wards Island, upon which some 100000 has
been already expended, Is fast approaching oon-
pletion. One hundred and twenty 1--we thousand do-
lars has been added 70 the original appropriation
and 1t promises to be a magnificent structure.
There are at present about 500 fOundllngs In tina
old building, who are remarkably healthy, consider
Ing their cEowded SQpdyl9n
OF the institution have been trying an artificial food
(Nestles bread -and-milx flour, SO caled) with q
number OF b0ttefed babies, and the result attained
was that II Is destined to become valuable adjunct
in the feeding OF babes and 1t Is very probable that
tails for l0undllngs throughout the United States.
THE lNEBRiATH ASYLUM,
Wards Island, contains at present 800 inmates. Of
whom 100 n0n-payiug patents. Forty thousand
dollars was appropriated for TINS institution ana IL
has been In operation two years and 10 considered
by ali to be failure but still the physician In charge
has hopes OF success. Board in this asylum ranges
IRON i've dollars fifteen dollars per week. ana there
are number OF well known characters under treat
ment there. among whom IL an Ex-Governor OF the
"Prairie State.n
THE sCHooLsHTP MERCURY.
The Commissioners take great pride In this vessel
from tue fact that she IS the pioneer" OF their
pertinent, and has up 70 the present time proved .
complete success. Thrty-hve thousand dollars
was paid for her. and she is destined to
street ganias. on board or this vessel there are now
500 laos who have been picked up in the streets.
they are subject TO strict discipline, but aud doubt
less prove good sailors.
The Commissioners have asked an appropriation
of $40 900 more to enable them maze few altera
tons and provide for the present pear.
EXPENDITURES,
The following IS the table or expenditures for the