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
indefatigable efforts succeeded in accomplishing
substantial work for the city In their administration
tho rclormatory and charitable Institutions OF
the Commonwealth, they having expended through
out the year no less sum than 81, 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 a.
the commencement OF the year, aud the citizens OF
the metropolis may congratulate themselves on the
fact that the money thus expended has and 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 is tue
NEW LUNATIc ASYLUM,
in course OF construction on Wards Island
Three hundred thousand dollars was appropriated
by the Common Council for Its erection and
at present there is every prospect that 1t viii
receive lts finishing touches by June or July.
It Ia greatly needed az the present structure ON
Blackwells Island 10 wholly inadequate for ths
wants OF the constantly increasing army OF unfortu
mates confined within its wallis There are at present
nc least 1,4OO male and female patients packed
together IN this lily arranged bedlam and 200 In the
lower tier OF cells At tno Workhouse which Ii tho
best accommodation that can be gwen them under
the existing circumstance.
THg INFANTS HOSPITAL,
on Wards Island, upon which some 800, 900 has
been already expended. Is fast approaching 0otn-
pletion One hundred and twenty-n thousand do4-
lars has been added 10 the original appropriation
ana 1t promises to be magnificent STRUCTURE
There are at present about 500 foundilugs In the
old building, who are remarkably healthy consider
During The month Of November the managers
OF the institution have been trying an artificial food
(Nestles breadand-milk n0ur, so-cailed with =
number OF bOtte-led babies and the result attained
was that 1t Is destined to become valuable adjunct
the feeding Of babies, and It very probable that
1t Will generally he adopted throughout the h0spt-
tails for ioundlings throughout the United states.
THE INEBRIATA ASYLUM,
Wards Island, contains at present 800 inmates OF
whom 100 n0n-paying patients. Forty thousand
has been In operation two years and 10 considered
by all to be failure but still the physician In charge
has hopes of success Board in this asylum ranges
IRON ve dollars fifteen dollars per week. and there
are number or well known characters under treat
ment there. among whom IL an Ex-Governor OF the
"Prairle State.n
THE sCHooISHTP MERCURY.
The Commissioners take great pride IN this vessel
from the fact that she Is the '.poncer OF their
pertinent, and has up 70 the present time proved
complete success. Thirty-1ve thousand dollars
was paid for her and she Is destined TO
create q revolution In the management OF cast-away
street 9dnirs. On board OF this vessel there arc now
800 lads 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 enable them to maze fe Altera
tons and provide for the present pear
EXPENDITURES
The following is the table OF expenditures for the