The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-21

Wards Isiand each winter with nothing to 40; It
ENCOURAGES loahng and ldleness, and | suggested
sion be relieved OF their care; they go out IN the
summer roam through Jersey, New York and Penn
syivana begging, and return IN the fall for winter
quarters
Mr.. Hart stated that the expenses OF the Commits
sion was gradual decrease; tlrat last year 1t was
SOL, ga less than IN 1906 $322O SO less than In
1859, and S47 703 6s less than IN 1858.
e%"rant soev ana a. n o .n or fh,s
Commisson concur In almost all that MIR. Setback
has said was LOO open In my opposition to the
policy wnen came into the Board ana they paid
but little attention TO me; think could cut down
expenses; have objected to the number Of clerks;
some commissioners do not attend very much, but
tney may satisfy their own cOnsciences; l have
monstrated against the burial OF the people VINO
die; Dnt they are not buried as paupers; they ore
confined and buried ir cOnsecrated ground on
Wards Island (ir. Nicholson here admitted that
they were buried IN trenchesL Witness resumed
mink the sick are well cared for on wards
Island; the children OF emigrant mothers,
! think: after TWO years. are not iorclpy
Commissioners OF Charities and Correction at
least never heard OF case; at one time firm OF
gr0cerS purchased everything Tor us on brokerage
OF two per cent; thought iG could be- done cheaper
and hence i voted Tor purchasing agent; this
,ns rms line 10 nstoU 70 avid tbe head money
and the consequence Is that when the emigrants
arrive here by rail we can give them no protection;
think the transfer OF baggage Is cleap enough IN
the transfer OF passengers 10 the West, II an emil
grant applies for ticket they pay the schedule
rae If the ticket IL bought by agent there. there
rs an abatement OF ten per cent? In and outside tue
Garden ten per cent Is allowed AZ commission ON
passenger tickets; had heard that the employees
were taxed Tor political purposes and dlt not
approve OF It; 81 so 10 not sufficient head money;
we are losing now about thirty cents per mead.
MIR. Nicholson recaed-We mad about four hun.
dred dollars deposited In the Bowling Green Saw
lDgs Bank; think they Will make these fellows dis
gorge.
n. Hart Jackson sworn-l am Treasurer OF the
Commission; nave been since July, 1870; get 81 900
per year: have three men under me; 1 could not
dispense with any OF tnem and In business times
we nave not enough employees 10 properly do tho
duty in the various departments.
Mr.. Casseriy recalled think all previous CON-
missions tried TO 10 Wells IN the carly days or the
COmmssion--in VerplanCk's time-lJ was managed
more economically; but business has increased I'M
mensey since Then, and very important bureaus
have been added; between late Commissions and
the present wish to draw no parallels; there are
sent time; there nave been about fifteen changes In
the last two years Mr.. Casserly gave an INTEREST
Ing account OF 0ne-Eyed Daley, now OF the Custom
House. who had made charges 0l YQriQQs KINDS re-
garding the management VI the Commission
Mr.. Bennett expressed desire to find Daley,
but no one present was able to locate hun.
Mr.. Casserly was questioned as to moneys spent
TO effect legislation. lie admitted that ABOUT SIX
thousand dollars was spent In Washington bJ
General Hlllyer In ISL, about three thousand dol
lars by General Patrick Jones and Nelson }. wafer
bury at Albany last year. and ABOUT three thousand
dollars by Waterbury in 1859, making total ex-
pense5 for liqudallOns In three years $4,000.
Slhce lS47 the Commission has accumulated prop
erty worth Sl,0J0000 out OF this head money; the
assets Including real estate, are l,l0J, 900; The
Liabilities actual and contingent, do not exceed
$4,000; this includes O'Neili's claim.
The committee then adjourned, having completed
their laDOrs.