The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-19
TIE BROOKLYN RINK RErORNERS.
Their Investigation Of tho Affairs Of the Commits
sioners Of Charities Of Relieving the
PaupersAlleged 0vercharge and
Exravagant Expenditure.

Despite the action OF the Council Of Vigilance the
parent OF the Rink Reform body, in declaring the
latter organization dsbanded, they persist In OBJ
tanning ''reports for the interest Of the public =
They have just issued a paper declaring the result
of their ramications through the bureau Of the de
partment under the control Of the Commissioners
OF Charities The subcommittee engaged upon this
work say
Their abors have been confined to the details of the af
fairs of the commission Tor the six months next succeeding
July 81 ls7 the examination Of the books accounts and
fscai year ending July 81 ISL.
TEMPORARY, OUTDOOR RELIEF.
Printed states hat NE number Of
hat q the books which were recorded the name,
nom Investigations In visiting families reported to have
members such families than The number recorded
the comm soners books but how Tar this discrepancy
The following figures show the amount relief number
OF recipients and GopGrtion to population p,ono,,,o,
P rogsa '; IS q. Aq az n.4s. & q
S5; 4 3 y 8 ss::s% Il
Fs lsi y ss Bss:sn in in !! slS
the entire population OF the city.
CONSERVING CONTRACTS
the committee states that sit Is evident that con-
tracts have been given out recklessly and by IA
voritism and that prices have been allowed on pur-
chases In open market far beyond the prices at
which such purchases could have been made by
close and careful buyingn ana cite the following
items to snbstantlate their argumcnt:-
Milkn 49, quarts Of condensed milk at forty cents per
quart at which price single quart could have been pur
cent might have been saved on the SIC charged as
having been pa paid for this article
cents per pound Quantity exorbitan and price exces
Coal tat institutionss4oo tons Quantity cxorbitant
Potatoes barrels charged Al s. % harrelwhiie
exorhitant being over seven barrels per day.
three cents per buhe the market price averaging under
the average price Tor best "oak sidcn and crop
eecding forty cents per pound, and for good hemock
Salt pork 20 pounds contracted and paid for at ff
teen cents per pound an osercharge OF at least four cents
Tobacco, costing s227I snuG s,55 os and pipes sl5
Beer, aS2 barrels. We unable to understand this
Whisky, 49, gallons; wine s79 gallons and alcohol 1875
gallons 10 price named Tor these articles but in liable
io Of their report The entry reads Whisky wine, aco
saving clause as othsgyiss the average price ga
Sn % C o%ss ss be s. ao a' es s
whole charge into question, the more we find in his
gasss Sherry aud ac ySHp 81 gallons saons at
~ 90 and IS gallons At 81 Is, but no groceries,
could have been purchased he Committee is sD
@ po9n chascd at iwsnytT sS Gents psa 'g PER-
pound for which fifteen cents would have been out
yyc pn , Ssn PIE Spa $S az oycrenargs Of
contracted Tor =" - ~
lnE pRorogrioSArE cnamrtrs-prGrsr OF LAST
Total amount OF bills paid. .......,'.. s,I2 I7s a
Apportoned ~ foluws:--
sAtAGlEs SERVICES
Institutions and Depariment.......... SSs,lsa02
Temporary rclicdf strlcts. Sos'07 q
Total. .sIls,6a5 %
oTnhR ISrrsSES
temporary temporary rslici districts. 8' 80 g
CnIlT "
1881 20
Expended in supplies $685. 1874 o.
Dcductng 20 per cent assumed minimum
oYtrchaFBe G66I2 II
Shows value OF supplies purchased. s26e69l %
And adding 10 total expense as above. Si7sslt 20
The ~ per cent oyercharge. G6672 81
shows S2i54S7 OF
mace OF interest on the amount invested in buildings
ana other proppTty.
N pRoPonrroNArp INSTITUTIONS. .
,Vbtupphes distributed " Sf3vGt VI
"Poi"'s Feei supplies ..'....t.....'' iV',iof &C
Amount Of supplies distributed TO institutions s22265o II
Less ~ per cent ovefchargc, as before 473l =
Net value Of supplies TO institutions sl75927 81
! ea,..,o. - - c0sr o. pisBuRstsKSL
Niid services. S93. lS9 o.
/ All q'heI eNpenses except those OF temporary
iehei 57,494 ~
Ana adding iho 2Oper cont oyerchargc H73I 81
snow. - $50 AS 7.
~ Whlfn '1st mo included all dcparlmcui nVneusog
CEN salaries ana services IN Tho temporary yellef dis
1 uicia 'f'' 'S"N W.
OUTDOOR RELIEF
tbs department Of the BurCau III Charities le also
4 at lduIL III ne Opinion the committee Who .o