The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-25

AFTERNOON AT castle Garuen, Mr.. nufibut presiding.
with full Board present. The usual reports from
the Castle Garden, Wards Island, and Finance
committees were read and adopted, without any
thing Of public interest TRANSPORTING from them. A
petition from the orderlies OF the Wards Island
Hospital, asking for an increase OF wages, was re-
ierrad to the Wards Island Committee for cons,
sideration The expenses incident to the investiga-
ton relative to the O'Nei affair were considered,
ana the distribution OF $3.50 for the payment OF tho
experts examined in that case was referred for
action to the Finance Committee. The bill OF Mr..
Warburton, stenographer amounting to $1s2 AZ
for stenograpnic WORK, was ordered to be paid.
Commissioner Starr, having in charge the revsioni
of the bylaws reported suggestions as folows:-
That in drawing warrants for disbursements the.
signatures OF four Commissioners, instead or SIX,
shall be sufficient; that the press shall be admitted
to all meetings Of the Commissioners except meet
ings in executive session; that the meetings the
Board shall in future be held on Tuesdays fort
nightly, and that each OF the standing committees
shall consist OF five members. with the President.
The report was unanimously adopted.
The original suggestion OF Commissioner Starr
relative to the press thar reporters be admit
ted except when an order to the contrary should
be given. Discussion upon this matter made thes
Commissioners conclude that the ''except' in this
case would look very bad to the public eye; and it
were their own "bosses,n and could prevent thel
public from knowing what they were doing when
ever they 50 pleased the more apparently palatabio
clause was accepted. \.
The Wards Island Committee having hitherto
consisted OF only four members, Mr.. Starr vas
added to it, to meet the requirement Of the new
amendment to the bylaws.
Mr. Forrest produced an article from the HERALD
comprising the letters which contained expana-
lions relative to the church difficulty on Wards
Island, and with Mr.. Mauger, announced that the.
record was not such as he had acceded to. Mr.
Lynch insisted that the document signed by both
these gentlemen the very identical one that was
published and said that he could prove it beyond,
doubt The whole subject OF the religious diff
Guilty on the Island came near being fought over
again. but as the point in DISPUTE turned upon the
accuracy the statements relative to the record the
Secretary was instructed to make out q full case
from the minutes of former meetings when the
subec. was before the Board. and to have the
same printed. The quarrel was then dropped, Mr..
Lynch having asserted most determinedly the truth
OF his assertion.
Among the documents read by the Secretary was
the will OF a poor emigrant woman. who died few
days since from the pains OF labor, she having
given birth TO twins. The poor womans entire
s ss oy AZ and silk sack The money was
! willed by her to the priest officiating on
the Island 19at masses sn s ais ee saa ,c
was the occasion OF grievous annoyance to Com
missioner stevenson, who could not, under any
! circumstances, see why the Commissioners should
have TO pay for the burial OF an emigrant who had
| sl3 $l4 in her pocket before her death and who
Board was paying $1,000 ayear Tor attending to
| the spiritual wants of emigrants, living or dead.
The will not dated, though, oil course 1t could
| be proved that 1t had been made Oh certain day,
and this most portentous question, involving the
according to the light that was IN her, was referred
to the counsel for the Board.
| employees, wholesale decapitatiOn being the order.
| Mr.. Maugcr. commissioner er oDacSo, a. President
| OF the German Emigration Society, fought well for
| his right to know who the new men were who
| were TO replace the Old employees. He admitted
that by law neither he nor Mr.. Lynch, COM
missioner 0Dcto, as President Of the Irish Emil
grafton Society had a vote on the question OF APP
| pointments removals of subordinates, by a re-
cent law, but they had right to discuss the capa-
billties OF the men presented for Office. During the
argument relative to discussion the Chairman ruled
| that when the previous motion was ordered neither
Mr. Mauger nor Nj. Lynch should have anything to
| say. The Chairman ruled. however, Mr.. Lynch
| having most Enthusiastically asserted that he meant
| to discuss the question OF appointments or re-
movals that discussion was, of course allowable;
but the previous decision as to discussion, when
| the previous question had once been ordered, was
| not interered with Considering that the regular
Commissioners are unit on every subject OF any
| importance introduced, the ec 0Cfct0 Commission
| ers, representing the two great emigration s0cc-
ties OF the city, must fight hard or be beaten to
back seats without either voice or power. The
! following removals and appointments were
made:- .
| William A. scott to DC C0unSel 10 the BOard III
place OF General HilIyer. There were three candi-
dates but Messrs. Emerson and Hustled having re-
ceived only one vote each the election OF Mr.. scott
Dr. Edwin E. Smith, OF Brooklyn, in place OF DR..
Dwyer, resigned, appointment to take effect July !.
| Mr. Stevenson manifested bitter feeling against
| DR.. Dryer, moving that his resignation be refused
| and that he be removed. Mr. Stevenson said that
Dr. Dwyer had been the cause OF much Of the
trouble on the island, as he had been in antago-
nism with this Board, and had, ne be-
lieved supplied information to the public press
| in mt hp u
Commissioners however, promptly acknowledged
the ability and integrity with which DR.. Dwyer
had Tor over sixteen years, performed the onerous
and responsible duties OF his ONCE, and they were
unwilling to treat in this fashion man whose
who as citizen, had proved his patriotism during
the war, even at the very first call Tor true men.
DR.. Dwyer's letter OF resignation was read, which
rejected severely on the present Warden OF the
Island the Doctor alleging as his reason for retr-
his dislike 70 serve under n s@ca an Seer as
was accepted, and a vote OF thanks was then
passed to him for the fidelity and discretion with
which he had performed his professional duties for
sixteen years past.
rhe following minor appointments and dis
missals made III. II. Tyson to be clerk in
! Labor Bureau la place OF Charles Christel Ralph
Patterson to be captain Of night watch in place OF
John A. Burns c. b. Cooney ior Wards Island Bu-
reau, at 81 900 year in place OF II. II. Moller, at
| $1,000; William 4. Meyer to be messenger; Robert
Tucker to be doorkeeper IN Labor bureau, 10 place
| in Forwarding Bureau; Francis GOODWIN to be
clerk 10 superintendent OF Wards Island Ia place or
| Francis MITCHELL George Gardner, 10 be clerk in
Forwarding Bureau, In place OF Peter Mcdonnell;
Samuel Tompklns, TO be clerk In Landing Bureau In
place OF AeXan err Mcdonnell; Walter ii. Smith,
to be clerk Ia Labor Bureau, in place OF John Con-
| way; T.. Berran Green, to be clerk in Landing
| Bureau. place Of BENJAMIN Levi Green was
at first proposed to take the pace OF L. Is. Richard,
but the majority OF the Board refused to remove
Richard, who is disabled soldier.
The privilege OF selling provisions was unant-
mously taken from Messrs. Muller and Callahan,
and given to Messrs McQuad and CUNNINGHAM.
\ The salary Of Patnck, Quinn, sexton on wards Is.
land was increased from $500 to 5000; also the
salary Of captain "Bell Millner, in charge OF the
i Wards Island ferry, from 5000 year to $40
month The night watch was increased from nve
TO eight, IL being believed that the work could not
| he properly performed by five men. James Sulli-
van was appointed one OF the extra watchmen,
| the two other places being still vacant
ceipts from June |, 1878. were S5I.664, ana the
disbursements time. 81 gYZs balance