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

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.
petition from the orderes OF the Wards Island
Hospital, asking FOR an increase OF wages, was
lerrad to the Wards Island Committee for con-.
sideration. The expenses incident to the nvestga-
ton relative to the 0'Neil AFFAIR we're considered,
ana the distribution OF $3.50 for tie payment OF the
experts examined in that was referred for
action to the Finance Committee. The bill of Mr..
Warburton, stenographer, amounting to s1s2 AZ.
for stenographc work, was ordered to be paid.
Commissioner Starr, having in charge the revisi0n'
of the bylaws, reported suggestions as follows:-
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
ngs executive session; that the meetings the
Board shall in future be held Tuesdays, fort,
nightly and that each OF the standing committees
shall consist of five members, with the President.
The report unanimously adopted.
The original suggestion of Commissioner Starr
relative to the press was thar reporters be admit
ted except when an order to the contrary should
be given. Discussion upon this matter made the
commissioners conclude that the except in this
case would look very bad to the public eye; and it
having been explained that the Commissioners
were their own "bosses' and could prevent thel
public from knowing what they were doing when
ever they pleased, the more apparently palatabio
clause was accepted.
The Wards Island Committee having hitherto
consisted of only four members, Mr.. Starr was
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 explana-
lions relative to the church difficulty on Wards
Island and, with MI. 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 1t beyond
doubt The whole subject OF the religious diff
Guilty on the Island came near being fought over
again. but the point in dispute turned upon the
accuracy OF the relative to the record the
Secretary was instructed to make out full case
from the minutes of former meetings when the
subject was before the Board. and to have the
same printed. The quarrel was then dropped, Mr..
Lynch having asserted most dcterminedy the truth
| OF his assertion.
| Among the documents read by the Secretary was
| the will OF poor emigrant woman, who died few
| days since from the pains OF labor. she having
| worldly possessions OF any account were some
sls or sl4 and six sack The o money was
the island, that masses might be said for
the repose OF her soul. This circumstance
missioner Stevenson, who could not, under any
! circumstances, why the Commissioners should
| have to pay for the burial OF an emgrant who had
SIS or si4 in her pocket before her death and who
was handing 1t over to Catholic priest, whom the
Board was paying $1,000 a year Tor attending to
| the spiritual wants Of emgrants, living or dead.
The viii not dated, though, oil course 1t could
be proved that it had been made on certain day,
poor woman hope for salvation IN another world,
according to the light that was IN her. was referred
to the counsel for the Board.
| number of changes were made among the
employees, wholesale decapitaton being the order.
Of the German Emigration Society fought well for
his right to know who the new men were VINO
| that by law neither he nor Mr.. Lynch, COM
missioner eI 0Dcto, as President Of the Irish Emil
grafton Society, had vote on the question Of APP
cent law, but they had right to discuss the capa-
billtes 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 MI. Lynch should have anything to-
| say. The Chairman ruled however, Mr.. Lynch
having most Enthusiastically asserted that he meant
to discuss the question oil appointments or re-
but the previous decision as to discussion, when
the previous question had once been ordered, was
not interiered with. Considering that the regular
Commissioners unit on every subject OF any
Importance introduced, the eG o0icfo Commission
ers, representing the two great emigration socie-
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 be counsel to the Board In
place of General Hnyer. There were three candi-
dates but Messrs. Emerson and Hustled having
ceived only one vote each the election OF Mr. scott
| was made unanimous.
DR.. Edwin f. Smith, OF Brooklyn, in place OF DR..
| Dryer, resigned, appointment to take effect July !.
| Mr.. Stevenson manifested bitter feeling against
DIR. Dryer, moving that his resignation be refused
DR.. Dryer had been the cause OF much OF the
trouble on the island as ne had been In antago-
nism with this Board, and had, he be-
| lieved supplied information to the public press
rejecting on the Commissioners. Some OF the other
the ablIity and integrity f 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
professional character was unimpeachabe, ana
who as citizen, had proved his patriotism during
the war, even at the very first call for true men.
DR.. Dwyer's letter OF resignation was read, which
reflected severely the present Warden OF the
Island the Doctor alleging as his reason for retir
ing his dislike to serve under such an officer
Warden Wells Finally the Doctors resignatio
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.
missals were made:-H. II. Tyson to be clerk In
Labor Bureau, in place OF Charles Christell Ralph
John A. Burns c. b. Cooney Tor wards Island Bu-
reau, at $1,000 year, in place OF II. IL. Moller, at
$1,000; William L. Meyer to be messenger; Robert
Tucker to be doorkeeper in Labor Bureau, IN place
| OF James Hickey; II. ID. Layman to OIL vacancy
IN warg place 40
Francis Mitchell; George Gardner, 10 be clerk In
Forwarding Bureau, In place OF Peter Mcdonnell;
Samuel Tompkms, TO be clerk In Landing Bureau, in
| place of Aexanfer McD0nnell Walter III. Smith,
to be clerk in Labor Bureau, in place OF John Con-
| way; T.. Berrian Green, TO be clerk In Landing
| Bureau. IN place Of BENJAMIN Levi. Green was
at first proposed to take the pace OF L. B. Richard
but the majority OF the Board refused to remove
| Richard, who is a disabled soldier.
The privilege OF selling provisions was unant-
| mously taken from Messrs. Muller and Callahan,
and given to Messrs. McQuaid and Connyn0ham.
The salary Of Patnck, Quinn, sexton on wards Is
land, was increased from $500 to 5000; also the
salary Of Captain Bell" Milllner, in charge OF tho
Wards Island ferry, from 5000 a year to S75
| month. The night watch was increased from i've
TO eight, IL being believed that the work could not
| be properly performed by five men. James Sulli-
van was appointed one OF the extra watchmen,
the two other places being still vacant.
The Treasurer's report showed that the total re-
ceipts from June /, 1873. were s5!664, and the
total disbursements for same time, 1925 balance