The New York herald., 1873-11-14
COMMISSIONERS OF EMuGRATIoH.
Further Fixings Of salaries-Ths Catholic and
Protestant Chaplains To Be No Longer Paid
The Position Of Superintendent Of Wards
Island Not TO Be Filled-Mr Arch
on the Reception Of Emigrsnta

The Position Of Superintendent Of Wards
Island Not To Be Filled-Mr. Arch
on the Reception Of Emigrants
The Commissioners OF Emigration held special
meeting yesterday at Castle Garden. Mr.. Hurlbut
President In the chair. A full Board was present
Hitherto the Commission supplied all the oficcu
on Wards Island with board, salaries being givet
accordingly. Yesterday 1t was resolved to aboliss
this plar and to give second class officers ffty
cents day for board and third class officers Sl7s
extra for . similar purpose. An exception to the
new rule Is made in the case OF nurses and order
lies In the hospital.
The following changes were made In the salaref
OF ofdcers Henry Jackson. Secretary salary unan
imously increased from s225O to $500; Deputy
Superintendent J. D. Krehbiel, OF Wards Island
salary increased from ST. 500 to $1,000, exclusive
board; William Bennett, steward, OF Wards Island
salary reduced from $1,000 TO $1,000; FrsncA
Goodwin. clerk, salary Increased from 5000 u
$500, with the additional duties Of store
keeper attached; Joseph N. George, salary re-
duoed from $1,000 TO $1,000; Colonel Cantador
Deputy superintendent OF Castle Garden
salary reduced nom $500 to $1,000; H. D. Glyn
nrst clerk at Castle Garden. salary reduced from
81 $50 to $1,000; DR.. Tobin, resident physician AZ
Castle Garden, salary reduced from $1,000 &
sion, salary increased from $1,000 to $4,000 Tht
salary Of Mr. Bergen was increased In consequenc.
OF additional duties being imposed upon him. Il
had always been the custom for the Superinten
dent OF Wards Island TO make all the purchase
needed for the island, but the Commissioners have
determined to abolish the once OF superintendent 8
OF Wards Island. and have assigned the duties O.
purchaser to the Treasurer. No formal action hal
been taken In regard to the once OF Superinten
dent OF the island but the term OF ONCE OF the
late incumbent expired on November the Conn
missioners virtually have abolished the ONCE b.
not making any appointment and BY not intending
to do so.
In times past the surgeon-in- Chief received
salary for services rendered to the Commission
the duties consisting Of occasional visits to thl
island and to Castle Garden. At one time Dr.
Carnoohan received some compensation for th,
performance OF these duties, but towards TIM
latter part OF his connection with the Commission
his services were rendered gratutously. Mor
the and has been giving his ssrye
Justice OF paying DR.. Henry fixed salary, in which
opposite views were very freely expressed, tho
President and Messrs. Lynch and Kaufman beina
opposed to paying salary. while the nve othe,
Commissioners present were strongly IN favor o'
giving remuneration. The question was settled b!
1--WE for and three against. Dr. Henry's salary wal
then fixed at $1,000 per annum.
Considerable discussion was also nad on tut
question Of disseminating the salaries Of ths
Catholic and Protestant chaplains on Wards
hyncS ana Raaan S KaSmsn sadmtse
that, under the law the commissioners had tht
power to pay the caapans = salary ;nns oM. ne oe
to do so. The paying of these gentlemen salary
and 1t being known to outside clergymsn tina.
such salary was paid. prevented many clergymes
from ministering to the spiritual wants OF tht
emigrants on the island, who, under other circum
1lu nftan yiQif fhar and ~
much good. Mr.. Lynch did not believe that theri.
was need OF visits from any other clergyman, no.
vented from visiting the isana through fear O
their reverend brothers who were stationed
there. II was III his OPP opinion aIot thai the clergy
sna.c snaS..cc them tq, lye, Tor the reason .snat tbe7
devoted all their tune anu attention to the welfare
OF the emigrants. II religion was useful to alo
most certainly its consultations ought not to bt
denied to the poor emigrant who found himself In
strange land and among strange people. Tht
cergymans voice was sure 10 be u friendly and 9
trusted one, and could impart more cheerful en-
courae cement to the weary and tired emigrant thar
OF onicials could possibly bestow. To his mind il
was charitable deed on the part OF the Commits
the newly arrived engrant and II the chapians
were capable OF doing so much good and OF advann
ing so well the very object which this Commissions
had at heart, he could not understand how thel
could hesitate for moment to appropriate the fe
thousand dollars needed annually for this almos
necessary purpose. The emigrant had doctor t.
attend him who was paid; why not afford him thl
consolation OF clergyman who was also paid anj
thus secured beyond chance in the service OF tht
A vote being taken on the question of discon
tnuing the salaries OF the chaplans, the yeas ant
nays we're as Observation-Disclosures Forrest
Hurlbut (the PresidenD Kaufman, MauJer ant
Stephenson. Nays-Messrs. Lynch. Quintard an,
Starr. The chaplains, however, Will be supple.
with residences on the islanl, and with Goa
and gas.
Lunatic Asylum on Wards Island, was tendere,
and accepted The position Is worth 81, 900 year,
but. but no action was taken yesterday as to the ap
pontment OF DR.. Hallock'S successor.
The following communication from Joseph Arch
President OF the National Agricultural Laborers
Union, was read and ordered on fle:-
STEAAsHIP REPUBLIC, Nov. T. 1873
To the CoxnIssiosERs OF EnIoRArIoS or NEw YoRK:.,
write few express pre- to The sratsatoss es
ins are w and Spa
whole system appears me 70 be carried In the mos
with ' %usS a. 'nf The1e
They so%p.lea S 70 trust
sna can aa Se very sood pce o a.
moralso comfort Of newly landed IS em,g5snis As nan,
have an inees in suggesting 70 you the establishment
would be combin with the protection so freely sx
y m
the apparent anxiety assist and further the wellars
futon assures me that such home under your protec
Sa %suS tn %c
carried out BY you and thanking you for the kind an.
temen faithfully yours JOSEPH ARCH,
President OF the National Agricultural Laborers' Union
hereby concur in the above expression of satisfaction
with the admirable arrangements OF Castle Garden ane
unite in The recommendation OF Mr.. Arch.
ARTHUR CLAYDEN
Member Of the Consultative Committee of the National
Agricultural Laborers' Union OF England.
letter was read from the agent of the Erie Rail
way Company informing the Board that new
passenger barge had just been completed and wa
now at the service or the commissioners for thj
transfer ol emiRrants from the Garden to the sev
eral city railroad depots the advantages to bi
gained by the use OF this barge being the exclusion
and thereby the greater safety OF emlgrants fro1
al outside innuepces, Commissioner kauimans