The New York herald., 1874-12-05
THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS.

Action OF tho Comm In ion ers OF Charities
and Correction ON the Governors
Letter-Ma yor vancs's Letter to Conn
missioner Laimbeer.
Mayor vance's letter to the Commissioners OF
Charities and Correction was under the considera-
tion OF the two Commissioners OF Charities and
Correction. Messrs. Stern and Bowen, yesterday.
Early in the afternoon Warden Liscomb brought
to the ONCE IN Eleventh street his report IN
reference to the treatment OF Tweed on the
Island, and presented 1T to the Commissioners
VINO went Immediately into executive session,
and drafted their report 20 Mayor Vance. copy
was taken oy MIR. Phillips, the clerk, and 1t was
sent to the Mayor, by messenger last evening.
The Commissioners declined to give their report to
the press until so ordered BY the Mayor, deeming
1t only due 70 HIS Honor that that courtesy should
be paid him. The report Is lengthy document,
and alleges that the rumors IN reference to the
favorirism shown to Tweed are unfounded
WHAT COMMISSIONER STERN SAYS.
Commissioner Stern said to reporter Of the
HERALD yesterday afternoon that he believed the
report which was about to be forwarded to the
Mayor would be a sufficient answer to all the
charges tnat had been made as to favoritism shown
to Mr.. Tweed. 1t was alleged that the probali-
ties OF the escape OF Tweed were manifest. but he
ttne COMMISSIONER had not the slightest lear In
that direction. Tweed, even II ne had the disposi
ton TO- wDicn he believed he hao not, wonld never
escape rom the Penitentiary except over the
DEAD oody OF warden asc0mo snc S r was ms
There was an unnecessary alarm on the part OF the
pubic IN this matter, which he hoped the report
sent TO tue Mayor would be OF some service In
alayin2.
WHAT MAYOR VANCE SAYS,
Mayor Vance told a reporter OF the HERALD
last evening tlat ne snould take time to Consider
the report VI the Commissioners OF Cnarlues and
PROBABLY not give 1t TO the press Until Monday.
As 70 ne resignation Of Mr.. Lalmbeer, that had
no. yet been accepted. He mad forwarded to Com.
missioner LaimDeer the following letter, winch
sx14z.red the position IN the matter wncn ne
1a1 cssmsG 1t MS duty TO take:-
THE MAYORS LETTER.
ExEcUrIvE DEPARTMENT.
crr HALL, NEW Yonr. Dec. 4 1874
ksys - acknowledge the receipt of your comm uni
sss = ne % INST resisnns the once neid by YOU as
sess y ,aA cy, which have placed on the nles Of
lie charter which provides mat every nsad
,esss u auy appon ed in his place -,
@ shssa sp, s Psy y. :aSi.sS ss1 81 T 81
aa Il 'qGsis ps g hse iss asa
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War COMMISSIONER LArnBKER SAYS.
cDDmssioner LaimDeer was a.ked Tor more
dssais@ iaiyrmatlon Ia regard 70 toe alleged 10
"a tue matter wnlcn ne instituted iass Apfll, Mf.
Laimoscr said tnat ne then voted ior having the
sleeping quarters or the orderlies Of tie Ysniten-
tsary Hospital providea IN the hospital itsei, and
tnls reso. uiion VAS adopted. Tweed, however, Dy
tue direction oi commissioners Bowen and Stern.
was soon returned TO his Odd ROOM the second
noor OF the centre building, And taiA he had
ued ever since. The resolutlon for placing an iron
lattice. with . gate, across the hallway, adopted
by rns Board Ia April Mr.. Laimbeer said ne voted
against VI toe reason tnat II d'd not add IN tue
slgntsss degree 70 tue prisoners real security.
Ivssd's restraint IN MS opinion, was merely
lnonspa~ Hs heart o. him three days ago as ne ng
oag og css Psnitsntlary grounds altogether. aud
waxing aoouc Ia the almsuouse department. The
priaoner sad siws7s Dssn 10 he nabit oil prone.
nadlnx coz xrou1as, accympa panied W Keeper and
recssvsd vlsirors ne hkeo. he VISITED warden
LLcombs aouse, Add Ea1zslg, ne undsrslood. took
his neals there. lae warden mai tod Mr.. Lain.
beer thag pwsso did sog eat st Ola bouse always,
but zamlrced Dnag ne 6i5 40 scmstimes
WnsD tnS ConmisstoDsf toend INsso In the
wardsnfs Eouss, DC asnS y ss1ex Wednesday even.