New-York tribune., 1875-07-24

terals used at Wards Island; the system Was this;
requisition was made for the goods that were re
quired, II came from the steward, was signed ny
the Superintendent approved by the Chairman OF the
Wards Island Committee, and then passed into my
hands M purchasing agent; the goods and bills came 70
Wards Island the latter entered in invoice books
the steward weighed tho articles; my clerk eAanneu
Them and certified AZ 10 their correctness signed them
and the Finance Committee ordered tLem paid man
by the of King was NJ one time purciasng hgc
Iexamincd the quality Of the goods that ne bought
and milk don't think the contract system Is oeer .nn
many apteics hut n,s purchases of aour we're made AT
fair Values during the whole time was On me III. i,ahI ~
lading OF the companies from which made pnrc,ases
the Delaware, LacSawauna and Western Company,
al Eizabethpor and delivered the coal at the docs at
wards Island the scales purchased after lett.
think the clerical force at the island was I'D many
cases too large; there continual increase III tle
number Of employs. and the amounts paG ", , ,as
unwise aud uncalled for there were one or two pou.o
sneeures aud large number oi men were & hn,
ing of the Lunatic Asyum was shameful ort!toh ~
was faulty in conce pon and faulty In construction the
original plan would have made the cost over ~ oooooo
tie cellar was dug out on tha rcae lhen te '"ns ~
,ners got tired sn. OF 'st 5Ssw pan anu pan lane for
building in the simple pavilion style out me Connns
the thing for which it was designed ana another ,, i
architect called in: II was then concluded a. q
nrIv erected At Great and unnecessary expense the
Germans plan certainly 'ir he't i"r thr pii,se
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cost and would have been better adapted for tne ur,
pose te pavilion sylo If stiu'suro Is rni"fseohs an
others, and buildings Of that class nave Been eTeeuS io
| solne time past on Blackwcu'r Island - . a. . ,
watched the progress of tue scawall he rS' lal :.
the work was badly done, but therc was an hpfoI
think the work the Catnolio chuch "ds wen "o.o'
but the building was unec,ssaIly cnrnHir, hn5 bnt
worshipers enou have had better sccomlnodd'ios pn
no such expensive structure slolid have Dech pui.
Mt believe there was any IcliSlous stino 49,, tnc
either hy hard words or bo"si OF course, D'.h . .
priest and the mister zeaoas for c"nv i'' .no @
| no bilt.r feeling existed; the trouble Nhh ulo
Commission Is t'at II IS unwleiy oo'tpoSou o % "f
| harmony, division into ciques ana Ilnss, nn, i,
scnem.ng in the Ccmmission have aiwafAs ,Sa ,So
underllpgs apI la, had .mOTazlng tendency; shcc
the GEAR 1-7O political feelings whIcn were uhsiioW, u
previously cn5red n:o tae operations of tie biu
and many OF the Comm sslonfrs nave bcei Ih.ea ns
o, -ic polfic pressure dJ things winch ticr JHdS
ment an conscience, c,nlcmnei; the system q, sup
prtln warrant iung grants very bad ami tXc'edlnSy
extensive; have these buunefs s-ior Una II
tneir onv correct tr-o come from aihl an othcr
distant parts of country gamble away their ihouey
night Ill this city, ani then apply 20 ''e ,,s'S u va
den authorities for ASSISTANCE, ana be scnt 10 Maru
Island wncrc they woui remain for months az a tnle
EVIDENCE or HENRY HAAS.
Henry Haas, the financial agent of Oerchs d Co, was
then sworn lie testified that he had been the agent O
Oerichs Co since ls61 he hal known Michael Nolan
since April or May, 1871 he had paid MI Nolan certain
| checks which were produced an handed 10 Speaker
Mctiuire; the first check dated May ., ISL the
Bremen line in all had paid Mr.. Nolan $3.50 5O all
the checks are payable 10 the order OF Mchae Nolan
or inJorsed to him the llst check is dated July -
| 1872.
The following statement OF the numbers, amounts
and dates o the cheeks paid to Michael Nolan from uc
To- time nv Oclrcls g. Coz accordance with the agree
lnrnr "a cnpeIsaun for services III Albany III >"cu lng
Ia. passage of tue hll ny tne Legislature reducing the
head money immigrants from ~ % 10 Sl % ttch'