The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05
COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION.
AN APPEAL TO THE STATE IxcrsLATURE ron
MATERIAL AID-EvxRx COUNTY IN THE STATE


AN APPEAL TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE FOR
MATERIAL AID--EvxRy COUNTY IN THE srATI
INTERESTED FINANCIALLY
Yesterday afternoon informal meeting Of the
Commissioners OF Emigration was held In Castle Gar
den for tho purpose Of signing the memorial to the
State Legislature praying for the immediate action OF
that body In fnyor OF tho protection OF immigrants
landing az this port The principal points Of the me-
mortal were published In the HERALD yesterday. The
document has an appendix giving tho estimated
amounts that will be required TO dcirny the
penses OF the work under the charge OF tho Commits.
sioners OF Emigration, from which the following facts
arc taken. Tho estimate for continuing for year the
establishments Wards Islands, consisting Of tho
verplanck Hospital, tho Nursery, tho Refuge for
Destitute Females and Children. the Barracks, for
destitute male immigrants, the dispensary building
the dining ball for inmates the fever wards for males
the old lunatc asylum, the surgical wards, boys bar
racks feverwards for females, the chapel, the new
lunatic asylum, workshops, sc, will BIO $4,000 Tho
whole hummer OF immigrants on Wards Island on
December 81, 1874 was 1859 There were admitted
at the close of 1875, was s53
At the commencement OF the year there were re-
admitted and soI children born alive during 1875 make
total OF 3, 558 treated O this rumbcr 3 0v2 were
discharged and lS4 died. leaving in hospital on Deem
ia women gave birth 10 216 children OF which number
Is were stiil born died shortly amer BIRTH There
were IA patients alter parturton admitted, making
total OF 229 treated.
In the surgical wards 1.oee patients were under
treatment during 1875, and in tho Asylum for the In
there III patients January 1, 1875. and
l23 were admitted during tho year. On January !,
1875 there we're 1853 OF them remaining In that nsti
tuition The expenses OF Wards Island In 1875 were
$l00,079 Co.
The estimate for the continuance OF the Castle Gar.
don bureau another year is $42 0o0 At this depot
slast year.
The memorial sets forth, also, that the Commission
ers have not boon able reimburse the various
ties Cities &c, in the State Tor the expenses incurred
by them for the support Of immigrants chargeable to
tatIon money has not warranted tho Board In making
payments to Tho counties since May, 1879 and the
claims OF the counties now amount to about $125 600.
The counties, &c interested in tho claims allowed by
the State law are as follows ALBANY, Alegany,
Broome, Buffalo CITY, chaatauaus cayuga Delaware.
City, Oneida, 0nondaga Oswego, Ontario, Poughkeep-
sic City, Queens Rensselaer, Rochester CITY, schenec
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo Lying-in Hospital St. VIM
cents Female Asylum, Buffalo; Buffalo General Hos
g. 1ary oTpSaa A. u xoohs
Hospital, Utica; Rochester City Hospital ST JOINS
orphan Asylum. Utica; st. Joseph's Hospital syria.
cuse; St vincent's Asylum, Syracuse; Troy Orphan
Asylum, Providence Iunatic Asylum, Buffalo; Albany
Hospital, Home Of the Friendless, Rochester, SO.
The net amount to pay tho running expense OF Wards
Island and Castle Garden for the current year will
therefore be about The interest due on bonds
and mortgages on real estate and other property OF
Wards Island, and duo in July next viii be about
So, 900, thus making $3.50, 000 The amount due TO
the countless cities and the other institutions named
above II paid will swell tho amount 1915 600 The
mortgage debt Is about 100000
The memorial was signed by Mayor wickham, as the
Commissioner representing the city Of New York;
James Lynch, OF the Irish Emgrant Society," Frederick
Setback, of tho German Society Of the city Of New
York. and other Commissioners Mr. Forrest, Presi-
dent Of the Board took the document TO Albany last
night and will he met there this morning by Commits
sionor George Starr II is probable that Governor
Tilden will send special message the subject TO the
Senate and Assembly this week.