New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-03
4 REFORM CONFERENCE.

MEMBERS OF THE MUNICIPAL SOCIETY AND ASSEM-
BIY,IEN DISCUSSING CITY LEGISLATION.
The New-York Municipal Society held a
specia meeting at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Saturday
evening Ia which invited members of the Legisa-
turc representing this county OF these there were pres
ent Assemblymen Hayes, Graf, and n. D. CahpDeii'
Hamilton Fish, ir, and about 40 members OF the society
were also present The object of the meeting vas TO con
fer upon reform measures, which the Municipal society
deems essential TO the prosperity OF the city.
John A. Dix made a brief speech remaining that II
might safely be said that there was TO other instance III
the history Of representative government In Wllch CIV
had been so sbamcfully Slundered by those VINO nae
administered its affairs. II this course OF mal-adhhis
r.tion were not arrested. he dd not see how NeNlork
coi,d maintain its prosperity. The nsfortunes Of the
city were not due 50 much 10 bad laws Is 10 bad
officers but while Governor he discovered bow dlhIcui
twas TO sit the wise aud honestly framed bills from
those cunn.n-y designed 10 add to the expenditures q"
Tire city treasury.
The Gr, topic discussed was "Prson and Panpcr
Labor In 4. ference TO the Governors Neto' Oswald
Oueudor:er said there MOI rcfomatory influence eN
ted in the prisons OF the county. which were really
schools Of Vice. He favored employing In Gseiu I"p"i
al ablcb bodied criminals and pauners, not 50 mueh of
The revenue az the Training given them IN habits {"
industry j., readin, the Governors objections to the
proposed OH! he had been strengthened IN his coh'c
IONS OF the dcsigability OF the measure.
Dr. l. l. HAYES said that member Of the ways and
Mean, Committee OF the House. lie had hear INC tc.L
unIv OF prison officials aud convinced thar III
r,op, could not De sustained b} cOutiC t'"r Assem-
ilyru Graz said in his view, tie Governors Oi9ertl"la
D tie bill covered every important POM. 'LaIl,s l.
Brlcr Secretary Of The Chilircns AID Society td tht
prison sys;rn was embarrassed and uvcrP1"erci ny re
uolitical system. The prison at Coumhis, ONO Tie
most successful I'm country, paid It's expense ont oi
h- profit. NJ convict labor had paid for IT'S cNp"si''
buildings and above this turned over nom S-uOJO lo
$4,000 annually TO the state. Tie PRISONERS h"d Ger
tain percentage their ings at tie expiration @.
their imDiIsouucut. lie Thought tae adoption "i iut
con ci ~ the prisons Of thia cty womb leS"'
M great abuses. 1900
Asseuibyu.an \. j. Campbell suggested that con-
he fiimirl OF b. hut doubted h. ono could h.
dawn up AZ TINS tine which wodd meet VITA tio hl-
pruya Ui Gov iliicn. 49, -, , -.
Jaci..n = schulz brought forward the second topic
f.r disru 5iuu TIE Reduction ~ CITY ENpeBdlurf-
In 1850 The annual cxp.dItur ~ tine city were Slp-
900 900. Now they ~3I.oco.OOp. lhls great III
crease was due 10 part TO the W.r To d-h"ht-l ana--
cu al the bounty fnnd and tn the siclnEs oi me inH
Tie interest the city bonds amounted To TluO'd'ovp
thought tots could be- reduced S=nuOuuO. Too many
pubic Officers did too u tile work, Hnd received 700 much
Tor H. Pulccmcu's WAGES were too llgh. Merchants
r,id unrtcr- OF better ability -lO or SID WefA lie
would nav "A oteman 800 ~ tue trt, ana larger Sal
ry a. b. proved himself worthy lie had been - rlird
that 100 oui 81 2.GUO policemen we're mint Tor att''
duty such men ought o. b, utilized IN the courts u-'
ana usiaBc, olrs,, ;id obliged To wear thth "nl"i'
Ile uulorm did TIE WORK aud not the man
col Iay Ans inad. she following comma son OF STATS
ties Of the city for The lri'- lobO and 1870 -.
1850. 1879.
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