The New York herald., 1877-10-31

,here su nnciert number OF paid oficers the
salaries usually sufficient 70 secure proper class OF
condition BY the presence Of worknouse helpers who
be INDUCED in order 10 get them 70 work anu
associate quite freely with all the otner
RASDALL's ISLAND.
The document goes 10 deal with Wards and Harts
islands institutions pointing cut many serious ae
fects IN their management, and then says:-
.'Tne large number oi children on Randaips ishnd
renders the presence OF SO many persons OF oad or
doubtful character and o inhrm mind great misior
tune especially because heretofore thsre has been
proper supervision OF them. AS an example Of Inc
axiiy Of supervision the following iacts are suggest
i've Am IDIOT woman employed in the kitchen OF the
asylum school was found 10 be enccinte Inc ma
iron and head teacher o the scnoo' oens,ea 'us ns
Workhouse prisoners, but inc President OF the
Board oi commissioners OF Public Charities and Cor
idiot pupils the father. Randall's island Is IN
fact being used TO receive The overflow IRON all the
are sent from Black wells and Wards islands, under
the charge Of underpaid employees, Win no respon,
sole person TO superintcna them. ihe Meuica.
Superintendent nominaliy neld responsible Tor their
wellbeing; but as there are about twelve hundred
persons in asick insane IDIOTS, prisoners aad chill
drcn-and as they arc scattered through eleven dii-
ferent institutions the OF persons not re-
sponsiple 10 him. whom hc cannot discharge II Is
difficult 10 mag ne AN office OF more responsibility or
less power"
The paper concludes folows:-ssThe admnistra-
tion OF the Department Of Public Charities anu Correc-
ton has properly nothing TO DO with politics; yct
there not appointment, from that OF The Comms-
soner W Inc lowest Wnlcn may uot
political significance and while this system lasts tho
results must DO The same. BY TINS we do not mean 10
imply thai The appointments are all necessarily oaa
On the contrary. some are very good bat they are
good in spite of the system not IN consequences
ol II. The Commissioners are daily and hourly
hampercd by political considerations which
ought to enter into their deliDcratiohs'
Ii the Commissioners themselves were appointed
Irrespective OF political opinions. and removed ohiy
Tor Cause, they would DO Tree 10 establish that system
adm which their experience should prove
Tor the pest interests OF the people under ther
charge. They would then be able 10 tram BODY OF
subordnates, chosen with reference ~ their illness,
who, knowing that they were appointed during good
behavior, would be ambitious to do Their best ana
thus, IN lew years we should have the pubic
charities administered wisely and justly"
CoMMIssloSERs' ANSWER.
A reply to this report was made ny commissioner
Bailey who remarked that he WAS glad the State Com
mtlce agreed with him that Is necessary 70 make
IN adequate appropriation Tor the Department OF
Charities aud Correction. II false economy 10
make small or inadequate appropriation. The EN-
cheney would bo increased the necessary iunds were
on hand. All possible facilities we're given 10 the
insane and otner persons under their charge.
This was substance oil the defence interposcd BY
the Commissioners whore any negligence on their part
as mpicd The conference ended aftcr two hours
session.