New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-25
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
MONEY FOR PUBLIC CHARITY.
EXPLANATIONS OF ,Hx COMMISSIONERS OF CHART

MONEY FOS PUBLlC CbAhlil
EXPLANATIONS OF ,Hx COMMISSIONERS OF CHART
TIES AND CORRECTION.
Commissioners Cox. Hess and Brennan, of the De-
uartment of Charities and Correction, appeared be-
fore the Board of Ayportionmont yesterday to ex-
plain the estimates OF their department TOT neA'
wear Mr. Cox submitted n detailed statemcnt,
Showing An increase or $261 600 the appropri-
alton for this wear He sted that the sunni es for
1881 wonld cost 500 more mn 10 iosI on se-
The salaries had been Iedaced nearly $50, 1000.
Mayor Cooper asked Mr. Cox if further redur,
NOT ne dispensad with Mr. Cox replied that the
salary lis was so small now that he did not think II
was possible TO dispense with any OF me e,P"yeds
1--WE have increased the attendants, ne c"ntihn'u'
and think it would I've judlcions TO employ more
help. II certainly would not b. an act OF ecoaomv
to cut the list down because then we Couu r ro
have SO much free tabor For instance. II we re-
Snced the number of keepers in penitentiarv we
would have to keep the convicis SHUT up ihSte'u o
having every alle-b bodied man at WORK: ii We
.ould increase the number of attendants
we could get more work W W. I haSe
aJooted the system Of making tine male IunatlcS
work. If we cenld increase our he we con,u pu'
more of them work. In 1873 there were only i've
fanatics VINO perforaed any laoor now he re
skilled mechanics to keep the lunatics employed.
but as the demand for labor increases the mechanics
leave u.s." ..
meet the INCREASED price IN cal. discussion tien
arose about the manner OF supplying iuel 10 Tue
been publicly made IN the Board OF Aldermen tha'
deserving ueope were unable 10 obtain coal from TUG
Commissioners that some of the tickets were sigheo
in iuuor stores and that the proper weight was ho'
gwen. THIS statement was denied by the tnIee
Comm ssioners -,
uenr> n Beers, Of tho Council Of Reform, SAID
thar most of the Increase asked for by the Comnhs
soners was for the purpose If increasing the accom-
modatioDs on Backwel's Island. The island
was oyercrowded now. and it was question, ne
thought whether any money ought 10 De appfo
pr,atel for new buildings there. lie Thought the
chronic cases ought to be taken away IRON .ne
island and placed somewhere ID the country. Mr,
Cox replied that the buildings asked Tor were not ~
increase the population OF the island, put 20 tite
better Recommendations to those already there. MI.
Beers also thought the work OF giving reHei 10 tnc
poor could be done better by the private cnaiitcs'
Persons who devoted their time to private instl.u-
mons could give money 10 the poor more nteiigehtiy
than public officer. -, ,-o,o,,,aa
We'll, You give out supplies" responded MI
Beers
''OnIy coal"
"NothIng else ~
Yes medicines and collins"
Hubert D. Thompson, Commissioner OF fuoc
Works also appeared before the Board ana ex-
niained the estimates in his department C0nifoliel
Campbell sald there was one item OF Slotooo
winch he had placed IN the estimate tor paving
Fifth-aye Piaus were then submitted for repairing
FuIton Market al a cost OF 100000, but no acIOh
was taken the matter.