New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-05

Cost Of one iauper day under AGcn Commission,
;O2Ol q per day under boards Of state
BY examining the table it viii be found that the OF
supporting the same lumber or sane ana Insane PSTpeT
thon dy6e TIE cost Of supporting tue same NUMBER OF
the boards cHres had supported the 1908 paupers
which Alien Commission nad " charge at The same
the ,SO4 wdch the boards did support the loss
10 the State would have beenSl ,VS6, l31 s4
BABY-FARMING SCANDALS.
Management by boards always ia subject OF
dsls ana sometimes without any sins or commission on
tue part of the members Of board bit by their
oriiuates who ind the board convenient cover for
their nepotsm peculdtons. In ono OF our pauper
establishments there have been employed, under the
Board State Charities, from four to seven, for many
years in the family. the higher, most RESPONSE
bic and paid places drawing rs salaries from four
to six thousand dollars beside the expenses OF the ly
Ing Of all Of them all sons, wives and daughters, by
DioOd and marriage, TO the superintendent COULD any
ntelhg mt neal VI great Business concern justly him
expect 20 learn anything OF tho misdongs shorcom
lngs OF any of sucn officers from either OF the others
Have there not been scandals, puolc aud well knOWn
for wears In that institution Was II not charged and
denied tnat, for years OF the Infants born ~ OF
sucn All OF these did NOS Ill an infant pahpers grave
even for eau be That from lob 10 250 infant
corpses were annually sod az merchandise t. single
medical tuition in tue StaJe Tor from rs 10 10 each
Many, Il not ali, from .heEce, besiaes large
otner medical purposes. and soil as merchandise
.ecretiy and no: under and IN accordance with the
provisions of the law, which, under certain safe
bodes OF deceased paupers for dssectng purposes 10
surgeons and medical schools according 10 Inc decent
testimony before grand jury Has II not been puDcly
kuOwu What record tue stale OF these dead infant
children, II took the place o. parent what
account even, has ever been returned Of tae price o.
thus mercha dise Of tine Gh0uis What record OF brtn
death burapace, ny which such bodies could be
T. IL siso true mat since these scandals were made
puDlc infant children have been sent away iron
war and Imam
as those neither deserted children nor unbound
foundngs have statistics or wnat has become OF
them Hut the following extract from the report OF the
state Board OF Health Lunacy and Charity Tor inc year
After years effort and careful experiment II was
found possible TO save the lives OF the oundngs sent
20 TewKsbury. why Impossible for a healthy 9nd 70
live Ia Iewksbufy allDshouse 81 At the same dne the
large number found dead in BosIon and It's vieny ana
traced public attention. ana some ACTION was oes"-
Now such infants are soon remov d. and farmed out
Tor care 10 various person and the public are shocked
70 hear in the pubic pnis Oh Their aeans ~ @ nj
times "a fruitful OF scandals ana brutal cflue
has become OF tho iarse Of cndren born IN our
pauper institutions although we aavS some sa's'ioS VI
Tue question may be asked: Why did not the trustees
or supcryisos expose tnose nilne a 40 ," sa vn
OF one OF the trustees OF TINS institution VINO was MS
he akea his uarsnioncr he could afford 10 leave ais
busucss aud be trustee supervisor OF such an ihs
ton without pay And Ills reply was tnat nc ln"de
ennp"i o,,t OF f1e commissions what bought by
A. IN nav MN tor his time Aud although THIS sermon
Wa 1ncd and published, yet inyesuRaton Aas hhd
known TO me, and am cerain tue iacts never cse ~
the late Executive because that Trustee wac
within year, and remains undor your saws Atuie ia
office NOT turned out, or investigated eVon py any
powsr In e Commonwealth except the great igisatVe
nower which from my knowledge and experience OF
nbc business In cogte body Is OF nccessity the most
unfit OF all possible tribunals for Investigation VI iac'
THE STATE PRISON.
Tho appropriation In 1882 Tor salaries was $o4,sOo
far current $4,000 1t Is true that the neces
AIRY vatchaen in the prison we'll increase the mum
her of salaried officials All these expenditures arc SUD
sanaly made by the warden who reports 10 the BOARD
~ prison Commissioners which Board was as We have
seen reorganized in 1870 and became law unto ITSELF
The I'm Willingness Of the conyics 10 labor and 10 some
instances the failure find contractors competent 70
emnov their labor has, among other thhss naue Tue
prison not seEsupportng, but an actual charge 10 'e
commonwealth From 1865 10 1873, INCLUSIVE we PIE
onerh were self supporting 10 all expenses nu ~ vi.
iaer year they earned quite $40 per man apo'o stoa
cost OF 500 422 AZ net income 10 the otste; o
lbs nor been scifsupporting since In 1851 the plson
ers earned $40 &c less per man than tDe evsa, 80 ~
S2s,d13 80 40 be paid by taxation, OF y o1 IS' " ~
Sra,s OF 80 O35 % as compared with 1879, - ,ho,
THE Commissioners In their re fort Tor 1881 stse &
she expenditures have Increased SlOooV over .o p !,
yi0ug Year Tgis they say Is due 10 part 10 amvanec ~
nroysj,us and in item OF coal consumed Iney uls.
say That the average number of prisoners ior no
wear bslpg only 7O2 cause o increased Cast ano NC
creasei earIngs But IN 1873 tue whole number OF oi
was 5s6 against 702 in 1881. and the total cost per %
i67 80 ana in tc FIRST the fewer prisoners earne'
$40 76 per man more than their cost. -, .,ou,s
fully submit that much may pc done py Ies
aton 10 Improve the discipline OF the prison. ana aA