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

houss che etats primary sehea the state we'khouse'
refermatory prison for the state prison. tho ro
form school Tor beys and the Industrial school Tor girls
Ihave not boon able 60 obtain In time oil the ac'ua,
expenditures OF heso institutions for the past year. ana
therefore take tho appropriations passed by the late
fur their current expenses and for salaries
and expenses Of salared agents In the following sums
Total current expenses total e
ton and have the large appropriation Of to
DO expended salaries IN one year ior y
sets or 20 per Of the whole amount appropriated
for their support and well-bcing -, ,,.urou
tomato amount salaries 60 all othcr costs all the sal
aired officers and employees with the exception OF enp
poor the agents OF convcts aud their cerks have the
living expenses Furnished them at the several ns srn
the expenditure for maintaining the paup.rs ana pits
oners of the amount OF which no Items appear csr or
cmpoye elsewhere pays from his proper salary ior n
Washing s a Especially Il he enterans from tho fund
his relatives and friends, Is onethird hereo; We 'no
agents expenses in fact more tnan 81 per
cent OF all other ourreut expenses for
the welfare OF the prisoners and paupers from
which there should ho corresponding deduction Of S4s
sO0 showing that the approximations for the expenses
for salaries and agents are han those of other ex-
penses for supporting the poor by $4,000,
1t may not be improper here to call TO mind that unaer
the sole control of the state Board of and
Charity, and the Prison Commissioners by an act OF the
Governor or by the Governor and Council may be by
them revoked at any time for cause. unless eS
p 4s 'e1 aetermSda G'0 the
BY law The novelty and ingenuity displayed IN the
phraseology OF this aet1ihc nfst part OF II con,
power TO the Executive TO remove for cause the sweep
ing bur apparently innocent exception seeming 10 pro
vide only for the life of judges and It's adaptation
of means TO tho end would enuile IT'S inventor 10 u Pa
except Tor the doubt Of ts usefulness III IS haru o
resist the inference that such an Dgenousy cosruceI
enactment was made with Inpose Snd ta' ppH ss
control OF the people or Tie Executve Az ANY ,aT ~
any crime and be put INFO the state Prison Tor SO
and 1t Is uuheard Of that persons connected WIN we
state Government have committed crimes ana stili
they cannot lie removed rom once.
BAD EFFECTS OF BOARD MANAGEMENT.
Let me not DC misunderstood say here ahc now
nothing concerning conduct character or standing
of any member OF the Boards of Commissioners am
commenting upon the system Of uuaecodntability ana
uncontrolabiity which may be the result OF the act es
establishing them ntrenehing them and their suaordi
rates in Office The supreme Executive Department
cannot investigate them their agents, officers en-
ployes or acts dongs official integrity of any Of
then The Executive has power to correct abuses,
even II known and fragrant. Jeremy Benihau says a
'1oard Is a screen" That is say, agents use the
board their acs, and II AL cue more usefu as
such II composed ~ men OF hlsh character VINO ANe
only perumct0y interest in 10 operation No thlng
was ever well administered by board In which tie
cred laws erecting corporations always provide tna;
the directors shcl DC stockholders whether IN banking
)r other business.
To snow tho Legislature tnat management by boards
expensive and specially If large one, present the
following table showing the great Increase OF OF
taken from public records reports. lt VIII b g
remembered that for series OF wears prior to the year
1864 the STATE paupers were under the cnarse Oh lnc
"aien commissioners y"
TABLE
So 81 e & i and s d yJS
% 1851, incl isiVe.