New-York tribune., 1884-02-21

rcpresentai1hs Rnvd said That in this opinion sew
eroI other prominent lawyers hao Hsi1ToJ bnwever
Judge ArnOux. II had not Deeh ueId ueviIId0Ib No begun
whether or all OF these Sui'S "ouiu ~
THE KINGS COUNTY INEBRlATE HOME
prspoxsInIE ONLY TO THE LEGIsLATURE-A FE"
WORDS FROM MAYOR LOW.
4 resolution having beer presented to the AsSent
blv ordering an investigation into the manaeehle.O
of the Kings County Incbriate Home lkIbtNMh NJ
rcnorter injured of Mayor Low whether or not Ill
his opinion such an investigation was neeutcu ~
"There seems to be gesral heller IN t? C
of the Home miCht be beneficial. cannot Saay
whether or not it is needed because nave HoV - n
cient information bearing on tnat % SUI coverninG
clear to my mind, however, that tIe laws XIV
the institution ought 10 be chahgeH, ,orrt,- +o
" Is the any authority III tne CITY VI O0''
conduct such an inVestgatOn'
"Cannot the city or county eNeTGilse aiyS ~ supp
vision over the expenditures OF the hone 1o;r,s
& The management of the lnebrlate Ionlo 'i'T Ti
to he reSnonsiblc alone to the Legislature 1nc nc
citv and comfy are required to pay oNSI w i w
treasurer of the Home fifteen per cent VI W, ,ho IL
moneys but they have no contro over tlc eA Apcmo, @
tures aud no k.nowledge of how the money Is tNPcl
ded except such is furnished by the courtesy Vi
the superintendent ,;o,r ~ +bo IIonoe
showed that Frederick Massey, Andrew Waish' >; ..
r. Stranahan George G.. Herman, ana lew olher
well-known politicians and business men OF Drooh-
lvn were constituted by act OF the Legislature d
Board of Trustees for the Home with power 10 eecS
an executive committee to transact the oIsInosS ~ ~
the institution. and with power also 10 Scco , Uni
own successors, the body being made selt-perpelu,1
ating 1t is in way responsible 10 thS CIV, 9 H.
comntv which furnished the money TO found the
insft1tion' and which have to pay about $4,000
n wear to maintain it, No detailed report OF It's eA-
pcnditnres have been made to the public. -. -.
In December Mayor Low requested Il Tep33ith p3 tht ~
roceintS and expenses From this IT was learned tat
there were 4Sl patients treated III me hout ':st
year; $50 were charity patients anu one nre
1S3 paid for their board. The receipts VIZ
500 1SI and the expenditures balanced the leceipls
exactly OF the patients - were married w Monlci,
six single women and eleven WIDOWS; n+iorts MI
work on the farm and about the lnstiluVlul
| Among the items were S13,616 for Improvements rs
81 2l9 for printing and stationery, ana srn iUl
! express and farm wagons. DR.. Blanchard, tle sup
! erintendent said he obliged to turn away pa
tjcnts for want of room, and that there was great
| lack of accommodations 10r Wolheh WIN "l0 "'e
| TO pay for treatment.
| A THOUSAND CIGAR-MAKERS STRlkE.
! Between 900 and LOO of the clgar-makiers
employed by StraitOn Storm lett work yesteltGaS
morning in consequence of the proposed TeuuctTn ~ II
in prices which had been submitted 10 theh ny @ ta
firm and approved by ssnmErT %aEGrTIyi in V1rS irving Hail.
| and We're urSed TO stand firm. The meeting was
presided over by Ludwig Jublinonsk; OF the ITO
| Gressiye Union. 1t announced that eacm one one
Of the strikers cOuld draw 70 a week from the Union
as long as the strike lasted. committee Selt W
visit the firm was not reGelyet ~ t, was nn+ mt;
mousy resolved by the strikers to stay out ulltii
| tbc old rate of wages was restored. The shop was
Thoroughly picketed by the Union. The hrln called
i'm the assistance of the police to protect the e eli
Moves who remained at work. Three arrests were
! made during the day. Carl krutz, a stTker, WIS @
taken TO the YOrlville Police Court, ana nhe4 r.
| far dIsorderly conduct. The other two were held
| for examination, and balled by the Union olne&''
Mr. StraitOn said to a TRIBUNE reporter:
Rctveon n third and n half of our hands are sil at
| work and we think will remain faithful There are
large number of cigarnakeis out of work and the ace
| of the strikers will probably be hlied; we 90 10Y
recocnize the Progressive Union nor Will we recognize
the strikers as body. We will not under any crcm-
stances discharge of the whom we take on now
| The condition of absolute subecOn in winch these
unions hold the men Is worse IMAM lhe conu'Ioh VI N
| negro slaves.
Vincent w. Woytisek, secretary of the Progress
! sive Union, SAID
We have cot all Int scycnty-fve Of the cicar-makers
| ont now Seven thousand members OF our organization
have agreed pay ~ week into the strike ln as ASH os
as IL is necessary The expenses Ot the strike VIII pe
81 900 week. We make this fight because lhlS re-
duction is made all the other manufacturers VIII D1
forced TO reduce wages and there would be general
| strike.
A MONUMENT TO WILLIAM Z. DODGE.
| Soon after the death OF William E. Dodge the pro-
prcty of erecting a monument TO ms memory S pS
| ncnt men with whom he had been associated. Oll
! February ~, 1883 the Executive ConinltIee oI
! the Chamber of Commerce took up the subject, ana
| if made a report at the regular meeting ~ Malch.
| Several interviews were printed IN He lhIBuNi;
| on February 20. with Morris II. Jc>up, Sdhl.ieI
! sloan and others. in favor of the propoSIt0n MT;
.Jesup said yesterday that the SUBSCRIPTIONS r Ta'l
| becn cl a ed Over $4,000 was contributed Inc
contract for n bronze statue of Mr.. Dodge has been
awarded to j. Q. 4. Ward. the we'll known sculptor:
! whose most recent work OF note Is me Statuc oi
Washipgton unveiled on Evacuation J. ay on me
stems of the sub Treasury III Wall-st W hen the
statue is cOllpletcd il viii he placed IN the niue
mark at Thirty-socOnd-st., between Broadway and
SiXth-aye.
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