New-York tribune., 1884-12-27
STRIFE oTER CASTLE GARDES AWARDS

CUTTING PERSONALITIES AND INsINUATIONs IN
DULGED IN.
The only business for which the Commissioners
Of Emigration met yesterday was the awarding OF
contracts for certain exclusive privileges at Castle
Garden yet the meeting protracted from noon
TIL nearly o'clock, and was an excited one. the
Commissioners indulging in cutting personalities,
insinuatons and lllngs at each other. Mayor Ed
son, who is ex Oici0 a member OF the Board, was
detained at the CITY Hall looking after municipal
affairs. Commissioner Forrest was kept ut home
by sickness. Commissioner Lynch, after voting TO
the eontrast for the exchange brokerage to give I'VE
meeting, owing to business engagements. The
compliments of the season exchanged between the
Commissioners were soon forgotten, and Commits
siOner Ulrich who was IN the minority, or, as
termed by the Others, the kicker suggested
that the votes the contracts showed that every
thing was cut and dried before the meeting" 1t was
also intimated that Commissioner Stephenson, IN
voting to take away the privilege Of the Castle
Garden Express from Bernard Biglin should feel
m Vdns ss sr a I Wor%e or s r
as Mayor in the recent campaign. IL was SAID also
that Commissioner Taintor voted against NJ, Big
lin to give an indirect blow at d" johnny OBrien.
with whom he is said to be in enmlty.
Commissioner Stephenson aDdlStarr submitted the
majority report of the Committee on Contracts
to the highest reputable bidders :" that they file
their bonds or before Monday, or the contracts
be given to the next highest 'reputab e' bidders.
Finally the majority assured the Board that they
siOner llauselt submitted the minority report of
the committee in which he regretted that he could
not agree with the majority and concisely gave his
reasons. He thought that efforts should be made
to provide help for immigrants and to provide them
with necessarcs ut the lowest rates rat her than to
encourage high prices in order to give large pr0hts
10 those holding the privileges that they might pay
high rents. He wished the baggage expressage
gwen to the New York Transfer Company, which
offered S3 800 year for It, that company having
every facility. The restaurant privilege
he wanted 20 be awarded to Renke u liertzb0rg at
their bid of 81 200. with a promise to reduce the
present schedule of prices 20 per cent. lie Thought
that the interests of the Commissioners and OF the
immigrants would be best subservcd If the contract
for the exchange business was given TO two per-
sons instead of to one.
MIR IIauselts suggestions were overrnled, ana
the contracts were awarded for three years IN ac-
cOrdance with Alessrs. Stephenson and Stars rec
concentrations rs follows; Baggage express 10
John Wood at 80 800 year; George II. Metzger,
bread stands. &c $50 year; Scuy " Dayltt. ex.
change brokerage 81 600 first year. T2,2OO second
year and Yi 500 third year. Mr. tlrch at hrst
objected 10 the awards unless reduction IN prices
was made but afterward decided 70 submit as he
supposed "cycrythng was cut and dried
Tho new contracts go into effect on January l.
whom Bernard i}gin viii give up the eXpfessaGe
and Murray & Nugeut the bread stands. Scully "
Davitt have been IN Castle GARDEN eighteen years.
Tho bids for the privilege of selling local ihlifOau
aud sieainboat tickets tO immigrants. which i3 now
held hy Mr. Hlglin. wcro put aside. the privilege
being Transferred to- The joint agency OF the pool
lines theif rent being increased from bl,Ovo W
fg 900 ia consideration therefor,