New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-16
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MAYOR GRACE TRIES TO HEAL THE WARD 'eh"
TRouBIE-AN ARBITRATION COMMITTEE
Mayor Grace Controller Loew, Heath SO pnt,nn
sioner Johnson the Commissioners OF Emgrattiio
and the Commissioners of Charities and az
held consultation yesterday IA the MAYORS Oin ~,
in regard to the occupancy OF !he puius of
tbs ocean steamers and certain insane patterns
nnder the charge of the Charities p ,r5
The building is owned by the Emigrauoh ~ DI both
INT has been occupied In part " yUdd
S Seo The Mayor said that he hh ha
caled the officials together because ne
understood that there was posso,ty on IN fnancal
omoSt;ons IA he understood the matter, one de-
partment had occupied without rent 5uiIdIIg
Wards Island and the other Board Dau occuPiuu
Castle Garden for many years, and there is a sum
dine for rent for three years.. ~ ,.o +bot
Mr.. Starr-We do not admit. Mt Mayor 'n"'
Castle Garden belongs to the city. IAN,
Mr. Stephenson said that when he became 2 liicnn-
Der of the Emigration Board he found tat .nr Si
was using property belonging to inc clale, m,
longer to assume such responsibility: ne soners
had protested to the Charities Cob'lhlsopon ,id
against their further retention OF the AhheA
ing as an insane asylum or 1or any t PPSis
nose and they had promised to give 1t up put tillS
had not been done and the Emigrallon S Lo'n
missoners had decided to begin legal ol ne
TO gain POSSESSION of the property. kcearipe sn9 40
Castle Garden matter the debt was outiaweG, II ~
ever existed and charge AGAINST b bnS becn
furnished with gas until Controller Loew reuse l,
longer TO paw for it on the ground that tne L-
grafton BOARD owed the city large sum lor car
For the neople under their charge. The gas Wouiu
not dc tnrned on again until the bill was paid.
The Mayor replied that the practical 41estio or
were the continued occupancy of the building on
Ward Island by the city, the payment OF TINS gis
hill and the danger of smallpox from the people
ouarantined on the island. long discussion lo-
lowed In which Dr. Thomas. of the Emisra3l.lon
Com,ossiop said that only two cases or sihallpoA
Ind deveoped on the island, and these were among
the nosscn gers of the Polynesia. The passengers "a
The WcseI after detention of two weeks, VIII NC
allowed to depart tomorrow. $50 -, hoa
The Charities Commissioners SAID that thoy m" az
no Mace TO nut their insane patients IL comleiieu
to remove them. Mr.. Stephenson SAID lint VIC VIC
nuarantlned pas engers were remover 10 W hIu ;
Island because the Emigration commissioner
were ordered by Health Officer smith 10 taK H,
charge of Them The tact was that all TINS snt j.
noy bncbear was a scare. He had been ali ihIongn
The wards and he was careful OF tne heai'h VI
his family and himself rs any one ,.-
DR. Macdonald declared that the duaranllne was
not efficiently enforced on Wards Island. ana sald
that the passengers from the two ships were IN con-
slant contact with each other and that many OF
them had to be driven back from the bulldlhs anu
grounds occupied by the city authorities
Mr. Stephenson added that, although there were
2 600 burials on Wards Island, the health oil inc
patients there had not been affected.
DR. Macdonald denied tins and SAID that lh.Ic
had been an outbreak of typhoid fever. Mt.
Taintor suggested that the matters be lett 10 y
committee The Mayor SAID that tins was q to9 "a
idea and the following committee was app0ihIcu b.
Controller Loew and Commissioners Stephenson
and Porter.