New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-20
A NEW BROOM FOE CASTLE GARDEN
NEARLY FIFTY MEN sUMMARILY REMOVED Df
THE EMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS
WEEPING DOWN EXPENSES.

THE EMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS
KEEPING DOWN EXPENSES.
The Commissioners of Emigration held special
meeting Yesterday which will be memorable al Iasuo
Garden. The commissioners removed hiTty-two ON
ploycs at Wards Island and fifteen at the Garueh' an"
also began hearings complaints Drought oS '"o
italian Society against the Castle Garden Express
Company for alleged Overcharges m Transporting oss
rsce. Tho committees of Castle Garden and Wards
Island reintroduced their reports tabled az inc
meeting recommending the dismissal OF certain en-
Moves The report was accepted, Commissioner
Ulrich voting against It. The employees VINO Wcro
removed from the Garden service are n Galo register
clerk salary 81 900; c. Raven, OF the lniormsuoh
Bureau 81 900: J. o. Callaghan and Theodore haVue"
berg of tho bureau. salaries $3.50 and sou re-
sneosivoly: c. F. Klndlund. E. Labishiner, Peter
TYcbt lanes Collins gatoReepcrs, salaries of 1910
each and seven laborers. Among the discharged men
ne wards Island Is DR.. Merrell, house physician
whose pay 81 200.
Rumors of political deal we're current anu Oom
missioner Ulrch said that the boards course was the
most shameful action he had ever experienced since
HIS connection with It. lie characterized the scuoh
Is the result of deal between Commissioners stephen
CON and Starr whom he called alleged Republicans
and President Ridgway, whom he denounced as Gov
ernor Hills appointee and pet Mr. Rhgway' now
ever explained 10 the reporters that when nc was
appointed commissioner he investigated The needs OF
Castle Garden and Wards ls!am. lie peca'he say
isfed that reduction of force was needed when ne
found that during the eight months ending IN August
there was a falling of OF 10000 immigrants as com
pared with the same months of the previous year The
State allowed so much money per capita iof inc
immigrants and II the rate OF immigration win
tho same force continued the Garden would Do III
debt about $50 900 In year. The reduction OF the
force at Wards Island, it was said, would save
s6745 80. and at the Garden S11 $50 year Com
nd nj r..
Ways explanation.
Scott Lord appeared before the board as counsel for
the Italian Society in regard to the baggage complaints
Bernard Biglin. who has the baggage privilege, was
also present. Banker Tocc Editor of LEGO DItalia
VincenZio COlumbo, Frank Fuell1 and several othti
italian brokcrs doing business at Castle Garden, Js
ned that in many Instances they had been oengc1 "a
paw so cents on every piece of baggage consigned "a
thom. The Commissioners OF Emigration fixed the
rates at % cents 10 Fiftv-ninthst long ago.. MI
Biglin said that he had had no opportunity 10 in,
ouire into these alleged abuses but would do 50 ~
once lie maintained that by his system o. books
and checks he could tell now the name OF the man
whose baggage transported in specified cases ne
amount paid and the number of pieces delivered II
Is said that the employees az the Garden suspect thai
Mr.. Bglin's drivers have imposed on him IN some