New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-18
THE couNIsuoyrRS REcEIrE NOTICE
COLLECTOR EEHtEDT sINDs WORD THAT TIKI
CgNrEtcr WITH TIE EMGEATIoN BOARD
WILL Esd ON APRIL Is.


The Castle Garden authorizes received Official notice
Yesterday that the uritd state, Government intended
to take char. Oh tine Immigration bu-iac, on April
IT, Dudley T.. Phelps. Deputy Collector OF the Law
Division 81 the custom House. w.t. appointed hy
Collector Erhardt to -crvc the official notice ON lTc,
Gent Eidgway. Of the Board. special Inspector
Jane, H. Prior accompanied Mr.. Phcp-. and the wag,
say mat Mr.. Prior tooh especial delight In being in
1T the DEATH because tlc Board oi Emigration called
him a lar on account Of hI, report boo the fIu"u,
Willie ca-". Mr. Eideway found in hi, Office IN
Corandt It,. and be heard with compo.ure that the
Secretary oi the Treasury had decd Il 10 aunul the
DEPARTMENT., contract with the Comml-,o oi Lm
grafton on April J..
Mr. Kidgvay aftcrward said at Ca,ti, Garden that
he and Dol, colleague, had not determined policy.
Th, mean, that Goycguor lin ha, not Informed hi7
representative what his plans II j., sud that
The Commissioner, VIII prosecute a suit against the
Treasury Department for the recovery Of 100000.
which they say is due to the Commission for head
tax repairs on the building on Waid'- Island rentals.
etc. Commissioner stephenson, who is "a Republican
and who SAYS that he las always favored Federal
Commission. said yesterday that after April i the
Commissioner Would not allow any immigrants To bo
landed at Castle Garden. He also said that when
Collector Erhardt should try 10 prevent an immigrant
from landing. the courts would show him that he
had no power over such AFFAIR.".
The case Of John Burns and the remarks Of Mr.
Stophcn,on perhaps throw some light on the Board
attitude. Burns came here November i. u,
wa, unable 10 obtain work and asked the Commissioners
10 send him back to scotland. lie was able bodied
and the Cnmmi,, Oncr, referred the case - the
Treasury Department. Yesterday communication
wa received from Assistant Secretary Batchccr, VINO
decides that Eurn, cannot be- sent back to scotland
al the expense Of the Emieiaut Fund because he J.
able bodied and also that he ought t. be discharged
from Wards Island \, president Of the Fund, Mr.
stephenson said that he should discharge forty I'M
migrants now at Wards Island who had asked 10 be
sent back 10 Europe bccau they could get no work
here.
Johannes Hammer. the immigrant Who was &c
tanned at Wards Island for some time before he
landed caused doubts about his sanity yesterday 10y
writing a remarkable letter 10 the Board. lie sAd
that he was sorry that he had any trouble with
the Commissioners, and prayed them not 10 have MN
denounced the paper, any more. lie ucaiI'u -, ~
nropo,c 10 the COMMITS -lOncrs that they pay MN ~
ncr cent of his claims against them 5000 against
each Commissioner and 10000 against Mr. stephenson
and that he would be willing 10 return 10 derhany' a.
they desired. 49, ,,., ., GA, ,ro,, nm
noeItIon 10 A lnnding depot for immigrants on Gov
rrnnr's Island New York llarbOr, the secretary Oh
the Treasury has practically decided to place IL on
Bedows Island and VIII soon MAKE aTfausenioh's LOT
the erection Of the necessary hii1