New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-23
THEY SEND NO REPORTS.
HOW CHARITIES COMMISSIONERS DO.
SEVEN MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR
AND NOTHING HEARD FROM THEM.

AND NOTHING HEARD FROM THEM.
Evidence OF remarkable axlty in the management
Of the present municipal government under he coh'lo
Of Richard Croker and Tammany Hall is found In the
fact that the annual report Of the Department OF Cnar
ties and Correction for 1891 has not yet been submitted
to the Mayor nearly seven months after the ehd oI
the official year. George F. Brtton the secretary OF
the Board admitted reporter that the report foi
last year not nearly ready for the printer
and replies questions addressed to President IOrter
the head OF the department showed that The Com
mssiOners have not received from some OF thelr In
sttutons tho data from which the annual report must
be compiled This statement Is true Of the pcni-
Tertiary and the almslOusc on Backwards Island
Similar bacxwardncss may be prevailing In all the
asyums hospitals and prisons under the control Of
the Charities Department IL would seem that enough
is known OF lis slip od methods 10 warrant thorough
shakingup of the department and all It's branches al
the hands OF the proper authorities.
supervisor Kenny said yesterday that some time ago
he had reported TO the Board Of City Record that none
Of the reports Of the Department Of Charities and Cor
rection had been printed, the law requires, since
1857. He said that many years ago the department
had undertaken print its own annual reports In one
OF It's institutions but had failed to carry out Its en-
gagemens In this respect. In March last President
Porter had appeared before the Board OF the City Rec
ord and asked it 10 order the printing OF lis annual
reports for the years following 1857 up TO and incud
Ing 1900 The Board left the case in the Supervisors
hands to go on and print these reports rapidly rs
his appropriation would allow. Mr.. Kenny said that
he began at On the report for 1890, which he con
sdeIcd the most important because 1t was the most
recent.
Il cannot account the supervisor added for the
delay in submitting the repOrs Of the Charities Depart
ment Its report for 1890, which came In manuscript
did not reach me until January 1892. 1t then,
think first discovered that the annual reports for sew
cral years back had not been printed The last annual
report OF the Health Department. which Is much more
complicated than that Of the Charities Department,
received April To- l can sec no reason why
the Charities Department could not prepare its report
In seven months
The Commissioners OF the Department Of Charities
and Correction Henry H. Porter PRESIDENT Charles
T.. Simmons and Edward {. Sheehy. President Porter
has been known a County Democrat, although he
has been active In politics OF late Commissioner
simmons II Tammany sichem and Commissio
shechy has been prominent Tammany leader for
many years. None Of them could DC found in the city
last evening.
10y singular coincidence it discovered yester.
day that the annual repIt Of the Charities Department
Of Brooklyn, Tor the year ending July 81, 1o0l has
not Yet been issued. Charities Commissioner Nolan
said that he could not tell why this was so.