New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-15
TO FRAME THE REGULATIONS.
THE STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES TO
MEET TO-DAY.
N,.crssrry OF MAKING RULES TO GOVERN vARI-
oUs CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS BEFORE
rut-v C,S prcrrvr Yi-RIIc MONEY.

NECESSITY OF MAKING RULES TO GOVERN vARI-
oUs CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS BEFORE
THEY CAN RECEIVE PUBLIC MONEY.
The State Board OF Charities finds Itself in posi-
ton OF great responsibility The constitutional Con-
vention made u a OF overseer OF various chaI'a
bic Institutions so that without the sanction OF the
board these institutions VIII not be In receipt Oh
funds that have heretofore been paid to them. Inc
board Is invested with the power of making ruIes
and regulations which govern the payment OF
money 10 certain public institutions III the ooaiu
should fail 10 frame these rules and regulations l.
is difficult to see what the beneficiary INSTITUTIONS
vvo,,d do about II The State board is constitu-
tional body and cannot be abolished for the next
twenty years Part Of the section OF the ane"u-
mont bearing upon this point is as follows:
Payments by counties cities. towns and villages 10
tory institutions wholly or partly under PrisAbt s
control for care suppor ana rdn1ircG bv the Legs-
lature. No such payments shaAi De h.a maui anI
Inmate 0 sCh n rulas established by the
s stad'G Board sitiV OF t CHARITIES
presumably the intention of the Amendment
said Presiden, William II. stewart OF the "la''
Board Of Charities. to n Tribune reporter yestef
dav "vas 10 allow the State Board to step in and
save public money by rigorous supervision OF 'he
expenditures OF these institutions. we suddenly
find ourselves with great deal OF power without
having requested or expected 1t. At the meeting
I'm
OF this city; William p Letchworth. OF Buhaio'
and f. V stoddard OF Rochester. We're appointed
n committee to formulate rules to govern the eN-
ponditure Of public moneys appropriated lot these
private institutions required by the revised |oh-
stitution. This committee meets tomorrow in the
Gerry Society's rooms. at Fourth-ave and twenty
thlrd-st. At the meeting tomorrow Will be present
no, only the members Of the committee but other
members Of the State Board and representatives
from institutions throughout the State. The meet
Ing is called for 1870 o'clock in the morning
"a mistake by the trainers of the charities amend
nlent was made in not allowing a reasonable 'hie
for preparing and enforcing the proposed rules anu
regulations We should have till october next
These rules and regulations should be drawn win
great care. and after full hearing and consideration
OF all the different suggestions which may be oNered
by any interested persons. This must be matter
OF time | hope that the financial ofncers Oh 'he
cities may suggest some manner satisfactory 10 'eii
by which the State Board can temporarily certify
70 the usual payments TO the institutions winch aie
affected by the amendment, until definite rules can
be framed and enforced. We placed In rather
embarrassing situation. the facts are not gener-
ally understood. The Institutions that are deprived
OF the money they have be Il In the habit OF re-
cevlng may blame us in great measure 10, ~
money paid that there may be no enDaFr3 i;
nent but ii will be impossible for us TO estaoiish
yet. After have adopted rules and regulat!1Ths
We must have power 70 carry mem INC eieo thnt
LIT
re5 a. nrssen, T. $3.50 wear for travelling and
Contingent expenses We cannot so around ana
examine all the orphan asylums and oiner lnstltu-
lions personally There are some 4ooVV people IN
the various Institutions OF the state over when We
now have a quasi supervision. and which are al
fectel bv the amendment. Inspectors will have TO
be appointed and make detailed reports before we
can certify the payment of such FUNDS -,
President Stewart said that the Dodrd dld h0i
shrink from the work. but felt that nothing "ouiu
be gained by being precipitate ,, -
The committee. 1t IS understood, Will hoid as many
public meetings as may be necessary ana WI! pre-
pare a report containing the rules II Will frame.
and this report Will be presented at a meeting OF
the board to be held the report is ready:
At the meeting to-day Frederic r. Coudert VIII
appear as the representative of Archbishop CorTi-
gsn who IS aid 10 be more than usually perturbed
over the delay in the withholding or moneys from
a number Of institutions partially under Cathohc
supervision $1,000, -, l.,
Controller Fitch yesterday acknowledged the IN
y,tation of President Stewart to be present at the
boards meeting to-day. Mr. Fitch was OF the opin-
ion yesterday that rules such as were necessary 70
comply with the mandate of the new fundamental
law could be put in shape within day or two 50
that the payments due to the Institutions dependent
on the city's charity might not be longer delayed