New-York tribune., 1896-01-03

meeting yesterday and formally organized hy
clectirg Commissioner Croft president. 1t Is un-
ders,ol "a that George +. Brtton. the secretary ot
the Department. viii he continued In that place
He has held II since 1873 Commissioners Croft
and D'Roirne are The new members oi the BoaIl.
Commissioner O'Belinc said yesterday after
noon: "The selection ~ one - tn" new COmmls-
sioncrs ~ president 4 the Board. IN preference
t. Commissioner Faure was not IN any way uue
- want Il the highest appreciation Tor the 80
ncieni and energetit work the latter has per-
formed during the last eight months that ne mas
held the Office. II was rather on lines of the
recognition u the majority party representation
I'm the Board. though uo departure VIII De- Wade
from the non-partisan character or the pubic
business maintained In the Department hereto
fore"
Speaking Of the jealousles aroused recently
among members Of the medical profession in this
city. resulting from exhibitions ~ partality on
the part ~ the cid Board In appointing physi-
cians 10 Bellevue Commissioner OBerne said:
we desire the cooperation I'm our work " every
physician I'm the city. and We intend. In making
our appointments and In every other way pos
sIhle To use every legitimate means to attain
this end"
Commissioner Faure SAN to Tribune re-
porter: The new Board Will make a tour ~ in
spection early next week through the different
hospitals under our supervision. We VIII eX-
anime with great care into the condition ~ the
buildings on Blackwrrs. Wards and Randall
islands.
WHAT Is NEEDED At BELLEVUE
"Ther. Is Immediate need OF new btlllueS a
Bellevue The old Gre-enginc house outside Of
the hospital grounds. now used as an emergency
hospital. should be replaced by new building
t. be erected within the grounds. We also need
2 new erysipelas ward and an isoIating ward.
4 new hospital I'm Harlem is almost an absolute
necessity At present we are compelled 70 use L
rented building In East One-hundred and-twen-
teth-st There Is "A lack Of proper equipment In
all OF the hospitals owing t. a lack If the funds
necessary 10 keep them In repair. As to the
officials in charge OF the various hospitals, they
for the most part very efficient, capable,
paInstating and industrious men. and | know
OF no important changes t. be mado at present
In this direction. cannot talk further until We.
as a Board. have cxamined into the condition OF
the hospitals. II would not be fair to my asso-
cia,es for me to express myself further
DIR wHEELOCK's COMMENTS
DR.. George c. Wheelock. chairman Of the Spe
cial Committee on the Division OF the Department
OF Public Charities and Correction. said yester-
day: Those who are interested In the public
charities Of the city should be gratihed at the
careful consideration which these institutions
have received this year at the hands OF the Board
OF Estimate and Apportionment Mayor Strong
and his COLLEAGUES have given three whole days
TO a careful consideration. Item by Item. OF the
estimates for the new Departments of Public
Charities and OF Correction. An explanation of
each Item In the charities estimate was made by
Commissioner Faure. and In the correctional
estimate by Commissioner Wright. The wardens
and superintenients of the various hospitals and
OF the almshouse workhouse and asyllms were
present TO describe in detail the condition and
needs OF their institutions.
"A comparison Of the total appropriations for
charitable and correctional institutions for 1893
and for 1896. exclusive of the appropriations for
the insane. which are always made separately
gives the following results:
Appropriations for Department Of Charl.
ties and Correction for 1929 eNclusvc or
insane''.'.. Sii22.'2i oo
For Department Of Charities. 1896 lex
For Department OF Correction 1896. 4I5.yyO a3
Total Charities and Correction 1896 .... slG>9 4I6 33
This shows an actual increase over last
years appropriations of $2GGS9 or this increase
$l79395 Is for running expenses and SSI,5OO rep
rcsents an increased Appropriation for repairs
to buildings. The amount appropriated for
repairs I'm 1895 for Charities and Correction was
$50 000 in 1896 $1,000 for Charities. and $4,000
for Correction. This. however. gives no ade-
Guatc indication of the disposition of the pres
ent Board OF Estimate and Apportionment 10
deal wisely and adequately with the problem of
the city's buildings. The $l37.5oO Is intended To
provide only the repairs which are Immediately
necessary.
1T Is gratifying to the friends OF the move
ment for the separation Of the charitable from
the correctional institutions that this change
has proved much less expensive than was pre-
dcted. II the whole $179 3JJ increase in running
expenses over 1895 had been caused by the di-
vision of the Department. the money would be
well spent. but as n matter of fact. only $6.4ot
Is chargeable to this division. This increase or
S76 454 Is due to an Increase in the cost OF main
tanning the central office. the storehouse ana
the steamboats,: TO the employment or compe-
tent paid help instead OF workhouse prisoners
in the wards Of hospitals: to providing an ade-
quate supervision by workhorse Keepers over
workhouse prisoners when employed in and
about the charitable institutions, and TO the
salary of the additional Commissioner
There will still be many evils to correct in