New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-06
MORE THAN IT'S DUE.
AMOUNT OF MONEY RECEIVED BY THE
NETWORK INFANT ASYLUM
COMMISSIONERS TERRY AND DENNIS REPORT
THAT $4,000 TOO MUCH WAS GIVEN TO

THAT $4,000 TOO MUCH WAS GIVEN TO
THE INsTITUTIoN-oFFIcERs Ac-
Quilted or ALL BLAME
Mayor Strong yesterday received from Commits
| sioners of Accounts Seth Sprague Terry and Hod-
ney s. Dennis report showing that the New YORK
Infant ASYLUM had received from the city treasury
over ssO more than II was entitled to In
the period from January !. $780, to June 49, 1879
The report however. acquits the cnicers OF the
asylum of blame In the overcharges ana inc |oi
troIler has withheld money due the asylum 10 re-
| imburse the city. The Consolidation Act provinces
for the payment OF money to the asylum AT 'he
ratio ~ % cents n day for each child received and
maintained there and SIS month for each nome
less and needy mother who nurses her chi'o III ,'c
ASYLUM or nurses other children there Inc u"
vestiQation by the Commissioners OF Accounts mas
shown that the overpayments and overcharbes
were made in the following classes oil cases,
p,, Eor r,o,hers as nursing their own children
in the asylum for period exceeding two aSe ex
whereas they had Left the a ,Syt was o not entitled
10 any compensa ton for them ,, ~ chill
secondNFor mothers nursing their own t th,
dren WHEREAS the records of the asylum snow 'ha'
their children were si-born .,,. o,,, children
Third-For mothers nursing their own ci ca MI,
Cor n,onths after the dates Of the deaths OF tnt h
respective children as SHOWN p' inc ''N0
Tourth-For mothers nursing their own no cn
dren when the physical conditions ois .,t W
"ers mothers after the expra alton Of year
from the dates of the births oil 'he'r
children cha renort
As IN the extent OF the overpayments. the report
says: 49,, -. .,o Asv
An examination of the bills rendered BY the ana Of
Sm from az 1h ! iSD for the period and
the sworn testimony Of Its officers and pd he
p psSm rsnGefe d bs city 81
than the correct amount ana tnat pie rontroIler and
p0d By the city The asylum entitled to credits IN
pber cases in which IT failed to charge me ely
ggreqate of such credits being $500 o. the net
since tn" the discovery Of these overpayments
the Controller has withheld moneys que , ,r the
city therefor
Oficias OF the asylum gave ready assistance "
the Commissioners of Accounts In the ihYesusa',on
and did not seek withhold any Information Oh .'e
subject The Commissioners express the OPINION
that the overcharges and overpayments might ma :.
/ hoor nrevented II there had been more carelui
auditing of the bills and they also say ut appears
that the work required of the Examiner OF Accounts
NJ institutions was greater than one man couid per-
form properly" The repor. continues
The pr asent treasurer has stated that When ne ne
took Office he found It had been the custom Oh
the asylum charge the city for the mahtenanre
Nursing othe- children: that the deaths OF such
children appeared the face OF the tilis AUDITED go
| nv the Controller; that he had mentioned on
several occasions to the CONTROLLERS employees
who audited the bills the fact that such Gharss s
not deem them proper they could DE ueuno, ,
/ he bills: that Such OeOuctiofl was
and tha, ne therefore, led to believe that
it was proper to charge for women In such cases H
In our opinor the present officers or the New
York Inf ant Asylum have not been guilty OF any
Intentional wrongdoing.
In concluding their report the Commissioners OF
Accounts recommend certain changes In the sys-
tom NJ keening the accounts of the asylum so as
70 prevent overpayments in future
A Tribune reporter called AZ the houses OF me
yarous officers OF the asylum last evening. Neither
the president J. f. Simmons;fhe ire asurer. FRAN
| els d. Griffin: nor the secretary Ghrrardi DaNls'
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