The sun., 1902-09-27
CITY BILKED, SAYS CIRCUIT.
ms CHiRGES AGAINST 4 NHOOL
FOR DEAF NOTES.
says n Has Drawn Money Tor vacation
Time, Has billed la, Pupils n board.
ers and Has Collected for Clothing
II Hasn't H0ught Wants II Closed.

Comptroller Grout has brought charges
ur mismanageinent against the Association
for the Improved Instruction of Deaf Mute =
Of such "A nature that,he has recommended
10 the Board Of Estimate that the listtu-
ZION for the improved Instruction Of Deal
Mutcs az Lexington avenue and Sixty
seventh street which tie association con-
ducts he cut Of from public suppor, and
is land and buildmgs reclaimed for the
city.
The association wa, established in 1863
aud he city leased 10 Il the land on Lex
ington avenue for the nominal rental OF ii
a wear The city and stat" contributed
s3s, 900 toward the cost of the buildings,
and members of the association l"nt the
remainder of the sum required, ltl2jo,
secured by building certificates, which
until 1909 drew per cent. interest and
since then have drawn ! per cent or these
certificates there have been redeemed up
80 date, out of the institutions profits
drawn from the State and CITY, the Comp
Ter saws, sa4 $50, and interest amounting
tu So io4 0? has been paid
comptroller Grout said in a formal COM
uun!cation to the Board of Estimate yester-
day
Tie receipts Of the institution from all
sources for thrty-'wo years have been
q. .s57 .s9iIi The receipts from all sources
ont side of public funds have been tl7i 0t8 -.
Deducting the sli4.25o lhuilding cert ifcates
or loan, leaves hut s2e 7s6 l3 a. the entire
other receipts for thirtv-two Years, The
institution supports mo- children on free
list"
The Comptroller also -aid that the iESii
tuition closed it, doors for ten weeks in the
summer and sent pupils 10 their homes or
friends. vet that during hes" closed periods
'l.ll- have been rendered and collected as
though the pupils were in the institution
receiving instruction. maintenance and
clothing. The institution had received
from the public treasury more than s20+.-
3ss ~ for those summer months without
rendering any service Whatever f'r The
money
Mr. Grour said that tho Institution had
always compelled a GO number = is
pupils TO 60 10 their homes TO sleep, some
times A. high a. Is 10 rs per cent OF them.
All these pupils were practically day
pupils, vet they have been paid for az flll
rates, ho said, -as though furnished wi'h
lodging, support and clothes As dav
pupils. the Institution was entitled IN but
500 per annum for each, instead Of $500,
which il cont inuouslv collected. j. is esti-
mated that IN" sum thus improperly col
l"cted during the last ten years amounts
10 over 100000.
The comptroller said that on his written
demand tho institution furnished him
with a list Of pupils in New York for whom
il had collected from the public treasury
$50 each for clothing, although IL had fur-
nishHd them with no clothing and 80 ao-
know ledgad
The Comptroler's investigation has been
going on since last March Tho bills of
the Institution agains' the city for the
quarter ending with that month wcre cpt
S7li 81 because Of improper charges. he
said and he had been informed from Albany
that 81 ,Osn should he taken from the in-ti-
tutlon's bill 10 the State for similar reasons
The Compt roller said that he had commu-
nicated with Superintendent Of Public In
ftruction Charles II. skinner and with
President William Rhinelander Stewart of
the State Board of Charities. both Of
whom had ordered investigat He
was informed that both Of the State de-
partments had reached conclusions adverse
TO the institution
Emil Calman, who was president Of the
association. died a few months ago, and the
duties Of the office have since been in the
charge Of Julius HammersChlag. one Of the
trustees The other officers are Treas
urer Samuel Sachs, banker. Of 81 Nassau
street; secretary, Paul NJ Herzog, law
partner Of former Justice Cohen and Marcus
B Baer. Arthur Lehman, Alfred l. Peck.
William | ROsenfeld, Albert Blum, Marcus
Goldman, Nathan Herman. Barrch kauf-
mann, George Rosenthal and Phinoas
Sondheim trustees
The Board Of Estimate passed n resolution
Yesterday, inviting the managers of the
nstit ution to appear before the hoard next
Friday.
Secretary Herzog said that the trustees
would he able AT the proper tim" to show
hat their management had boon all that
il should be