Download or read book Twentieth Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction written by Townsend Cox and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Twentieth Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction: Of the City of New York, for the Year 1879 Dear Sir. - We, the undersigned, Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction, herewith present to you the Annual Report of the Department for the year 1879. In regard to the general condition of the different Institutions, we respectfully refer you to the reports herein of the officers in charge of the Institutions in the Department. In regard to the view of the Commissioners as to the working of the Department, they respectfully refer you to their letters in previous Annual Reports, which treat in detail of nearly all matters concerned with the Department. Each year improvements are made, and the Commissioners desire and would be greatly honored if you will make a personal examination in regard to the statements herein presented to you. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.