The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-31
Board or Supervisors.

Dec. SO-Tbe Mayor presiding
The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and
approved.
Petitions frsm sundry persons, for the correction Of
taxss referred.
Bills OF various persons connected with the Police De-
partruent, referred,
The Surrogate, County Clerk Regi,ter, $c.-The re-
port of the Special Committee in rlston to the sala
ries of The Surrogate &C., which was laid on the table
st the Last meeting, was taken mp.
Aid FRANELN moved to strike out 50 600 the salary
fixed for the Surrogaell members having voted in the
negative and in the Affirmative the motion to strike
out was lost.
AID MAYsAnp moved that the report be adopted.
Aid franklin then moved that it should be taken up
EectieD by section.
Aid. MAYNARD offered, as further amendment, that
the report be laid the table He said there seemed
10 be disposition on the part OF some members OF the
who bad investigated this subject very fully and had
perhaps as good opportunity Of judging Of it the
Board OF Supervisors liked the salaries Of those officers,
aud ns they had the opinion OF the Counsel to the
Board, that in of deficiency in the fees out of
which the saare; were payable that the Supervisors
tho circumstances, willing to leave the salaries the
Legislature had fixed them.
+ Aid SroyroRD suggested to the Alderman ofthe 18th
to withdraw his amendment, and renew his original
motion to accept the report.
AID FxANKLIN said he did not agree with the Alder
of the lssh he thought this Board well qua
lifted to investigate this subject the Legislature and
siding and under eyes must be the best
judges the value Of their services and hence they left
it TO the at of their salaries; he also
desirous to take the report section by section and
discuss il In that way
Aid MKsERoLE said there such Gre kept
up he did not know where to begin to end the only
question, however with him, was did the heads OF de-
partments get adequate remuneration for their
vices? 1t matter out of what fund their salaries
paid ithe fees Of Office not adequate for that
purpose then IL the duty Of the super yors to
vide another fund to make up the deficiency he had
doubt howe but the fees would be amply sufficient.
for 81 would doubters, be found, the winding Of
the year si9 that as persons would die in that
year la New York. died in lsI7; and If bis friend
the Surrogate would be perfectly safe. He thought,
from the Importance Of that Office the incumbent of 1t
wen entitled to salary of $4,000 year. The
ton TO lay on the table was then put and lott
The question TO take the report section by section
adopted and the report read accordingly and after
discussion the gsaries fixed fer the Surrogate
Register and Clerk Of the Superior Court and their
fstsnts, allowed to remain the committee xed
ths except the salary of the collector in the Registers
olhce, which raised from $500 to $500.
The salaries Of James Conner, Esq, County Clerk
md hia ASSISTANT, allowed to remain fixed by
the committee-all CLERKS having salary over $1,000,
tn be paid quarterly all having under that to DO
paid monthly. Esch of the clerks In Mr. Conners Of
ice to give bond of $500 The question to bonds
given by the heads OF departments, to remain
TO. the prerent.
gate Resssr County Clerk aud Clerk OF the Superior
Court pay over to the Comptroller oil fees received by
them, monthly. Lsid on the table.
AiJ. tRANKLIN then hauded up a protest from the
register Sgainst the constitutionoity OF the law.
a reBoluuon was then passed, enpo geriug the COM
mites TO summon before Them heads of depar ents
with books papers, &C., whenever they nght deem 1t
expedicpt to.ao co.
The Board then adjourned.