New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-05
Re port Of the New-York Deiesafion-HeEfs-
ter of NewYerk-Fees SeTsus Salary.


An article published in yesterdays Tribune rel
stive to certain action Of the House Of Assembly
respecting the Register Of the City Of New York. has
resuected or given birth 10 the following hocd1re.-
arm requested to publish It, and having no desire to
condemn unhesrd or indeed. to say anything that
would lead ~ conclusions not justified By facts trans
nit the same for publication and append some com.
ments thereto:
The select Committee consisting OF the Delegation
from the City OF New.York, to which was referred
the memorial Of the Supervisors Of that city pray
that the com penssion of the Register and Clerk Of the
City aud County OF NewYOrk may be by fees instead
Of fixed salary, submit the following
KfPOhT.
That from an elaborate Report made by Committee
Of the Board Of Supervisors appears that under tho
present system OF compensation. that Of fixed salary,
The business ia the Regsters Oce has become cmbar
raised that great delays experienced In searching
titles and that serious and general complaints are made
BY those transferring and recording deeds OF real es
tate These evils appear to be the necessary result Of
fixed hours Of labor by the clerks employed In that Of
bee, and only DO removed either by the employ
ment Of additional clerks or by making their remune
ration ~ depend upon tho tune they shall actually be-
employed. %
BY the Report Of tho Register made under oath and
In conformity with resolution of the Assembly sp
pears that the actual expenses In the Registers ONCE
Tor the year ieio, were as follows:
Paid Register $3.50 0Ol Amt bft forward S5y574 %
Depuiy........ 1,5oo 00l Paid Examiner. 1S =
[ScdfC1t
Collector ..... Gal % = Printing l6l7 s.
Whole receipts Tor 10 mouths during is5 less the
csipts for November aud December, OF which no
return hsd been made, were -----.---- sls,22J 20
In addition to the above expenses there were salaries
due for the month Of Dec. amounting to- l.sb@ %
And the receipts were about ..---.-.- si'toi w
II will thus be- that revenue Is derived to the
city from the receipts of this office %
1t farther appears from numerous letters received by
the City Delegation that the change applied for meets
with the approval and Is made at the earnest request OF
citizens largely engaged in the business OF transferring
real estate. They complain of the delays they eHpe
Iieoce ia having doeds recorded and searches made
while they admit that these delays are not attributable
any delinquency the part Of the Register or his
Deputies but necessary results OF system which
affords compensation for work doDo out OF Office
bours before o'clock In the morning and after
o'clock Ia the afternoon. 90
That BY the operation Of the present law, an sddi
tonsl Clerk required in the Registers Office whose
sole business 10 to keep account Of all sums re
ceved viz the causes for which and the persons IRON
whom they become due-thst similarly the labor Of the
CONTROLLERS Office Ia incressed-sDd that by the pro
posed change this labor in both Offices becomes unne
csay and from II no corresponding benefit to the cit
izeFs or City Treasury has resulted. a.
Ia respect to q change 10 the mode Of compensatiDg
the County Clerk, the Committee report the following
stste Of facts. The Report Of the Special Committee
OF the Board OF Supervisors audes only to the Regis
ter and the business Of his Office and single reason
10 given for any change 10 respect 10 the County Clerks
Office has the County Clerk himself applied for
any change 90 The resolution reported by said spe-
cial Committee amended, is understood In the
Board Of Supervisors BY simply introducing the words
ana also 'ne Counsy S,eiA ana I"o
- r ~ hhar ,hsya a,s GOOD ,s.son. aristins
tor = change in resnect IN the latter offcer caused
resolution 10 he Introduced into the House requiring
nn,h pt.,sr sna ronnt, cl.,L ~ r.nor, uoder os,b
sh - ~ 'n'an, sc.vsd hv ,hsr rsoactvelv during
sS ws"s LAY .nd ,saa for oa,cs, .ervce. sl.o tbs
amount OF salaries allowed them during the year lsis
the number OF clerks BY them employed, and their
Sss oS T ~ ~ $500, ."s,a voXar ns,h as
CSoP"u. ~ ,n's se noss'o. 'cpo''ou u.o. v
.es anr,n 500 81
reee!Pss OF nsomce ou.,ns 'ne Io.s were
sno inc % Peno'uos 'oI es'ass s.snono'y 'urt "Se
Ssast uc,oems, eAPonscs "oe 90 W. ina. ~
sno yoaI icso .no oeep' VIZ s~o,Sfi 90 anu '' ne
nsa 10 account Oh SALARIES o, inc'oenta
me same penoe me same eelng nxeo ey 'ne bos.c o.
SsPoI SUI au p" a. ou w '"o Sy ''o"''' "
NJ 'ssy Wa 49," per saoui ,s A. xo,.,.ara
=, ouae' .o's s'a'e VI ae"' anu Win tno A"1"..se
saas IsI W me POSSESSION o' Tue Commhvc lucy "is
MPrcsen' unaoie 70 aa'ise ensneo ~ .no ioSo VI
nnaneiaI mAnssement OIL tno once OF Ooupy wv -
.aossa sney may nssea"s., shos,u any aauuouss -,
IoImsuon 90 iurmsneo mem showing is Piop''cy'
ecoumena sn smenaen' OF ,ne Jaw OF lei, s3noe ,
me nis Once Np msne same un'e 'ney cons'ug. ue
49, scsey pvsennu ~ ,s'pee. W 'ne nss.e
I as"{ Ias ss ~ no "'o.e A. a.. W 80
~, 81. ss snas ~ ca go 1rh ,h ~
spoos 70 'nv in.e.css Vi INC Sy' iney 'ne,s' ~,
, my v -, s.. ~ '"'' :" WV" Wv
nN~ 49, so ~"
% ray men according 70 tue labor performed OF
for tho time they actually labor In which latter
shs rstse mus, NECESSARILY vary. Many men can be-
60 "a, -. -. .,L.. =. :, -.
49,. ~ ~, - yv aoSs eau 20 o ~ "o,o y, kron
ne " 'sooI 'asn oene's gan 20 'wice 'ns' une,
men sccoroing W tue isoor 'ney Pryo'm ratnc' tnSh
witn reference to the time occupied
" Mu.s ,ne Wy ,si'n on. an oncos MAI uon pay
ana save 10 hersen NOSE mat DO $500
ttl Heie We nave the whole subject h once. Whs'
would our taxpayers sag were the taeorers employed
~ the Corporation only required TO work elk hours OF
scven at most call IL six hours, as know the Clerks
In the various departments OF the Guy Government
take as least one hour Tor dinner each DAY II may be
said that toe occupation being sedentsy cannot be SO
long continued |" manual isoor without injury 70 the
nes.n' WnN /" .ne set VIE regard 70 'leIHs 10
~" venture W s1m 'ns' 'no sse,aso nvu's oi isoo
s.s 49,. ~ ~ .h.ss A. $50 ss nv 49, p.,lr