The New York herald., 1850-03-14
board OF Supervisors.

MARcH. I3.-The Recorder In the Chair. The MI
Petitions from O D. Walker, Of Duane street, and
John Myers, Washington street. for remission of taxes
Referred
Two petitions Of policemen, for expenses OF going
cut Of the city In pursuit. Of persons charged with Of
fncer, were ordered TO be psid. Other similar bills
who Injured at the Asor Plsos Iiots prsyips for
relief Referred requisition for s4oe for repairs OF
Eldredge street prison Referred
Several other petitions for the remission Of taxes
were read and some small bills were referred
- Erroneous .qssessments.-Ths COMMITTEES on Annual
Taxes reported the following corrections of erroneous
That ,b. personal tax Of VIM Nsw,teaat.r, No. 400
Brosewsy be reduced from $40 600 to 5000
Tax Of T. s. Woodruff on lot In Ninth street, be re-
duced from 81 600 to $1,000.
That $1,000 personal tax on Jacob Boru, No. 47e
Washington street. be remitlsd. That 81 personal
tax on Timothy II. Hibbsrd, be remittsd.
That the t.1 on personal estate Of stophssan No
Baptist Church, No 1n Chy stis street. be rsmitted
Washington street, be r.u.s'td. Tax on house and
lot No. IL Walker stre-t h. reduced from $500 to
Co., Fourteenth ward, spognt $4,000, be rsmitted
they being taxed on personal property In the Seven
ofthe trustees f the property corner Of Catherine and
Madison street, be denied. That the applications OF
John o. March, y. Hitchcock, wm. Rsnwick, Michael
McIiale, c. T. Bullwnkle Thos. Kesrman, Clarke,
e. Reynolds, v. standavelt Gerard G.. Arens Rev.
Samuel r. Ely, Peter Eebler, Milton 4. Weymsu, and
the sstste Of Mrs. NJ Hilton, for relief from tax be de-
MED.
surrnuson THE srcoSD WAnp proposed that
much q the report s relates to Msssrs Hitchcock,
Reynolds and Marsh be rscommittsd and that they be
discussion srose on the report, when the Supervisor
nua taxes be directed to remit except the per-
applying for remission clearly brings his with
In the provision q the sv or unle,s n s eearv sno.n
suFSn1iseh or rHr srvssru WAsD In stating the va
red nature Of the that before the commit
tee from time to time, gave an instance where lady
widow, asfesssd to the enormous Of fl50 600
and IL clearly proved to the COMMITTEES that she
report Of tSs eommittse was then adopted
n Noc CITY .usss.-Aldsrman Franklin vas called
,oths chair .os the Recorder ssessa to dirsc, the Al.
for the Legislature respecting additional powers for
the dispo.s q the criminal business Of the city and
provision for which is made In the code. IL
necessary that they should forwarded the Legis
lsture with the sspction Of the Board Of SUPERVISOR
81 500 and to possess powers with those Of
the Recorder. The duties which devolved the Re-
so'a., we're more Than he se1d gr'Ps,J is'a though
late; but such IL the accumulation Of business that u
s impossible for him to It, and those to
which he caDnet attend has been out Of the poser
Of the Judges Of the Common Pleas who alone pre-
side in his court TO time for the purpose Of try
ing IL is well knovn that one Of these Judges (Dsy,
has beer IN for some time past and the other Judges
engaged In the business Of their own courteous In
eour, and the other in chsmbsrs II the Resorder hap
pened TO be unwsl suh~st to accident his sour
would he adjourned, for althougs two aldermen pre-
sided With him. they could not constitute court he
a
sive having criminal uri,dicton In all except
In capital enspces and the duties we're con.equsntly
enormeus from the magnitude Of the city They we're
at present trying Ashley, then come the Drurys aud
then Arlipgtos Beppet. He mentioned these became
they had been publicly noticed and TO sho~ that .
number Of other cases must necessarily remain for
time ubtied, which circumstances presses heavily
upon the parties. Oae man had told him that day,
that he had raid $40 for the expenses d witnesses who
vus In attendance, and his money Vas nov all gone
The Recorder then stated the number OF courts that
In each department OF the Law cosrts and whilst
the Superior Court bad three and the Supreme Court
three different courts there but one Reoordess
Court for the posal q the criminal business Of this
city. H. tberefors smother judge vas sitting With tao
aldermen Of this Board branch of the Recor er q
Court would necessarily dispose Of great bnrdep
that dtvoves upon court aod relieve the parties
concerned from considerable dSiay Ths Recorder
then referred TO the second ast which he had drawn
up and vhtch vas respecting The necessity of func-
tiopsry 70 be aided BY one CT tvo sdermsn for hold
Ing The Special Sessions uhioh held on russiays
and tridays vbsn, often, 90. 50, and someimes 100
but perhaps, too rapidly for the sdministration OF
tratss and aldsrnss though he confessed he -od
prsfer tvo sd.rasp and maxistrats. He he'd fssr
tot By the clssk Of the sessoss that from Jsnr arr
Jspusry. he rhe pseerdsr) had passed upon 'spvnd
us,lto rer,oss-h he hsd Gone justice 70 them all
| Ocd be praised
II vss then proposed that IN. tvo scs drs~p up b,
the Recorder should be referred 70 the Con mite.
triminal Courts With the addti-n of the Mayor an.
Recorder aud that they report thereon st the nex
meeting Of the Rosrd. Adjourned 70 tritsy next .
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