The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-02
Board or Supervisors.


Nov Ills honor, the Recorder, In the Chair.
The minutes of the last proceedings read and ap
proved.
On the report Of the committee in favor Of paying
50 943 So the amounof Coroner Ivess bill for the quar-
The Supervisor of the Sixth ward said that
Der of the committee be had not an opportunity
aiming the bills and he moved that the report be laid
ON the table he considered there in
the account that required to be investigated.
The Supervisor OF the Eleventh ward had examined
and found the bills correct and the inquests duly signed
by Jurors who could write and those who could not WRITE
sixth ward to be- that the residences Of the jurors had
not been given He, however, thought the gentenans
was mistaken as to errors nsd nov been a wes ss
Eleventh ward) found no error in 1t, and thought 1t
ought to be paid
he thought it not correct He had employed per-
to look into it, and he had found that In some in
stances where inquests said to be held there was
nome and that in another instance the names Of the
jurors all written in the same hand. He (the Su
L for the present but merely requested that Be laid
over for fuIthur ex animation in order that the matter
The Supervisor Of the Eleventh was waited on by the
Coroner who stated he poor and it in.
convenience to him to wait for his money. All the in
quests very careful noted and he believed that Cor
oner Ives would be willing go with the Alderman Of the
Sixth and show him where the nquests were held ans
produce before him the witnesses examined
Alderman DENMAr said that the OF the Sxtn
with direct charge of msfeasanee IN once; but
1t did not appear to him that such charges ce<
Stimulating them.
Supervisor Of the Fifth ward was tho last TO put
of the payment of BILL but Il was due to this Board and
to the gentleman Of the Sixthward and especially
to the gentleman Of the Eleventh, that this should go
back and that they should report on the account He
had no doubtno hesitation In eaying-that the bills ara
but then he thought there should be an nves
tigstion.
Supervisor Of the Eleventh requested that IL
should not be sent back to him. Let there be special
committee appointed though he thought that the cost OF
doing SO would entail more expense than could possibly
n saved
Supervisor Of the Fifteenth sad that the gsntlsman
q TIE sixth makes chsIge which he + bound to sub
- to the names Of the jurors the committee to whom it.
vas reSs1sd are quite satisfied The gentleman Of the
sixth charges fraud and he is bound to substanAte it.
eupxyis9 the Sixth did not charge fraud; he said
Of TIE isquess wsre very c.rsiessly prepared
Supervisor Of the Fifth Thought that If there Is any
sD01' M ~ no. y me %s e clear o
n ths Supervisor Of the Eleventh. that It would cost tho
city more than the amount Of the bill thought thst If It
Supervisor Of the Eleventh did not object to the most
Supervisor Of the Third said that Of the
committee seems to think there s an internal wrong in
these accounts He does not charge fraud but II he
portunity Of proving IT, In former case fraud was rs
peced and the idea Vas repudiated but investigation
was proved to be well founded In justice to Dr. Ives
til the gentleman Of the Sixth examines it, and If
the majority Of the committee are right, let the
If 1t be 20, the gentleman Of the Sixth says.
that all the names Of the Jurors on inquest
were signed In the sane handwriting, il Ia wrong
vitates the entire inquest For one, he be Supervi
Of the Third in favor Of laying the table
the matter had come in signed by the majority Of the
committee without this discussion, he should certainly
have voted for IT. but objection comes from menu
Der Of the committee he thought had better laid
the table The motion TO lie it on the table then
carried.
Several petitions for the correction Of taxes and small
bills, referred petition for additional clerk IN
the Surrogates Office also referred
PRrNTisG INDIcEs THE sURRoeATEe UrIcE.
On motion for additional approp0AOn OF $4,000
for preparing and printing the induces Of the Surogse
Office. proposed by the Supervisor Of the Eleventh. tho
Recorder spoke of the utility of the work and advocated
the pration contendpg that the delay in searches
which now Is frequently six eight weeks, would DO OBJ
Waited on the completion Of the work.
IL then resolved that the Of 50 900 be and tho
is hereby appropriated towards paying the
of arranging printing the induces Of the Surro4ates
office, and the County Clerks.
The Supervisor of the Third offered resolution to tho
effect that Messrs Burnett s. Co. be paid 81, 600
count, for stationery materials furnished for the
induces their verifying their bills. The Recorder and
Alderman Denman opposed the resolution and moved
that 1t be laid upon the table. Laid the table by
vote Of twelve TO
resolution appointing additional clerk in the Reg
isters Office referred and the Board adjourned tic
Monday next