The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-22
Board or Supervisors.

SEfT ZL-ds Honor the Mayor IN the coAir
There being quorum 1t the last stated meeting Of
the Board the convened for this day BY
srecisl requisition from the Mayor.
The minutes Of the last proceedings were read6and
approsed. BILLS PAID
OF James swesny. for going TO Albany and arresting
Jamee Laurie sarrant for grand larceny. 50 10 OF
VIM Lyons for cssks cases &C., for ONCE Of ,ounty
clerk. $s49 OF Collins Brown, for printing, 50 $40
On sns 1, o. .o oa;sl Wsrsn poSs%s9 ios 80 being
the Mayor in Of Patrick Mshex charged with OBJ
'airins soods under f.lss prs:snoss
rac. debts with them and then seeking to arrest them
Placing the expenses Of their arrest on tho CITY and
county Of New York, whilst they thus get thsr 40
Aldermen sruR1EvANr said there moro truth than
poetry in the Ssertcn Of Aid Barr but tbs police
bsck and no doubt had e.t.n a his sn.,s, bs AK
would net object to thu bill. Ordered ts be paid
Upon the motion Of Adermsa PECK IL
Resolved That the County Clerk be- and hereby,
uettsd to report TO this Board the of the Grand
Jurors CT the county Of New York and ths residences Of
tbs same ard whether any of those named by the Com
msioners reside in Je.ey City. Brooklyn, in the city
SALARY OF The CLERK oYR TERxISER AVID SESSIONS
alderman wHsIxr SMITH offered the follo~iogo
Received. That tns Clerk Of the Court Of o ,er and
TRIMMER. General Term and Of S scial Sessions Of
The Peace be ped annual salary Ct % 500 and that
the Geg1, ss Ct ;d courts BE- paid an ano1. salary
October next ensuing
Alderman s.ms in sqses,. Of the resolution said
Henry vandsrvooIt did rot exist and JUST
him to Inc his pay IN proportion to the vast increase
OF eutes that devol red upon MIN.
Alderman SruRTEyANT would say that while he ad.
mitec that Mr. vsndsrvoort WAS one Of the most eff
efficient deputy, though he dd kno him-yet the
ystem Of raising salaries was bad Every officer in the
rsie his salary. He thought thst-hosevsr valuable
tie <Iviess Of Mr. yandervoort and had knowo him
and felt favorAbay towards him 70, h,esnysasuithou.
polite and judicious to rsb his esary, and It ought
not to be adopted without report from committee.
report should be made settng forth of
the duties Of the ocs Tho OF popula IN
of New York with the last few years is greater than
the du Of Mr. .Ss bans sas
equally great But let the report from q com.
uittes so that the members Of the Common C,uscil
you the salary Of the Jerk Oyer and Termi
ano Sessions" He Aldsmsu 81 again bore tssti
Aldern SMITH had objection to its being referred
to committee though no committee By their report
could add to the reputation and efficiency Of Mr. Van
faithful and good ofhcers.
Alderman PICK said that he had had a conversation
With Mr., vandervoort and he stated that ne did not
ask bis salary to be raised from Oc.ober but from
January next.
Alderman OAKLEY fa'd In that case IL WAS better TO
leave it TO the next Board u So pervisors
Alderman DESMAS did rot know whether his inferma-
tn Was correct or not but he "a. told that the Comp
troer refused to pay ircfeas< Of salary he there
fore nc might M yell be left to their
TO act upon,
been cast upon the Common Couoe for the readiness
with hch they increased ,alses They had three
Hesst ns more to Id and be for willing to let
this mater 60 70 their successors.
Alderman sTURIEvAST again bore testimony to the
desserts Of Mr. vsrdsrvoo but It'll maintained tina; the
Board should not act In The matter except upen the
port CT committee The duties Of the CsIk o. ger ADD
Teminer and Sessions have increased than four
fold, and his salary sbouid DO increased In proper
tonate degree. As TO the vaous OF the So
Of the Fifth alderman Boycs he (AIderman 5,urtsvan
cared nothing Tor the election reoute he would do his
van hnfld ia n
nothing for the Grand jury, any other nquiitodJ
b dy be invited investg, on As 20 the arg amen. Of
rebuke this Board should iacreae ssa ss be would
that he cared nothing for their reouxe bat seemed
repoit ffsm the committee BE did not care abo 1t il
going over to their sors; he didn't care brass
be Va, to vo,e Tor the At that
be sil thought letter report the subject should
come from . committee
Alderman SMITH reminded Alderman Oakley th.t he
had voted for an ncrease Of sslary 70 he Tax Com
iseioTer.
Alderman OAxIxr zee about interruptine Alderman
smith when the latter said be had Aoor and when
be .as done Alderman .. could correct him Alderman
Galley then expaired and sad that be cid not 70
be faiary d Mr. Vapcervoot teipg raed but hs wished
he motion 10 remain for the Of who
succeed he pre- ent BcaId
Alderman SMITH moved that the paper be referred to
tire Committee Oh County Officers Rsferrsd.
CoRRECrros OF TAxB
fuaFrp The PETITIONS Of the Ito ~ing persons for
CO. reettn Of taxee-J REYNOLDS. the Butchscs aud
Dtovsrf Bsns, FRI derrick Devcs Edwin smith Leonard
a,pey, Geo J Bird. L snos B,sart. Dsnl.
Wb ing, Darius HolbroOk, Adam Vaudeville, Thomas
stewart
MARINE COURT FEES
ne iohoThg was offered BY the Super yiscr o. the
Rseolvsd, That the omptroller be AID be q b.rsbv
requested to report to this Board how mr.. IN uo,.v h
been paid out for the for the Marine Curt of
Tbs CITY and bow uch has teeu recsvec in the shape
OF ices &e from said Court add hos much thu dIsr.
eDce the expenses aid receipts OF said court
sree the first day ef January last. Adopted
The Board then sdjourpsd.