The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-31
Board OF Supervisors,

Board OF Supervisors.
Dec. so His Honor the Recorder In the chair.
The minutes Of last meeting read and approved
HrIs PAID.
ages for the year 1858 IL Hsp $50 -,
furnishing State statements and trsnscrtpts
Of convictions for 1885, several small bills amounting to
xooo 17 or on persons who had not paid
NzwsPAPR ADVERTISING
resolution was offered recommending the payment Of
official statement Of County To the Ne York
Democrat and Sdat Zng for the sum of $40 each; the
Da,y NatUna! Democrat, S3S; the Atlas, $25 the
Supervisor Boyos asked how it occurred that some
papers charged $25 and others $40 for the thing
The Chairman OF the Committee (W Smith) said that
ne Supposed the change was regulated by the circulation
supervise. DEsxAs moved that tho bills be either "a.
each.
Supervisor BoYCE did net how that was and was Of
opinion that they should not be paid In their present
form There should be uniform charge.
The REcoRDER-It is all very well to make an agreement
no wspApers they will make their regular ohsrs es.
said there seemed to be no law
or settled rule as to newspaper charges The bills we're
EXTRA CONVERSATION 70 JUDGES
TIE following resolution was offered by Supervisor
PERSONAL property Of the city and county of New Yok
for the year 1854 the su Of s. 500 to pay the extra
ssary Of the justices of the Supreme Court resident in
the First judicial district this St.ts and such Ju
Of tie Supreme Court resident In disric Of the
State as may be assigned 10 sit ia th. vsnerai ar
,erms yf hs supsms Court sppsned be held 10 SAID
The Legislature q the Stats OF New by sci entitled
Ap act in rel.tion to the Supreme Court the Frat
district passed April TO- 1852 and directed by
sct resolution Of Board of Supervisors passed Dec 81
1852 The resolution was laid on the table bI vote Of
ten to nne
SALARY OF COMMISSIONER OF JURORS.
Supervisor WESLEY SMITH oHersd the followiug:-
Resolved That the salary Of Commissioner Of Jurors be-
aud is hereby. fixed at the sum Of 81, 500 year.
Inc esClutis laid the table a vote OF
eleven to eight
APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER or rAYEs
On oon OF Supervisor OAKLEY the resolution
Was taken from the tablet: Resolved That William Peck
and hereby appointed Receiver Of Taxes lst
January aSa4 in the room Of John u. DeamAter, whose
Supervisor W. SMITH moved that the name of John s.
Giles be substituted for that Of Mr. Peck Lost by
vote Of IA to Mr. SMITH then moved that the name Of
John Deamater, the present inc AMBIENT be subttut
ed for that Of Mr. Peck This also lost Supervisor
BARR moved the name Of Mathew r Brennan be substi
tut.d for that Of Mr.. Peck. This was also lost.
Supervisor BssIKr moved the adoption Of the original
toution.
the resolution and desguaedit crowning act Of shame
OF this Board TO elevate of their members to
ne oce sno charged nat every man who voted for the
appointn was ~ guilty Mr. Peck himself of pabc
delinquency.
Supervisor sruRTEvAsr thought that as Board OF su.
pervsors they ahoud discuss the merits Of each csnd
date for oice in the language of gentlemen and not in
language which is digfsce to respectable society," and
would get the person using 1t turned from tho msaneat
barrcom In the city BE asked Mr. Doherty IL he reco
ected that Alderman Peck, whom he has now villided
sustained him (M Dokerty) in his seat at that Board
which he had NO right to- and which he holds by doubt
ul tenure but 1t has been well sad nMsns nhu
to man makes countless thousands mournn Mr. Sturte
want paid high compliment to the character and merits
OF Alderman Peck, and then moved the adoption Of the
resolution.
The question was put, when Alderman DxyMAy begged
to be excused from voting
supervisor SsrH and others said the gentleman could
not be excused.
Aldermen TWEED and STuRTEvAyr said, as Alderman
DeEman WAS bound to Mr. Peck by ties o.
he ought to be excused.
TIE RECORDER was Of opinion that the gentlem an was
oouId to record his vote, but he had power to
pei him.
Alderman Dsnman was not pressed to vote, and the
resolution was c1rried by a vote OF eleven to six.
COMMISSIONER JURORS
The resolution 10 increase the salary Of Commissioner
OF Jurors again taken from the table, and adopt
ec by vote Of nine to seven.
Some petitions for the remission Of were received
and referred.
The report Of Committee on Annual favor Of re-
mtting erone assessments several persons was
adopted
SALARY SERGEANT AT ARMS.
resolution in favor OF paying Nicholas Seagrst the
tho Bard OF Supervisors for the last ten years. was unan
imorsly adopted.
COUNTY CLERKS BILL.
The bill OF the County Clerk for 08 extra ser
vices from January t3 to the present month"; WAS taken
from the table and ordered to be paid.
The minutes Of present meeting were then read and
approved, and the Board ,djourned sine die
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