New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-18
BROOKLYN CITY BOARD OF CASvAssgRs

FRIDAY EvKsISs, Nov. II. 1854.
Present-hessrs Dayton, Branard, Barnard,
Fowia, Graham, Oliver, Wilmarsh, Linskey, Macy,
Woodruff. Russell, and Holt
The minutes Of the Last meeting were read and sp-
proved.
Aid. MAcEY stated that the Inspectors Of Election
Of the lid District Of the Fifteenth Ward were in at
tendance to correct their returns in respect b the
Office of Collector Of Taxes.
Permission wss given for the necessary correction
to be made.
Aid. DAYTON offered the following protest which,
on motion, was ordered to be placed on the minutes;
PROTEST.
The undersigned would protest against the resoln-
ton offered by the gentlemen from the Third Ward,
aid. Barnard and adopted by this Board;
Rsea Th.. III. Board Dc now PJ0irsd to .:.vs. -, p.
Eastern District add for Collector Of TsIes snd Asse.
nehs and for Collector Of Taxes and Asesnenn n the
"City Of wilhsmsburgh."
For the following reasons: Section Of Title of
the Consolidation act requires certain officers to be
elected and expressly eIoes the of1ce OF Collector
of Taxes and Assessments. 1t is true that Title S,
Sec. /, of the same sct requires collectors TO be
elected in November, 1854. II will be observed by
Section Is Of Title H. that Title s. Section l. is not
now in force but only Sections 3, T. 6, !, g. and
of Title ,, which took effect on the lat day of May,
1884 1t Is the duty Of this Board Of Canvassers
make a statement Of the whole number of votes
given for Mayor Of said city, a. well as for the sew
eral other officers 10 be elected for same city. The
law does not recognize nay, forbids the election of
The Collectors WILL py Sec. IS, Title XI Of the Act
be in flee on the ls day Of January next, this having
been carefully provided for by the Legislature against
the Of the almost entire city 1t would be
rash in TO seek to undo an act which the wis
dom Of the State had approved. We only to
vass votes given for the officers to be elected There
is no such officer to be elected as Collector Of
Taxes and Assessments. JsO. A. DAYTOs.
The Bosrd then proceeded to canvass the votes cast
for Collector Of Taxes and Assessments for the
Eastern District &c, and completed the same, when,
notion they declared the votes cast for the different
officers, stating which person had received the high
est number, viz:
For Mayor. -----........--.....GE GEORGE HALL.
On taking up the City Judgeship, a communication
was presented from Erastus ID. Culver which stated
that proof could be brought forward TO show, beyond
doubt that the votes cast for 4. d. Culver were IN
tended for Erastus ID. Culver, and further that he
always signed his name by writing the initials only,
and his letters almost invariably addressed TO
him in that way.
After some discussion the communication was lald
upon the table.
Aid MUERz moved resolution to the effect that
the Board now declare that Samuel 4. johnson had
received the highest number of votes for the office OF
City Judge.
Aid Hour moved to amend that the name of Eras-
tus ID. Culver be substituted.
Lost by the following vote
Yeos-hot Brsinard, Dayton, Morell Barnard 0iver-6
havfowler, Graham, Wilmsrth, Linskey Maerz, Wood
The original motion was then put and adopted by
the following vote:
AYES-Rowler, Graham, wmsrth Linskey, Mserz, Wood
ruff. Russell Dayton
NAYs-Bolt BrsiDard. Morren, Barnard, Olver-5
SAMUEL K. JOHNSON was thereupon declared as
having received the hghst number Of votes for City
Judge
The following were then declared az having received
the highest number Of votes:
Audttor. l.. NoRTHUP.
Controller. WILLIAM b. LEWIS.
Treasurer. ........... CRAWFORD G. SMITH.
Chg of Police. ...-; ..JoHs S. Folk.
All the other officers heretofore reported as having
been elected were declared to hsSe received the
largest number of votes.
The Board then adjourned sine de-