New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-28
NETWORK COUNTY CANVASS.

Az II $ O'Clock the roll was called when the FOL.
lrwrg Snpervrors answered 10 toeir Dsnes; he'srs.
Blunt, HowsYd, Woodward, Bordman, Covert,
Cbautcy. Cbristy, Ely, tthe Pre-dentl Mott aod
DIske. the Board being organized,
The IREsIDESr said: Il the Supervisor OF the
Tw.p. frst Ward READY to proceed with the Canvass
of bic Ward
Supervisor MorT having replied 10 the affirm ,tive,
pyocseded 10 read the returns from the Feniy
Word There appeared in the returns from the First
District, fer State Prison Inspector, 2Js woes for
A.. = Sanders"
The PHESDEST-Is it recorded for 81. p. San
"cers" 10 The County Clerks returnl
The CdyNTY CLERK-Yes, Sir, it is the same here.
The PREsDEsT-Then it must be marked in the
margin 10 be col sideed on the fDal canvass II it
be decided in favor Of James p. Sanders, then the
vote vii be given 10 him.
Supervisor DRAKE-We shall have no jurisdiction
N he matter ard cannot give the votes TO James +.
Sand.Is. They are for state office
The PREsiDEST-1he votes must be returned u
fbe State canv assers in the ot"J p. Sanders"
ar that is the pane stated on both returns.
No other Of importance was discovered until
the return for VI smber Of Assembly from the Second
District wa reached, when it was discovered that
there omission Of the number Of the Assembiy
district.
The President having ascertained the nature OF
IL @ ou,issop sad-It is evident ] think, that they
ought 10 certify What is the Assembly District 10
which the returns relate. IL might be OF serious con.
t,quence TO send such imperfect return, as c'n'd
be mace Instrument tai in preventing the proper can
sidates from being cleo ed. IL the return IN the
hands of ibe County Clerk complete
The CouyTY CLERK-it is a oignk 10 DO n cases
The PRTsIDENT--What docs the supervisor Oh the
si1tes nth " ard think Of this
Sup.rvisor CHRisTY wa of opinion that the returns
should be corrected by the Inspectors and tue mum
ber Of the Assembly D,etrict inserted.
The president - Undoubtedly the correction
should be m4de ! suppose there are nambT OF
WARDS ia that Assembly District, Whichever il may
b.. We might proceed with the canvass, ana IesVe
that a. be corrected after~ard.
Supervisor NORTH examining these returns, Mr..
pr.sid. ut find aoother Omission OF similar kind
at ssIon OF the number ot tue Sect,4" District:
suversisor CBRIsTr i move that the Supervisor
ef he Tweni, fret Ward, cause the return OF the
Second District Of that Ward 10 be place bsiore the
IB,pt of that Dtrct and that ihey ne reqe'.ed
"a d.,ei ate what Assembly District, and also 10 the
be, case for what Election District they have cefti-
Tie PEEsIpESr-we shall soon get through these
returbs Row and shall then be ready for those from
the Tweuty.stcoDd Ward.
HE a. at and WIS going out of the roOml-l did not
bripQ them down with me, Mr.. President; did not
expect sou would be ready ior tneh 'ooay I'm"
Tbs PRTnpESr-Tben we shall not be able to get
through with the returns to day, as the gentleman
hyss IN the suburbs.
The returns from the Twenty first Ward were then
proc. eded With. Among the scattering votes IN ihe
returns from The First District was one for " w.
ast, rms" for the Office Of State Prison Inspector,
and one in the District for Dick Busteed, for
tbe Office Of Commissioner of Streets aud Lamps.
The rel urDs Of this Ward having been fully canvassed
al "a o'clock
Supervisor DRAKE sad-Mr. PRESIDENT move We
now adjourn.
The PREsDEST-Tbe Supervisor Of the Eleventh
Ward is present, and his district has not been can
vsued.
Supervisor vOoRHrs hoped they would not adjourn,
bV would proct ed to canvass the Eleventh Ward.
Supervisor MOTT ask that the motion to adjourn
be wi bdrhwn for few minutes TO allow me 10 put
question 10 the PRECEDENT
The PREsrpESr bad no doubt the Supervisor of the
Tvepty-ecoDd Ward would give the Supervisor of
the Twenty .frst time to put question.
Supervisor MoTT-Which returns should take,
Mr. Pr sident for the Inspectors 10 correet-this or
the copy rent TO the County Clerk or both, they
ere both wrong The number Of the Assembly Dis
tric. ia omitted in both.
The PRrsIDEsT-No, Sir you only take your
own 1t would not do TO place both returns in the
hsnds Of one man.
Supervisor MOTT-Ihen i Will take my own AMI
get The omission supplied.
The President then put the motion to adjourn and
said: The motion seems TO be lost. VIII the Super
yisor Of the Twenty first Ward please to vote
Supervisor MORT don't vote, Mr.. President;
] don't mind whether the Board adjourn or not as
have got through with my returns
The PREsIDEsT declared the motion TO be lost.
Supervisor BoARDxAS-I have my returns, Mr.
Pre,ident, and 10 into the canvass of my Ward
N yo1 think proper
fbe PREsipEsT-The Supervisor Of the Eleventh
Ward reports that he IL ready with his returns II
there he no objection, will proceed with the can
vass Of that Ward. 1t is not dinner.time yet any
VT ere; II is not ~ q clock.
Supervisor BoARDMAs-In looking over some OF
these returns Mr.. President, this morning, found
that there are errors, which believe 70 be clerical
wi,b TO take time to recount them. i notice in the
Tenth District
TBI President GsterruptiDg)-We can only die
euss the sending back of certain returns for correc-
ton as we progress and find errors discrepancies
Then by vote of the Board, the Law says they shall
proceed to make such correction as the facts OF the
esse sbsll require We can take special action on
them only when we find discrepancies.
Sup.rvikOr MoIT then proceeded TO report the re-
turns for the FIRST District of the Eleventh Ward
When be reached the return for Member of Assem-.
bly,, be said: Here is error, Mr.. President Here
b. return of a votes for Joseph Morris" IL
should have been, think, for Joseph p Morris.
The PREHDEST-We have decided that the middle
name or initial is not of importance. II will be re-
corded for Joseph Z. Morris.
The canvass then proceeded for short time, when
the return for Mayor for the Second District
reached.
Supervisor MorT said-Here is a record of num-
Der Of votes for Ferdinand Wood, which, have
no doubt, Mr. President, where intended for Fer
'bando Wood"
The COUNTY CLERK said 1t was recorded Ferdi-
" nand Wood on his return, well.
The PRrsIDEsT-Perhaps il would be better that
they be corrected under the pecshar circumstances of
the Ii lie better that the Inspectors should
rect those returns as presumption is that it should
have been Fernando Wood
Supervisor DRAKE-l move that the Supervisor of
the Eleventh Wsrd be instructed TO take the return
from the Second District of the Eleventh Ward to the
Inspectors, that they may correct the in the
name Of Ferdinand Wood if such error exists.
Supervisor HowARD-I second that motion.
The motion was put and carried unanimously.
The PRkspEST-rhe Supervisor of the Eleventh
Ward will ptass to proceed with the balance of his
canvass, unless there be objection
Supervisor DRAKE-I move that We now adourn
The n oiion being agreed to- the further canvass of
the Eleventh Ward returns was POSTPONED until
Tuesday, only the First and Second Districts having