New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-24
pVBLIC MEETINGS.
Fw-YORK COUNTY CASYAsSERs.
MYTH DAYS SESSION.

Mean. Blunt 1Iofmirc, Covert, Chris;y, Ely, liho
proident and Lord
n. PrEuDxxT said IL would be recoliected that
he Supervisor from the Thirteenth Ward was in
srpc,ed Ia sebd for the Inspectors o. the Fifth Dis
tfict OF that Ward In order that o ssion in the
turns sent 10 the County Clerk might Dc supplied.
superyitor CovERT-Ihe Board rejected 2l6 votes
fss Josiah Is. Williams Ia the return from the Fifth
District for Canal Commissioner, because they were
70, ines ried in the return cent b the County Clerk
We have the inspectors iron that District present,
and they are ready 10 supply the omission
The fRraDrSr-There being no objections, the
Inspectors will make the correction.
Tie correction having been made. on motion OF
Ssposvisor COVERT the return as corrected was re-
Ceivcd.
The Supervisor Of the Eleventh Ward CBoardnanD
Tot being present
Sgpsrvisor CHRIsrY reported the Inspectors re-
turns ION the Sixteenth Ward. No important dis
eTepabeiss appeared In these returns. Among the
scattering votes were for Horace Greeley" for
The Office 81 Lieutenant Governor in the return from
the Third District: one for " ID 1niel Seymour" for
Governor in the return from the Fourth District and
eight for Welcome X. Beebe for the office Of Rec.
order, In the returns from the Fifth District
The returns from the 5 xteonth Ward having been
esnvassed,
The PRIIDESr said that ~ the Supervisor Of The
Eighteenth Ward was desirous Of getting through
with the CANVASS Of his returns the Supervisor of the
Seventeenth Ward lbimself would give way 10 ena-
bic HIM h. proceed.
Supervisor LORD-I will omit the returns from the
several Districts Of the Eighteenth Ward, as there is
error Ia them.
Tbe PETapESr-Youb had better proseed until We
discover ciscrepanqy.
70 the returns from ne Eighteenth Ward were
taken Ia their proper order. The First Ward returns
passed without remark. The returns from the Sec
ond District we're eanvsssed until the Supervisors
came 10 The returns for Districi.Attoney, thea
Supervisor Lord ssid-l will here remark, Mr..
Pr sdfnt-
The PHfapESr-Y You had better frs, read the return
II IT, aud then sc chad sse u i Is erroneous shea
compared with that in the bands OF the County Clerk.
Supervisor LoHD-The retura, ~ have Il, gives
total vote for District Attorney ia the Second Dis
tric Of the Eighteenth Ward 7O5 Of which Chaunoey
Shaiier received i3s. have been informed BY the
Inspector that IL vas 245. The number Of votes Civ
en- fr A. Oakley Hall was 22O accord 10 the return
hold. while the Inspector informs me tina, the real
number 81 votes polled was 294.
The PHSsDEsT-I suppose thst the Inspectors Of
Election informing the Supervisors OATH that they
have erred, should he received by this Board, and an
examination had by having the Inspectors Gppor be-
fore ~ here. They might afford any information, or
make such corrections IN the returns ~ the Board
might require but upon bearsay this Board could not
act This Board can direct that the Supervisor Of
the Eighteenth Ward be Instructed to have the To-
spsctoFs here.
a. 10 direct The information j received was not
given under oath.
Supervbor LoRD--It Is in writing.
The PnEIDTN1-Is IL signed by the Chairman Of
Eighteenth " ard - , go
supervisor LoRD-It Is signed by all the Ward
Cenvaser. go "
a commu mic alton in my hands relating ~ the same
subject. II reads a. follows:
HrwYoRE Nov % isSa
DsIH within is the duplicate OF letter sent to Aid
would add that The Election Inspectors Of the Eish,ssb
wHd have sent % hun sursi.isor Lord amended W"d re-
turns IN conformity a. the within. . - ~.
n,ps''ls SSi . ,,,o..,o,, Of ,ss ss9 nd p,
nc, TIE Elshesail wad
hB CoNtoLLY Zee County Clsrk. CITY Hal.
This II the duplicate referred to above:
Ecw.YoRK Nov. loo date 1854
ss In es,..s ~; rfs,S, for IA s'e ss1a P S.
sssrey 81 Ten DO, "a tho vote ioi District Attorney
Alyp 10 ,bs or Msmssr q As.ssy could nS5 yi asH
H,ns examined he cl-tI. and heir mnu'e " found
~. ue >. 70 Ds Attorney TO s 81 ~ District,
Auorsy 10 he second bof n The Eighteenth Ward was
s,sssrs esssa fo iss4,s and y IRE i o. wheS
philips feesiv fA,ee hara'ea asf hi',y or J59
ls5 OF vhlsh % Hal received oas o. ~
d si ne ws1 asfs e., as wee Sf Of Ay was eight
i'1e'd p ,re 'ssly " YST FRANCIS DoRR.
Late chairman Of keli IasP'stes for the second D'et
p g. ,h iase sapsrslsor the Elsht,cuth Ward
Superyisor LonD--if upon the authority of that
kt,e, mi. Road viii receive he addition 20 tbs az
greeaie of the votes for Member OF Assembly, II
hry will have that corrected, and If they can have
10 the tnded returns spoken of IN this letter. II II
l. comrctenl for this Board 10 do that desire to have
The corrections made II not, will take any course
the Board may choose TO direct
The PnrsiDEsr-l suppose i. is not competent for
s Boad TO alter the returns 10 the extent that seems
nisite 10 suit the views OF the Supervisor OF the
TsLtee, m Ward Where clerical errors are found
a. exist or errors stated by the 10 nave
been committed il s proper to direct toe supervisors
Al The Wards In which such mistakes have been made
M sss.mi 10 the Inspectors together, and when assem-
Ned tb,y have the power legally TO correct any er-
ror The, have committed, whether OF omission OF
commission, or by any other reason, and suppose,
In this case the proper course IA that the supervisor
of M, Eighteenth Ward assemble his Inspectors to-
,,th., Thai they may make such corrections az upon
heir cath they feel boundto
Spf.r,,sor loRD-I believe the statute only re-
qures that the Supervisor be directed 10 ssna oAca .ne
,SYn. to An, Chairman Of the Board Of Inspectors,
leaving II for him TO assemble his Inspectors together
The PRIsIpGST-1he Supervisor Is 10 see mem
,ssembled. Indeed il becomes an obhg hory duty.
II may be a little more convenient ior n', " na'o
,gn the certificate Of correction when apart IRON each
other. They must be assembled as Board oil In
spectOrs- ,;oo
The PRTsIpTSr-The Supervisor OF the Sixteenth
Ned ICb,ist,l perhaps viii make the notion
Sgnsyxisot CHRsri-I move that the Supervisor
fine Eighteenth Ward be instructed to assemble he
InspsctoTs Of the Second District OF that ward 10
make any corrections thai they, on oAh' ue0AS'e W
be repaired Ia the returns 1T, A.. ....;,, :.
The PRrsIDKSr was about putting the MOTION 10
-~shis form when . ..,,h;o,
about assembling them together, mr. rresioe sur, 49,
TIE PpTspTSr-l think II is imperative thar they
Esemble together as Board ot District inspectors.
liearIot b, done separately. The statute reaas a.
hlows - III ,...,, 80,
-. 10 the esnvssS. that sny statement protseed %
nsm certain msi"u are omi,tea 20 .,sfs. vbieh are