New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-20

vsstins any reference lie iosssy q ~ sR
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the eerfeaes Of discharges Of mortgages, And - vss1ss
record. are ssrsiors scompsts Wi sssaiss N ct 4
the Legislature authorize their signature BY tAs sssss Rec
The General Indexes In the Rsssrs ocs ~ -
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these mistake. run sst Q early ps as e. s;,sss =
dei have n dexias under the wrong 49, ae1
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ioG che ssyss. q Merchants: srt. .Ome9es sndsr $50
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Dc $, i.ss the isSeI made ande. D seas sss ~
the neex made sometimes under A. for the Christian nsns,
ana At Snsr under for he .on.ne or under D. s e.
the ornon oyOur comissse that the Indexes need ssfa
The REGISTER ScssPs: ". ana. rooms Al gsi ,ossths, sss
reference by members Of the bar large proposition 81
The psSe I nv nusroc cot ,s
the records and beside ali This there s. CLERKS Via
and sccu.scy Under such impSls 70
conduct the public business IN manner worthy Of the mpor
interests deyolved ON this office.
THE COUNTY CLERK.
This oo.r has ehs,se Of the records Of the former Mayors
Court the County Cont the Common Peas the late Saene
decree. AID Sesrses .su Arc
CURED be dske.sd herr IN csde. 70 become lien 90 ss
Sheis eer,fcstes insOvents assignments cOsco boDas
Tie ee sceonrods,ions consist Of two rooms 81 BY
So the other 30 BY There II clerks IL desks go vol
umes OF records and an immense mass o. % go
mutations Of nearly two centuries The present CLERK ON -
utns the bis Office, found the dcekes Of Judgments
s Gssa or @ sna ing he them 70 3
repaired placed under lock aad key they are rapidly falling
their OF condition by Of frequent Tie no.
ees OF lis penesns which are ;. permanent Interest 70 al par
tepg constantly islad and frequently consulted that
he most important connected with the title Of
zeal such partitions closures sale: Of the real es
ofreceye gusdsns and trustees They not easily acce
abe for Many o. them Are pss spp sas h
saturated with water The old records OF ne County CLERKS
Office lsmentsbe state. They are situated IN
and tho STACKS Of papers the rude andsasod
and confused " books aud cases present PFC
truly seefr The records in this office Afs exposed 20
and destruction by Ere None Of the are sufficiently
secured snd well known fact that records have been re-
covered from the shop Of gold in this Cy and from
paperm NewJersey where they bad been sold for the
PTes 9he parchment and paper; The Office o. the oVco;y
gifts records may be swept away The mischief psrp.sxsy
Aossther he examination made by your has
prompt ard decisive remedial IL not now svertsd
the evils will 30 aeeumulatns and from ihei. Increasing
and ultimately reparsb Those eonverssnt with real
estate and the examination OF titles will very readily copre
bend the ncs resulting from the loss Of single pape, con
uected with poeeedng IN PARTITION foreclosure sales OF lands
deeds and Of Wills and om mistakes the convey
suce and this City the titles large number
oots ere ia many involved the tide Of siugc estate,
single will deed, partition suit and
capable o. being by te destruction OF re-
cord. This matter in which the entire property interest Of
yitay concerned There OF
but IA aheccd-nOt reliant but
has Of the courts where his claims
and rights detennined and family
but occasion OF death acquires an interest In
Al records he Office Without doubt hese
cords be beyond peraventure The record ON
ces large and eommodous their contents properly as
sorted arranged aud and kept safe from depreciation,
and from the possibility Of destruction BY ire Tho accumua-
top rapid increase OF the transactions In property
the wonderful commerce and the marvellous
growth II cur population, have within few largely mag
Of the public offices some idea of this may
gained the fact that 10 the surrog.tes ONCE com
paug 1884 and 1874 the records Of administration have sd
ssneed 100 per cent, suarianshps $50 per ceat AID
wills 400 per IN years. In the lst my years
have been 20 volumes vt wia the present rate nce
will many the ten years In the Registers
Office in 49, copied hbcs Of conveysnces and
Ct while In 1882 there were ~ OF each kns inc
annual in there classes ane 10 large fo volumes
The ratio four to one, and II should hold sooo
the records will be increasing al the
hundred and hy volumes per annun 50 tnat
registry to be continued proyison must so
made thousands of volumes which viii az no distant
teuod accumulated in the Registers Oee The same TO
marks are applicable the records Of all the Courts sad IL
now have thoughtful regard 10 the
future the plan VI assortaion and asnge
security; for IL is manifest that well
eyed scheme is adopted IL will become daily more
difficult Of ADJ hcaton, the condition Of the record lew
years hence be uuly APPALLING,
All Of which 10 respectfully submitted. -..x
A. W. BRADFORD,
w. @. WErM0RE,
N.u- YORK. June 49, 1855 J. NATHAN