The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-20

The Board Of Csnvassers resumed their sitting yss
terday, at u O'Clock, according to adjournment. All
the members Of the Board in attendance excepts
pervisor Drake OF the Twenty second ward. A large
lobby present Upon the Board being called to or
der, Supervisor voorhis offered resolution that the
Board proceed c estimate the votes Of the county as the
law directs, which carried, with . subsequent
amendment by Supervisor wskeman, that the Board
take up 6rst the First district Of the First ward.
Supervisor BROWN Of the First ward thereupon pro-
cesded to read returns Of his ward commencing with
the First district In the returns of votes for Coroners
discrepancy of thirty votes appeared between the returns
MS read and that delivered to the County Clerk.
Supervisor WAEaAS moved that the return be handed
back to the inspectors for correction.
Supervisor HRRiK said that he surprised return
from this district should be In any respect
the Mayor and Mr.. Butler there the Sunday proceed
ng the election
debate upon the extent Of the powers delegated
the inspectors to correct returns Transmitted to them by
the Board.
Supervisor KELLY insisted that they empowered to
make subsequent alteration in their original returns
other than to correct merely clerical errors.
Supervisor WAKEsiAN contended that they could make
any corrections such as the facts OF ire case Clearly re-
decision before made by them II their duty tocsuse
thtir canvass to be correctly stated.
The motion TO send the return back prevailed
Supervisor BROWN inquired, II by the vote passed be
should give the return in question to the inspectors for
supervisor HOWARD suggested that in all of send
ing back occurring during their the
rous Supervisors be instructed 10 obtain ahdavis from
The in pectors explaining how such errors made
The PRESIDENT stated that though this left discre
ona,y with each Supervisor they would Of course, re-
qrire such aidavs Tor The instruction of the Board AMI
its guidance affecting correct inai annuncation
81 the true vote
supervisor BROWN now resumed the reading of the
ming returns of the district and the same with the
exception of occasional unimportant discrepancy
were fonnd to conform with the original deposited in the
Office of the County Clerk.
Before entering upon the reading of the returps the
Second district, Superv Ely said he had several aft
trct which he De red to read He thereupon read the
following afic avit.--
City and t6u,ty Of Ne,c York, ss-Francs O. Bige-
low being duly sworn opposes and saith follows
hat he l. eecior in the city of New York. and resides
at No. Morris ST eet and Is in the business Of boat
Batte,y place that the 7th cay of No somber
A. 9 1855 after the elosipg Of the election polls in the
Second district of The First ward he present at the
time when the city and county ticket Was being CANVASS
cd said district; that the chairman of the In pectors
az the said time in three additional Inspectors
al Said district, their names being as follows =
Burke Joseph X Smith, Candidate fsr Council
mar at laid election in said district, md one - Moss;
that said inspectors then with the assistance OF
GNe who of the originsl inspectors proceeded
with the canvass and the other two original inspectors
went to sleep; that after this the said O'Ae
to sleep and one Robert c. Collins (whc not
in assisted In counting and canvassiDg the said city
aud county ticket the said Collins called of the aid
ticket ana his count not recouned or again exam
lined, and the tally, as made tv him. duly recorded
by The clerks. And he further Faith that he subse
quently left said roo aud gone time when he
returned The al the city and county hal been
completed and the original reg uar inspe ors
at work canvasspg the charter ticket The id Collins
not at this time ass,ting but deponent inquired OF
him what The result Of The OF the city and county
ticket was when said Collins informed him that they had
not ADDED il up and he die not SNOW and that It had
not been ADDED up. +. II. BIGELOW.
sworn before me November -, 1885.
H. G. BANKS Commissioner OF Deeds.
Supervisor Ely also read two other sthdavits in
hrmaticn Of the above and the Laid the
table
supervisor BBowy then read the remaining returns
#, his ward variations of moment 4rng from
the corres ending returns read by the deputy County
Cleik.
In reading the Third district returns there was some
DIS sion as to allowing vote for r. Flagg to be
added TO the polfor Azayiah C. Fagg 1t at length
decided to count all such votes scattering until the
fl AZ adjudication Of the votes for the various candi
dates for whom it alleged such scattering votes
intended.
1he returns Of the First ward being eli read,
sur evor WILLIAMSON proceeded to read the returns Of
the Second These compared throughout with the
reiuins given to the County Clerk.
Supervisor MosER of the Third ward read with like
suit TIL returns Of the Fist distric. CT his ward when il
was moved to adjourn
Adjoui ned to IL NJ, Tuesday.