New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-26
SALARIES WITH EXTRAS.

SALARIES WITH EXTRAS.
BY the State Laws of 1S47 the Clerk of this
loigty was made a salsred officer, and all the
fees, perquisites and em0luments passing INTO
his baIds for all official services whatsoever were
to be paid into the City Treasury. The salary
was Subsequently fixed at three thousand dollars
year, which was to be his compensation for
all duties that were or might be prescribed by
law, IT which he might perform by virtue of his
Office. The absolute labor devolving upon the
County Clerk does not amount to an hour per
day, the real work being done BY his deputies
and clerks, of whom he has an ample force.
The salary, therefore, is not only liberal but
pIincey, if compared with the services rem
dered; and more especially so since the COM
meDcemtnt Of 1854 the business of the Com
mon Pleas having then passed into the hands of
Special Clerk with Fix assistants, thus reliey-
ing the County Clerk of all charge of the Ia
Dor incidental to that Court, which had previ-
ously been part of the regular duties of his
Office.
From TIE passage of the law of l547 up to the
iDducti Of the present County Clerk in 1853,
We find no bills for extra services 80 far as pretty
careful scrutiny of the records will show. At
the close If 1858, Mr.. Connolly presented to tae
Super visors bill for extra services for the year,
of -, sos &c. This was referred to the Superyi-
sors' Committee on County Offices, who reported
hat "tbe services charged for have been neces-
saIy, and rhe fees charged therefor are proper
apo correct, and similar to fees heretofore al
"lowed TO former County Clerks; they, there
fore, recommend that the bill be allowed and
the Controller directed to pay the same" Or
course the bill went through the Board, and
strange az it may seem, the Controller paid it.
At the close of June, 1854, Mr.. Connolly sent In
another bill OF 1915 o6 for services for the pre-
vious Fix months. This was duly put through,
and paid, the Committee Mott, Herrick and
Cbrisiy) youchiDg for the correctness oil the
charges on the strength of Mr.. Connolly's aifi'
oavit In December of the same year the
County CLERK presents another bill, ali for . x-
ira services" of AIS "a. OF this the same
Committee say they "haye duly examined said
I" bill and find the charges made for services are
:. similar to thos, made last January I'd GEM
ber) for similar service, aud are perfectly
proper" The last appearance OF Mr.. Con-
molly before the cash drawer was about the mid
Ole of the present month, when he handed in
bill of S1,079 90 (what precise nicely of frac-
tions y for extra services sin ,e the lst Of JAN
uaIy. This also has bsen paid, after the usual
scrutiny BY the Supervisors Committee. SO in
the course of thirty months Mr.. Connolly has
taken, beside his salary of s., 500, the sum of
So, 34l IS There may be in one of these claims
q small allowance for postage actually expended,
bur il so il has Do business there.
For the purpose of showing Of what these
claims are composed We present an abstract Of
the bill last pald
CITY and cosHsy Of Ner York To R. B. CONNOLLY, Dr.
.S;e% 8: e. Fl::: Ss. ssa so
Copying pare for sheriff. with names. resi-
cerers and occupations, 10 fo.ios, at cents 30
c-uheae'''. ''''''''''''''''''' -
Tot.l..................................~ . 81
This bill is 'epes;ed fer every Jury, varying in
r s:?I S:si: e. = s. !; ala. ...a ~;
Copyrs hst. Of Grand juror. for Supervisors,
copyrs it, Of oani..icner. Of Deed; for
corneilmep. .......... -. ~. ............ 50
Return 10 the Courr Of Appeals In the case Of
The People sgt PeyeTe iy ................... 10 20
r Il: s az "A q; ssyaa 4. !; ::s,. 90
Swearing IN O. Councilman, II Aldermen %
Assessors, a Constabss, Mayor, City Judge.
Recorder, Surrogate Districi-Attorey, Com
fni-si ner OF reeus snd Lamp, and Cove NOR
Of Aims Houss-in al If3 oahs, a. sixpence
aswesr..s....s......'.'.'.....s p
Total with s55 70 for postsge........... Io7s -