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

The following Report on the condition OF the
Records will be read with interest by all owners OF
CITY real estate and by those who hold mortgages on
City property:
NEw-YoRK Wednesday, june 10, 1855.
Atameeting of the Commissioners OF Records TOR
the City and County of York, held thus day, the
following Report of the Special Committee on the
state and condition Of the Records was received,
auOP'eD anu w. c. wETMoRE, Chairman.
GEORGE P NELSON, Secretary.
To the Commmcne. Of Records for the City and County 81
The Special Committee appointed to examine into
the state ard condition Of the Records IN the olces OF
the Surrogate Register and Clerk OF the County Oh
New.YoTk respectfully report that they have gwen
the subject very careful attention. and as the result OF
their investigation lave prepared the following state-
ment of facts:
sURRoGATE's OFFICE.
The Records Of this office consist Of l3 volumes OF WIS -
Letters Tessmtnary Of Letters of Administration Letters
OF Guardianship Letters Of la inatlon wth me w" an
uexed u Administers ion Bonds IS GnaTdians Bonds Pfo
ceedugs for Real Is 50 OF Minutes, and hscea
Deousmakiug in the ssgresae 70. yolo@ss If nven,
es guardians accounts and the consequ nee that no
scu is etItsn without hsndng large number volumes
or examining ties Of documents when win the ne
irdcst,d TO tie saving OF time, labor wear and tear OF tho
Records and the dsarrensement OF The tiles c.,
The INN ittee would direct the attention OF tns Com
nsiore 70 The fact thar ,hers IA d arg These
ccrcs OF wis &c., ro,, Isg0 20 1870
ore or les frequep y from iiber s. TO 81 nciu.iye
records are imperfect would De proper 70 invoke hs
m sent gate with the Ike effect as they had been "sa
Te seters volumes Of the records Of wills written
paper such fabric that IL ean bs 70 pieces so'. a. sns
touch Impossible To use the boots without ssat Dan
ger Il ce.iroyirg The record Is mper.tyey necessary
therefore, that they should be reeopisd 4' lns
certificates founced upon them shoad BE declared "
authority 10 have the fleet as me Originate -
Tie surr1 gate Oce consists Of two Rooms ~ by - and 10
by - equa together 10 one rom eoynL - go
cfpsIe and $50 volumes Of recorls assHs ana apes
sioa 10 the last Elk years the accommodations
les than hat they twenty years ago Inc hpdnu
o m he Tese WALTON OF records and the proper disc
Of the dut the Office. Ths Surrogate '1 cef1s 'utofs
The epgrosns Of records the granting Of tefs VI admins
traitor and suarcsnhp the adjustment o. accoun me pro-
nocs,dra lin utsneouy The where the records are
tett ieauuty hat impossible 20 insure Their
sed sne banded When that the destruc-
Of he record Of single Will might snset N ts y a ca
state of things may be Of the most serious cniraes IN the
course q snse seIera en isfss Nv nae,
the Of his Office, aud the pJrsce Of us Eoc'f'
therefore cannot well be exaggerated.
REGisTERs OFFICE.
The Records are composed Of volumes Of Powers o. Az
torrey CeItfc Of Rel gOUs Interpretations, ina a.
ee,nseus 10 Mar. lea Geera Ind 40 Morsas' az
&c Convey srees-mssins N al - loose the wrns
fss becoming legitle and there aye Bos Zen ri lnde1es
ere 50 ueh worn that hey need be rse0P Ms..s.
away r ssi refer nes eboat the css wloSut
sseS .sd q he1 are ton s M ~
nsIsd kumt Of the siose a.. mutt ssed ars nSnSsr
are ss ' s osted ssesc and o are sting AMI
anorg me ,be Sailors snug faEbof es-atss Ooo IN
Isy 5ns be- been entire ee'ryet By he mse me
ptsnl lD-p 80 repairing and recopyng The me-
hsIs erlsp. b. r- Laced BY copies irDn the org IA
s1Ss IL Trseics 10 describe lands IN de ia
By reference she hunter. VI lots and the
10 b. unds aid the maps fled with the Regis
, md Is accordingly artsr Of tho hs importance iAat