New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-20
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF COUNTY CANVASSERS.
The board net Yesterday at moor.

Mr.. vooRHIs offered the following resolution:
Rrsd That this board proceed estimsts the votes Of this
county the law ditrects-
Mr.. WAKEMAs moved to amend:
That We proceed estimste Fist district OF the First
The amendment was adopted and the resolution
carried.
Mr.. Brown then proceeded TO read-In the vote for
sheriff there was discrepancy of six votes between
the supervisors and the county clerks copy.
Mr.. WAKEMAS proposed tina: the pon-list be re-
feired TO.
Mr. LORD objected to consulting the poll-lst, and
Mr.. Kelly supported him. The poll-li't was referred
10 and il showed that the county clerks copy was rgh
Mr.. LORD however moved that the return be sent
back for correction but as one vots was su,tracted
from each of the leading candidates and the error
made 10 difference to the result, ts withdrew his mo.
ton.
Mr.. WAxExAs moved that the vote of the super
visor which was corobor sed By the pou-ist, should
be counted This was carried, and the poIl-lsts were
Triumphant The vote for coronen wss called The
supervisor had two thoussnd one hundred and fifteen
for the whole number of votes while the county clerk
had two thousand one HUNDRED and forty.hys. As
the poll list showed that ys Hundred and twelve votes
only were into the county box, and but four coro
ns,s were voted for OF bu. two thousend and
forty eight votes couh have beer legally cast 1t was
unanimously agreed to send the return back.
Mr.. HOWARD moved that the inspectors, Benz amin
D. Ouiek ana VIM. G. Riack, who signed these re-
turns, be requested to send in an affidavit explaining
the mistake and it Yves understood that .hs super
visor of the First would make the request
II will be remembered tia. this Is the District In
which Jordan en- Friday accused nan OF going 70
dem and the returns who had the irnpuc TO cat
himself Mayor Wood" No other discrepancies
were discovered, and the lid district was CO led.
Mr.. Ely announced tha. he had afidavits IN reid
ton to this district which, With permission he Pro-
cseded to reed:
James Resee swesrs that after the charter tcke> -
eanysssed the ballots were removed 10 the Steioa
house and the canvass eojoCrDed; that While TO oa
lots were berg canvafsed the captain OF the ponce
came and said thst they waa'ed assstanesi tna'
be Reese ssd IL sm Esionsi Wing ana have
right to be in there" to which the esptsia piled
there's one Wing in there cIssdy; that tho captain
selected three men who went IN.
Mr.. yARIAS made 81 unsSeeasfal atteE.}t to stop
the reading OF tie sfdayiis.
Nj ELI proceeded to sad that Of Esrsm GrIfr'
who sveArs that at oc!aok on the morning se' hf
eection be vas present at the counting oil the v>Ses
and two men came in and requested 70 be sworn N IN
speeiors and were sworn in by the chairman. Of III
board, Benjamin C0zdwsy, who hessapon weaf awe!
AID sAt down; thai one Of To- inspectors went out
leaving tie two psw inspsctoS and one Of the orgina
ones 10 eary o. the canvass; that j. L. Smith, eandi
date for courci man, then came INTO The room and wa
also svoru IN irspectof By the chAiimAn Who took =
,stber psy. 1, the canvass az III the opposing csnd
cate came IN and objected thu. when be objected Nj
smith replied thss be vss svo.a. end co1fiAnsa