New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-15


The Bo,d spd pr.s.u,.d % tlo County Al for VINO
tb,t.uIon drew warrant on the Coutty t'rlsnIer
and sfier ieg ,er he same in book, gave u Tue
c-ecror.
The County Treesu'er il IN funds, pail the warrant
forthwith; Otherwise, it drew esal interest uu pi;
Tie oupit al bills ?. mgn,d ia the hands OF the Cerk
Of The board OF Supervisor. LatteIy they have
b, eI keLt v iih more re Formerly they we're open
D. The public and have been, in rnGuy instances kst
or ah-trscted; tius ie-'royng PcrhaP'. ~ only
.viderce OF the fraud or iegah y oi tie 'Ams us
ccfect 20 be remeded by the pIoy-iJns OF lie
Cor,oldation bi
Anon grea. Gbu-e has t1-te IN tae system ~ s9
pofing c rk- ard dspues s.h lsr,e sa'lIie, n the
exp,nse of the county without any necc=>y or thsr
services epd contrary TO ls-, for the purp)se o. re-
v1idug p Ipcal Trends.
For * mpe. TIE Cork % the B)ard OF per-
vi4ors who received fr his -eriees IN that capacity
$40 per uiopth, also I'D - Clerk ct the bp'i
oi Eaualza' ion and or this service which - merely
non fs b. has received ne flrter sun OF 5000 er
NJ nth lrOU gbout the year.
Tie County Auoitor vho'e d:ties a. zach are
: ding, sn1 VITO receives salary Of 1000 peT an-
num- j. elioTed a ce;k at the expense 0f The county,
vfl, ut sutbOIi Of law.
srd bo,e ~ -xpaIses nre borne By th- cbur-
ty j. anowed by IL, Road Of Supervisors three depu
tl,s or ccIk. at $3.50 each per monta, ~tlou all
tbolity OF law.
Csscy snG MulEgsn occupied re'e posi,j Us 70: q
Nc.i or more under Green, late County Ilcisurer,
oIaw n their pay "'h"ut rendrns any r-s ser' ircs
The lret-nt Treasurer has ren,ed en- ONE "''ct &c
the ti'y Hall. in "A bUl.ng cf Palmer, Cp'k n CO.,
adjoining ia.ir haus. Ihc lay provides that he sha
Lay. flee IN t.c Cour lIOu-r wHh s-at0ncEy ana
fun 81 the t1Iei se ~ the cou''y. jh' county
>Eould 10: be- held .rao,- or hi- ohto rtn- as al
| W'-'n'.
Tie Corsoilaion b.n prohibits .Lc employment Of
clcl- or d-yni's for th"se Offices except at Their
.. n eHpcrse ard cuts of other inc.I6R'a expenses
whic' rave heretofore sreety increased the eApers'
OF our gov~nd ent
H. atd...on to wh,, has been above stated, there
az tloUs cbsIges which Seem 10 require iUrther
! NJ Il - CROUCH nycsgaiion, VIZ:
| /. Tat warr-bfs were draWn and paid = Grant
late County ACditor, ard Green, lae C)nu'y lTecs-
) uisr fur pay Of County Tta-m@s Iepn''e@, Tor
- coo over and above the amount allowed bG the
Boa Of Supervisors in violation Of law, a. previously
/ shoan.
9 Tia, there Is discrepancy Of s2o coo between
the book Of the Counfy Auoto AGO he County Teas
1hl- aurmt uLd' rstood 70 be due to the stare
from TIE County Tr-asur'r, aud 70 b c nm oy tlo
sac Tua,ur,r, though It i. not huow that legal pro
| cccGIgs have been Instituted.
TIE County REcoRDrH's oFrI,E
Tni- is one ef the moot imp att an lucrative ofees
in ibe county, and ought 10 be managed VITA he ~
mort care system under the personal -ulIlntenl-
cree the R.cOrde' huself the least neglect - ~
occasion ,tnous oss ard nilry to proJerty holdes.
Int, ad of this the Office seems To have been con-
ducteC Il aiLy with the view Of r,elll-g as mu h
money possible, and OF rev ardns p"htitA Trends
| wrb clerk-tips.
Tte ollomirg facts have beer a'certa.ned, aul are
submitted:
l. Itat pri0r 10 Get. i l-35 al the index g aye de-
ftciv. III many icfp,cts.
. Tha. in mai y Instances the records are no. c-r-
r,ct ooII,s Of th- original lnsttumet;s :.
). Lar The clerks employed IN the oi-e we're yoIns
men Of DO bp-ine,, capacy, many OF whom could not
w.Ite & legIble hand.
T. Ibe statute requires that ise record shall be
oii icialy signed by the Recorder whic1 u frequently
| Cnlu' through neglect.
! ) TIE cl,rk. are in the habit Of cOupa ing their
wok III u afternoon, at q time when they ,re auA'ls
to leav. I, office, and 10 bo devote the t- or care
nec.fsary 70 form correct record, OF en not uni-
fnnly ,mui the scknONh il smcnts or proofs ot ~.
ocutor Which form essential pat Dt the .tru nent
II ~ there many records ~ copies, purpornng
70 be copies of books made by the tsi Incumbent, ami
llac.d IL T. e Cflicc, Thch nay never have been con-
p-,d or if con- pareC. incorrect and imperfect,
containing nuueTUus errors, be "a ~ 10 Ce-cfcn AMI
phtl,. "a culatcG 10 mistad do G.llead p,r o4s
IL tNanI H. titles, bcse suijectIng real e,tae 'n'
rls to tIca expense AID trouble. The oil books sre
fart gorg oecsy, hence it is impe:atiyely necessary
| there -hould be immediate ac,iOn and new copies
In ac iion to the heavy fees paid by ndi> Iuls, toe
| Office "a, been sOmce Of h.ayy expense t. the
county, alo While money has been eyirny eApeoded,
| it'll, hcl,f, has resulted.
Fol fxau pc, Mr. GrlLt rec. wed the sun OF $4,000
In cq ync certain bo ks which It now a?pears were
| Esy,r compared md ale fol- Of errois.
Ib- Of 900 appropriated by the laA Board
Of >urvis the 2ls. Of April last, for the pur-
cla,. of toe ndeAc- Of ali paper recorded during the
term OF Mr. Grant VITO clained them al his pr va.e
properly when responsible parties offered 10 furnish
siLi ar ard more p.rtct indt xes Tor s., 30. fOr
ulat!y for tax payers the acton 81 the BJard Sas
Du and VOC, "a the Consolidation bill had dtshen effect
| two days before.
1t H.pt.urs, sl.o b, the receipt of Mr. Grant da.ed
80 Oc.ober l-J3 the. certain indexes delivered
hu. by his predecessor, ami among othcr- tho
| foLowiI I, viz:
| % ipdeN-s Of deeds, Nos. 10 20.
+ inoex.s Of mortgages, Nos. to l..
| meek OF papers oil tie
A.. Il. 81. N, IN
gsg's, NOs. :, 9, ard - - the index Of ,)crs
| Oh H..
Wbeth.r those have been LOST or at,tricteJ, snot
ki own but they are not % b. found the office, and
were n.v.i delivered 20 III. pie-.nt iDcumbeof.
iour COMMITTEE nOult suggest ths. commission
shouId be spphtt by the Leg ss'ue orthe Boi-d of
Suy.IyDOrs, at carly day - hvesf:gl'e aud Iep,r
iul - 20 the coLdrou of the office and to suggss
such np,oy, Lts and remedies i'r the existing ab
hey nay deem proper. This was l.,ely doGe
| in the Cry Of New Yok; eHi tho fIcts brJu,lt 3
| hpht, showing the insecurity o: titles sud be npyF
| fccii, n a. nlmsnegeuent OF the PRESENT system,
iruly ssartlin9.
he ice vi printing the land records was there su,
| 2. sfrd u remedy, and your Committee are ilmly
GOWN ed that, sooner or l.er, TIE plan ough 70 he
| 90 pt.d. Tar irde1 might H. printed irst AMI III
IN a.eJ the ,uire lanl r-cOrd- ot 9e t)uu.y. /.
would ~,phfy the whole macbit teIy ot the Dtiico IN
tie accuracy of The records and the fa'llty Of
'cadmg ard ex4uiong titles; VIII Jdc s'DH' = pies
cruO Oc struck of and preserved 10 ,lace the won.
out Ori, na Crrk hire sDd Ot1-r lneJenta. prns.
would he ,eju 3D. and tho Of 20 wJgld M h,nger be
an yhm fJr sAou .,rktfs ana elbows -rly abe
| 20 write tJ.ir O~r bsIn.-.
| Tie (: a. of The C<vny Recorders ohce have bsen
ana are = Il large IL slonl1 ceive fair
salary snd hs actual eIpeases, Leu o: NJ pes 4.
Z, ~, tnsstloH-
IHr ~uERn,'s orfIcr.
fbe iportsnc- OF IBIS Office 10: often apl rec:aie1
ever BY intelligent Men.
The povers atd duties o. he Sheriff a,e mo., ex-
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