New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24

of Counciimen. The result is, that Mr. Daniel f.
Sickles received from April to June $l,G00 for re-
aipipg fees in the Gates the Mutual Life Insurance
Co. ys. Mayor, New-York City Insurance Co. vs..
same, People eI re-. Mutual Life Insurance Co..
Vs. Supervisors, and the same Company vs..
supervisors, all the cases being in the Court OF
Appeals. In November last, Mr. S. also got $50
in case Mott Is. Mayor covering the no" cele-
brated Lowber ground; and recently referees
fee of $500 in the case of Lowber. Thus Mr.
Busted and Mr.. Sickles are playing " You tickle
me-" &c, to some purpose.
But this is not all the improvements made In re-
organizing the Law Department. Section ol3 Of
the old ordinance Gays: " The salary to be paid to
"ihe Counsel to the Corporation shall be fdii
compensation, as between him and the Corpora
"tion, for all the services be may be required 10
"render by this article" But the new ordinance
puts the word compensation" in place OF sal
ary." The natural reason for this would be, that
the roll of salaries is already fixed and the sppro
pr,ton made for the year, 40 that, although al
increase may be voted through the Common Coun-
Gil, the Controller will decline paying, because the
name Of compensation, it may be possible to draw
from come fund-like real estate expenses, or con-
tngencies-after securing the $4,000 established
by various acts Of the Legislature as the salary.
Passing on to the bureau of Corporation Attorney,
We find the word "salary' retained. SO the
change to compensation is for the benefit of
Busted alone.
Section 5eS of the old ordinance, directing the
Counsel to the Corporation to take measures to
speedily realize for the Treasury all liens upon real
estate does not appear at al in the new ordinance.
In 1852, Henry Z. Davies had $500 year and
2,ICO for clerk-hire; in 1854 Robert J. Dillon had
81 500 and 81, 500 for clerk hire; in lS5j Lorenzo
B. Shepard had $500, with S2,jOO for clerk
hire, and in addition, under the act Of 1884, 5000,
making in all Sl2, 800; in le56, Mr.. Busted had
$500 salary, $1,000 under the act, and $1,000
for clerks, in all 1880, or $4,000 more than Mr.
Shepard; in 1857 Busted is to have $500 salary
sc, 500 by the act. ard puts up his clerk-hire to
5000, making $4,000, or $500 a year more
than was paid to Mr.. Shepard. What will be the
figure next year.
But this is not all. In looking over the very ex
cellent law Of the last Legislature giving us
Board Of Supervisors elected after the manner of
the Aims. House Governors non political, unpaid
body, We find a section evidently added after the
bill was otherwise complete, providing that the
Counsel to the Corporation of the City Of New.
York shall be the legal adviser of the Board of Su-
peryisors, and shall be paid not to exceed $4,000
per year. OF course Richard will pluck this nice
plum, which, with the items noted above. gives
Lin t,ctny thousand dollars year out of the City
Treasury, in addition to all the fees of his office
and an unlimited Indulgence Of magnanimity in re-
warding his political friends from the public purse
without the interference of "OH Flagg.' With
but two clerks to pay out Of this $4,000 year.
Richard will probably manage to get on quite CON-
foriably How far the People get their moneys
worth, we may hereafter show.