New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-31
said be bad noticed that il bis sbssnce q report was

rate Of &lJ0 per snnum for ue past year and hall,
for Sunday services, when it was known some OF the
interpreters had not served 40 long. lie moved tnat
l the paper be reconsidered, which was carried. lie
| then moved that the Controller be directed 70 pay
them at the above rate for the time they had been
employed. A..
l Committee for correction, which was earned Inc
Committee Immediately afterward reported the neces-
ssry correction. -,
AID. TucKrE said he had inquired into this NATTER
and was told that the interpreters were not employer
at the Police Courts Sunday, and 1t was wrong 10
pay them for services not rendered.
! Aid McSprpos contended that they were, for he
had, while acting as magistrate seen tnem on au'y'
bill Of sla3 80 was received from John d. Lndon,
for extra services clerk Sundays at the first
District Police Court. It was opposed by Aid.
| TucKRR and after debate adopted.
The Supreme Court room job, 80 strenuonsiy op,,
posed by Aid. Blunt, ard shown to be an attempted
| fraud on the city, having been lost bya tie vote
| AID. MoSEGHAs asked that the Committee be dis,
charged from further consideration OF duty in said
matter.
The CHAIR decided that the paper having been lost
the Committee had already been discharged.
Extra PaI-A resolution was presented to pay
Oscar Bogart, scrivener 80 i extra services per-
formed from January IL to December 81, 1917, "a
Clerk in the Special Sessions.
Aid. TUCKER said that the salary Of these clerks
had been raised to 81 900 with idea to meet all
their extra work and il unfair to come in at this
late period of the session for extra pay.
The paper was adopted.
AID WIIsos called up the report TO increase the
salaries of the Police Justices 81 300 EACH for holding
Special Sessions and other additional duties, to date
from May |, 1857.
Aid. FrLLNER spoke against dating back the sal
aries and hoped that the increase OF pay be from the
lst of January, 1858.
AID. VIII sos agreed 10 this amendment.
Aid. CLANCY hoped not, for the Justices had been
holding Special Sessions since the LIST of May ast and
since they had been taxed with extra labors. was
but right they should be paid.
AID. ADAMS moved as an amendment to the amend.
ment 10 add 800 year TO the salaries Of the Civil
Justices of districts.
Aid. TICKER asked at The rate 81 900 how much
each of the Justices would get per pay for holding the
Special Sessions' HI thought the amount would be
exorbitant.
AID. MCSIrpoy said the duties were increasing and
they. Would have to sit three times week.
I'D. TUCKER said he calculated that the Sessions
would number 156 and at this rate, each sitting would
pay each Justice $32 He thought s. each for a
Session would be sufficient but he would be willing
10 allow $40.
AID CLANCY said the duties of Justices Of the
Special Sessions confined to the sitting OF the
Court but in OF suspension OF sentence and the
like, they had an immense amount OF Chamber bus.
ness in hearing of this character He hoped all
amendments would be voted down, as he had attended
the Sessions and satisfied himself as to the amount of
labor.
AID. TrcKrR said he had inquired of gentlemen who
of the amount OF labor, sIo -i,tng for each would
be ample. for he believed Police Justices we're NOT
lawyers. The proposed pay for the Special Sessions
would amount to more than the salaries the City
Judge and Recorder got for the same duty.
AID CLANCY thought it was a mercifnl crcum-
stance that there were some laymen among the Police
Magistrates, and their decisions in police cases were
as likely to be just as those of lawyers.
AID. Adanls's amendment declared out OF order.
The amendment to date from the LIST Of JAM, was
carried
The report as amended then put and adopted.
A petition received from members OF the bar,
requesting that the salaries of the Judges Of the Su.
perior Court and Court of Common Pleas be raised.
AID McSPEDoS, in connection with this offered q
resolution that the salaries of said Judges and that OF
the Surrogate be 81, 900 each.
Az cFseS ,r nSResd hXg Ss'h sa bnt very
recently been raised. II the Beard was intent on
raising so many salaries, he hoped list would be
made out and the whole matter made special order.
He had nothing TO say against the Judges, but this
measure should have been started two weeks ago at
latest, and not at this period. If this adopted,
every other Court below would be making application
for prOporiionate increase. What If the petition
was signed by members of the bar IL was an easy
matter to get such paper signed. few hundred
names could speedily b obtained, and such petition
should have no weight.
Aid. Wilson complained that the Recorder and
City Judge not included in the proposed increase.
Ne could not vote for the resolution unless they were
included.
Aid. TICKER opposed the whole measure and ex-
pressed himself tired and sick of having to contend
against 30 many measures of the kind in this Board.
II was plan 10 raise the expenditures OF the City to
q larger amount than ever,
Aid. McSPEDos spoke in favor Of the increase. The
salaries WERE i'll his opinion, far too small II the
matter to be referred, he would submit resolu-
ton that there shall be allowed to each of the Justices
Of the Supreme Court Of this State in the First Judi
cal District a., 500 year from the county treasury
from the LIST of January, 1853.
The whole subject was referred to the Committee
on Civil Courts.
AID ADAMS offered resolution to increase the
salary of John Brown, the Naturalization Clerk OF
Common Pleas, from 5000 to 81 200 per year.
Aid. Fullmer, opposed the Increase he thought
these measures coming in too fast.
Aid. WILSON urged that this increase be made, Tor
Dvmn ',or men, and his salary should be raised
in preference 10 the Judges for they big
bugs and uppertendmn." The Aldermen he thought
knew how efficient Brown in making citizens.
Now the time tn increase his salary tor the next
Board of Supervisors would raise no salaries
Aid. FULLhER was opposed to increasing the salary
Of any manufacturer of voters. Brown kept little
shop for the purpose in one corner of the City Hall,
and he thought he got enough of pay already.
AID. ADAMS thought some were manufactured there
that were an honor and credit to the country, and
there were some Of them much brighter than some
Americans he knew.
Aid. CLAscY supported the resolution on he ground
that the labors were arduous and the occ Court OF
Records.
The resolution was finally adopted
Tar Comaissioner.-Ad. HARRIS offered resOlu-
ton that Thomas j. Barr be appointed Tax Conmis-
missioner for the term of three years said appointment
To take effect from the 3st of December 1857 in place
of Jonathan n. Allen whose term OF office will expire
OH that day.
Aid. McSPEDos hoped this matter would not be