New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-27

Az p,r,r ssLsd f,r,ho ~ sdirg oftte post nortAm
h;iIs 80 ~ viii III were form to be over D. Tnis
| he ssid be vished tho Board 70 uooer'sa "a a, 70
| N,.tI,hsd rrice for suoh eGsmiuAuou- yet th Il,
| had been 6n effort ns'0 "''' d" VIZ ''00 - Pa!
F8i i9' MrSrrpos s9id it was all very well for the
doniors attending and daily following the Corooer to
cbatee only s. for tina. sun would pay ,bem, bat 10
! LIE, case. where doctor was called from hi,
, ,pi practice, be thought more should be paid
The Coroner bills and post IN 1rtems ordered
The Marine Cont Clerks.-The report Of the Com
mitee 10 favor Of raising the salaries Of the .rine
Court clerks was called Up.
AID. Blunt opposed the increase under the present
state of Thugs. lie did no, Of VII st Itic, tue
clerks were. Tits Winter the City G)ysrnmeat
might in consequence OF the nonpaJ ment of taxes.
have TO reduce oil salaries one fourth.
AID. CLANCY spoke 10 support Of the increase and
cont ndeo that the increase Of business 10 the Court
fully justified il.
Aid. TUCKER opposed the raising OF any salaries a,
this time The clerks 10 the Marine Court very
competent, but neither of them was worth s. 500
year. He understood that all these Court cefkshio,
were mere snecures Instead Of Increasing the present
high salaries Of clerks and others in tho City Govern
meht there should be movement at Thu. tins - de
crease them to fair competency. This raising OF
salsries willful waste Of public money, aud
Outrage upon the taxpayers. Each Supsrvi.or here
bad tasen solemn oath to perform Alright the duties
OF bis office ana as one he could not vote for any such
extravaganza.
After other debate the report was ad ,p.ed. II gives
the first clerk 81 500, the second 81 5Oj third 200,
and fourth 81 100
The Repairs, DC, TO the Supreme Court Rooms
The report up in favor of paying the bill, for
pairs ~ and furnishing the Supreme Court rooms.
Aid. BLUNT had presented minority report against
the ssme cOnten ling that tho expenditures not
l. gely incurred. They TO have been done under
direction of Special Committee, but he, as ooe of
that Committee, was not spprised Of the jobs goiug
ON until they were completed. The charges il s)ne
instance extravagsnt, and all the bills unsats-
factory. The way the matter now etood even IL the
Board should pass It, the Controller could not legally
pay the clsim. The bills amount to q 435 Is, a,
follows:
VOorbs Whemsn, paperins and mas work....$4H 90
John J. Nesbet carpenter 2tt "a
Mariner Spt for painting 49, 20
l. A. Peterson carpets, 90 70
Abraham Fowler repairing furniture, kc........L7S Is
Nathan Sawyer plumbing -.......... 3i3 ~
Aid BLUnT stated that it was understood By tbs
resolution passed thai only cleaning and paoering
was to be- done and Judges chairs furnished bat IN
stead Of that we had thus array Of bills.
AID. TUCKER complained Of the prices charged for
hoped the matter would be referred back to the Com
mittee
Aid. MoYEeHAY urged that the report be adopted.
Aid. ADAMS favored reference back to the C)n-
utee 10 get the names of the Judges, certifying that
The bills were correct
AID MONAGHAN was opposed, as it was q matter
under the control of the COMMITTEE
The paper was finally referred back.
A DocEt Cierk-AId ADAMS moved to take up tho
report in faver of giving the County Clerk assistant
cket Gle for six morths at salary of $500 per
num- which was carried, aud The paper adopted.
The Board adjourned to Monday.