New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-27
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

TUESDAY, Jan. 26.-Mr. PURDY, President, IN the
chair.
The return Of the Clerk of the Court of Sessions of
the number of Jurors returned by the Sheriff. was re.
eeived and ordered on file.
Bills Reter,ed-Of Peterson & Co for furnishing
CARPETS for the Supreme Court rooms, amounting 70
81 s2g; of Voorhs q Whiteman, amounting to Sl2T,
Tor upholstery furnished the Supreme Court CHAM
hers; of Sawyer Il CO., S3i3 10 for planbng to the
Supreme Court rooms OF the Shern amoun uni ~
$3.50 as for expenses of pannemg jurors, and other
matters One item Is $500 80 for return OF prisoners
and making written report OF statistics TO the Sec
rotary Of State for the quarter ending June l. 1921,
Court of Sessions to the Penentiary, 81 lG TO-
Bill Of Z. Jones, $3.50 for printing for Recorders
Office. c,,
The following Message was received lrou tue hiayoi
and ordered read.
Dir. TwfrD opposed the reading as useless, but
hoped il would be printed
MIR. blunt urged that the Message be read through
our in the Board, which was carried
After the reading Mr. BLUNT moved that the paper
be printed at length IN tile minutes aud referred 10 tue
Committee ON County officers, which course was
ordered.
MAYoR's OFFICE NEw-YoRK, Jan. 20, $685.
To ts> HosoyabIe the board Of SupeTsfsoTs
GESJLEMEN: The Legislature, an act passed at
the session of 1855, created commission denonl,
mated tl,, Commission of Records for the City and
County of New-York, with full power to examine
into the condition of the records, documents maps
and indies in the offices of the Clerk Register aud
Surrogate of this city and county, 10 nave the sae
copied aud printed in such form and to snch ah ex-
t, thev deem proper do such further acts for
The and convenient examination tneeVi tue pun"
The County Treasurer also by the directed to pay
the necessary expenses TO be incurred BY sad
pon their the Board Of Supervisors were au'
thorized the amount required TO dey tn SAINT
Under the provisions this act the Commissioners thus sp
pted rad, contracts one with Messrs Bovine BabrOuck
lo certain work and printing 10 be SIS ~ anu 0I sa e oT tS
other ~ork printing authorized BY sid fot
the Registers office. Beside his they employed nuper oi
persons each these oc for the purpose OF arranging
sorting classifying the papers aud documents MED ana
corded thein and also oheIs IN tA Surosle ONE ol I
same purr well prepare induces 10 the bO0ss O Wits
letters guardianship, ana other important papers recorded
For the PAYMENT of the work thus authorized aud contracted
for the persons thus employed and also the expenses
10 be incurred by the the Board Of Supervisors
their request IA ed under authority granted BY the Legs
aiure m ssd act $4,000 year 1856 $5OO1o IN 1880 and
fSDOp 1851 making together the total sgn OF sooooo
raised from the last three years for the purpose
Commission which there has already been
paid by the City ChanbeTain, will appear by reference 70
made by him at my request the sum OF
S4C6 -7S IS o aud including the 18th inst. -,
Without abiding particularly q e ~ uo t ny
is BY passage OF the above
given unlimited power work done and TO linear expnd
Ire Ia se amount on It's account deem my duty TO call
Ir1, s,t.ti more especially this communication 10 the
heavy outlaws already by the Commissioners aud to the
tbe vol sui1sdze and contracted BE- done BY tnem
NAV have been that the old aud
S IL the .ev Offices ab,ys mentioned should have been
arranged assorted aud classified and III some lh'tsues
replaced by not only for their better security aua ps
seIvSon greater euce OF the pubic ana even
made 10 the
important the Surroeate' Office but ha,
preparing copying printing of The records Of sen. and
ndtes d oheS books and documents IN the County Cle
uoces Of che in the Registers Office were
required by the public Interests OF were ever CON
done well be especially in view Of the enormous
sun hh hos been expended for the work already done III TINS
for hi, WORK there has been paid for the County Clerks office
Ms.rs Bowie HasbIOuck Who have the contract Of
nee have received the sSlss3 o. entitled
am inioInsd on the complexion Of tae to about
Office beside the expenditures winch have been and are vet 70 be
The arrange and classify te ia I.per, AID d
uments Iebind the Old books therein which has already
By the ccUrsct OF BOVINE Hasboucs the record.
Sa T we ,rs viii make about p vs o from s
TO page. eAch averaging about JO pages ah hc VI
wo NAV H. sem on reference the annexed BILL being COP,
Of ee u by liz CITY Chamberlain whereby apiests
Esrer and pTutns ior the letters a. - So S 10
Wa, Is sis ~ about 500 for 1909 copies oil o-s Sannc
6oTsss OF 80 each volume besides the o4'le, %
iT pr io 81 scoTdas to ths 10 ceu.s Tor
folio Of 100 words. Thus making the COS. 81 49,, oy
Of these records ll and the toa cost OF tAe "I9"
s21eO and vet b. few years they will be almost NOT et
rsy useless TOR the purposes fol whch 'nsy ~ h u.s
they "a eons'deraos Or r,pineuc.
time only years have elapsed since e ~,
new on-. entered IN the oce thereby rendering eieIeno
t. toe Original docket or books a7s'ntey n'ct condc
the whole ear.nditufe therefor =, ~ great measure waste
aud the pabc utility; A. least irw year. WIZ ~,
II completely 80. when all The JUDGMENTS WI ha'e ID" 0
cease 10 be hen by limitation OF law -
usy BE- sad with Reference to the other pats " N,
.~eS- tnt9 WILL ~ NY "i4uvAt " h.av
psces S,e unless the printing Of them is conndea q
expense, from year 70 yeaI
The eOuil.t win M,srs Mcspe,on BAKE for preParin
s.pys Pss aud binding The ildioes to 20 ~ ~
public iu,ees, than tina; don, for The County Clerks ooe as %
records Of have continued effect on real estate d
do Dot think this work Ns uecsssay and much less
when the cOuny charged the cos; Of It's ,iJn tn
induces could have beer corrected when sud recopic
a. comparatively sDa expense NY 0piuon. - I'VE me
the convenience Of those having OFF and
well served the public Interests. IT, however tle PIT
Ing desired required. Il should hsye Bee
son. by those whose inSStiais convenience and b
bSn slresdy paid sii,a2 60. They have prepared Il