The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-21

he question Of giving salaries to The members Of ire Com
mon Council beiisye Mr.. Haws arranged maj tne no
csssarv amount forty one thousand dollars should % in
p tho levy and with that view had 'ho salaries SCI
sponpb Wh,sb bis maid point but allow the dsoorse
mert TO be made contingent upon the passage o. an
Of ,te assistants Of NJ valentine and member here
mspasnr ,hs SUIT for his official constituents in the Board
OF Aldermen - -
The chief fight. however has already been opened IN
The Assembly, in regard to adding the balance Of the
amount estimated by the Commissioners Of Record as ne
eesssry for the entire complet on OF Their Outstanding
contracts This fight began in the Board OF super
vsoIs last fall, when the estimate in question was
called for, and the amount cut down by summary
resolution from 100000 10 100000 The later
sum having been paid 10 the commissioners, tasy
reach OF other periodical contests with the Supervisors
by having the money shall require appropriated
al once then lin SD up their work as quickly ms posi-
he. They Their fore ask that the remainder OF their en-
tire estimate which would make S250 900 more shall be
put 10 the present budget
ISSUE or THE ATTACK on THE COMMISSIONERS
OF
The real point of this is thft the Supervisors
ask that If they are 10 raise the money they shall have
he appointment OF the son 'eners who are engaged Oh toe
work OF copying or indexng the pubic record res
would gre taem a score 50 OF places, OF dollar and
half 10 dollars DAY; AMI the more Ger ain,y to
achieve this IolDt they have sent bill and memorial
her for the unconditiona repeal of the comnsson
gardcss existing contracts ar the fate Of the hal
hnshed vok. TIE repsal OF the act creating The com
nissoneIs would leave auho Ivy existing 70 finish the
printed register which IS uo@ more fhan Ia competen
and Tor which the manuscript Is nearly written out anh N
revision. This move would aeiieal7 amount TO Toe
thing the 70 job under the Supervisors, De-
fore the creation Of the conuhson whep san sry
fifty ousand dollars spent npon an asemp 70 do
III work and upon IFS Unanimous conlemnluol o.
the bar, thrown into the cellars OF the City Hall Tor
waste paper They now propose 10 aooeb the Coui'ns
siones Record, turn oct al The trained ana
scrvene-s the work, and put the hupgcy reainers
OF the ward politicians N their place. for the sole object
what be made By the operation IN TINS wav lhe
contractors secured upon an instrument s Crying the
rates The amount of work, including every page and
be Of The pubic Registers Of Deeds down to particular
llcr and dste. !, up under the direction of
Al W b. afford and others Of the best lawyers in
the city with special view TO the erd that 1t should
conpe the by heavy bonds and the city by
its thorough pIovis OBS to complete the work or course
the pay mt OF the poney ia inevitable, and the wrapge
about be appropriation has no bearing on The question OF
rrt-tnchment the money will necessarily be forfeited,
with the added cos,s Of rglton whether the work Is al
owed 10 80 or not The movement against the Com
missiopeTs of Record originally Que Of ex District AZ
tornoy Bunts epte, prses. He appeared a volunteer
counsel before the Judiciary Committee yesterday - 90
CoIklpg, of the Assembly, who urging there the Il
TO repeal The cemms. Quit an alteration arose. az
the eoqurce Of these t"o advocates Of etrenchnn and
ways and usually Understanding the
torious Indictments procured by the late District AZ
tofrey, which returned the dead well us the living
among his wholesale dockeis for prosecution. The
parties before the commission got that tho "lle
and Still more ACRIMONIOUS and indecorons retors
were sven II r, qured all bis equanny of temper
the part Of the Chairman Mr. Morris keep the peace,
then little adru,ncss 10 get rid OF the contest
ants 10 take vote privately on tho question Tue con.
The report of committee submitting tho levy exactly
as printed in the Herald OF Monday last, with two
nor corrections and The addition OF $250,000 10 the
Supervisors budget for the Commissioners Of Record.
| THE REPORT COMMITTEE.
This report Important. The tax levy, az reported
| from the committee in this manner, has nearly always
passed without material alteration, and will now ln view
Of the fact that this the final esmated cost OF printing
the city records down 10 date, IL is also important
being the close of the Commissioners OF Recor, Tight The
basis on which the committee decided understood TO be
More u an half million OF dollars have been already
spent on the work. ana the present iaa appropriation -
in speDsabie for its completion and 10 its contemplated
The State hnp power to impair the contrac: rights de-
sonable time the demanded must be forfeited and
paid under Judgment, ii not now app fopria.cd
fees for searches 10 nominal sun, where they are now
frequently Of hundreds OF dollars upon transfers OF
real estate besaJs 'he greater rpdiy aad SECURITY With
! which such transfers can he made
The refusal to make an appropriation would no. put
end to the dcues rege to exist, but greatly increase
compcate them world such refusal point 70 any
certainty Of d retrenchn.opt to be achieved there5y
! ANoIHER NEW CLAUSE IN TIE TAX LEVY.
good dea has been said TO the committee. not exlcty
in sefson ba, privately By ntvisaaR in regard 70
the conduct OF the business OF tue city, and the result
s besits the cavse already printed in the Herald in re-
gard the eymenl OF judgments, that the folio wing has
aso been addict
Sec Whenever Ccppt-oller Of the said city shall
mayor fdernep Communal. q 'he Siy of Neg York
~ sD faSd sis
auhozed snd required TO tsse all proper and essGry
the ssid Mavor Aldermen and Conmonaly and to employ
| counsel for sod purpose.
EEoPfNING TRINITY cBuRcnyARD CONTEST
Daring the past week the great Trinity Church vas
rcopenoo here, on the cd aform Of opening Albany
and having general ventilation of the First ward,
by openings ard extensions all drec.ous back OF
| Trinity church the North river. A bill before the
| Committee Cities md Villages was considered and
argued this week. Mr. Jacob smith, Of the First ward,
appeared behalf Of Trinity with the same stubbornness
with which he contested the propositions in the Com
mon Council. Nr West Of the First ward, appeared for
stephen Whitney end the other property owners. No
| CONCLUSION reached, OF course
The committee 10 day reported the bill for laying
! out Washington Heights.
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