New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-14
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

The President Mr.. PURDY, in the Chair.
The annual estimate OF the expenditures Oh the
Board of Education az adopted by that Board, was
submitted and referred TO the Committee on Annual
Taxes.
The Controller sent in a summary of expenditures
for State and county purposes from Jan: io'9, 10
Now 80 amounting to 5000, l5S 90, which was Or
sheriff Kelly sent in bill for services of legal pa
pers amounting to 81 5Sl VI. Referred to the Com
inittee OH County Offices.
bill of W. H. Arthur g. Co., 81 500 So for sta
tionery for Registers Office also referred.
Mr. BLUST presented resolution that the Commit
tee ON Annual Taxes be directed TO examine the aets
of the Board of Eqazaon, organized under an act OF
the Legislature passed April a. 1882 and report If the
same have been beneficial TO this county, aud If the
apportionment is inst and equitable Adopted.
Mr.. BELL presented resolution that the room OF
the Board OF Supervisors be assigned for the OF the
Court Of Appeals az often that Court shall hold ts
sessions in this city, and that the Clerk of the Board be-
instructed 10 have the same in readiness whenever no.
tilted that the same If wanted for said purpose.
Adopted.
Mr.. PURDY presented a resolution that the Commit
tee on be requested TO report the amount
of compensation 20 be allowed the Inspectors OF Regis
try and also the number of days for which the laws
allowed them TO charge. Adopted
By Mr. LITTLE--That the Committee on Printing
and Stationery report detailed statement Of their do
ngs during the year, with the amount expended Tor
printing and stationery for the county, the amount
| furnished county Offices, stock ON hand, and such
other particulars "a they may deem advisable Adopted
| The Record Prtnt,ng.-The Committee on Printing
and Stationery reported in relation 70 the printed and
bound volumes OF Records and Judgments OF the
County Clerks Office, under direction Of the Conms-
sioners of Records that there were about 2,OOOuuO
sheets of these records, equal TO 5000 volumes, I'M
bound beside the 1850 bound Volumes that the cost
of printing and binding these records amounted TO
nearly $4O0 O0 and the money had been paid therefor
by the County Treasueron the certificates of the Com
mTsioners; that, according TO the bills on file IN the
County Treasurer office, 1900 Of these volumes have
been bound 81 30 per volumes that on inquiry they
| were informed that Messrs. Bovine Hasbrouck, the
contractors, Immediately made q sub-contract at 80
cents per volume for the thick books and 90 cents for
the smaller ones, making average Of OF cents per
volume with a net prott Of 81 ~ on each volumei
! thai this information WAS confirmed by the snb-con-
tractor himself Mr. A. ID. Bloodgood, and that the
I latter when called by the Committee, had Of
/ fered TO DO similar work for ~ cents q
! volume; that Mr.. John A. Gray had offered
do the AT IS cents per youme that II thus ap-
reared that the Commissioners had paid more than
four times as much rs the work could have been
tracted for. The immediate question before the Com
miute was how these books might be disposed OF for
the benefit of the county therefore, they presented
resolution that the Commissioners be requested To de-
liver 10 the Supervisors cnstodans OF the property
of the county, all the records OF judgment, equity
notices insoyents' assignments and Shert's sales,
of the County Clerks Office, printed under their drec-
ton ether bound or in sheets, and which have been
paid for nv the County Treasurer on the certificate Of
sad Commissioners, that such disposition may be made
Of them, by sale or otherwise as the Board OF super
vsors NAV direct. Adopted.
Ii was directed that Norman Mcleods bill, Sif %,
for supplies furnished the County jail, be paid Also,
the bill Of Isaac MesserOe, amounting TO SiS5, for
board OF witnesses during November;
number Of newspapers were ordered 10 be paid
for publishing the election notice, and other matters
Ii was ordered that sac 90 be paid 10 Gsrret Dyke
man. being bis salary for the last quarter as Register.
The Board adjourned 10 Tuesday next.