New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-16
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

Soon after II O'Clock yesterday the Board Of super
yisors net President PrRDr in the eheir sld nessrs
Rlunt, Little voorhees,, Kennedy, Bell Roche,
Tweed, Conner, and Wiseman present. Absent,
Messrs Briggs and Stewart
Mr. KEsSEpY moved that, as the Board was re-
oured 10 commence canvassing NJ 10 o'clock, the reg
utr order Of business be suspended in order that they
might proceed 10 al vacancies among the Registrars
Mr. KTsSrpr should like to know why the gentle
men voted So the motion was made merely 70 carry
out the Democrats own programme. The alteration
in the districts had caused vacancies which ought to
be filed up.
TIE Board Of Education notified the Supervisors that
sfSG COO over and above the allowed BY Article
Is OF the Act relating Common Schools, would be
required for 1850 for salaries Of teachers and sHors,
and Geo for other purposes. Referred 10 Com
mtee on Annusl Taxes.
A Communication from the Prsideu, Of the Board
Of Police Commissioners was read showing that Mr..
Robinson Of the FIRE telegraph, had enteredin'o an
agreement with the Board, by which the latter had
agreed to AK for appropriation OF SlOocV 10 meet
the terms Of said agreement
Mr.. Bmees entered, and took his seat, giving the
Democrats a majority
MIR. KEsSEDY again moved suspension OF business
IN order to I'LL vacancies in the Registrars
Mr. PuRDf proposed that where the Republicans
hnd the most votes in the Wards they should select
their two Registrars snd the Democrats the same lie
proposed this to the gentleman on the other side Mr.
Kennedy "a the leader of the forlOrp hope.
Mr. KESSEDY did take the position offered him; he
was not the leader of forlorn hope but OF victorious
columns. lie cOulu accept lIt IftIoelitii VI
temsn because they could not ascertain what districts
were the strongest lie proposed, rs CONCESSION TO
the other sde that the parties should select two IN
each alternate district. He would agree 70 give the
Democrats majority in Republican Wards, and rice
rrsa and this would prevent either party from doing
wrong TO the other.
Mt PuRDY remarked that the Democrats had ma
iorv in every Ward.
Mr. KENNEDY said that was the secret; the new
districts were Democratic; had it been otherwise no
such proposition would have been made. lie noped
the thing would be done fair
Mr. Konnedys motion lost, and motion was
carried 20 the effect that when the Board adjourned
il should be to Tuesday next, at o'clock D. m.
recess was then taken for fifteen minutes, IN order
that the Board should qualify County Canysssers.
After the recess the bills of several newspapers wero
ordered paid.
The bin of Baker 4 Goodwin for Sl63, for printing
30G0 Constitutional Loan tickets was also ordered
paid.
Mr.. KEsSEDr moved that the vacancies be filed
among the Registrars of Election. Carried-and the
following were appointed the agreement being for the
Democrats TO have two in the even, and the Repubi-
cans two in the odd number districts:
skyESsn ~aEPSs'S" S;t C Csa.mn 'OS"i
T2cS Hail. r Reps Levi. ois tRep)
Fourth Di,f,ietRchsrd o'Grady Den.l, Jss L. Johnson
' SeTeh DiirtS Baaaroa Stephens (aep), Z. l. Skid
more Rep. WA. II. Burns lDemE ~,
EigS Distrfet-Jaeob y Valentine Dem Jeremiah Fritz
DEM, Thomas Kershsw tRep.l.
Tend Disyie'Henry COse (Deml Thomas Waters lDeml
4 John Nicholson lhep.l
BIerenh Disyc-John NJ. Gallagher thepl James pson
fRep.l. Alfred Donalds tDctn.l. -
1uIRTgKsTH WARD Eighh Dsstytcf- Lawrence z. hiu
CRepl John Carroll (Dem), Robert Patterson tDem,l
On motion OF Mr.. BELL, tue Board took recess oil
half an hour, and organized as County Canyassers,
Mr.. PuRDY in the chair.
BOARD OF COUNTY CANvAsSERs.
The County Clerk entered and administered the oath
to Mr. STEWART, who vas absent during the morning.
Mr.. CLANcY then called the ron, and all the Can
vassers answered to their names
Mr.. BELL offered the following resolution:
Resored Ths hs County Clerk be- and be Is hereby author
ized snd directed distribute the Poll ststo the Registrars Ia
the Election Districts forthwith. required by The pro-
for sscerann by proper proofs the citizens
shall be entitled the right o. suffrage and 10 prevent
| fraudulent voting"
| Messrs. KEsSFDY and Blunt strongly opposed the
resolution The law directed the returns 70 remain
sealed up until canyassed and If they opened to
take ont the poll books frauds ght occur The Reg
stIars could only get the Poll Lists after the packages
containing them should be opened.
Mr. STEWART asked ifthe returns could not beopened
by the County Canyassers in order TO take out the
books, and then reseal with the County seal.
The CHAIR-CertaiDly.
A long debate followed, after which the question was
put and lost by tie vote, to 6Repubcans all vot-
ing in the negative.
On motion of Supervisor KEsSEDY, the Board pro-
ceeded to the votes poled at the last election
The County Clerk, Mr.. Clancy, present IN person,
and assisted in the The poll lists OF the First
Second Third. Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, and Thirteenth
Wards were canvassed, when at o'clock the Board
adjourned TIL 10 0 o'clock this morning.