The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-11
Corrected
Ln1th.
City Intclk xence.

THE CONTROLLER TAKES POSSESSION OF HIS New OYros-
For several months the upper floor of the Hall of
Records has been undergoing the
consolidation of the Comptrollers and Street Com
1sissoner's old Office apartments into for accom-
mediation Of the former officer The floor has been
remodeled and rebuilt and rendered fire proof II has
been reftted the plan of large banking house,
and each bureau OF the C0mptroer'S Department sucu
as the Auditing County Affairs City Revenue and Arrears,
have places the main room but subdvided by iron
ratings The Comptroller, his Deputy and Chief Clerk
occupy desks in the vestbule the south part of
main office protected from the outside by ornamental
iron railing. The former officer has q spacious
private Office, furnished in the approved
manner; opposite this is a Of similar dmen-
where the general bookeeper his assistants
held forth secluded entirely from interruptions from out
ssders The Office fitted up in the best most SUBJ
stntial manner with black walnut desks bookcases
and the floors covered with olcoths varegated
marble black and white three elegant gas chande-
Hers suspended in the Of the main room The
valuable public records-whc under past regimes were
exposed to the tender merces Of Contractors Aldermen
and other interested parties, and which frequently
munlated by themare now fully protected, and per-
son ssut those attached to the Office to
them without the legal sanction of the Comprol
Ter or his agents. The general appearance the Office
Is very grand and its facilities for light and ventilation
are not eqused in any OF county Offices The appro-
priatcn-S5, 0o0-made by the Common Council will not
suffice TO for the alterations made is estimated
they will amount to at least SIS 900
The srxNss CIV BOARD THE BRIG BEyEDEro --Yester-
day morning Drs. Rockwell and Miller reported to the
Mayor the result Of their visit to the brig Benedetto made
after the Adjournment Of the Commissioners of Health on
Friday They found the vessel hauled out into the
stream andnlmost deserted by her crew though nothing
occasion ie least alarm evident they said there
fore the previous opinion that the Of sickness the
mate typ6od fever was confirmed The vessel WILL
however, be guarded by precautionary measures
APpoNTMvsgs THE Custom HOUSE. William E. Re.
gain night inspector, vice Edward carogan, removed
Francis j. usasr night inspector vice Michael Egan re-
moved.
Edward RrsvT, night inspector, vice Valentine Lutz,
removed.
John j. 5ack son, messenger, ace Henry Pearson, re
moved.
William K But Us messenger, wee Naphtah Phillips,
moved.
Joseph Murphy, messenger, vice 5ohn Dunn resigned
RKpAE.s 10 FsRE A1sARATUs--H has been stated that
Street Commissioner SI,th has deciioed approving any
more orders for work on fire apparatus The sum Of
SEA goo has been expended in fire apparatus since the pas
tageo the appropr aton N April less than six months
Perhaps there branch Of city government where
iheht OF IRE apparatas supplies.
iARa9r Exeussoss.--The following named target com
panics passed toe HERALD Office during the past week,
viz
me United Guard, Captain Jcsn McDermott paraded
my inusxs ana passed te day Flushing, where they
contested Tor Hieen prizes
and went to f3niIs Ferry r~ "'e1 AiA'y n'asNe'7
The Union Guard Captain G. Kelly, paraded forty
fnuskes and went To East New York - '
The Grspin Guard, Captain T Diamond oa.as..
seventy mnskets and went TO Turtle Bay wbere te COO
tested for q large number of prizes ~ wy
The Jcenen Guard OF Brooklyn paraand o;,,h,,, ,
kets and went on their third annual excursion ~ c-n
Park where they contested for Aythree przes ,snr
dinner the company presented their captain sword
and sash.
The Greenwich Gnard Captain Myers, made their nj,
nual parade Wednesday Last, numbering one hundred
and fifty muskes. They proceeded TO fokvie, where
they shot for fifty two prizes.
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