The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-01
NJ. I'd or S,,pt, v,sn;<.

Roa.rd or super visofS.
WORK LONE IN THi1 REGISTERS oFrNE-rHE SIZE
CIAL saesIoN OF TUE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
UNcoNsr,TUIIOEALrTi- OF THE NEW TAX OFFICE
BILL-vAsr REvOLUTI,'N IN THE TAXABLE VA
LuATIoK OF CITY Pro. "ERTY-rHUKLow WEED
ABOUND.
This Board met lsst evening, Supervisor Bell in the
chair.
resolution to the effect that there be assistant clerk
appointed In the Office OF the Board Of supervisors
salafy OF $500 per annum, was adopted.
resolution directing that $50 copies Of the Registry
Law be presented for tho use OF the democratic com
mtee and like number for the use of the republican
committee, was adopted.
Aresolution offered fixing the salary Of the Clerk
Of the Courts OF Oyer and Termner and Sessions at
per annum additional clerk hire 10 be paid out OF
this salary and that the salary of the deputy clerk be
fixed " ,ooo independent Of that Of the clerk
The Commissioners Of Record sent In q communication,
stating that there due the for work
done IN the Registers office, $780, and requesting
that the same be paid II also appears that further
sum Of $3.50 900 will be required for the of the
Registers Office for the present year.
The report OF the committee In favor Of paying bill o,
Arthur Co.. IS $685. for stationary furnished tho various
courts was, after some debate lost.
~ Inc matter was reconsidered and postponed until
The room then cleared of outsiders on motion of
Supervisor Tweed and went into secret fession.
The subject Of the new law recognizing the Tax Office
coustituieDaliiy Of the law it is understood was ques-
toned by Supervisors Bell, Purdy and Tweed the 90
cond section Of the tenth article OF the constitution
referred to, which reads - follows:-
s 81 s
ssa aect OF 0'ne' County authorities az the Legislature
Under this clause was hold that the appointment Of
the county could not be made by the Comptroller who
charter officer elected ct the separate charter election
was also urged that there was no clause section OF
the statutes In which the Comptroller recognized "a
An officer authorized 70 make ap pointments for this
county, which could make his appointment OF
the Board Of TAI Commissioners legal under The Coassu
Mr. Purdy understood to have urged the Importance
Of examining this matter He alluded to immense re-
voution which going under the direction of these
irresponsible Commissioners He quite startled the Board
by stating that he reliably informed that the changes
In the forthcoming assessment rolls would add from tweu
~ 10 twenty five millions or dollars 10 the valuations in
the upper assessment districts whilst in the first alder
manic district reduction Of some two millions had been
worked out in the valuations There representative
in commission or in this board Of Of the
upper portion Of the county including the Twelfth TWEEN
tieth and Twenty second wards.
Quite brisk discussion had upon this subject snd
the expedepcy Of contrasting the act organizing the Tax
Board by the appointment Of set Of officers BY the So
orvisore was strongly urged by some and opposed by
others The opinions and citations given by the C0un sci
10 the Corporation in regard TO laws bearing upon
remission Of taxes by the Common Council alluded
to- But nothing in that connection goes determine the
constitutonality Of the Comptroler's appointments
The subject proved altogether and sudden 70 the
majority of the Board and in the midst of the discussion
understood that the members Of the Board would be
disposed to face this question in the and
legality Of the act by which they have been despoed of
the only direct ana valuable patronage they possessed
but that some OF their number fearful that the Of
last year. by which their terms classified and
tended might be brought In question: by which only
the Tax Office but the present Board Of Supervisors would
be thrown out Of Office.
The whole tenor OF the laws give the con-
troll Of the assessors and their compensation together
with the filling OF vacancies in their number the Su
pervsors 30 that there question Of their being
officers. Apart from the disputed point, whether the
Common Council have power to remit individual taxes,
under the statues after the Supervisors have
confirmed the tax rolls, there would be doub.
in regard 10 the first opinion of the Corporation Counsel
to the effect that the Common Council control
over the preliminary valuation which il made OF the pro-
perry within the city and county Of New York. liable
taxation"
Quite fright occasoned certain quarters by the
rumor that theee proceedings 10 be initiated yeser
day. Thurl0w Weed sent for and was seen around
the Park whilst the attaches Of the Tax office and the f.
nance Department wore In busy the lobbies
Of the Board Of Supervisors this One of the
democratic members, Mr. Briggs, was absent The de-
mocratc section Of the Board who those returned by
the people, pretty we'll resolved upon vndcaton Of
their dignity ~ Board but the republicans who derive
their positions from the nominating and the ap
pointment Of the Mayor, is assumed, win be more
under the discipline Of the outside party managers.
dead lock may accordingly in the Board the
possibility Of "getng into the skies" hnmorously
alluded 70, and even facetiousy put in practice before
the special session began.