New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-24
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

TIE Board Of Supervisors met yesterday at q m,
President STEWART in the chair.
! The Commissioners of Excise announced that they
had obtained 600 judgments against yolaors Of the
Excise Law amounting to $50 OO0 and SEX that they
may enter them without paying the usual fee, 81 06
| each. Referred to Committee on County Offices.
Tie Committee Printing and Stationery offered
resolution, ncosing the draft of act Of the Legis
lature, directing the notice of the general election to
be printed through the Board OF Supervisors in eight
well.kno wn newspapers. Adopted.
notice Of appeal from the denial by the Supreme
Court of a writ of mandamus commanding the Board
of Supervisors 10 show why they should no put
the Tax Levy $i93, $40 70 for the benefit Of the
Record Commissioners, received through A. r.
Lawrence, jr Counsel to the Board.
Mr.. BLUNT stated that ne had Mr.. Bronson,
Counsel to the Cooperation, in relation TO the mater,
and he had requested thai Mr.. Lawrence should be
continued. Five hundred dollars appropriated
to continue Mr.. LawIenss ~ the suit. u
IL was an .ounced shat Mes eden & Baker had
brought suit agains. h ssrs. Purdy, Blunt, Conner,
veOrbis and Briggs, the President and Committee ON
Annual Taxes OF she Board OF SUPERVISORS for dam
sges laid $50, COO for preventing the Supervisors
from Kissing by tax the aforementioned sum OK
$l93,C00
Mr.. Blunt offered resolution by which tho Board
assumes defense Of ite former President and Con-
niriee.
remonstrapce was received from MeSpedon aud
Baker sganst the action OF the Board in the OF the
RECORD Commissioners; IL was long and vtuperstive-
charges that the return made by the President of tho
Boaro 10 their suit was false ami upbralds the menu
beers of the Board with abusing them under the sheld
Of official character. .
Mr. BLUNT lted that the substance of that docu-
Dent wss that the Board should not ioerere pre-
them from getting Sber money, and should inter,
fere give 70 them They had the Boa d. and
failed, and row they sued members OF the Board. lie
was not 70 be ntimidated by any such proceeding.
Mr.. kEssEDY said that as this memorial was mere
exhortaon, excuslng the course of Aessrs McSpedou
IL Baker, action 10 necessary.
Mr.. PURDY said that Mes edon g. Baker bad made
statements in that paper which not founded in
fact.
Mr.. BLUNT said that there was a great deal in e
which not correct The retarn signed by lhs
President which they characterized fse, was
rect. No nan had ever .aid q word in the Board
against McSpedoD e. Baker.
Mr.. KENNEDY ss,d that he did not blame McSpedon
g. Baker Tor eeiting all they could he blamed those
who made The bargain with tben. Nothing had been
said against hcSpedon a. Baker. Bot their statement
made TO day contained several false statements which
would damage them very much. They had no reason
10 complain.
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
Mr. BLUNT announced that on the glass ballot-box
case Judgment OF S62 900 had been Obtained against
the Guy. He gave history Of the case, and paid q
high compliment 10 the ability with which Mr. Busted
defended the frst suit. On second suit which went
10 referees, this Judgment was obt lined. This con-
tract was made BY FerDa, do Wood and Gen. Nye. IL
covered 100 bsloboxes for this and the Dcghboring
counee and the judgment covered the whole Of them;
$40 of the boxes had been delivered 10 Kings County.
If the Controller opened the Judgment New-York
would baye pay only for her portioa at any rate.
Mr. TwrEp-Haye you consulted the Mayor about
this
Mr.. BLUKr-No; Mr.. Jollie, on the case, testified
that lie hao not money enough carry the contract
He took in Mr.. Benjamin Wood with him. The boxes
were charged at $l5 apiece he had made two for ~,
and had good profit a. that.
A resolution requesting the Controller 70 get us
judgment opened WAS passed. -
commur ication from the Controller, transmitting
the d. AT vi law 10 change the time for mahibg tho
annual essmen and the collection OF taxes, was or
dered prin,ed.
The Committee on County Officers reported bill OK
the Sheriff for serving summonses for jurors convey
pq pr obers 10 prons and making fetern OF prison.
ers 10 the Secretary of State, amounting In all 70
81 1877 o., and recommended tie approval.
Mr. TwEl stated that the Controller had refused 70
nav charges Of the SheTi-3! cents for every conve-
ton aid 81 cents for every discharge
some siUW. VIM. Curtis Moves having gwen LIS
opinion that they were not legal, Mr.. BSonson nsd'
since his 10 Office conceded In thai opinion.
Mr.. Kelly hsd asked that the COMMITTEES w,uia hos
report on them until he had had time for aovsemen
The question arose whether the snerin CIers OF .no
Sessions ana the County Clerk, were ell enee 70 tue
fee for notifying tbs Secretary OF state Oh tne eohVc
tons In the criminal Court. ,.u.,,
Mr.. IrTrIE insisted that they should not AL Do paid
for the seme notifications.
Mr. PuRpY thought they must be under me law.
The Board passed resolution authorizing ne pay
ment
ausstne the repeal Of the act creating Commissioners
of Records. ~.
Altar passing various ANAL bills the Board adjourned
% Monday at a pm.