The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-10
Board OF Supervisors.

regular meeting OF the board OF was heu
Thursday afternoon, William r. Stewart, Esq, President
In the chair.
Tho minutes Of the preceding meeting read and
approved.
Supervisor TWEED offered preamble and resolution,
stating that whereas tho bills incurred by the Commits.
soners Of Harlem Bridge and other commits draw
ing money from the county treasury required to DO
audited and allowed by the Board Of Supervisors before
payment and there Is good reason why the bills Of the
City Hall Commissioners, for building tho now Court
House. should not also be audited by the Board Of Super
visors; therefore,
Resolved That they direct the Comptroller not to pay
any bills for work and materials In and for the erection
of the new Court House. unless the same have been au
dited by the Board of Supervisors.
The resolution WAS lost.
Supervisor TWEED then offered the following resou
Resolved, That special committee, for building the
Court House, be requested to inform this Board Of
sent time, giving in detail the amounts paid to whom
paid, and for what services such payments were made
Supervisor PuRDY thought there appeared to DO an
impression the mind OF Mr.. Tweed and others that
money had been wrongly expended. After Mr. Tweed
had dsabused him Of this idea and informed him that he
only DESTROYS Of the Information for the purpose
enabling him to vote properly that subject the
| luton was then carried.
The following letter was received from Mr. Silas B.
| butcher
TO THE Board OF SUPERVISORS or rHE COUNTY OF NEW
GENrExxN--My private business demanding AL my
time and attention. a unable 10 properly perform the
fore offer my resignation OF the Supery sors Of the
county OF New York Thanking each and every member
for the kindness and courtesy extended TO while
cated with you and expressing my best wishes for you
| all, remain very truly, yours, SIfAS b. DUWHER
Supervisor PrKDr moved that the resignation Of Mr
Butcher be accepted AID offered highly haterng and
complimentary resolution the character OF Mr. butcher
while associated with their body The resolution then
| adopted and the resignation accepted.
Supervisor 1.-the behalf Of the republicans, offered
resolution that Mr. sheridan shook be elected member
o the Beard OF Supervisors in place Of Mr. Slas r. Dutch
er. ballot was then taken and Mr. Shock unanimously
elected
Supervisors pnrdy and Little appoined 10 wait
| Mr.. Shook and inform him Of his election.
Super visor BLrNr made motion that all canvassers OF
election who had not handed in their returns
cordng to law should I've handed oycr 10 the District Al
torney.
| Supervisor Puspy hop.d that course would not be
adopted until they had learned whether there any
mitigating circumstances. The motion OF Mr. Blunt was
| lost.
Supervisor P,Rpy moved that tho proper officer be re
quesed 20 call upon these delinquent and
handed over to the District Attorney, The motion wat
| carried.
The following veto received from HE Homer The
| Mayor
| MAYORS OFFICE. Nkw YORK Nov. :, 1861.
To THE HONORABLE yHE BOARD or SuPsR, isoRs.
GKNrJsxKsl return herewith the resolution relative
the procurement Of marble for The New Court House,
and also that accepting the proposal OF the Trenton lror
CO.. for iron beams for the same e.Iace without my a.
cent for the reason that IN opinion the Board Of Su
pervsors dc not pcsssss The legal power ener into
! these contracts FERNANDO WO0nt Mayor.
] On motion Of Mr. rrRpy the Board then adlourRed.
This BOARD met again at O'Clock Friday sfter
! noon, President Stewart in the chair.
| Mr.. Shook The new Supervisor, recently elected vi.
presented By Mr.. Purdy, and took his seat.
The Board appropriated S,o.oGo 70 be dshursed by IN
Harlem Bridge tonmiss ,oper. with the provso hs. M
part OF il should he subject claims for land DAMAGE
+, from property owners In Wes,ches,er county This
the second appro Iaon for this on, OF The $3.50 oO
authorized by the Legislature ths year The fret sp,n
I pration, which was exhausted, Was So, 600
! Tie special Committee Fuel reported In faver !,
paying the bill OF Mr. Farrar for cca supplied 10 the VA
rious county of1css amounting 10 81 207 40: That 81
John C. Young, amounting fl0 IS, for su rjntendin,
the delivery Of coal aud &C Lewis CFpoa,sr amount M
10 1913 e3, for putting M coal hs The report wa. ad
cd l, includes the statement that the total pe,.e n
supplying coal thus Ear this year IL 81 49, rs and s
the expense 10 which tbs county has been prs Tar c.
for several years past has been An follows 49,
| Years z,,1,..,
lsas ana 227I q
i'oi STU ........... I<C-
The Committee also say that the pre,snt runnl.s 4
coal will be nearly all ne will reiys for Al,
season. The present contract price IL 81 rs nor An
2,2io pounds. -
| The Board adjourned ,iii mon ~ ly.sd., 49,, ,h
they W III meet M County Csnvasscrs