New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-09
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, l34, T43


Leaving an Incorporated balance OF $l,es3,-
600 49, Of the IS 0S 1853 81 total appropriations for
the year. The appointment Of Registers and In
spectors Of Election was deferred till Friday at 3
p. Nd.
An application from Justice VIM. II. Leonard, re-
questiBg the use of the Supervisors for hold
ing tie next term Of the Supreme Court commencing
next Monday, was granted, giving him leave TO oc.
cupy the room except when it lie required for public
business,
A communication was received from the District
Attorney in reference TO receipts and disbursements
in his Office. Il ia as follows:
To ne Honorable the board Of SupsrtiiorG
District Attorney have received considerable o.
money account Of forfeited recognzAnces large portion
say ,1pense connected with the criminal prosecutions
OF this county aud the balance credited to myself on account
OF the charges entitled 10 make for official services the
for which Is included In my Strengthening
balance sc. due The only returns made by my prede
edge have been made after they had retired from Office a
MeKeon did not collect sufficient amount TO equs the
pervisors the 3ls Of January 1881 P ~ Of the Joqna
directed tie balance due 2R O. to be paid 70 hin by ths
paid into the treasury balance Of $50 Co. twas my IN
enon TO have pursued the same course Last year your
Honorable Body directed the proper Committee TO examine
into the matter and II has Aso several times been brought
wa. convinced tha, on each these occasions the par
ties prompting the inquiry hGwsye. proper may hsys Isen
tile eenss rendered by the faithful performance Of my Of
hcs duty to themselves End each Of the bode:
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declined take iuher action was content to pas. by with
contempt the mputa,ons upon integrity which the ogtn'
pdda,e for re- election an influential has directed
public attention 20 the matter, and therefore deem due TO
mee for the purpose Of full aud thorough examination and
report ,.e---..,. A,.r ,..,., ,,t.
connection the fact that the 10Th OF November
the late Nathaniel b. Blunt being then District
Attorney the Comm!see On ogiSai OUT, o. 'IS @
lie salary Of the District Attorney from 5000 to sSooo,
Of the coats Of suits forfeited recosnzances and they
expressly state that there thereafter to be no per
argument OF wrs Of error costs II allowed by the Judge
amounting $40 for opposing motions to vseste judgments
on forfeited TecoEances have made no charge, or services
except such as were allowed BY th, exception
Mr.. PURDY moved its reference TO the Committee
on Courts.
Mr.. WATERBURY and his friends desired an inves
tigation.
had never been authorized to expend moneys re.
ceiyed on account of forfeited recOguZances. lie
felt quite confident that 10 law could be pointed out
authorizing such a course. The matter was debated
at considerable length by Messrs Purdy Little, Ely,
and others, and eventually was referred to the Com
mittee on Courts.
communication was received from the Mayor
retaining the resolution of the Board authorizing the
Police Commissioners TO pay from the unappropri.
ated funds Ia their hands $9l &c. for extra work on
the new House Of Detention for witnesses.
Mr. BLUNT believed the Mayors views were cor
rect--that the Board of Supervisors had no power
over moneys placed in the hands OF the Police Board
after it was paid over.
Mr.. LITTLE thought the right of the Supervisors
was clear to make the direction. The purposes for
which the Police Commissioners should expend
money were specified by law, with the provision
that they should apply money to no other without
being authorized by the Supervisors. long debate
followed, and the matter was laid over. Adjourned
to Friday at ) p. IN.