The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-26
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Quota Under the Csll for Three Hunsrsa
Demanded Or New York County In Adj
dit1on to all Men Furnisheds
BOARD OF sUPERvIsoRs.
EPDun sEsHoN, wxpsnDxY, Jan Is, 1885,
The Board met In their chamber No II City HAN, pur-
BOARD on surxavlsons, oync No. II Orr HALL,
NEW YORK, Jan -, 1885.
v,sors Of the county Of New YORK DO hereby rsqass.
Jos Young Clerk Of tho Board Of SUPERVISOR ef sad
Vsols FOR p w Ned the 18th INST eight o'clock
70 transact such busness q may % brought Osi0rs
NV D''''' WIN. " TWEED.
SHERIDAN SHOOK
ORISON BLUNT.
WALTER ROCHE
SMITH ELY, ~
ELIJAH r pURDY.
ANDREAs wILLMANN.
JOHN FOX
Prssens--wfnam =. Tweed, Esq, President in the
chair, and the following membin:-
supervisors Blunt Ely, Fox, Purdy, Roche, Smith,
Shook and willmsnn-e
Supervisor Blunt from the Special Committee on Vol
unteerng presented the following
the Special Committee on Volunteering respectfully
That they have Just been advised that the number Of
called for in addition to men hitherto furnished
from the county Of New York under the last call Of the
thousand men, has been increased from hun
dred and thirty three 4 4ss originally called for, to
BY what process this conclusion Is arrived At, upon
what bass Of calculation, under what influences your
ss They %
hundred a, and shiriy sSrss would mot b materially
nouncement Of this enormous startling
them ~ IL will b 70 the people Of the county
WIN. N. TwEEb,
ELIJAH PURbY,
WIN. r. STEWART,
AoNnvue et~no Cso,xuf 10 Vol
supervisor Room thersupon presented the following
Resolved, That the Committee ON Volunteering be and
II IL hereby directed 70 proceed 70 Washington medi
Increase in the number Of men demanded from The
county OF New York under the last call OF tho President
nous excess Of the enrolment upon which The quota il
assigned
Ahirmatve-Supervisors Blunt Ely Fox, Purdy,
Roche Smith, Shook, Tweed and Wnlmann-0
Supervisor Blunt presented the following
York under the Presidents last call for three hundred
thousand $780, 000 msn such quota is now announced
whereas notwithstanding tie liberal bounties sl paid
by the county, the number Of men enlisted BY the Vol
untser Committee and credited to this county svcry
small; and Whereas tits well known fact that there
are being enlisted In this city and county for the
volunteer force the regular army and the navy, from
created e ' 10 oess other .Rsn IL county .na
many places IN adjoining States Notwithstanding that
county FOR enlistment IN any other sai. and Whereas
great and growing source Of difficulty In filling our
quota the large and continually increasing number Of
recruiting booths established and being established In all
pose Of epstins men for this county, but which are
really used 70 entice men away from u.s. and, whereas
the county Committee Volunteering have frequently
appealed 70 the Common Council and endeavored to
procure the passage Of IN ordinance calculated 70
check the business Of recruiting In this county for other
localities, and also 70 secure the discoantenance
Of the practice Of granting privileges TO erect booths
recruiting purposes In our public parks and squares but
such appeals have yet met with response while a.
every meeting Of the Common Council the number Of
recruiting booths authorized sargey increased although
wc have repeatedly stated that such action only hind
70 the sing OF our own quotas, and but add
tiona facilities for those who would rob the county Of
her men; therefore, be IL
Resolved That tho Common Council Of the city OF New
York be and 10 hereby respectfully invited to aid the
County Committee Volunteering In tho work Of saving
the county Of New York from the calamity Of draft
by adopting the ordinance hitherto for the
purpose furnishing those who may be engaged In the
business Of procuring men, cnstng In and for New York
county TO be credited 70 any locality other than New
York; and be II further
Resolved, That the Common Council Of the city Of
New York be respectfully and earnestly urged 10 refuse
further permits for the erecting OF recruiting booths
public Streets parks and squares and also solicited
to pass general resolution rcvokng all such privileges
heretofore granted assuring them TINT in other way
they eGeotuay contribute 10 the city from
the calamity of Q draft; and be II further
Resolved That copy OF this preamble and resolutions,
duly atcsted by the Clerk Of this Board be tran smtt
his Honor the Mayor and the Honorable the Common
Supervisor ROCHE moved that the Board do now ad-
journ.
which was carried
whereupon the PnrupTrr declared TINT The Board
stood adjourned 70 Monday, February E two o'clock
Pm JOSEPH B. YOUNG Clerk