The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-28
THE QUOTA OF NEW YORK.
It's Great, Sudden and I'M
looked-for Increase,
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Meeting OF the Board or
Supervisors.
Report Of the Committee on Volun-
teering.
CTTON OF THE ROARD
ACTION OF THE RID,
&C., &C., &c.

special meeting Of the Board Of Supervisors took
place last evening" Supervisor Tweed In The chair.
The following report was presented by Mr. BLUNT the
Chairman Of tho Committee on Volunteering
FRIDAY, Jan. -, IS05-sP. H.
The Board mt n their chamber, No. II, City Hall,
pursuant to the following call
bard o. suFEnuors, Once No. II City IIall,l
Ngw YpsK, Jan. n, 1855. !
vsors of the county Of New York do hereby r.qiest
Joseph B. Young Clerk Of the Board OF Supervs Of
Supervisors for Friday, tho 27in inst at e hs NJ to
transact such business ~ may be brought before tie
ELIJAH r puRDY, SHERIDAN SHOOK,
WALTER ROCHE, JANE. DAVIS,
ANDREAs wlLLMANN, oRIsoN BLUNT,
WILLIAM NJ. TWEED, SMITH ELY. Js
rresent.Wn NJ Tweed, Esq, President, In the chair,
and the following members
Supervisors Bl,n,, Davis, Ely, Purdy, Roche. shook
Supervisor BLUNT NOV that tn regular order Of bsi-
ness be suspended for tho purpose Of permitting him 10
O. bmit report. u
VIII CHI WAS carried.
Spery tLusr presented the following report Of the
Special Committee on Volunteering
The special Commis,ee ON Volunteering would respect
fully
REPORT:
That, In accordance with the instructions Of yolr
honorable body per resolution adopted tho meeting
held the ng Of tho 2th Instant the Chairman OF
your committee at IN dnisht proceeded to Washington.
Immediately pom his ARRIVAL be had an interview with
Provost Aarsha General Fry and endcavored to Obtain
explanation lin accordinceswth the instructions of
the Board) Of the by which the quota Of this
county had been raised from four thousand four hundred
and thirty three "a i3l announced by him to brisa-
dier General Hays The 2d nlt to the enormous
Der Of twcLty-one Thousand and nineteen III, 0lSl
The chairman o. your onmitee was Informed that
this increase In the quota vas attr butablo-
FaTo the redistribution OF the naval credits claimed
by and allowed.
Second-To reductions in the cnrolments OF the
try districts u this and 9th States which, by materially
reducing their proportion OF the men TO be raised,
dered ours comparatively larger.
Thirdly tho report 10 the War Department, between
the 23d and 3ist Of December, of raised previous
the Esd OF December, who were considered in tho
first announcement. In some States tho chairman Of
your Committee assured that tho number thus
ported vciy large NMt
These the only explanations which the chairman
Of yor committee co@ld obtain Of the astounding in
crease OF our quota
Volumiuous statistics were presented tn him, but moth
ing showing the precise method In which the quota Of
this county arrived at. Full explanations were
promised thro gh Brigadier General Hays, but such
explanations ha o not yet been received.
THIS fact all that clear that tho county OF
New York is required To furnish twenty thousand
and nineteen e., 0l9) men, Ia addition TO all fur
nshcd md hts obtained 10 the 3lst ult aud the
chairman Of committee assured that but for the
naval ard other crods secured By your committee upon
the press the previous CALI tins county would have
boon DBL god n FRI sh fortys Thousand six hundred
and sixty (i8 65I, instead VI twentyone thou
SAID and nineteen III, 0lsl
The number ~ men demand d OF the county Ii
divided among the several dstri 8 as folows:--