New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-11
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Special acknowledgements for tho
NewPire observation-disclosures ation
from the MayOr.

The Board met at 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon by special call the President, tie Hon. WILLIAM
NJ. TWEED In the chair.
Supervisor PURDY presented the following:
Hieyeas The Legislature OF the State of NewYork s
ast session passed substituting Paid Fire Department
for the volunteer organization who have eectuay pro-
tected the property of the citizens Of County and,
rea said act has been declared by tie Court of Appeals
constitutional and legal enactTent and whesa' whatever
expdency Of any change from Volunteer 70 Paid re De.
oV i ali w .1i and eeer in the decoSs
OF oar high Judicial Tribunals Therefore, a., 49,.
poi,sn Fire Department have unsimorsy signed requsi.
ton asking for appropriation Of +6Coc for the esr 1862
and submit this Board suitable ordinance making sueh
appropriation pursuant law passed March 80, 1860.
Adopted
A communication was received from the Commits
soners Charities and Corrections setting forth that
anticipating the action OF tiis Board IN astonishing
More ae In this city. they had caused portion OF the
badng at the foot of East Twenty 10 be seq
apar, for this purpose.
Ordered on file.
The following communication was received from the
Mayor; -, noe.
To the Honorable the RoIrd Of Ssperrisora
GEsTLEnES: Learning that communication from mo
would unacceptable at the annual meeting Of your BON
onab. body ana yias the srty Of the relations
which exist both the Board supervisors and the
Council aud the Mayor have concluded that such
communicates could not ju.ty be regarded as intrusive
Several bnches Of the public administration formerly con-
with City Government re now more or e's IN.
timay joined to the County, aud hereafter my successors
may more sery comunicse their views the inporant
duties inusied your than embarrassed BY tae eaie
absence Of any precedent for the same
The legal questions involved in the claims Of the rival
Boards Of Tax Comms'oners have b"en s.ied oy me eoss
Of final and matter of consrsulaion tha, hs
conflict has not inerrd With the placing In your hands tie
assessment rolls OF zeal a9d personal estate win the County
Although this important duty entirely independents OF inc
Mayor would sssse a. hayr before to shf
tx the time OF making up aud delivering these
,c ana sSsszed rolls NAV be pat n the hand. Of the Re-
cever Taxes about the inst Of 1ly This wond then cor.
ssp"e tx ~ pe.ppd Sy the Fr5ers Governnen
The total amount Of the tsnsbe property within the comfy
Total S68 8 5 ard the authorized % be raised
city and county purposes will make the ratio oil 's1son
about .026
The extraordinary expenditures connected with the pay
bounies volunteers fortunately ended and YOUR
matter involving the disbursement Of several millions Of dol
lars. Under the pledges made consider that our local sntor
still bound provide for the widows and orphans Of
who have fole the war IN adequate rehefis
afforded for the support of the destitute by the United
States .
Before your annual meeting the p'cous edhce in the
PARK designed Tor County Court toue will be ccmpeted
1t II be highy Ornamental and by afordng the courts OF
yr.nsc, Tor sy which should the minds Of the people.
woud that the coroners hs authorized IN al csses
where bodies Oh which gness are held sire NOT 20
tons made and thai the clothes aud rite found thereon be
deposited suitable place Tor examination This. to-
geter with the establishment BY Commissioner Of Chsri
of Institution similar 70 that Of the Morgue at Pans,
would probably lead TO the identification of many unfortunate
victims q crime accident whore tate nigh, otherwise DO
During last session Of the Legislature the Fire Depart
with City organization and placed
under Board Of Fire Commissioner and It's expenses 70 be
raid the Comfy Treasury confess my synpathits
with the Volunteer system for IL Is mposses to AVOID
the Influence Of oug cherished associations aud the friend
ships formed under them II simple justice say that tie
noble in which the fremea have behaved their sub
mission to law. and cheerful and naenaniu'ou' dshageot
duty have the respect OF al classes Of citzns. The
annual esp.n,s OF the Paid Department according TO tho
estimate submitted to your Honorable Body viii be about
~''ooo n my opinion such expenses saouic eithei oe
assessed the nsursrce Companies or else the County
becoe underwriters for al property destroyed BY fire. and 1e
Reimbursed by the value Of all buildings and movable
property within its limits.
apartments supported the County Treasury should
report their proceedings to honorable body is very
powers supervision ard control 10 check any unadved
exsvagnt expenditure by the At present they either
confined merely to sending them back FOR reconsideration,
when II the demands made the public treasury ad
hered TO, they become final and conclusive.
To Your honorable body representing only the people
but the property Of the county a. the special INSTRUMENT for
raising the Of carrying on the local government Snd
the custodian OF the cannot too earnestly recommend
strict adherence the cardinal virtue OF economy without
which the spprobuton OF your cannot De ex-
pected - T. GODFREY "tNrHLR
Which was ordered on file.
resolution was land over, directing the Controller
TO draw his warrants IN favor OF the follow named
persons labor and materials furnished upon the con-
st uction of Harlem Bridge II July !; John Roach
iron work, S6s73 or; l.. W Smith, cbief.engineer.
S. 81 IA; T. +. Sckles and Ethan Rogers So ~ a;
Salaries OF Commissioners, $3.50 John Roach, timber
So 27l %; Charles Davis, copying report sl'i rent,
Bills we're presented from J. T. Barnard & Sons for
coal and wood follows; For wood furnished County
Offices 81 O56 90 for coal furnished County offices.
e. 253 Ia; for putting coal in County Offices s4o IS;
total O., AS Al.
BY resolution. the above ordered paid. n reso.
luton adopted directing the Controller to pay the
bill of A. Oakley Hail. District Attorney. amounting 10
So AS o. for disbursements expenses and charges IN
his Office for the half year ending June 80 1865.
Adjourned to Tuesday, July - 1906.