New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-17
Board Of supervisors.
UNRECORDED WILLS - COUNTY BILLS - I'll


UNBEC0RDED WILLS - COUNTY BILLS - THE
CENSUS.
The Board met at IL o'clock m. yesterday,
pursuant adjournment the President, the Hon. William
Nj. Tweed in the chair.
Mr. PURDY offered the following:
Uhereds Charles d. Mead has gwen information that there
are no" nnrscorded some 400 wills in the Surrogtes Ohce
affecting the title Of several millions of dollars and materially
tending TO etsrd the official business Of the Surrogaes De-
paent well as being detrimental to the public interest,"
Refolred That It be referred to the Committee Civil
Courts. confer with the Surogaes Department with
view Of providing Tor the correction Of the eyi alleged to
exist
Which was adopted.
The Committee on County Officers presented report
in Of adopting resolution to pay the bill Of Peter
Monaghan amounting 10 Sll30 -. for repairing and
rcbiuding books in the County Clerks Office Adopted
The Special Committee on Fuel presented report in
favor of paying the bill of j. T. Barnard sons amount
ing to C4j9 o. for coal and wood furnished the vari.
Gus Courts and County Offices. Adopted.
The Special Committee on Volunteering to whom
was referred the bills OF the State Census Enumeratos
respectfully report:
That whatever question there may be in regard to
the proper discharge Of duty by these officials the
Board Of Supervisor would seem TO have no alternative
but to audit the bills.
sectien of chap 81, laws OF 1906 relating TO the
census provides as follows:
The compensation OF Enumeraors shall be So FOR each
day actually and necessarily employed In making the enumeT
aon aud preparing the duplicate copy Of the returns which
such services performed ana shall be- assessed cot
eoed and paid part Of the contingent expenses OF such
rotary Of shall have notified the Clerk Of the Board OF
Supervisors Of the receipt and acceptance OF tie returns Tor
which the compensation Ia claimed" ,
IL would therefore seem 10 be mandatory upon the
Board audit the bills in oil cases where the Secretary
OF State shall have notified the Clerk OF the receipt ana
acceptance OF the returns for which compensation Is
claimed. .
Appended to this report are the several motions
which the Clerk Of tho Board has received In regard TO
these returns There are many bills which cannot as
yet be paid for want OF the Secretary OF the state GER
tilcate.
by the Secretary o State for which no bill has yet been
Here follows list Of bills rendered for which the
Secretary of State has made no certificate inns st
Includes about 100 names and the amount claimed is
Sl33j2 81 The Committee follow with hst oil twenty,
10 whose returns proper certificate Is hade DuI W
whom no bids have yet Deen rendered. -, -.
Where bills have been duly rendered and the proper
certificate has been received your committee nav con
cuded recommend that the same oe au1.eu % t anu mn %
lowed mt their face when less thhh S'1 anu a. '" W
when tho bills over that amount. =,
Your committee find many Of the bills swehed Dy
ch arccs for stationery, interpreting, copying &c.
1, I. evident from the law your committee believe
that the work Of the enumerGtors should have Deer
eoncludcd within - working days VIZ flom tue mrs.
Monday In june Che jth) when work was to De com
mpucrd until the first day OF july on or before Whcl
latter date section ID Of the law provides that eael
cnumerator should certified returns with du
nj icnte COPY thereof TO be delivered 10 tie county
CLERK OF tie County in which such enumorator resides
and there seems to be- nothing IN the law when Wou!d
Justify payment for any services beyond the per deA
allowance OF - ,., -.
Your committee have however Gs before stated, con
ciuled TO rec0mmand the Board to allow iuI Slday'
time 10 all those enumerators whose bills exceed tie
.um cr 600 and the fall amount claimed 10 those whose
bin, arc less than that amount; this allowance 10 cover
al charges FOR expenses.
Your committee therefore, offer for adoption the fol
lowing resolutions:
Rce Ths, the sum Of $4,000 be and l. hereby appro
praed under the head Of Census 1862 fo the payment OF the
euumeTatOrs =, ,. =.
RSi Tha, the Controller BE- and he f. hereby dreccdtc
draw hi. warrant IN favor Of the parties reacF named i9
the amount. stated tine column headed Amount. allowed
ncdug all rpenses and charge the same 10 the apProprA
lJu f0r d" Census, 1907
a RtrNr WILLIAM r. STEWART,
Tr,,,f Pryny WILLIAM 81 TWEED.