New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-10-31
THE Bo,RD or SUPERVISORS.

IF any proof were demanded or the Iauu
constantly practiccd upon the taxpayers OF
this County by the Board OF Supervisors, IL
would onlybe necessary to instance. the expendl-
lures for nine months of the present year
under the heads Of "AmOries and Drll-rooms,'
and "New County Court-llouse." By some
oversight no specific appropriation was made
in the County Tax-Levy law for Armores
"and Drill rooms" but the Board OF Super
yisors was permitted to incur expenses for tins
purpose under the provisions OF the general law,
imposing no limit to the amount OF expendi-
tnre except the judgment Of the Board How
this Judgment has been exercised, viii be seen
from the fact that, up to Sept 30, 1861 no less
than 100000 30 had been spent on "Armories
land Drill-rooms,r or had been taken from the
County Treasury for such alleged purpose. Let
our taxpayers think over this fact-nearly halt
million of dollars in nine months. And do
our people know for what the greater portion
of this swindling expenditure has gomez For
The purpose of fitting up 0rr armories and drill
rooms pih CARED, gided, beautifully upholstered
black ralagt furniture, in style and finish equal
to anything called for by the greatest private
extravaganza We think that these excessive
and extraordinary expenditures would form the
basis of an Indictment against the Board.
To show how boldly the Supervisors set
themselves against the law, we call attention
to the fact that. Of the appropriation OF SSOO0OO
of last Winter "for the completion OF the
County Court-House,p the sum of S'j2.605 Is
has been spent without any view Of c0mpct-
"ing" the binding. The law was explicit; ;
$SOO.00O was allowed for the completion" of
the building and yet no one viii pretend that
the Court-uo has been completed. The
Board Of Supervisors will again go to Albany
next Winter. and will ask for more for this
swindle. We hope that the result of such APP
plication will be to take the building from the
control of Board 50 thoroughly corrupt.
We are often asked who compose the Board
of Supervisors For the benefit of our readers
We give the NAMES of the members of this
Board which il perpc,ratins these swmdles
upon the people:
joins BE,E (no business mentioned in directory term
expires Jan !. 1865.
OHf,oN BLUNT, mo business mentioned in directory,
term expires Jan. I. $685.
NM. NJ TWEED. deputy street Commissioner. Referee,
&c. &C. &C., 6cJ. term expires Jan ], 1909.
SHERIDAN snoOK. Collector L. 8. I RI term expires
Jan. l. 1859.
WALTER ROCHE. lquor.l. term expires Jan :, 1870
IlLNEl HhiiH tDciuly NollttlOt A'''''ibAbNs tpAAi
expires Jan. ]. ls7O.
joins Fox business mentioned in directory term
expires Jan. /, 1871.
ANprE,s wu1,f,Sx (no business mentioned in direo.
tory. term expires Jar. /, 1877.
JAlEs HAYES. superintendent Of street Improve
mentN. term expires Jan. 1, iS72
ASDRLw BLEAKLEY, tno business mentioned IN dlrcc-
tOr,l. term expires Jan. I, ls2.
JosEr y. TAILOR Grower, term expires Jan l. isGS
GrnsoS " UEHGMAS Warui5h), term expire Jan 1913
The interest upon the present cost of the
Court House, is nearly $1,000 per day.
We see that Mr.. Tweed is DESTROYS of adding
another othc string of numerous Offices held
by himself; he is nominated for Senator in the
Fourth Senatorial District. and is likely to
be elected. We suppose the object OF getting
Nh Tweed into the State Senate is TO strive to
run that body in the interest of city aud county
corruption; but we trust that a sufficient num-
her OF good men will be elected to that
body To Illustrate the "ringN politicians here.