The New York herald., 1868-02-25
NEW YORK nEnAnn TUESDAY lsesTRPLE SHEET

time hs entsrsd upop ths duties OF the position His
communication shows either Q culpabs neglect or total
Incompetence on the part Of Of his predecessor
and their subordinatss
Mr. Loew in his commun cation states a. fohows:-
find upon 4 personal examination OF the records of
the once, that many valuable books and papers have
either been misplaced 30 TO be found in the once
or lost: Among them one book conlsslng ns "E1,y
November, 1865; one book, containing copies OF I'm
solvent Papss rom 1922 10 1890 there are no indcss
"Bonds'' or "EIscutiOns' from 1851 to 1859.
1ns .chancery orders REQUIRED Sy s;a u.s 70 % re-
have not Desp :. sS neS m he once
''Notices OF Lispendens' have only been recorded
since the latter part Of the year 1902 dns Originals
constant USE many Of them, affecting the title to
large amount OF property. have become 50 mutiiaed
and worn that y now impossible TO trace descriptions
OF the property affected
The t.Judgmenl' and other dockets badly mutlla-
ted and dishSured
The Communication states that the labor OF preparing
new indices has been commenced, and u dsne chiefly
after Office hours and also that the County Clerk has
caused copies to be made Of the records which have
been mutilated dsagured, and has made personal
comparison Of the oopies and that in many instances
he has been obliged to for tho original papers in
order secure authentic copies and then goes on to
stale as follows
More enlarged ana ample office indispen sa-
BILE Etnout them II is not possible TO give that attention
ance demands For tha past twenty years no addition
has been made TO the accommodations afforded 70 per-
sons whose business requires their daily attendance
therein; and although tho Office business has more
than quadruplad that tme the facilities for its
transaction remain precisely the same. As conse
quence the clerks searchcrs lawyers and others are
hudded prOmscuously in'O apart neDts incapable OF
containing them comfortably In a standing position;
the books used constantly for reference placed
tables CHAIRS desks &C., for want Of space for proper
receptaces and II 10 not possible 10 maintain tha. sys-
TEN OF trder and regularity mperatively demanded In
every well conducted public office; nor is IL possible
to exercise tnat supervision and care necessary
for the preservation and safe keeping Of the
invaluable records of the ofnce which their
importance 10 owners of real estate and others so
mperativelv demands. One largo room should be set
apart exclusively for the accommodation OF lawyers
IN which examine records under the supervision OF
competent person. who should be held strictly account
able tor the safety Of all books, papers, &C. thus pre-
venting the loss destruction " the records as has
heretofore been the with some OF the most valuable
ones One otner large room should be pro-
vided to contain all the papers fled IN
the office another for the accommodation OF
searchers and larger apartments should be provided
for the regular clerks In the otce those occupied
by them being entirety too small for the number at
sent employed Rooms should also be provided Tor the
clerks Chambers AT General and Special Terms and
at Circuit 1t is OF the first importance that these
clerks should be 10 attendance this office during the
OF the court in order 10 afford TO all persons
desiring 1t information connected with the business
transacted In the court.