New-York tribune., 1868-06-09
KINGS COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

KINGS COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors
was held yesterday afternoon, the President, Mr. WI
Osborne in the chair Superintendent Clarke presented
Il communication from the Board OF Supervisors of
Queens County, asking the appointment Of Committee
Of the Kings County Board 10 confer with similar Con
mittee OF three IN relation to the CONSTRUCTION Oh tue neM
bridge at NewiOwn Creek. He moved that Committee
OF five be appointed to confer with the Queens CounY
Committee. superintendent CI00ke stared mat hellhg
the Board Of Supervisors Of Kings or Of queens COuh
had anything TO do with the building OF the proposed
bridge that the law passed NY the legislature deslE
mated the Supervisors of the seventeenth ward BroO
IN construct the same Supeuutcudcnt Clarke said tht
the law did provide FOR keeping the communication
between the two counties open. temporary bridge ~
$50 day. winch would become charge ON the two eoui
arrangements in regard TO the matter The subject Wa
referred TO the Law Committee for report The Law
referred asking payment for the value Of two horses aid
wagon which were lost by falling overheard while eros
of the 10Th OF April last reported m favor OF paying 80
4 resolution to that elect was adopted Ihe Queels
20 Mr.. Fitting, making ia al 500. The Law COMMITTEE
ntendeus Of tho Poor. asking for $4,000 to pay for in
proyements TO Almshousc, and directing tnc tuuhg
Treasurer TO borrow the same, reported that me h9ul
had been legally expended, but that the Board had net
the power 90 direct the Treasurer 90 borrow money % pay
the money asked FOR account Of The SupcrintcuC
moved mai the Comfy he ut6orized to borrow
visors ScbOlcs and Crooks complained OF the extra
ordinary expenditures of the superintendent during c
past year. which eatlyln excess OF the original a-
propriatOns, amounting 10 100000. Tie sum expended
FOR outdoor relief alone n the Western District las Winter
was SlOl coo and in the Eastern District GlGOO IL was
also said that - engineers employed 40 the Alms
house, at an expense Of $1,000 year These engineers
had nothing whatever 90 do from May 90 September,
ccpt To play baseball ana divert themselves ln other
WAYS On Wednesday Of every week there q ieguir
"jamborce" at the Am5house, whero dinner aud liquors
were provided for the peculiar friends of the Supcrn-
tendeIits, who gOt drunk and quarrclcd, aud on
one occasion one OF the superintendent 20
severely beaton that he ashamed 10 show
ms face in public for nearly two weeks Tho purycyorof
the establishment complained Of the amount Of Work le
had to do in preparing dinner for the weekly visitors
being under the necessity OF furnishing four large tables
every Wednesday with The best that the markets az
forded. After considerable debate amendments to strAe
out $4,000 and insert $4,000. aud TO appoint committee
Of five to investigate the expenditures Ot tie Aims House
carried, and tho rCsOlutiOn offered by supervisor
Bloom was adopted as amended. The Law Commit
tee was, by resolution authorized 20 lease property Du
the side Of the COuTtOusC belonging 90 tho county
90 persons occupying the Tor term not exceeding
year from the first day of May last The County
Treasurer was likewise. authorized 10 collect the rents
for the Supervisor Stlwtl moved that special
committee Cf three De appointed 90 inquire whether the
Supcnncndcuts 81 the Poor, any one % them, has
been guilty OF misconduct iu Office rendering them liable
20 impeachment aud removal. The motion carried,
and Supervisors Crookc. =. NJ Johnson aud Howell were
appointed such committee, after winch the Board ad-
jOurned for one week.