New-York tribune., 1870-05-26
KINGS COUNTY SUPERVISORS.

THE PARADE GROUND AND THE NEW-YORK
MrLITIA-THE DIsTRICT-ATT0RNEY MORRIS
INYEsTIGATION-AhOTHER CHARGE.
The Board of County Supervisors met yes
terday afternoon, and received communication from
the Board of Fire Comm soneTs stating that they would
require the sum of 100000 for the expenses of the de-
partment for the year 1871 Referred to the Committee
Special and Local Taxes. supervisor CIook oneIed
the following, which was adopted: v,-..,.
nae sG for the use Of h COUNTY Other
P5s iI police md @RTo,ssa % cement. OILY a5 against ii.
use Of parade % goSn % dome % % az Boa 3 authority I
with the Commissioners take such action in the matter as may be
Before offering the resolutions remonstrance pre-:
sened from the citizens OF Fatbush against the use OF
Crook said that the citizens Of Flatbush dreaded
coming OF the New-York organization and their usual
OF bummers" The effect during this year or Tree
rum and no police" would be disastrous. The OF the
grounds by NewYork organizations was not OF any bene
also o. drilled at East NeSYork and had enjoyed them
selves by shooting nonsiye COWS with Dall cartridge
Supervisor Osborne presented the following conmuni-
TO he Board Of !surerrtsor.
make sganst DstreAttoney Morris wherein rights as
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On motion OF Supervisor Cassidy, the communication
resolution was adopted fixing the salary OF County
Judge Troy at $500 per annuIn from January l. 1870
pointed in the matter Of the charges against District
Attorney samuel D. Morris OF having drawn from me me
salary Of clerk employed in his office, reported that
they found the fact to he and to be admitted by the
District Attorney charged " that the DStrictAttOr-
ney has drawn from the County Treasury from the LIST
day OF January to the st day OF October s the sum OF
field, and applied $50 thereof TO other purposes The
explanation and admission claimed that he was jus
titled in SO dong; The Committee claim that
the the whS s% he ss droSsy Which
that all disbursements against the County for County
purposes shall paid bills to by the claimant
against the law and against good policy for any dsDus-
ing officer pay bills without their being audited by the
Board After reviewing the evidence taken, the Com
mttee that tney differ with the District Attorney
and believe that any such practice between the head OF
Department his clerks will necessarily be preludi-
eal TO the public service as 1t is contrary TO law They
tion entirely Objectionable and they leave the matter TO
the action OF the Board. signed, Philip $. Crook Marvin
Cross Thomas Sheylin James Cassidy.
Mr.. Dwight Johnson, Supervisor Of the Third Ward,
presented minority report, i'll which he states that he
agrees with the majority report in the statements OF facts
as found and admitted; th9t under the statements OF
facts presented and appeared by the records and
proved before the Committee the change Of any msap
preparation Of the county funds In saving from the
ESQ M oIS dSr cST SSS SoI S that hats e 70 ie
Attorney had paid Armfed SLIPS for few weeks work
he had the full authority So The
should have the full credit OF the economy exercised in
the interest Of the county The following resolution
added:
Re,olred That the course pursued By Morris p'trcAtome
IN sd sn5 nnl and for he interest Of de county
Supervisor Johnson, after presenting the above, said
he felt that charge OF
against Mr. Morris could not be sustained There were
that members OF the Board had interests in the
rents accruing from county premises and he hoped the
Committee would be empowered to look into that also.
Supervisor Crook said that the practice OF the District
Attorney that OF knocking down." and il allowed
Ia be continued the county would suffer.
Supervisor Harman said that If District Attorney Nor
ris had been good and loyal Democrat and had not
kicked in the party traces these charges would have
been heard from. He had before heard OF "a
in which public officer had been arraigned for saving
money for the county.
ON motion Of Supervisor Cassidy the further consdera
ton of the reports postponed until the meeting
Of the Board on Friday, June g.