New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-05
THE Supervisors.
ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD-MAYOR HALLS
GRAFTON.

ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD-MAYOR HALLE
GRAFTON.
Precisely at 10 m. yesterday the new Board
OF Supervisors organized under the provisions Of the
of April H. 1870 The meeting held in the chamber
Of the Board in the New Court House, and largely
attended by the personal friends OF members. BY the
provisions Of the act the Aldermen elected in May last
and the Mayor and Recorder are constituted the Board
of Supervisors Of the county, and further provision
continues i'm Office the clerks and other suDordnates of
appointed President OF the Board Yesterday the meet
inG was held I'm pursuance of an old statute requiring the
Board to meet the first Monday in july 10 receive
the tax books and real and personal taxes from the Tax
Commissioners and also in pursuance OF the act recon-
sttlng the Board, by which they were b. take Office,
commencing on the first Monday Of this month.
Col Joseph y. Young the Clerk, read The act under
which the Board created, aud also read the official
declaration Of the Board Of County Cauyassgrs OF the
lie then called the roll, from which appeared that
the only members absent were Recorder uacAct Leon
ard W. Jerome and Bryan Reilly.
quorum being present the Hon. Charles T. Loow the
County Clerk, administered the oath OF Office TO the
Mayor Hall, the President, then addressed the Board
as follows:
Tei,og Members of he Board Of Supervisors: Inas-
much as the statute imposes upon you your pre-
siding officer, the usual thanks OF an uaugurard Chair
man must Toe omitted with the Board which expired at
noon have held for ten years or more IN one mode or
another official relations. II leaves behind good
record IL Will hereafter receive deeper thanks from
the nation than It has yet obtained for its 10y
atty and devotion TO the service Of tine Union
during inc late struggle Tor hatiohal integrity. III
never sold cadetships, nor voted away islands nor
mOns or 10 railway corporations grutulticS:
nor did any member, salt manufacturer, vote
to tax necessary Of life that he might be enriched.
lnasmuch feel IL due TO of predecessors,
late Board, succeeded, succeed it, lie ROi est mort
Wire e ROi!"
The rules statutes and officers continue along for our
administration. Ii Is il Board Of Directors had
succeeded another in administering financial affairs Our
stockholders, for whom officially tustccs, are
the taxpayers The state we serve graitouslv Let
superadd TO the dsinteresednes of the service the add
tional virtues Of prudence and faithfuncss.
communication then received from the Tax Com
msoners submitting the books for the assessments
for 1870 which referred TO the Committee on Annual
Taxes, when appointed. The following is n statement
OF the real and personal estate for the years 1869 and
1870 as gathered from the communication referred to:
Resident. ...... 4eillsSee99,"S Sis5O,S
non esden's' Z1tlItJ9 jJ82yls5
Shareholders Of Banks......... 75,1I.Wl 7sO7522
Tie statement shows an increase of S2I8lOss2 on The
property OF residents and nOnresdcns and "a decrease
OF s6GOe1g on taxes and shareholders in banks
The real estate valuations OF 1870 compared with 1862
Is as follows
t6'3llii9
AFTER the presentation OF the above figures the Board
adjourned.