The New York herald., 1871-10-28

ers Tor the expenditure thereof, examined ana al
tpeer y has @ been wholly ignored having been as.
sumed that The ordinance OF tne B0aru OF Supervi.
bureau ana providing for the appointment OF
County Auditor, &c., was legal and In fact super
aeded the statute above recited.
In respect 10 the large amount every year OF
rears for various purposes IL would seem that the
resiricsion contained IN section OF chapter 500
oi tne Laws OF 1857 TO the efrect that mo expense
snail DO incurred whether II shall have been ordered
by the Board OF Supervisors OF not unless an appro-
cover such expense, shall have been previously
made ought 10 be conclusive as to The liability OF
Bne county Tor the payment OF such claims.
But ~ appears that although the Board in respect
10 al claims IN excess or the amounts for which ap-
pl0pilalOns nave been made, are Incapable OF con-
tracting any legal liability, the Courts are con-
unually rendering judgments against the county
Tne Legislature passes laws limiting the number
oi newspapers TO advertise notices OF various kinds,
Uu the proprletors disregard such limitation pub
lsh every notice they in the papers duly author
lxed and the Supervisors thereupOn ''audit and
tuied against the county, which generally result in
Jug6ments to be paid by the Comptroller
that The Mayor and "s comproer snail from iime
70 time designate SIX dailies and six weekles but no
more, IN which to publish the proceedings of the
relating to county affairs" TO show how incnectnal
snis provision Is In preventing unnecessary EXPENSE
under the head 0 "advcrtslng,' the cOmmittcc
need only TO refer to single resolution Of the Board
Of Supervisors, adopted sep!cmber le, 1870. to be
I0und on pages 200 to 322 inclusive, OF the second
were "audted and allowed" bills OF seventy news.
papers, amounting to $174,l21 rs. Respectfully
submitted. WILLIAM A. BOOTH, Chairman.
Special Committees Report on Drill Rooms
and Arnortes.
10 THE JOINT COMMITTEES OF SUPERVISORS, ALDER
MEN AND CIT1zENs:-
GENTLEAEN-Y0ur special committee appointed
70 examine and report upon the expenditures OF the
county government for the armories and drill rooms
IN their report previously submitted stated that
your committee considered the rents paid for ar
mOries IN many Gases as very excessive; that they
held the subject under investigation BY an expert
and would rcrOrt thereon in detail within q short
lme.
In pursuance OF this determination your committee
herewith submit supplementary report upon the
The tabular statement annexed exhibits the valu-
atoms OF the rentals, and side by side the amount
paid In each case Tor the premises by the city.
These estimated Valuations Of rentals were made
by the experts on the market value OF the proper
tieS. In order, however, TO avoid any possible risk
OF ndcr-estimates your committee have added
from 1ifty to one hundred per cent to the amounts
Of their estimates OF rentals given by the experts.
In Justice TO the present Board or Supervisors
your committee deem II proper state that OF the
amounts previously reported by US for repairs on
ATmOres as having been approved by the Super
visors Boards during the years 1862 1870 and 1871
but $50 09 90 have been passed upon by the present
Board. THOS. W. PEARSALI.