New-York tribune., 1871-10-24
MUNICIPAL REFORM.

WHAT BECAME OF THE COURTHOUSE FURNITURE
A gentleman doing business opposite the
RTand entrance the New COurHOuse made tne foiow
hg statement to Q TRIBUNE reporter yesterday:
shave seen q various times large quantities Of car
pek apparently Of veFy superOR quality, In fOs tSkea
into the COmtHOuSe, and then the next oAy carteo
away Nv another truok Expensive and very handsome
sAaIra lounges and uch things also taken IN tAeEe
enc DAY and removed nexL Where they veott 70 OF
course don't know, and neither can swear that these
things which taken away were the same as tnose
brought in. But you had seen them you wouid nSVe
thought they were, II might be interesting 70 kno"
how the new Metropolitan Hotel was furnished ana VINO
paid the bills Such inquiry might throw come hSn'
upOn the subject"
ANOTHER ENORMOUS COURTHOUSE BILL.
The Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund
met in the Mayors eta p. NJ, yesterday, Mayor
Hall In the char. Chamberlain Bradley, Recorder
Hackett and Deputy Controller Green were present.
After the adoption of the minutes Of the last meeons
lie bin Of Anthony Bleecker and others for making
valuation Of the New COurt-HOuse was presented.
communication accompanying the bill stated that the
regular fee for making valuations Of property Of
per cent Of tho value Of prOpey but that in this In
stance, a. the property was worth large sum, they
would lie satisfied with lls Of per cent or e69,CGo
Mayor HALL move that this biL De referred 10 tne
RScSrder HacEett-This sum is enormous; It might
have taken two three moptls 10 make valuation Oh
Tic property but the laoor performed 10 not worth a62
900 II IL too much TO pay and AMI opposed TO 1t.
motion 70 refer was carried and the meeting ad-
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
Deputy Controller Green paid over, yester-
day. TO the Department of Public Instruction $780, 900
for the Of the teachers and employees Of that de-
Partment.
The Deputy Controller also paid to the Department OF
Public Parks $4,000 the avails Of assessment bonds
The 6treet-leAnnR Commissioners met in the Mayors
POOms at pm. yesterday Mayor Hall In the chair Re
eerder Hackett Deputy Controller Green, and the Pres
Ident OF the Board Of Health present Mr. Green
reported that all tho money allowed by the Board Of Ap
POTOueut for cleaning streets had been paid out by the
Finance Department and that before Mr.. Browns bill
could be paid there must be more money apporoned to
1ayit Mr'Han moved that Mr.. Browns bill for extra
Etreetcleantng he audited by this Board. Mr. Green
thought there should be document on record to
show that this cleaning has been satisfactorily
done Mayor Hall would that such document is
put on record Mr. Green said the President Of che
Beard Of Health will state that the streets have been
cleaned in manner satisfactory to him shall be salts
ned." The President Of the Board replied, 81 have
nothing do with it." The motion to audit carried
and the meeting adjourned.
THE IEGERSOLL CASE APPEALED TO THE GENE
RAJ TERM.
The case of Havemeyer agt mgersOll came
on yesterday before Judge Ingaham in Supreme Court
Chambers ON the of the order for the defendants
examination but nothing done the matter as the
defendant has nled bis appeal to the General Term