The New York herald., 1871-10-28
Report of special Comnsittee on Pay Rolls
mnd Salaries.

Report of special Committee on Pay Rolls
and Salaries.
w. A. B0oTD, Chairman
SIR: Your Committee would further report that
they have taken up the subject OF pay rolls IN only
two additional departments. not thinking It neces
sary 10 examine any more as these show q degree
The pay roll OF jantors, watchmen and cleaners
or Court rooms reveals the following facts: There
are sixty-hve persons paid SAC AGA per annunl. or
tnese, IRON one 10 i've women are PAD at the rate
OF S52 each per month TO clean each room; or from
f624 10 $4,000 per annnm is required to keep each
The Board OF Supervisors, which meets on an
average Twelve tunes per annum, pays for their
The Bureau Of Finance for COUNTY AfraIrs pavs
$3i 200 clerk hire all OF which Is illegal should
be done by the city clerks.
The salaries paid TO employees far exceeds the rate
OF compensation paid By private individuals In all
the above instances.
cleaned yopr committee would respectfully refer TO
p'tN' PAUL n sPoFFO sD.l COMMITTEES
J. A. ROOSEVELT, on Pay Rolls.
NENoRANDUH PoR C0aAlTTEE On PAY ROLLS ASn
SALARIES.
For long period prior 10 1857 ihe.Board OF Super
the Mayor, Recorder ana Aldermen OF the city OF
New York. The CLERK Of the Common Council
always oficiated as clerk OF the Supervisors also.
The Counsel to the Corporation and the Comptroller
Chamberlain, Receiver OF Taxes and other officers
dutes In relation TO ali county matters as they were
required 70 perform IN relation 10 the AFFAIRS OF the
corpoTAtton Tue accounts o. the cOunty and OF
the corporation were all kept IN the books az
representing common interest,".
Chapter $50 OF the Laws OF 1857 provided that the
Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen should no loaQer
be members OF the Board or SUPERVISORS: hut I'm
place OF those ocials said Poard should thereafter
be composed OF twelve Supervisors to bc elected
upon general ticket The same act provided aud
required tsection VI that
The Finance Department Of the hsyof, Alderm.n and
Comnonay OF city OF New YORK. its oaicers should
have the IKE powers and perform the like duties In regard
to 1sca OF said Board they possess a TO
monaly All moneys drawn from treasury by Authority
Of the Board OF Supervisors shall
expenditures thereof examined allowed by The Indior
and approved BY the Comptroller and monsvs sa
be thNsirom except the warrant drawn bv ina
Comptroller aud by the Mayor and Cerk oi
purpose. "
sio 2. No allowance payment beyond legal elsios
shah ever be allowed by said Board.
All the provisions OF the act above referred To con-
tinued 10 be observed until the year 1859 In De-
cember 1858, the then Board of Supervisors passed
an ordinance entitled "AD ordinance TO Regulate The
Finance Department OF the county OF New York II
which created. OF sought To create an additional
bureau In the Finance Department with 4 CHIEF
clerk, m auditor, bookKeeper an asslstanL boot
keeper, an assistant clerk and messenper ana
provided for Keeping the county accounH m n set
OF books entirely separate from tnoss OF the
Corporation. y VIZ
From 1859 down 70 the present time All o, the
financial business OF The county has been transacted
In and through this so-caed dBuresu or County AZ
fAlrs." IND Oil OF ths county eccVuuN have been