The New York herald., 1871-12-20
KINGS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Long Agony 0ver-Termination Of the
F,ght-Chargss Of Bribery in the Ques-
hon-Distriot Engineer Shevlin the
Appointee-A Lively Session.

The Chambers Of the Kings County Board OF
Supervisors thronxed to repleton half an hour
before the time appointed for the meeting OF that
august body, three O'Clock, by about as '.mxed" q
crowd OF politicians ana harpies as ever assembled
In the county Court House. The great sensation
was the long-fought question as to 'who snail 10
Keeper OF the Penltentiaryf'' The ONCE Is worth
$o,e00 per annum. The interest centres In the fact
that q fight has been going on between the
leaders OF the regulars or "the ringn and
"splItp and republican combination. which
mas been erected by Supervisor Dick Newman
James Shevlin, OF the Fifth ward, District Engineer
is the choice OF the democratic powers, and the
quarrel was therefore stubborn one. His Honor
Mayor Kalbneisch, an eT Q0lcio member OF the
Board, occupied his position IN the charmed CIRCLE
William J. Osborn. Supervisor at Large, presided
The member from the Eleventh ward moved that
tho reading OF the minutes be dispensed with
LOat-fourteen voting In the negative to eleven in
the affirmative.
The bills OF the Court oficers-amountiDg to about
three thousand two hundred dollars In the aggre-
gate for the month OF November-were reported BY
the Auditor. and their payment directed by vote
OF 81 toA
Supervisor HARMAN said that $3S 900 were paid
annually 10 political strikers appointed as court
officers merely for services rendered to The party.
Formerly the labOrs were performed for $4,000 q
year. 1t was fraud upon the taxpayers, and he
would offer resolution upon the subject at the
proper time In each month these officials ore GER.
titled as having served twenty-slx days. whereas We
know that no Court sits that number o. days in any
one month. Not one-half Of these people were re-
quired to discharge the duties.
The Keeper of the Penltentiary reported that the
total number Of prisoners in that institution on De-
cember / was 4sl, Of which 332 were males and
l4s females. The amount Of money earned during
that period by the convicts In the shoe shop was
$1,000.
The question OF appointment Of Keeper OF the
Penitentlary, which was made the special order OF
business at the last needing was then called up
when supervisor JOHNSON SAID that he had been
informed, by source which was entirely relIable
tnat member Of this Board had been offered
therefore. moved that the Board adjourn, In order
to arord time to investigate the charge.
The CHAIR put the question, which was lost THIS
announcement was received with loud applause Ia
the gallery and the Cnalr mad to request the gen
tlemen present to restrain their enthusiasm until
Mayor KALBFLEIsOH arose and said that he
thought that such serious accusations as that OF
gated To do 30 It was but proper that they
should take time, by postponing action until the
should be sated to The bottom, IN order tnat tae
character OF the Board might be vtndicated.
no we Mss prese rs
they could not be sure OF his attendance ct the next
session.
| Supervisor FLETCHER thought their action ought
MOI g he controled roll by persons who offered mere
q the sy
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neither Of the candidates spoken or should be
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Intelligence and experience. Mr.. Shevlln, q
young man Of twenty-five, was hardly the
was thlrty-eght years Of age) The REPRESENTATIVE
man for the support OF the Board on the ground OF
| his executive ability and honesty: The member
sSs1n 1Hs ., %
lowed ana several OF the seats In the lobby, which
were aroaning beneath the weight Of tine unterri.
The MAYOR again urged the postponement OF the
question until an investigation, Of the charges
member Of tho Board OF Aldermen charges OF
bribery were made ty tho press aud the party GRIM
ever, and the member OF the Board implicated was
expelled: ,,.. ,,o,.v go ,,o,ror-
| age had been offered to influence the vote OF
| supervisor And here to-day we find three mcm-
bers Of this Board absent Was that not pr,na
Mr.. NEWMAN explained the absence Of the Tenth
as being Sy lSa
| know tnat an EFFORT had been mado to borrow
money TO procure Newmans election.
FINALLY the vote was taken upon the appointment
| OF Keeper with the result set forth, each member
| voting by name for his choice:-Shevin, IL New.
| man, .; Mark 'traynor, s; TmoGhy Desmond, l. The
! gentlemen voting were as i0ows-FOr Shevlin-
/ Iutchins, Nelson, Kollmeyer, Shevn, KeatinG,
| Foley, Howell Sheridan, Carroll, Wills (rep.),
| Devyr Fletcher, Soaring, Hopkins. For Traynor-
Mime, Wilkeyson, Hall, Harman ard Coe. For
Newman-Kaibfeisch. Johnson, Stlllwell. Martense,
| Ryder Hopkins. FOR Observation-Disclosures.
| The announcement by the Char that James
Shevlln having received the highest number OF
votes, was declared duly appointed Keeper OF the
Penitentiary was received with loud yes by the
crowd In the lobby, and The meeting shortly after
adjourned.
SHOCKING MACHINERY CASUALTY.