New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-03
INCREASING BROoKLYNS TAXES.

THE KINGS COUNTY SUPERVISORS RAISE TUE CITY
COURT JUDGES SALARIES To SiO,O)O EACH
MORE CHARGES AGAINST PURCHASING COM
BuTTEES.
At meeting of the Kings County Supervi-
sors YESTERDAY the Committee Salaries presented
report and resolution in favor Of fixing the salaries Of
the three Judge. of the Brooklyn city Court at $4,000
each per annum dating from the l5t Of July. 1870.
Supervisor Harmon twentieth Ward) moved as an
amendment that the amount be made $500 each. At
present the Judges receive $780, and he thought That an
increase TO $4,000 an unauthorized piece OF eNraVd-
gance
Supervisor Osborne Chairman thought The pre- sent
was not O proper time to increase salaries or waste
money but that tho taxpayers would not condemn the
Board for adopting the increase The Judges should
have liberal and rcmuner0tye salaries or the County
would fail to obtain the necessary talent The judges
hal abandoned Their pam liYa'e 3r.eSS 70 n o 0
in harmony with their position, and al.o b'
able 10 save something lie ga no, DeHtIe
the best the County could afford IT. was
pretty well known that the whole country was Indignant
that Congress should treat the judge, 81 the supreme
Court with such strict economy bur The fact thai Con
~ kim. Comfy stood beyond rcprOlch ana was far
above That New-Yor County that il could afford to
Supervisor Harmon said it adding an additional
tax OF $4,000 to the County, which at the present me
Motions to refer and postpone were lost. supervisor
"A vote of iG 10 10. The previous question was then
called on thc report Of the Committee liking the salaries
nj siOOb each which adopted by vote OF - To O.
THE Iooviug RopulIrans voted Nay: Johnson, Milne,
Coco. Wilkeysou Wills. Farclild Maitense' stli"en
The salary Of John L. Norcross stenographcr to the
Cry Court. was fix Il at $1,000 per alhum ~ was re-
solved display the flags on the county buildings on ST.
Supervisor johnson said that his painful duty to
make specific CHARGES HgnS committee oi lhc bohIu
The Stationery and Prntu" Committee have during the
pa,t ak months. bought sCW1 worth ~ goods from T. C.
Alderman, ana pdid Tor the Sh' nom 80 y, wv per, t'l
above tho retail price Writing iuh which could be
bought for So per dozen they hld paid for 40 the rate Of
sl per dozen. For ~ gross OF steel pens for when me
outside price W. Is co1t- pr gf1s, they have pan "
bers steel pen, wg"h could he hiu Tor - %
per great gross. lie then offered the following preamble
70 D. ioaci sgertor. kiag. c,sl.E ,.-..-..
fo % that e comm lee on Piatng and S.itionr ere guilty
Of ma.,e IN 'i, 81 I' g0 ' i. r. pn,l @
Of s'oary TO large amount without proper auionE m ynr
boa9 'f,, 1n S B., SC ooe . ] and that heg have
psd m'n i IRON partial examination Of The hi Tor In ns
for saone y They have purchased from rpatei eA or
bookkpe. u aoner who va member Of ~ oud ,4e !eai'
Of b cs the Brooklyn NevYok DIRECTORY the Peen;
R,.oi,f That special Coranteo Of Three appoae to invest
gate Of the Committee Stationery AMI Printing for 100
anl 1871 Win gan power to 81 Tor Iohs AMI ppsf ana a' 'hey
report 20 d is Board the result Of sac nve,iaion -
table, which was lost aud the resolutions were adopted
supervisor Newman at this stage for the evident pur-
pose OF clinchng the matter Of the City Court Judges
saac, moved TO reconsider the matter and said that ho
hOped the motion would be lost.
The motion TO reconsider was lost by vote Of 10 to
The Salary Committee then offered resolution in favor
Of increasing the salaries OF the Supreme Court Judges
10y the addition Of 5000 per annuin each SnperN sOr
Harmon moved to make II s. O0O. Supervisor Howell
moved tho previous question which carried. Super
visor johnson moved To lay the matter on the table.
Carred-4 To ~ Supervisor Howell gave notice that at
the next meeting he would move TO abolish that
expensive luxury, the Committee ON Stationary
and Printing. Supervisor COe offered preamble
charging the Jail Committee with paying 81 70 per pair
for shoes retail dealer who sold to others the same
article at u. He moved that the matter be referred To
the Law Committee for investigation Adopted super
yisOrs COe and kOhlmeyer released from duty on
the Law Committee pending the investigation into the
charges against that Committee, aud the Chairman was
authorized o. ill the vacancies.