New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-26
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THE SURR0GATES COURT.
Surrogate Hutchings, In making the estimate for his
office saws IL is my judgment that the proper trans
action OF business in this office VIII require Tor clerk hre
least $4,000 especially keeping In view the extra clerical
work to be done on account OF arrears IN the records OF
this office arising from the insufficient apprOpIiiton iOr
the present year. and the consequent necessity OF as
charging all recording clerks WHEREBY tho reoGrdns OI
wills, orders, DEGREES, ana other matters, not 9ny OF my
own administration, but some portion OF my pre-
decessor has To DO aSpen1Sa, iS"no odc Uc''1 %
show the necessity OF the appOruonment now indicated
S-q t6a1 nv referring to my communication OF April
26 I'm answer TO your official note VI April 49, 1872 and
ing nv Communication TO the Board OF AppOrtonment
of the date TO neither OF winch nave receiver
any repy and the tenor OF which was not only 10 snow
Inv the former that reduction OF the amount then al
allowed for clerk hire mpractcahle, consistent with
HoDed amount was 80 much below tho emergencies
OF the case that the administration OF tbis
NOT made material increase for the balance Of the year.
and having had Information OF the Board OF Appor
toDment either favorable unfavorabe the dhhcules
my position In endeayong 70 meet the denahds OF
business have steadily Increased WIN nv rapa a ,h
now, there remains for this and the neftmonth sum
really less than onebid of the reasonably required
Work: and / am now left barely a sufficient
force force to to- meet the daily rlGtine Of new
business withS any reference 70 uanished 6nsla9S
work especially beBg suspended 10 await proper APP
preparation FOR the ensuing year, with the commence
ment OF which hope TO De able TO Ieengage clerks for
that purpose. would respectfully invite your exami.
nation OF my previous letters referred 10 that may not
be necessary 70 repeat here the details there
given md your reference tleretQ VIII be necessary 70
appreciate at all easFably the reasons for what might
,eeul TO be large estimate for the coming year
Bnt now bog 10 call your attention and that OF the
Board particularly 20 tue law requiring that all Wills,
proofs OF execution, testimony IN cases OF cOnesed
wills all proceedings 10 mortgage lease or sell real es
ate Ion tie payment OF deO and al DEGREES and orders
OF the Court transcribed IN books, (whercas III all
other courts papers In general required only 70 DO
fled titles real estate largely aHeeted by
depend upon ANA any long delay therein
must necessarily expose estates to inconvenience
II not 10 actual DANGER There are pf0DaDly
abOat 10000 fOliOs OF testimony In contested VIII
cases that have been determined before me, besides
several hundred uncOntested Wills and prObates that
have beeu determined by In addition 20 my own de-
crees orders aud minutes good portion OF my term
as we'll as Of records under the administration OF
my predecessor unrecOfdcd by OF tDsuficlont
clerical force. When shall BaYe had sufficient num-
IL WOhld then DC prac cable, prGbablyto do with less
appO.t Ontncut than now hsk, DuI 10 complete BuCh
arrears will require the most, II not ALL Of the ensuing
year. - a.
cussio that the appropriation for ls3 should
be al least at the rate OF $1,000 year. exclusive OF my
own salary until such recording work Is done, and which
public interests nanfesty require TO DO completed
soon az possible You VIII not forget mat Ia tDis Office
there are no fees allowed by law either overlook the
Important fact already stated that ttles TO real estate
40 much depend the records OF Ws ana the proofs
thereof that any accumulation OF such efrears
duties of The clerks aud Others ut present
employed In this Office appear In the last
payroll filed ia your Office but that Is no criterion
OF tho force appOrtOnment required Tor the ensuing
year. asst represents the minimum permitted by the small
balance Of lie appOrtOnmeDt for this year To which
required 10 limit pay-rOs aud Tor that purpose
10 became necessary % reduce principal CLERKS since
september, but temporarily only al ba.t Their regular