The New York herald., 1872-05-29
TIE BROOKLYN REroRMERS,
The Committee Of Fifty Report a. to the Tran
sactions Of the Supervisors

sactions Of the Supervisors.
The subcommittee OF the Rink Reform Oreaniza-
tion OF Fifty appointed to examine into tn AFFAIRS
OF the Board OF Supervisors has fulfilled It's task
having reviewed the report Of that body for the
year 1870, and makes lengthy report upon the re-
sult Of the labor The subjoined extracts win be
found interestlng:-
GAS FIXTURE JOB.
At meeting OF the Board OF Supervisors, March
IA, 1870, gas fixture bill was presented for work
ana materials ernH; furnished, through the agency
jority committee, previously appointed re-
ported IN favor Of paying $4,000: Supervisor
that upon inquiry they had ascertaaed e'ts tspt the
true value Of the Job was $3.50; that the gas Ak
rns tIre Arm who performed the previous work had
committee thereupon introduced q resolution that
the bill be reduced accordingly. This resolution
q bill which, upon undoubted authority could
have been furnished for $780, with a profit Of
twenty per cent to the furnishers.
The resolution to reduce was rejected by the
votes OF Nelson, Kollmyer, Sheridan, Murphy
Buck, Foley, Cassidy Duffy, Howell and Fletcher
who appears to have been employed by the Board,
or some members Of the Board, when certain pur-
poses were to be accomplished
THE JAIL COMMITTEE ExTRAvAGANCE.
subsequently committee was appointed to ex-
anime into the alleged worthessness of certain
goods, and the extravagant price OF others, which
had been ordered by the jail Committee e-supposed
to be Nelson Shevlen and Smith-and furnished by
ciared THAT he intended to charge 100 Der cent
upon the goods, and would get 200 per cent If he
These, Kerrlgan and Few, were "middle men, y
and appear to have been fav0rities with majority
of the Board, having been employed during the
M Six thousand dollars. a William OSBORNE, President %
of the Board, by virtue OF his office, had assigned
to Nelson shevlen and Smith, their committee
ship on the jail department, and 1t would seem
to have been appropriate for him to have endea-
vored to displace them from the position they were
Shows he made no IN that Fl 1e s
name Is not infrequently found In companioaship
with theirs when important questions affecting
the Board.
THE coRoNER's COMPENSATION
At meeting ofthe Board of Supervisors, January
"a, ls7o Supervisor Nelson moved that the fees Of
the CorOners be raised from $40 to SIS for each in
quest; the resolution was adopted by the votes Of
seventeen members, most Of whose names are
generally recorded In favor of increased and ex-
travagant expenditures. This vote cost the city
from SIX to eight thousand dollars per annum.
INCREASED JUDICIAL EXPENSES.
The annual increased expense Of conducting the
City, County and Supreme Courts In two years had
the Board OF Supervisors exercised In accomplish
ing this result.
by singiaJudge at salary of $4,000 per annum,
and there appeared no dlfoulty In obtaining COM
petent udiciaries at that salary In 1870 the Legis
appointment of three judges instead of one, for
merly, whereupon the Supervisors, at meeting of
their Board, adopted the following preamble and
resolution
Whereas respectable citizens have petioned
to $1,000 each per annnm, therefore
Resolved, That said salaries be raised accordingly.
This resolution appears to have been adopted by
the votes OF Hutchins, Kollmycr, Sheridan, Scar
ing, Murphy, Devyr, Fletcher, Martense, Foley,
Newman, Duffy, Howell, Shevlen and Schenck.
Subsequently the Board of Supervisors voted to
raise the salary of the County Judge from 5000 to
$8,00O The last measure was carried by the same
votes as the preceding, excepting that OF Schcnck
and by another resolution the salaries of the Su-
Of 5000 each to the $4,000 paid by the State, MAX
ing the pay to each $l1 900 per annum.
According to law the judges Of the City and Su-
preme Courts are authorized to employ as many
attendants as they may deem necessary. There is
no evidence that the judges availed themselves un-
ffty-fve officers below alluded to were In attend.
ance during that term.
= The minutes of the Board Of Supervisors, Decem-
DER, 1S70 however, show that that session bills
were ordered paid for ffty-fve attendants upon the
Supreme and City Courts, which number was in ad
diton to the regular staff Of clerks attached to
those departments Thirty-nine of these officers
were paid IA attendants on the Supreme Court and
sixteen on the City Court. Sixty additional bills of
similar character, amounting In the aggregate TO
$15506, were paid during the year.
Subiolned is statement OF the judiciary ey-
penses OF the year 1868, and the estimated sum
needed for the same purposes for 1S71:-
The estimate for the City and County Judges and
Justices OF the Peace for the year 0ding July 81,
Commss sioners OF Jurors. 800
Judges acting as Commissioners of Jurors. 5000
district Attorney and assis ants 7,OW
the Supreme Court $4,000
Sum total for wear ending Julv n 1868 ssl ,nn