The New York herald., 1872-12-24
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

More Carpets for Court Rooms-Shcrin
Brennan Asking for More-Lawycr's
Bills Laid Ovcr.
A meeting OF this board was held yesterday
afternoon. Mayor Hall presided. Recorder Hackett
was also present
COURT ROOM CARPETS.
Bills were ordered to be paid amounting to
81, ,10f 80 for carpets recently supplied to Court
rooms and Tax office.
ARMORIES AND DRILL ROOMS
Supervisor CoNovER submitted report from this
committee recommending that commission be
appointed by the Legislature for the purpose OF
leasing land or buildings for armories and drill
rooms, and that such report be submitted for the
approval OF the Board OF Supervisors.
The report was laid over.
NEW COUNTY AND CITY OFFICER.
Supervisor CoNOvER presented report from the
Committee ON County Onices which closed with
the following resolution :-"That the legal adviser
OF this Board be requested to prepare the draft or
an act to be submitted to the Legislature OF the
State at Its next session authorizing the appoint
ment OF a competent person, at an adequate SAL
airy, to take charge OF and distribute all supplies
for the city and county buildings, and to be ac-
countable to the proper authority; said person to
receive and distribute all such supplies as may be
required for public use in accordance with the con-
tracts made for the same. Said person also to nave
placed at his disposal such Office and storerooms al
may be designated In the most convenient loca.
t0n, In which shall be carefully kept all
materials and supplies which may be entrusted to
his supervision. Said person to be In attendance
with any reqnisitfon which may be made and
which he may deem necessary. Said person to
have charge OF all repairs which may be required
for either city or county buildings, including
armOries and drill rooms, and to make such re-
ports or the materials and supplies received and
distributed to the work done under his supervision
as may be required from time to time. and to give
satisfactory security for the proper and faithful
performance AM @ Of any aud all duties with which he
The report was laid over.
SHERIFF'S BILLS.
Bills were submitted from. Sheriff Brennan for
Official services ana were ordered to be laid over.
The bills were as foll0ws:-
For quarter ending March a................. ,$3ss
For quarter ending September 30.............. HIS
Total. .S52,sS
Bills were also submitted from Sheriff Brennan
for fees on commitments and discharges from jan
uary to November, 1872, amounting to about
ST.1l0 52, were laid over.
which have already been published, were ordered
to be laid over.
Supervisor COCHRANE brought up the report re.
commencing the payment OF counsel fees 20
George I. Curtis and John X. Porter-the former
$4,000 and the latter $15oo-ror prosecuting suits
on behalf OF the city. He moved that these bills be
ordered to be paid.
CoRONERs' FEES.
Supervisor CON0vER moved that the COMMITTEES
appointed to consider the payment f0r supplies 70
the Coroners' ofices and the furnishing oi onicea
for the Coroners be discharged, and supported THIS
motion by stating that the fees for each coroner
Amounted TO 40 900 per year, which he thought
was sufficent to furnish themselves with Offices.
and closed by submitting the iohowing resou-
ti0n:-
Tint the Commissioner of Public Works be and he Is
hereby TO notify the Coroners TO vacalc tho
nfces Al nresent occupied by them, In accordance
Win In thew are bound TO furnish their Offices
The resolution Vas adorteq.
LUDLOW STREET JAIL.
Tho reaoIuton submitted at the last meeting, By
which the legal adviser Of the board was askedto
prepare draft Tor placing Ludlow Street Jail nm
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