The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-20
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
The Cid "B'hoys'' and the ssYseEormcrs''
Have a Spicy TTlt-The "Rcformcrs''
Badly Observation-Disclosures Tricks
and Tactics.
The Board Of Supervisors held special meeting
yesterday afternoon to consider the subject of the
present condition of the new County Court House
and to adopt some measures whereby the building
would be put in proper condition. Mayor Hall pre-
sided.
THE COMMITTEES REPORT.
General Cochrane, chairman of the committee to
which the matter belonged, read elaborate re-
port, which may be summed up by saying that 1t
recommended the following appointments to be
made:- janitor, with domicile in the build
ing, at a salary OF $500 a year; two deputy
anitors, one for the brown stone Court House
and the other for the, Registers once, ut a
salary OF 81, 500 each three assistant jantors ut
salary Of $1,000 each; an engineer, at u salary OF
1880; an assistant engineer at salary Of 81, 300
and fireman. at salary OF $1,000. The report
provided that persons who might be appointed to
the above named positions should make ont O
statement as to the number OF persons they would
need to assist them IN keeping the building In
proper order, sending in monthly reports TO the
Board as to the duties performed.
THE "OLD B'HOYS'n CANDIDATES.
The report was accepted and unanimously
ever, which all must have felt was certain to come,
but which renamed well pent up until one side Of
the house handed Ia ticket OF names for the
vacancies as above stated, as fOllows:-JanitOr,
Philip L. Herrbech; deputies, P. Rice and Thomas
Higgins; assistant janitors Peter Reynolds, Ed.
Murtagh and Leaman JOhnsOn engineer, Martin
Murray; assistant engineer, Thomas g. Galloway;
fireman, John Murray.
RELIEF BY RECESS.
When the names were read out the gentlemen on
the reform side OF the house expressed themselves
as desiring time to find out who the candidates
every member OF the Board had something to say.
twas moved that committee be appointed to
at the aa mas ~ wtre er
ject be postponed; that the resolutions be printed
and made the special order for Monday next; that
committee be appointed to ascertain the capabili
ties OF the nominees and report forthwith to the
Board; that the whole question lie on the table;
that the Board adjourn; that the men who hereto.
fore had charge ought to get q chance, Nc, with
amendments to the amendments At length some
charitable gentleman moved that recess be taken
mously, the main question still pending.
REFoRMERs' RECUsANCY.
At five O'Clock p. nj. the Board again assembled,
but Mayor Hail being absent General Cochrane
was called to the chair. Mr. COHover again Haunted
the candidates named In il be elected to vacant
positions In the new Court House and that CON-
lions. One OF the gentlemen on the opposite side,
Mr. Vance, asked the Supervisor what was that he
had said, and on Mr.. Conover restating his propos
ton the former rose In q startled state of mind and
said that that was the most extraordinary motion
he had ever heard, though he had heard very ex-
traordinary motions from some OF the Supervisors.
Mr. Conover said that was 80, but he thought his
motion was very pertinent and emineDtly proper,
basng It, as he meant to do, on the fact that the
sooner officers were appointed for the new Court
House the better would 1t be for the pub
lie. or course, the election Of the ticket
series of parliamentary tricks and devices which
exercised the reform gentlemen's intelligence to
the o ON an %ers
unit on the question, and were bound to hold
their grasp. The ''re!ormers" 1t must be said, were
equally united and very determined, but being in a
minority they could only seek for admission to the
committee which was to be appointed to find ont the
qualifications Of the nominees. This was all they
wanted in the end for they had SO persistently de-
manded to know all about the new men that they
were constrained to accept OF this small consola-
ton. The question then turned on the point to
which OF the standing committees the investigation
would be referred The Civil Courts Committee was
Onices was the genuine thing and the SIGHT
now centred around this. The .reormers''
fought fpla o for minority represenitation on
willing to take in Supervisors
Cochrane and Martin, and on this point for hour
and q half there was continued rush of motions,
amendments, amendments to the amendments,
substitutes motions 10 lay on the table, motions to
reconsider, changing OF names, changing Of the
number of names, and all the tricks that could he
av8iled OF under such circumstances, until finally
stanch and honest Mr. Giisey declared Indignantly
that he would vote no more, and then, when his own
name was proposed as one to act with the commit
tee on county officers, he with comical solemnity
utCidTeu tndt ueIOFc ue WOuu nave unyJnlup 10 10
with them he would take the next steamer for
Europe. Then there was row about the caucuses
the "reormersn had been holding all last week,
and about how they wanted settle this little mat.
ter in their own way If they happened TO get the
chance; and few supervisors were subjected to
the sharp stick OF their opponents as to the dsap
pearance OF certain document some OF them, was
alleged had been hawking around Finally, at TWEEN.
ty minutes to seven o'clock Supervisor Mehrbach
threw up the sponge and advised his fellow toiers
to "let them have It," meaning thereby to let the
committee stand with only two OF u minority rep
rescntation against four OF the "old b'hOys,n the
former, OF course, only to loom up on Monday next
to "tell the tale" The fight ended, therefore, by
the reference OF the investigation as to the qualih-
cations OF the nominees to the Committee on County
Onices with Messrs. Cochrane and Martin also to
act on the committee In the present emergency.
resolution was then passed directing the
Comptroller TO pay Mr.. Richard Flanagan his salary
up to date as janitor OF the new Court House. 1t
Ii only right to say that when during the discussion
Mr.. Flanigan's name was mentioned for the posi-
ton OF antor, supervisor Plunkitt announced that
he was authorized to state that Mr.. Flanagan did
not desire the jantorship and would not accept it.
The Board then adjourned to meet on Monday next.
THE CITY CONTRACT.
Commfssioners' Decisions In a Number