The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-02
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Important Proposals ~ 20 the Location
or City Omeers-AIore Employcs Re.
quired for the Court House.
The Board Of Supervisors assembled at moor
yesterday to receive the tax books nom the Com
misstoners Of Taxes and Assessments
After the minutes OF the previous meeting had
been read the Mayor announced that the Commits
soners Of Taxes and Assessments had forwarded
to the Clerk of the Board the rolls of assessments
for the present year. and that he had directed the
Clerk Of the Board to deposit them In the safe.
Several communications from the Comptroller
were then announced as having been received, and
were properly referred.
The report Of the Committee on Court Onces
recommending that Richard Flanagan be paid fol
the term he served as janitor, with resolution
directing the Comptroller to make the payment,
was received and adopted.
Before putting the question the Mayor CHAIR
man) suggested to the committee and to all CON-
mittees OF the Board that as respects the recon-
mendatfon to pay any claim the words "audited
and allowed should be used in order to make the
actlOn legal. The suggestion was Immediately acted
upon by The Committee on County Ofiices
The Committee on County Offices further reported
recommending the adoption OF resolutions to the
Ftrst-That the janitor Of the new Court House
building be authorized to employ eighteen men at a
compensation of $75 per month each, and twelve
women at 500 per month each, to keep clean all the
buildings under his charge and the Comptroller be
directed to pay the same
Second-Fixing the compensation to the watch
men to be appointed In pursuance OF resolution
OF 1 the Board at 500 per month in lieu Of s75.
Dougherty, John Jackson, James LLOYD Thomas
Brady, Peter Jones, w. H. Murray and Peter Eichele
watchmen to the various buildings under the dircc
ton or the janitOr.
FOurth-Appointng william J. Hamilton Assist
salary Of $1,000 per annum and three additional
UreIne0 at SALARY OF 81 600 each the
House.
The report was received and the resolution
adopted.
The Committee on County onices further reported
recommending the adoption OF resolutions to the
Frst-Removing the Receiver OF Taxes from the
rooms now occupied by him to the rooms on the
east side Of the hall in the basement Of the brown
stone building.
Notwithstanding the Tax Commissioners from
the rooms occupied by them to the rooms on the
northeast corner OF the first floor of said brown
stone building, now used as a waiting room for wit
nesses attending on the Grand jury.
Notwithstanding the Court OF Sessions to the
rooms vacated by the Tax Commissioners and Re-
ceiver of Taxes.
Fou,th-TransfeI the Register to the rooms
now occupied by the Sheriff.
ETh-Removing the Sheriff to the present Regis
ter'S Office.
Sfrm-Removing the Corporation Counsel Cor
poration Attorney and Public Administration to
the Hall OF Records.
The committee state that saving of $4,000 per
annum VIII be effected by these changes
The report, with resolutions was ordered to be
printed, placed on the minutes and taken up at the
next meeting Of the Board on the 18th instant, to
winch date the Board adjourned after the transac-
lion OF some further business of routine character.