The New York herald., 1873-10-02
THE MANDAMUS MANIA.

The Cry Is, "Stil They Come"-No Acc
counting for an Accountant-A CoIored
Cleaners Claim-Money Dema ands Of
Assistant Court House Janitor-Mr.
Sparks Salary.
1t was supposed that the long list OF applications
for mandamuses against the Comptroller, pub
lished two days since in the HERALD, was an ex-
haustive one. IL does not prove to nave been so.
The cry is ''Still they come" In Supreme Court,
Chambers, before Judge Fancner, and also in the
Special Term OF the Court OF Common Pleas before
Judge Joseph F. Daily, nearly all OF yesterday was
occupied in the argument OF additional appllca-
tions for mandamuses against the chief custodian
Of the municipal exchequer.
AN ACCOUNTANT LOOKING AFTER HIS OWN ACCOUNTS.
Opening the new mandamus iusilade was an ap-
plication before Judge DAILY, made by Mr. John II.
Strahan on behalf OF John " Outwater, for per-
emptory mandamus against the Comptroller direct
ing the payment Of s1lss7 so, claimed for services
rendered in 1871 In examining, copying ana COM
pairing tax rolls OF real and personal estate and
bank rolls. The defence made by Assistant Corpo-
ration Counsel Andrews was that there had been
no audit OF the account by the County Auditor. and
that ne could not legally pay the same until 1t had
by himself. In support OF this proposition he cited
the decision given in April last by Judge Barrett,
In the case OF Brown VS.. Green. On the other
hand 1t was strenuously urged by Mr.. George P.
Andrews, Assistant Corporation Counsel, tnat the
relator mad performed the WORK IN question; that
the claim had been audited and allowed by the
present Board OF Supervisors, and that he was en-
titled to the pay he claimed. The case Is to be fur
ther argued this morning.
A COL0RED CLEANER AND ASSISTANT COURT HOUSE
JANITOR.
John S. Dunn, colored gentleman, claims $3.50
from the city Ior cleaning the Registers ONCE,
such cleaning alleged to have been performed in
the latter part OF 1870 and beginning OF 1871. Pat
rick Martin wants s240 as assistant janitor OF the
new County Court House. position he claims to
have filed about the same time. Comptroller
Green having refused payment to the gentlemen,
they put their claims In the hands OF Mr.. Abraham
r. Lawrence, and he applied yesterday to Judge
Fancher Tor wr1ts OF peremptory mandamus
against the Comptroller. IL was claimed that both
bills had been properly audited and allowed and
that there was no lustihabe reason lor withhold
ing the money Mr.. Andrews urged in defence
that Griffin was not employed by the county, but by
the Register, and that he should look to the latter
for his pay. AS to Martin IL was insisted that his
name does not appear on the pay rolls, and that he
never was recognized by the court House Commis-
sioners as assistant janitor. Judge fancher took
the papers, reservlng his decision.
THE SALARY OF hR. SPARKS.
Closing the days mandamus matters was the
hearing before Judge Daily OF the argument by Mr..
Andrews, on behalf OF the Comptroller, and A. Oakley
Hall, for Mr.. Sparks, the popular clerk OF the
criminal courts, about the latters salary. The
inevitable mandamus was discussed, and a variety
OF technicaties dissected, and the Judge took the
papers, with notes OF the statutes and supervisors
resolutions. Mr.. sparks claims $4,000 for salary as
CLERK for both the Court OF General Sessions and
the Court OF oyer and Termlner but the Comptrol-
Ter says he is entitled to $4,000, which, 1t Is claimed,
rs not only less than MS legal salary, but very beg
garry pay for man OF Mr.. sparks experience and
incessant labor.