The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-25
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.


Dismissal Of employees OF County
OMces-A New Pay Roll Tor the County
Court HOuse-an Important Letter
from General Shaler.
The weekly meeting OF the Board of Supervisors
was held yesterday afternoon. There was full
attendance, including Recorder Hackett. The iol-
lowing important business was transacted
THE PROPOSAL OF GENERAL SMALLER FOR ARMoRIEs.
The following communication from Major General
Shafer was received aud read
HEADQUARTERS f'A'' p Sys %SI MS as
To THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NEW
GsNrLKSES-I have the honor to invite the attention of
your honorable Board to a sub ect not only OF great
is also Intimately connected with the future welfare OF
the city itself refer e general and 1,
rooms for the National Guard: '1 4'
been aa the e
various regiments armores less suited to their
Of " s SSdy Of the hoops sa1 a"S
Of S spsSs ct and nSs or r
cry entrusted to their care the seventeen regiments
in buildings belonging to the city or county
For the fifteen other regiments and two troops OF cavalry
esn sod do. s IN When q"f lent
S s Th on H%r Sn sum s
regiment with a suitable arniory and necessar' proec
Se Of he ss sa S he in e 1
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repairs, o.,, =, a.. onou.u ..
cupcd by s military well its police and the build
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and disciplined troops essential to the peace of all
Ee ad 6sS s'ais S
S 10 s se Stables or n
o So e OF % h9d be ted
practicable, with reference to system OF defence
tue broad streets ana avenues # possible, and CON-
strncted Of such materials and In such style as would
Arnories thus located ami constructed
nno s MSS nis d TOR e o %%s
become at once interesting and valuable additions 70 the
proud Of. 80, s,'' ,..O.. ~ '.s.' 0.,1
specuyly ask reference of the subject comm ttee,
OF your honorable Board Very respcct NY ours
ALEXANDER sHALER, Major General.
Referred to Committee Armories and Drill
"HEADs OFF,"
Supervisor VAN setback moved the following
Janor OF the County Court House, including janitors
OF Records %fo%n a% bds Sc Of
Special Sessions and Clerks ot'iee thereof Marine Court
vice OF the county TO take effect January 81 1879 and
relating to the apI ointment OF the whole named
ployes, be annued reScnded an: and repealed
notify the Comptroller OF the passage OF this resolution
Supervisor OITENDORFER moved as an amend
ment-
That until the Board of Supervisors finally decides by
the county offices and buildings shall be performed in the
future, the ent janor shall select among the
most m reliable and irnswoIthy employees at pres
three watchmen, three men and twenty women
cleaners and The present engineer shall select in
ana one laborcr who Tor the same monthly salaries
they have received here'oiore shall perform the work
assigned to them by the laOr ana engineer until the
Board OF Supervisors decide the mode IN which and by
whom the work Is to be done in The future.
The amendment was lost, and on division the
resolution was carried by the following vote:-
YEAs-Supervisors Hacket Billings, Cooper Falconer
kehr, Koch Nonieimer, Norris Vance and Van Schaick
NAys-supcrvisors Flanagan, Lysasht, McCanerty,
OttendOrfier and Riley.
NEW STAFF FOR CARE or COUNTY OFFICES.
Supervisor KERR moved the lolowing:-
That in lieu OF the Offices al Visiting for the
custody and cleaning OF the County Court House brown
building, Registers Office aud the various court
rooms and county Offices which in this respect the
Roard OF Supervisors las JURISDICTION there are hereby
created for the purpose the following oicers:-
anitor with domicil in Court House, at 81 300 and
assistants, 81 800 and Jour Al 81 2W each
five hrcmcn at $50 each watchmcn al 81 oo clean,
ers, at $500; cleaners thirty women at $40
each per month making in all an annual expenditure
of $4,000 per annum, and tnat the Committee County
Offices be and they are hereby authorized ana empow-
cred To appoint such suitable and competent persons to
fill said Offices above named they may deem proper,
subject 10 the approval OF The Board this resolution 10
roer be authorized directed pay person
persons tor services rs ianOr, engineer frcmen,
wachmen or cleaners or other enpose on and after said
date.
Re>olved That until otherwise ordered the Committee
thor.iy OF the preceding resolution they
proper rom time to time, and also to max"
IN tho location of offices aud assiGr'f
by them be deemed advisnh'
The resUn,t" Try arNu