The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-27

IenDtTS OF trHutS un1OnS WHO WETE pTES-
ent then asked questions relative to the workings
of the association, after which being answered the
meeting adjourned.
THE SUPERVISORS GUILLeTINE.
What Ii Said by the Supervisors About
the Recent Decapitatton-Tho Sup
pressed Minority Report-Cost OF
the Cleaning, Watching and Warm
ing OF the County Omces Double What
1t Was In the Time or the Tammany
Ring-S90,0OO Spent-Can he Done for
$I5,OOO-ReTorln Economy.
The action OF the Board OF Supervisors on Friday
afternoon in resolving to dismiss all persons en-
ployed in the care, watching, warming and clean
ing Of the county offices caused great excitement
next day around the Park and was the topic OF
general conversation. reporter OF the HERALD
had an opportunity OF meeting several Of the Super
visors on Saturday, and was enabled to gather their
views IN reference thereto, and inasmuch as the
resolutions passed at the Board meeting on Friday
were not discussed the opinions OF the leading SUI
pervisors in relation thereto will doubtless be read
with interest.
Supervisor Van SchaicK, who moved the resolu-
ton that was adopted, states that it Is premature
TO suppose that al those who are virtually dis.
missed VIII not be again employed by the county.
q
fore, all had to go under the headsman's cleaver.
Several OF these will, he thinks, be relnstated in
their former positions. The Board, he said, had
determined to cut OF all who were partially sine
curists There were those ON the pay roll VINO
never came near the county offices, except to re-
ceve their pay, and employed others at paltry
salary to do the work. That would not be allowed
to continue. In selecting the cleaners women who
had lost their husbands in the civil war in the
service Of the city, especially fremen's widows,
would have the preference. As to the positions for
men. qualifications, and not political creed, would
Supervisors Ottendorfer and McCanerty, who
are also members Of the Committee on County
IN the minority report given below, but which was
not allowed to be read at the meeting OF the
Board. supervisor OttendOrfer stated that he had
taken great pains to inquire the cost OF clean
ing watching and experimenting the warming Of
other public buildings, and the janitor Of the Park
Bank mas said that he was quite prepared to do all
that the county required in this respect for $I5
per year. Both these Supervisors claim that the
what it was in the time Of the Tweed regtpae This
talk Of economy and reform is they claim, only
talk and that the new executive is now determined
upon, ana is largely in the interest Of Senator
O'Brien.
oces unable to agree with the views Oh Their colleagues
ofhe committee, beg leave 70 present the following
Committee t on County oaiess and On which We could
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occupied by branch Of the Marine Court and the apart
new count q Court sRsfGI oass ss Ssles
y is
5 ITS ss
1% int sapsnasd ss US care and cleaning of the
county OXIDES and buildings in 1872 and during the pre-
-: ;s3 !; ' :';''; g
In this be remarked that the
whose heads according reliable nformaon, receive
@ sisSs $a Ss s-T
q.
s Of s
that al ese
offices in whatever capacity during, wen as before
pointed the heads Who, rece
s for the enrud 20 S
care. AcOpsclenous County CLERK, Register Sheriff
81 the aS~
OWN shs be- o9 his o hse he viii
prefer to bear the expenses Tor cleaning and watching
sfass ssa
ae e.
to be paid from the county treasury: Several persons
as has
at 8 .1ss nSsss
watehmen. women and men cleaners directly through
ali 5 L IS
onishng that in spite Of the enormous sums expended
The charge county un afs
ae se ,se Fiji:
81 affairs airs s sh"as Of Committee on
hope to nv mitigate the public indignation thai may be
propSson the expenditure for sieanlna heating and
result would show that Hf he ' eH
s ss q
ssip:iS.
meeting in june is7S they dessnased and appointed
sssood per mmedatsiy afier and in nearly
evepy m0n.n sne appointment Q. new watch
that .Ss5 At end q year a'SSSntsa g
iis tie nature Tings That they grew Eresdy By
So Il & to Be-
appointed by the Supervisors and the positions be
tie NECESSITY me
e Of Of
commence in January with an expenditure exceeding
@ y
Wen
'S1y ua shS
cessarv acquisitions for the necessary repairs and keep
watchul eye all the property and interests the
county contained In the county Offices and buildings but
all the manual labor should be performed by persons
gagged by party, who while giving sufficient security for
AZ the lowest price.
The following resolutions added to the above
report and submitted by the committee
Resolved, That Keeper of the county Offices and
s1Sn g small be appGSssd P .he President
per annum and domicile in the County Court |
House. and whose duty IL shall be TO make and keep
inventory Of all furniture and utensils which the
ppPS;r OF ne county contained IN me county onc ana
pairs TO be In constant attendance and TO that All
the wory under the contract for cleaning the |
county offices and buildings IL strictly performed He
shall appoint three watchmen, with salary OF $500 per
annum for each Of whom two shall be employed IN |
The new and one in the old County Court Honse e watch
these premises during the night All the above salaries 10
be paid monthly by the Comptroller from the appropra-
tons mado for that purpose. 49,, |