The New York herald., 1874-09-30
BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT.


No Appropriations for Building or Fin
ishfng Court Houses or Paying for
Outside Legal Services-The Tenth
National Bank .Juds ment.
With the arrival OF the Mayor the Board was
fully organized. Mr.. Wheeler the secretary, read
the minutes OF the previous meeting, which were
adopted.
Comptroller GREEN called up a resolution Onered
by Mr. Vance at the last session, to appropriate
$1,000 fer reltLing the District Attorneys office
and Grand Jury room. This motion was adopted
without debate
The COMPTROLLER then called up his own reso-
luton introduced at the same time. to appropri.
ate $4,000 20 the Commissioners for building the
Third District Court THIS resolution ala not pass.
as MIR. Vance wanted to know how much this
Court House is going to cost before he votes lor
any appropriation He had 1t stated 70 him that
several old contracts were slll in existence. 1t
Is necessary ior the commissioners to submit con-
tracts for the entire WORK and let this Board know
the actual cost Of the whole structure. He hoped
that the further consideration of this subject
wculd be postponed until such information was
had. The entire cost OF this building should not
exceed f250,00O
The COMPTROLLER replied that the Commission
erS IN their letter asking tor the Appropriation
explained themselves but he would send Tor them
to come before the Board and further illustrate
their pOsltl0n In person. fAfter saying which he
despatched amessenger for The CcmmissiOners.)
Mayor HAvEMEYER likewise thought that these
Commissioners should send the contracts for the
entire building and not for foundation only and
allow the superstructure to take care Of itself 1t
much the entire cost will be. ''As 1t stands at
present" continued the Mayor, 81 must confess
IL looks to me little vague"
The COMPTROLLER coud not say what contracts
had been MADE hut he thoug t there were still
some to be given out ior minor work, such as
The subject was laid over, pending the arrival OF
the commissioners, VINO never put IN an appear
Comptroller GREEN moved to take up the res0u
ton proposed at the last meeting to appropriate
Tor plans and other expenses or the completion or
the Court House.
must be finished at some time We hear every
day about the disgracefui condition OF the Court
charge OF this building and its completion
competent and honorable men. Under the old re-
De over $l,00000o. This Board mad better obtain
the views OF the Commissioners as to the cost Of
Mr.. VANCE said that ii the dome as originally
planned Is put up the cost of completion will be
MIR. WHEELER was willing to vote for the appro-
priaton provided the mandamus m % against tn this
could be got over. and he desired the Comptroller
to inform him on the subject
The COMPTROLLER wanted to know where the
gentleman obtained his information,
Mayor HAvFMEYER (eXcitedy. to the Comptro-
ler)-This Is OF your business where he got 1t.
1t IS your business TO inform us OF the fact or any
mandamus being against this Board, and II any
member inquiries 1t is your place TO give ini0rma-
Comptroller GREEN-s'The Tenth National Bank
has OBTAINED Judgment against the city for
vauced to, the Old Court House Commissioners.
This suit Is 81 now on appeal ana d nope nope the the Idg.
OF the Court House Commissioners taiready pub
lished in the HERALD, which, he said, would ex-
plain why tney asked the @ approximation: og,In ..
not know are strictly legal TO which the Comp
Anrp rfnA fhaf WOO M FfuYl0 0tn fhlft I'M
name OF the Commissioner OF Public Works could
not be slipped IN; Then the appropriation would
be voted l0r at once by the gentleman.
An amendment to appropriate $1,000 instead OF
$4,000 was lost, the Mayor ana ComptroAer vot.
The sum Of $4,000 was appropriated to the
founding asylum under the charge Of the Sisters
resolution by the Comptroller to transfer
$4,000 OF any unexpended balance to the credit
oi salaries, department Of Finance, was lost.
mon Council, transmitted communication ask
ing for an Appropriation Of $4,000 to deiray the
expenses Of the reception rendered the Lord
Mayor OF Dublin and suite. Laid over, as
also number Of applications from charitable in
The Corporation Counsel sent in a lengthy COM
munlcaton, bitterly complaining against the reso-
luton adopted by the Board restricting the en-
pIoyment oi special counsel &c In conclusion ne
says:-'As further appropriation OF at least
S35,0OO will be necessary to meet the claims
against this department. tor the current year
trust your honorable Board Will, at your first
meeting transfer this amount from some uDex-
pended appropriation" This was laid over, as
also another communication from the same source
informing the Board that unless the mortgage on
certain Westminster school property Is paid the
same will be sold, as he has no defence TO make.
The commissioners Of Emigration requested an
appropriation to repair Castle Garden, which was
not granted, Mayor Haveaneyer saying that this
commission owe the city about $2o,o0o. and tho
least they could do was to keep the rotten floors
IN order. They collect 81 SO head money for emf
grants, to keep paupers out OF the Poor House Tor
five years. Surely this Is enough to pay their ex-
penses.
the various departments, but no action was taken
thereon, and the Board adjourned to meet at
noon tomorrow. The actual business for which
this session was called was not touched upon.
The call for the meeting contained provisions ior
issuing the following bonds:-
Assessment bonds to replace others due Novem-
ber l. 1874 ,................,-...... $SooeoO
November L. is14 -. .... 1887 900
Department of Public Parks Improvement
class of bonds falling November 1874. 1s2572
Improvement bonds .................. $4,000
Croton Water Nam stock in pursuance OF u
reduisiton from the department OF Public
Works. September ,1G4.................... 100000