The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-07
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
more Asndamuses-Bills for Work on Armo-
ries-The Power Of the Board of Estimate
and Appordonment to Appropriate
100000 for Contingencies Denied
Full Report Of tho Committee q.
Civil Courts-The Law Cited.

100000 for Contingencies Denied
Full Report Of the Committee On
Civil Courts-The Law Cited
Pursuant to adjournment this Board held
session yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Samuel Il. R.
Vance, in the absence OF the Mayor presiding. The
minutes Of the previous meeting were read and
approved.
peremptory mandamus signed by Judge Larre-
more, directing the Board OF Supervisors to audit
and allow the bills OF Patrick Stuart and others for
serving tax notices from February to May 4, 1870
amounting to $l,659 was served upon the Board.
On q motion made to lay over and make this
mandamus the special order for Monday next
Recorder Hackett and said that in this matter
he could only express himself In the same manner
as he did in the previous session upon other man
damuses-viz., that the Board had no alternative
but to allow the claim. Supervisor Flanagan
offered resolution to this effect, which was
adopted Supervisors Ottendorfer and McCaderty
voting in the negative.
The Committee on Armories and DrIllrooms re-
ported in favor OF paying the Dill OF Jacob Weber
for masonwork done on Centre Market Armory
originally handed In for $2l, Al, at $50 994 81.
supervisor VAN SCHAIK could not see why this
slight reduction only should be made after the
committee had once reported in favor OF paying
for the same work performed an amount OF only
$4,000. II the labor was done. and we'll done, WHY
not pay the full amount claimed by Mr.. Weber,
He moved to lay the matter over for one week, to
give the members an opportunity to examine the
matter more closely.
Supervisor PETER KEHR argued in favor of pay
ing the amended bill, inasmuch as a number OF ex-
ports who measured the work done reported in
favor OF paying $2O,994 81. Mr. Hatfield, whose
word relied Mr.
Weber's bill at only $4,000.
Supervisor VAN setback said-It has been said
that some member of this board has been inter-
ested in the work done on this armory, at least so
far as TO endorse notes OF the contractors furnish
ing material. lie hoped, therefore, that the SUBJ
ject would not be pressed at this time, but that
the members would be given an opportunity to in
vestigate. The motion to reconsider the resolution
already adopted, to pay Mr. Weber So 900 for this
work, was rescnded.
On motion of Supervisor MoNHEIMER the con-
sderaton Of the report was laid over until the
next meeting.
bill OF the Manhattan Gas Company, for light
ing the County Jail from September IA, 1872, to
December 81, ls73 for $2s37, was ordered paid, as
also the bills OF several morning journals, for pub
fishing the Shern notices of the last election
On motion, the Sixth regiment n. G. s. N. Y,
a a TO Sa Glass Of
the First Division requested to carry out the said
CONTINGENT ESTIMATES.
Supervisor BILLINGS called up the report Of the
Committee on Civil Courts, made to the Board
OF the Board Of Estimate and Apportonment to
make appropriations for county contingencies,
which was unanimously adopted.
tons referring the subject to said committee as
follOws:-
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to the Board Of Apportonment an estimate in writ
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mate for the current year and were beforehand
mates there we're included amounts saheient IN the
pay all sxpendituTss which could not be foreseen Ssu
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da ana Of e% T. aa s h the
Million a Of dollars city su
p Resolved That as grave doubts exist as to
a s Of or snd dSspI s IN
provisional estimates for city or county contingencies
q Od ee
ps1ds city and Re sd
ANY RGw and
strucions contained in the resolution to inform
the Board OF Estimate and Xpporonment % include in
the The Of
CONTINGENCIES or any other sum- and Il 80 when and
exists respectfully
That upon a careful inyestiga alton Of the whole SUBJ
ed ,ns Of SnS the
ment, which was created under and in pursuance Of
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use osdep s The run and meaning the section
may be- readily conprehended we insert It in full It is
sxc liz amended by section 90 chapter 7s Laws of
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Taxes Assessments shall constitute Board of Es
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ay the
expenses Of conducting the public business Of
ss
ea In such prOon they
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which shah Become payable Within said fG yeaF
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able from during said year, and also so much as
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thirty days Seors the said provisional Se Estimate
4 required TO be made as herein provided. seno to
herein called ntal estimate the amount Of
expenditure specifying in detail the objects thereof
requred in their respective departments Including
statement Of each Of the salaries OF their officers clerks
salaries and expenditure shall be made BY ali other on
and boards having power or authorize
nis shall be made at the same time to Board OF
such departmental estimates aud other in
making the provisional estimates herein provided and
In approving the salaries the officers clerks and
other persons before named After such provisional
be submitted by said Board with their reasons for !
1t in detail. within ten days to the Board of !