The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-16
THE BOARD OF APPoRTIONMENT.
Paying the City's Legal Advisers and
Advocates-The Annual Estimates To
Re Reytxed an Monday.

Paying the City's Legal Advisers and
Advocates-The Annual Estimates To
Be Revised Monday.
1he Board OF Apportionment met yesterday at
one O'Clock. Comptroller GREEN moved to take
up the annual estimates for the coming year.
Mr. VANCE moved to print them first, in conve-
nient slips, for the use OF the members. Mr..
GREEN ENORMOUSLY declared that they had been
printed sufficiently and had appeared in all the
public journals. Alter a little grumbling on both
sides Mr.. VANCE said he had no objection to take
up the estimates ii they were only printed, and q
compromise was erected by adopting both mo-
lions.
Mr.. GREEN moved to pass the resolution appro-
prIating s55ooO Tor the new Third District Court.
house. Adopted.
Mr.. GREEN moved to transfer to the appropria-
tion for interest on city oebt the following &C.
counts, consisting OF unexpended appropria-
tions:-From salaries, Department OF Finance, for
1874 $4,000; salaries, executive Department, for
1872, $4,000; salaries, Judiciary, 1871, $4,000 and
duplicating maps and records, $4,000.
Mr.. WHEELER moved to lay the matter over
Mr.. GREEN SAID, vehementy, that it was a
matter which was of too much Importance to be
laid over, as II affected the credit OF the city.
the motion was then adopted, Messrs. Green,
Havemeyer and Vance voting aye.
ml. uREES moved a resolution authorizing him
70 issue assessment bonds TO the amount OF
$4,000 LOT the department. OF Works. He ex-
pressed his regret that the bill pending during
tne last session oil the Legislature, limiting the
issue OF these bonds, had not been passed. and
sheered al the frequency with which these calls
probably, another call would come for q quarter
OF million dollars worth OF bonds. He offered
the resolution, ne confessed, with much re-
The motion was adopted
THE lawyers GOLD MINE.
Mr.. GREEN moved to appropriate an additional
amount oil $11,500 the Corporation Counsel
The amount required by him was $4,000, but he
be drawn for this purpose.
Mr.. DELAFIELD SMITH, the Corporation Counsel
explained tnat he had from 1900 to 5000 cases on
would have to be done In the Ring suits. He had
th the e n tne slf su Who
prosecution OF the CITY suits and thought the suit
against Tweed could yet be won. However, all
required the talents OF able lawyers, who
had TO receive compensation adequate TO
sT Of sa Been ne for
coming year, and this amount Mr.. Smith charac-
terized as totally Inadequate more especially as
more than hall OF that amount appropriated for
last year was paid TO counsel who were employed
by his predecessor. He did not select the counsel
engaged in the city suits for political reasons but
simply Tor their fitness.
LUCKY LAWYERS.
He had employed Mr. James Z. Carter for the
Ring, and his charge was heavy, 5000; but lie
was engaged by Charles O'Conor to assist nm in
able lawyer. SO it was with the otner iawy ers
whom he had employed, Mr.. Barlow, Mr.. Peckham
and Mr.. James NJ. Smith, Who had won thirty suits
out OF fifty, something unprecedented in the history
Of the office OF the Counsel for the Corporation
There were now before him claims for $3.50 for
counsel fees Mr. Smith, ut the close OF mis- long
explanation, alluded to the resolution passed by
the Board requiring that the Mayor should concur
In all the engagements OF counsel for city SUITS
saying that Il embarrassed hum greatly. AS to the
motion OF the Comptroller, he declared that $11,50O
would be insufficient to pay the amounts already
due TOR counsel lees.
Mr.. VANCE said that the Board had transferred
$4,000 to the appropriation for interest on the
city DEBT, which was 5000 more than the Comp
trOller had asked for in his budget 1t would
therefore, be almost impossible to make any more
transfers from unexpended accounts.
The motion was then passed. the Comptroller
promising 10 increase the amount to $4,000 II he
could md the appropriations to draw FROM
The request OF the Board OF City Record, asking
that $25 1892 40, balances OF certain APPROPRIATIONS
tor 1873. be transferred to the appropriation for
printing, stationery and blank books, was laid
over.
The resolution requiring the concurrence OF the
Mayor In the employment oil special counsel Tor
the city in pending suits was rescinded at the
quest OF the Counsel for the Corporation who
seemed to be on the irlendiiest terms with both
the Green and the anti.Green faction OF the
Board, who appeared to be greatly pleased with
the result OF his Efforts
The Board then adjourned, without taking up
the annual estimates. This will probably be done
next Monday afternoon, when lively time may
be expected.