The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-13
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Important Report of the Commit.
tee on Arm0rieS.
One Committee Investigates An
other Committee.

other Committee.
The regular session of this Board was held yester
DAY afternoon, all the members, except Mayor
Havemeyer and Supervisor Falconer, being pres
ent
The minutes OF the last meeting were read and
approved. btu or the CorOners Tor the last quar-
ter 1873 for the amount OF $1s esq., was laid
under the rules. large number OF other bills fol
various purposes we're read and referred to the
appropriate committees
Mr.. Douglas Taylor, Commissioner OF Jurors
transmitted his annual report, which was referred
ana. on motion OF Recorder Hackett ordered
printed in document form.
General Snaler sent a communication to the
Board, protesting against the assignment Of the
Fifty fifth regiment, N. G. s. N. Y, to Nos. 81 and 80
Bowery, which is at present occupied by the
Third cavalry and only dt for the purposes OF cav
airy tactics The communication was referred to
the Committee on Armories.
resolution calling upon the Board to reduce
the salary OF the criers OF the Supreme and
Superior Courts from $4,000 to 81, 900 per an
mum, which sum was fixed at meeting OF the
Board OF Supervisors neld May 20, 1870, intro
duced by Supervisor Ottendorier. Supervisor
Monhemer took the floor and stated that the
work of reform would not stop here but in
ciude the chief clerks, deputies and attendants
OF the Supreme, Superior and other courts The
chief clerks of the two first mentioned courts re-
ceved each $4,000, and he guaranteed that as good
il not better men tnan either Jarvis or Boese could
be OBTAINED for $4,000. motion to amend by in
sorting that the clerks OF the Supreme, Superior
Marine and Civil Justices courts be included in the
reduction was adopted and the motion as amended
referred to the Committee on Civil Cohrts.
tnot Iov an
Ger OF this Board be lnterrOgated to under what
authority the Commissioner OF Jurors was ap-
pointed. Adopted.
motion OF supervisor MORRIS to have the pro.
ceedlngs of this Board printed IN the Guy Record
was referred to the Committee on Printing.
The Committee on ArmOrleS reported in favor OF
transferring the sixth regiment from Nelson Hall
to Glass Hall. Laid over.
The Committee on ArmOres made the following
important report, which was laid over
The special committee appointed to investigate the
Centre Market Armery respectfully report The com
do ny oT a this woH IN
with prepared speeidcadona II answer THIS adj
for the and two or the Whole WORK those
were declared the ssfu Sddefs
Gyisier Brother for turning and galvanized IRON S
De Christie tor mason work, 900
several Of the above named parties the low
@ he
between the lowest and the accepted bid being in the
proposal received the whole work Tor siS4o5
Ehi!s the awards made by the COMMITTEES amount to
Several members Of the Committee on Armories and
sy Ssve
ss: k Ass s BY the ss.
81 | tss Say e.
I'VE II sy had not
have felt their duty to report The facts to this Board
report with The annexed issouton. not apptovsd
BIDS for the Aforesaid WORK. that they had
ri Sns
to6e to inform bidders Or the @
% issue the s orasr s d %a,
never called ug IN their meeting again After the report
;S:T
not Tns
there % on 50 nsT
the on snd ns euy By
that they should receive fair compensation for the
The whole proceeding this matter show depora.
bic e M Sf the rules wn S ,s h0na be strictly
Board and the neglect Of which must lead to the
sy their confidence IN the assurances Of the former
Chairman Of the Armory Committee and to prevent
which this COMMITTEES WIS spRointed in the future,
Resoved That the committee on Armor,e. and Drill
and hereby ere directed to require the bills
and with tie @ single 81
labor and materials and to report in favor paying
October to December "a, 1873 As'""''' O0D' i0N
furnished THIS county in 500 in value shall
be by contract With the lowest bidder and the several
s w S a u has uc
contract shall have been Confirmed BY majority d
x x5S EsiSa1idK Special Committee
resolution instructing Major General Shaler to
remove the Ninety sixth regiment rom Centre
Eleventh regiment called forth some debate.
Supervisors Billings, kehr and Gilon freely par.
supervisor LYsAGHT moved to recommit, with
instructions to report suitable quarters for the
Ninety sixth regiment, which was lost.
The original motion was then adopted.
supervisor MCCAFFERTY wanted to obtain infOr-
nation in regard to bill Of morning paper
amounting to Sl069 so, for advertising, Tor which
check was presented and signature refused by the
clerk of the Board account the bill not having
been before this Board.
Supervisor VAN SCHAICK thought that it must be
a huge mistake. as 1t is impossible that the Comp
troiler can DO ANYTHING illegal Laqghterl
take occurred In the ComptroIler's once acct
dentally.
me SuDlect was nerenp0n dropped.
several blis OF newspapers, Tor publishing elec-
ton notices under authority OF the Sheriff. were
ordered paid. A motion OF Supervisor Van Schdick,
to provide suitable quarters for the Ninety-sixth
regiment was referred to the Committee on
Armories. Amended by Supervisor Norris to give
power to the committee; lost.
The Board then adjourned until Thursday, at
four CLOCK r. NJ.
COST OF CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
Commissioner Van Mort, Of the Department Of
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