New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-10

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Office is now run OH far more economical principles.
l will give you an example. A deed containing ac-
tually six fOliOs was put in for record.
The lawyer filing il was charged 81.
as if it had contained ten folOs in
stead of only SIX folos. The document was
marked two fOlios.' and handed to the cOpyist.
The copyist therefore, received only 10 cents for
his work. leaving q clear profit of 90 cents.
The cOpyist to the Register went to clerk and
complained, saying: This is not fair. You have
charged the lawyer at the rate of ten folios when
there were only six foOs, and then you have turned
around to me and declared that there were only
fOliOs.' The clerk told the cOpyist that he could
take the document as it was marked, or take moth
ing. have doubt there are cOpyists now in that
Registers office who do not make over 800 year.
They naturally grumble, and are willing to testify
against their present ruler"
The same kind of overcharging," said Mr..
Roosevelt Is going on the County Clerks and the
Sherif's offices. We have evidence TO prove all the
charges have made, and also statement of the
amount of money these Officers are making this
year by these O, exchanges. 1t is easy enough to
obtain evidence You have only to send a dOcu-
ment through either the Registers OF the County
Clerks Office and pay the charges. / do not know
when the charges will be presented to the Gov
enor. They have been drawn up by committee of
the cooper DrdnCn OF the ANU l0mlauy OlHanlLd-
ton. If we submit the charges now aud the
Governor at once removes the officers their places
Will have to be filled at the November election
whereas if the charges not presented until after
the election, the men the Governor then
appoints will hold Office for nearly
year, OF until another November election.
The Governor has the power to fill the va
canues he causes by the removal of guilty elective
officials, but their places must be filled at the next
election. The Governor would therefore appoint the
successors of the present County Clerk, Sheriff and
Register if he should remove them. The Office of
Register is a very peculiar one The moment you are
elected you can appoint Deputy Register, and
then until the end of your term, if you choose. you
may not do particle of work in the Office. You can
go to Europe If you like, spend the whole period of
your term of Office there, and draw promptly your
$40 900 or $4,000 a year,
REGISTER LOEW EXPRESSES SURPRISE.
Register Loew said last evening that he had just
returned from the country, and had heard nothing
of any charges to be preferred that had been pre-
felred against himself, the Sheriff or the County
Clerk. You bring me news" he said. " am
really unable TO conceive what motives or what
grounds any one can have for making any such
charge against me. / do not myself know the
method of regulating fees in my office, but if what
my deputy tells me is true there certainly can be
no foundation for any charge of excessive fees.
When l entered upon the duties of the office,
l told the deputy TO charge the same fees that had
formerly been charged. He told me recently that
where any change had been made from the old
rates it had been decrease so that if there were no
grounds for allegations against my predecessor,
do not see how there are against me. do not know
whether the rates are fixed by statute or not-that
Is a matter have left entirely with my deputy.
and have never had occasion TO look the question
up STILL l suppose there must be statute regula-
lions on the subject. If So suppose they have, of
course, been followed"
SHERIFF REILLY DENIES THE CHARGE.
In speaking of the charges, Sheriff Reilly said last
evening: Il have not heard from any definite
source that any charges will he made against the
sheritf's Office If they had been presented would
have been served with notice by this time. From
the expressions of opinion have heard regarding
the Registers and County Clerks Offices, believe
they are now managed as faithfully as they ever
were. As far as the Sherif7s office is concerned,
can say that any complaint of exorbitant charges
having been made is entirely groundless. | do not
fear the result of any investigation. The fees now
are less than are allowed by law in the adjoining
counties The profits of the Office are not large
they are scarcely sufficient to buy bread and water
for a family of respectable size. 10 is not
possible to make Oyercbarges The receipts Of
the Office may be divided into two casses-the regu
lar charges and the expenses allowed. The charges
which come directly under the Sherifts notice are
fixed by law. certain amount is prescribed for
serving an attachment, for collecting money. levy
ing on goods etc. If extortion should be practised
in any case, lawyer would not permit it.. All law
verg know the law in relation to the Sheriif's
charges, or IL they don't they easily become we'll
informed. Expenses, although the Sheriff is d-
fnr off no
deputies. They vary in many instances and cannot
be OF are not fixed by the law. Often the deputy
incurs expense at a personal loss. For moving and
storing quantity of furniture it requires greater
expense than for quantity OF silk, although ii may
not be as valuable il couple of horses are seized
there is expense attached to stabling and feeding
them. In all these instances the regular rates of
New-York are the established charges of the
Sherif's office. EXtOTtiOn cannot be practised in
these cases, because the person interested have
recourse to a higher authority. Whenever
l am informed Of any high rates having been
charged hear both sides. If l think it is just
claim allow it if not rectify it. Even then, as
often occurs, if the person is dissatisfied the rates
are regulated by one of the judges of the courts"
"Tbe best evidence" continued Mr.. Reilly. Of
the faithful management Of public Office can be
derived from the opinions of the persons who are
most interested. am sure that four-ffths of tho
best lawyers in this city, without respect TO party,
are perfectly satisfied with the present system Of
the sherFs Office and would be willing to continue
it as now conducted have been told repeatedly.
I can understand, though, that charges could be
presented to the Governor for political effect but
don't think they would have any weight. have
known the Governor personally for twenty years.
and am positive he would not entertain charges
for mere political considerations. Tammany Hall
would not be injured by any charges Of that kind.
The public would weigh well the character and his