The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-17


Officer
In approaching tue Consideration OF the salaries
and oil tue utility oil the existing Juuc,ai branch OF
our local government your committee have been
with propositions to the effect tuat many 81 tneso IN
cumoenIs calm that they cannot be copsttulionaliy
ipteriered with Upon mature reflection, aud alter
consultation with svme OF the best constitutional law
yers ~ our Uar, your committee 40 not hesitate to
say that IN view VI tue great saving that would be
made the treasury Of our city aud Tue great benefits
Officers, incompetent, IN many cases 10 admni:or the
law to reader justiCe. that there Is NO obstacle
Legal or CONSTITUTIONAL IN the way OF the abolition Of
some OF these unnecessary courts and their JUDGES
ana judicial sppendsscs.
xARiSE COURT.
IT. however, from 4 regard Tor antiquity, 1t should
be deemed proper to retain In existence the Marno
Court your committee unanimously recommend that
Instead OF $4,000, the amount now allowed by law
They would also recommend That tue clerk OF That
court allowed the sum OIL 900 instead OF 900
Tor himself and 5000 Instead oi 3D. 500 Tor one as
sstant aud that The other clerks aud all attendants
upon that Court over and above SIX be abolished AZ
Unnecessary and IS occupying sineoure postions
POLICE COUNTS.
In regard 10 tho police courts oi the city your
mittee Of opinion they should remodeied
and that one-uait OF tho uumUcr should be abolished
and that the salaries vi those that may he lett
ing should be reduced from $4,000, the present enor-
dimiuution the Tascs oil salaries pnid other
employees existence In tness courts OF twenty
i've per cent upon their present rates oil salaries
CITY DISTRICT
10 references 10 tho district courts oi this city, ten
numUer, your unhcsitatiugy That
they most extravagant judicial aud legal uxu-
ries with winch tins city mas been afflicted since ia
existence. Zach OF these courts WIN lis expensive
paraphsrnalia, exceeding Ia number OF employees aud
Of show that oil the supreme Court OF the unitod
states, 10 al least $40 700 per annum, max
ing IN The aggregate 100000 for supporting
these so-caiied poor mans" and servant girls"
courts Their abolition Is demanded By every
Intelligent lawyer of this cry VINO has
ever had any business them. When our citizens
informed Of the Tact that there Is not recovered
and paid over upon Judgments obtained IN THESE
courts ~ 10 alleged in the aggregate III a one year
the sum VI $lOU0OO the argument makes itseii-tnat
would DO better Tor the city TO pay these htigsnts
OF us treasury and out oil the pockets Of the tax
payers $l00,WO per annum, ana thus save
$4,000. than Keep these s,pecure judges
and tneir CLERKS, attendants, stenograpbcrs
interpreters, &c, In existence Your cvu-
mittes suggest that DO necessary 10
have "poor mans" ana "servaut airi's" court in
The city Of New York one night be created with
three judges, " be located centrally IN the uoig
hood Of the City Hail. where. owing TO tho growing ac-
comm odauons 10 accrue from elevated railroads and
rand traDsiL us position could be rescued vol
md better than the scattered parts OF the city where
the present oistrict courts are now located.
~ BUREAU NcuNBRAScEs.
Your oemmttss reco0nsnd the abolition or the
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