New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-23
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
,>,,-rSr,c ,r,yC THE CITY COURTS.

INVESTIGATING THE CITY COC"lS'
N.UAr Is THOUGHT OF MIR. BRookss RESOLUTION
.~n SENATOR HoGAN's BILL IN TIE LkGlSLA-
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The resolution offered III the Assembly by
NJ, Rrcohs asking for an investigation "f the expense
,,D,r courts in this city, such as the General ana
spccia Sessions with view to cucng their cost ana
rho b introduced by Senator Hogan, providing for the
nprontincnt Il Judicial officers OF the Court OF
Special sessions at salary Of $4,000 year. were nnc
discussed ia the courts Yesterday. some persons H"
,,turd that II was political device introduced by the
ndlcrcnt- Of Tammany Han Ter the purpose OF mes-
ingts patronage judge GidcrslccVc, WHO was Suing III
General Sessions 3y sad 'Ihc resolution on'fo
lv Mr. RIools spcals 81 inv sticatng the expenses "
The low c courts Wei. supposc II TT'c! 10 lI,
IN The land. We can dcw i've man 81 LIS hn'ia ~,
can sentence man 10 he hanged we can ,S J ~
tr,ason; aud IL strikes me that court l''Sa' ri.r
hSC" I"G%V, Irc,slti1Ic concludes 10 investigate
I ho' cIpcnSs Of The court l do not tmnk the
,nr., iud.cs would have objection Tor II W'"'I 9l
NV REQUIRE an examination of he records OF me Let
},tnrc The saiuic provides for the salaries OF NE
iudrfe Tie number of clerks ther du1eS ava S'''
@ NEVIS ,sialisIci Inv law with the Judges sinrly
rests Tho appointment ~ lie clerks, ana man! o
have served Their present caracE Tor :" tI
zee the Judges have absolutely n"llne TO Go WIN tu
expense Of the court II Ctlccloh IS " tn
enough business j not done Tor the expense oI .c
court th2i ire Judges dispose OF al the cas-
brought to thor notice. ihe n.f'I rd MO" w.,
near ali the cases. hut sometimes prisoner
,lcgd guilty. or atoUlEiEcuts are Nskcu l"I' 81 W.
Iesscs me absent So mat the CI.cnGar is exhausted
carly i'm Tie day. know nothing OF the ;"polntlnS III
If to new JUSTICES Of the SPECIAL Sessions c1cek VIVA
] have read. | have understood that the p"Ilo,t 81
that bin rot TO increase the expense 10 Use ClN,
hut TO pay justices from reduction IL the S'Ii'c'
Of the attendants r.,..o ~.
Ju,t.ce Murray Chairman of the Board ot Io1cc Jus
1ircf said II the expense OF tie Court "I sl'c-"4
Scssous - high. the Legislature Is to blame l0f IL
because salaries of all the clerks are hAtl ny l"N
But | can't understand why an effort should be
made by vse legislators 10 increase me expense Nv
600 when everybody trying to cconOiH/e ana ciH h
louGlv for a reduction Of taxation The SALARIES OF Two
new justices could not hc paid ny reducing thr t"'
- no ierks me officers OF the court Clcik and
ms Gcputv, whose JOINT salaries am' mn To 4 'o"'
$4,000 and several SuhVGIa servers. KNOW M h"
reason why special justices should be appointed ihcr
can hc no complaints that hcjuSuces are oNeihord heu
with Uo foY The cUdaT III the special Sc>NoN l. now
completed. ! have never known tine When so lev
cases were in the police courts TINS morning. mere
were only nine cas- at IssCX Market where there are
usually thirty forty and AT The Iomhs thoe were
nbout dozen, where ordinarily there ale seventy OF
eighty. 30 the work Is not too great