New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-04
RJLL TO AID THE SHERIFF
,vvpA1. s1CKLEs PREPARING A MEASURE.
ru,xKs THE PRESENT FEES NEED REVISION
ASKING FOR POLICEMEN TO ACT
AS DEPUTIES.

AS DEPUTIES
General sckes sent letter u ''o io'oo ".
LISTENERS Yesterday asking tha' uo'"'i y. NV
:. .ho force be ordered 70 report " nun io' "'r'
80 70 execute orders-oi arrest. a''"' '''' ,
auv and other mandates of the courts CIVIL ana
cuuo"' vru .ho new Sheriff would not admit
ofin ia M, Get men TO act as deputies lor
tha' "o 49,. :, saemed 10 be well understood tlat
% as tho cause of the Generals call upon 'nc ponce
The Police Board referred the "cne,"i ~
o,ion Counsel Clark. who TOOK VIC quos.o" "
ISr,soment Mr. Clark said that lie -"ouio sNo Ills
opinion saturday , e,,,os ro,,sd IN an
...,o. need these men All the WORK
n~'' o. down 10 A O'Clock today has been
m,on.,r nerformed. 1t was all done ny l"o incn'
:, d,,, mean 10 tell my plans until heh' nS pa'ue
.,,, vouM be bad generalship. nave maoo ''e
,,.a,lon for police assistance so as 10 DC pieparcu
I'm case OF an emergency ,,,
rns General said that he had received propapis
erv anplications for places deputy sherihS none
:. .,.n were from among his predecessors olccfs-
ia desired 10 correct report TO which MS a'lehioh
nod been called that it would take S'o'ooV "DoNo
,h legal fees to run the Sheris Office up 10 Jahua!
, He had probably said that there wouiu oe
hor.arc of several thousand dollars, ana lie hdu
Ian rroneouslv understood as saying $4,000 lie
had found that the legal fees earned by inc Shcri
amount 10 about 5000 d year and that must furnish
n COMPENSATION for all deputies. If he chad twelve
the number his predecessor employed, thls "oulu
Give them yearly salary of 5000 each Inc reheuS
Cor This condition OF things lay with the Legislature
and the Governor.
Another thing for the Legislature TO consider inc
General said is that in enforcing processes against
property the sheriff is left by the law absolutely WIN
ont compensation or reimbursement. deputy ievle'
on soreful If goods Ii is large, expensive, retail
store saw The storekeeper is bankrupt Inc ldhu-
lord wants know who is going TO pay the rent Inv
sheriff must guarantee the rent or remove inc eoou
II he removes them. who is to pay the cdrla7e VINO
l. 10 pay the storage Who is TO pay Tor suaiul"s
The propertyl The sheriff. Yet there is no provision
of law for reimbursng him. The goods must DC
guarded and they must be insured. VINO pays u'c
,vatchmen day and night, and who pays the lnsur-
ance, The sheriff. with chance Of ever getting MS
money back 1t is customary TO advertise the Se III
the newspapers and to print hamdbill announcing H.
but who is 10 pay for this outlay
The goods ought TO be sold at auction b! an OK
nerienced auctoneer, in his auction room Who pays
for moving the goods to the ducilOn-IoOm ~ Cd''
locue of the goods should be made. and made by an
exnert who thoroughly understands such work. The
catalogue should be printed and circulated among those
likely to buy such sales. Who Is TO 90 All 'lls
The sheriff. yet there Is provision to pay any us
bursements, for any services IN any Oh 'hesc Po
ceedings The sheriff is therefore left TO one OF t"o
alternatives 10 perform his mere mlnlstelIdl uu'.
without doing any of the things which have become
customary or lie must invite the attorneys represent
Ing the parties the suit among themselves
how the sale shall be conducted and PROVIDE for ho
necessary expenditures. Hence has grown up Prdc-
tice olarter of century old 50 that II Ia, now be
come a usage Of the Office, the placuce OF chaisuis
these disbursements against the parties 10 the sul ana
they have been paid and generally cheerfully PAD
as / understand. by the parties or their attorney, .
The General then took an example slOltlH Vi
goods worth $4,000. The legal fees are ! Ia per
cent-called poundage. The -herlfs utmost alOWSn,e
would therefore be 1928. This would not pay me
carriage or one fourth Of the auctioneer's fees To
catalogue the goods would cost that muc the pfhtnS
one half as much. Where would the insurance. tlio
storage and the watchmens paw come III FeuclAl
Sickles therefore thought that there was but one tS
10 and that to get up new sherinS rec blll
& | am now preparing one" the General added. and
expect have II ready 10 send 20 Albany next Week
Shall send report of the situation 10 the Governor
and will incose the fee bill. lie VIII probably
submit il 10 the Legislature. When forward my re
rort to Albany shall at the same time send copy 10
President COuiert. of the New York Bar Assocatoi
90 that Executive Committee may have (" chance
IN consider IT, and the chief justices OF all inc
Various courts. hope TO have the assistance ana al
vice Of all these gentlemen In this important measure