The evening world., 1894-05-15
The Supervisors Attempt to Deprive
Judges Of the Power 10 Appoint
Court 0flCerS.
GANGLOFF HAS HIS GERMAN FLAG.
A Joker Made Sure that Pfngst Monday
Was Properly Observed in the Board
Room Yesterday.

"htii SipeTNlsOr tanBlO11 Sauntered TO
his scat in the board room yesterday
afternoon he found some one had raised
a staff over his desk, from which floated
two flags, the stars and stripes above the
German emblem. 1t was Pfngst Mon
day. and Gangloff at the last meeting
had tried to have the Supervisors au-
thorize the hosting of the German flag
over the county buildings on that day.
The vote on his resolution stood 16 for to
IL against, but the Supervisor-at-Large
ruled that 1t required a majority of all
gu .stion, and that, as a result, this reso-
luton was lost, Gangloff was annoyed
then, but yesterday he was all smiles,
and remarked to those about him: II
knew Fitchle would do this for me-"
When the meeting adjourned the Super
visor took the a with him to the
Eighteenth Ward.
The COUNT Treasurer submitted his
quarterly report to May /. He shows
that the total tax levy for 1898 for ex-
penses of fiscal year ending July 81, 1894,
to be 81. Col. 473. 76; cash received from taxes
and all balances to date of report, $685.,
5000; payments on different accounts for
Aug. 1, 1898, TO april 80, 1894, 81, 2Sl, 1857; bal
ance of appropriation u~nexpended, s7O7, =
S72.3S. Deficiencies are: Account of
Jurors fees. 1855. 80; account of station
cry, books and printing, S6,O44.02: ac-
counts of town constables, $3.50. As; pre-
| pairing and copying tax rolls, $685.. "a; con-
tingent account, s13,9S3.s2. Referred to
Committee on County T~reaSurer's Ac-
counts.
William A. Furey, Commissioner of
Jurors. filed his bond for 5000. offering
as securities Henry II. Adams and John
| Griffin.
Supervisor Ryder presented a commu-
nication from J. J.. Savage, Town Clerk
of Flatlands Town. asking for the APP
pointment of a committee to investigate
the accounts. of ex-SuperVisor Baisley In
connection with the issuing of bonds and
the opening and grading OF streets. The
matter was referred to the u Com
mittee. .
Bidders for strengthening the rear wall
of the Third Calling Battery were John
Say, $3.50: Jsmes Dillon. $1,9G5; McDer-
mott & Ewers, $500, and John Mckeefry,
$40. Bids, per hundred pounds, for fur
nishing ice to the Hall of Records and
Courthouse were by Henry Scully. 80
cents; Knickerbocker Ice Company, q
cents; Peter Fluke, 80 cents; John II.
O'Rourke, 10 cents. and w. IL. Bedford,
10 cents. Both matters were referred tc
the Contract Committee.
Contracts were awarded as follows
For burying, the pauper dead, to Leonard
Rouff, for 1910 each; for stationery sup.
plies for court stenographers, to William
Allen G. Co., 1865; for carpets and fixture.
for Sheriff's office. to John Wood, 1854
for repairs in the office of the Clerk t.
the board, $l,525; stationery for Count,
Treasurer, to Davis q Fitzgerald. $500.
The Law Committee reported in favo,
of having telephone service In the Court
House renewed.
The Committee on Hall of Records wa!
authorized to allow Newsdealer Finn
whose stand was driven away from tn,
corner at Fulton street and Court Squar,
by Commissioner White. to re-establisl
of Records.
Supervisor Gretsinger handed up a res
olution which excited much discussion
The resolution read:
Resolved, That any and every resolution b
which this Board u Supervisors has delegated
any person holding any appointive or electiy
once outside this board the power to appoint an
interpreter; clerk or other officer, or officer
whether that power was delegated by speci;
resolution, or resolutions. or by approval OF sue
appointments in fixing salaries in the Count
Budget, be and the same are hereby rescinded.
Supervisor McKeown, after failing |
an effort to have the resolution TABLED
declared 1t was an attempt on the par
of the Republican members to grab NOR
Sl'SihEH - sAAANA hAie was hllllf
at the power of the Supreme Coui
Judges, the County Judges and the Cit
Judges to appoint their own clerks an
interpreters. He claimed the Judge
themselves were more competent I
judge Of the qualifications of the me
appointed h the Supervisors, an
should have the appointing power.
On a call of the roll on the ~resolutio
there were 16 affirmative votes to 10 |
the negative. The members awaited NJ
Fitchie's ruling. 1t was the first tim
the situation had presented itself sine
his ruling Of the week before on Cans
lofts flag resolution. But the Supei
visor-at-Large ruled then according t
law. and so never faltered this time, bu
decided the question lost.
Ganglor was absolutely happy. II
realized that Mr.. Fitchie had been force
to rule against his friends this tim
Leaning back in his chair and lookin
intently into the folds Of the Germa
flag which futtered above him, he ejacl
lated, "Oh, that flag" OF course, every
body laughed excepting the presidin
officer.
Supervisor Fischer called up his gray,
stone resolution, and vas again defeate
In an effort to wipe out the old job
Wade contract. The matter was laid q
the table pending an investigation by II
clerk to learn particulars as to the tern
upon which the Government furnishe
stones for the graves OF veterans.
The board adjourned to Wednesda,
May %.