New-York tribune., 1896-12-25
THE PROSECUTORS EXPENSES
Observation-Disclosures OLCOTT ASKS FOR
SIs7.JS0 FOR HIS OFFICE
HE CALLS ATTENTION TO THE ENORMOUS pRicEs
rOH EXPERT TEsrIMoNY AND SUGGESTS
THE EMPLOYMENT OF EXPERTS At
STATED SALARIES


Disirlc;-Aitorney O!coii Wen, befo.. the Board ~
Estimate yesterday and asked for Sis75s .or the
year 1881 After c0nsllsrati7n OF the items the AL
preparation was allowed. NJ Oiro., directed re
Roards attention 10 an l,cm Of $500 10 pay chic.
Clerk John f. Carroll. OF the Cour, OF General Ses-
sicns, FOR furnishing certified copies Of Indictments
fled in his Office. such copies be fol the District
Attorneys exclusive NJ. Olcott sail he rhciIgh'
he could get along with the copies made In his ofice
He no necessity for C'cri Carols ,erticaton
The difficulties N the way pointed out 10 The
Dis,rici-Attorney. When Recorder Gol ordered that
all indctmerts must be fled with tho Chief Clerk OF
the General Sessions instead o. in the Disirct-At-
torney's office. to prevent clerks from losing
them the custom Of making certified copies o. i.dc,-
ments grew up and Mr.. Carroll put in o,l of cents
folio for making them. Controller Fitch .e:used 10
pay the bill. and Mr. Carroll sued tho c;y. The Cor
poration Counsel decided thai NJ. Carols bill would
have be paid.
After Mr. Ocot; had made mis- statement yester-
day the Controller sad that tfe Dis,r.rt-Atiorney
ought he the sole custodian of all Indictments I,
found thar change in the law would he re-
qulrcd for this.
The enormous fees paid - experts in criminal cases
another matter to which the Disir,c,-At-
toiney called attention. H. advised that expert, te
employed at stated salary. In ,he B,rberi cIya
alone. said Mr. Olccti the b. fOr expert testimony
will reach *o.0c0 It shocked me-
Il have been shocked many times in the samo man
ner," said Mr. Fitch. Especially when ! find e>-
rerts charging as high "a $3.50 dav for their iimo
They come high. bur SUPPOSE v, mus, have them
He agreed with the Dsirici-Airornoy thi, the ,..r
would save sl11Go1 year 10y putting these experts 90
salary TIE large lie Of stenO-rap phers' bills 10
ranscribng evidence takon co:oner,' inques;s W.
talked over. The Dis:irt-Attoiney said that i l...
whereby Ii would De unnecessary n transcr6e a..
the tesimOn| rad already been iSsued hy a.-a
Register sohner presented 49, ma;"s A;,.orn'it-
TO Sl239D for the current eynens-s Gf r.s ohil.
Iss'. and 10 $500 for copying records, tn. Rs
lister. from 1872 rnt 1875. received these amoa..-
yearly. In the latter year the Commissioned a.
Accounts reported that this too much and ~
total appropriation for 1896 down N siii5i
The result was the scaling down Of tho saar.e- of
the Registers clerks. Register S0hmcr inform.
the Board that the salaries were inrsa ~onahy D.
duced: that his clerks wer" faithful . Z
ticient as any in the employ Of the city. ana t!4a
1t was "A matter of simp" justice TO restore to
formerly paid.
Mayor Strong s.d hat he WAS wiiln; tn 10 thu.
ard ;hc allowance was made AZ Mr. sJhm"r~ r.
urCS.
Superintendent Constable. Of Tho Huildins D.-
partment sent the Board a letter asking ior $50
to employ four additional inspectors to keep
on concert halls and places Of amusement rn'
watched by the Fire Department. one - .ir. CO.
stables sentences in his letter contained IL go-ds
and another had O. words in H. Secretary &. Y.
Adee completely windcd when h. had frisn.t
reading the episile.
II don't think care 10 in'o the free Show
business" said corporation Counsel Scott and NJ
Constables proposition faded ont of s.eht. His
quest for Sl2U25 for eight additional building in
of7ce rent The Board adjourned urtil MonG.y.
The final budget will be signed next Thursday.