Year: 1862

Meeting OF the Board OF Supervisors.


Aregular meeting Of tho Board of Supervisors was
hold yesterday Elijah F. Purdy President, 10 the chair


The minutes of the last meeting were read and ap-
proved.


The following communication was received from his
Honor the Mayor


MAYORS OFFICE, NEW YORK, March 81 1862.
To THE HONORABLE TIE BOARD or SurERvIsoRs:-


GENTIEMES-I return herewith, without my approval,
the accompanying resolution authorizing and directing
the Comptroller 70 lease from Peter Mitchell the second
and third floors Of promises No. 400 Grand street for
uso or the Fifth District Court My objections thereto
are MS follows


The court in question is city court the expenses Of
which borne by the city. The law directly charges
the Corporation with the duty or furnishing tho
for its and although it indirectly authorizes the Su
pervisors to do also there to DO this
peculiar proprety in following the direct provision OF
the statute uasmch IL is from the city, and not the
county treasury that the payments must be made.


The Corporation has heretofore provided the for
these District Courts II long provided the rooms
now occupied by the Fifth Judicial District Court and
the Comptroller behalf Of the Corporation had before
the passage Of resolution already hired the present
premis for another year from the 1st OF May next


On the question to the sutabeness of tho present
rooms have from personal inspection become satisfied
that they should answer for the They have SUI
feed for the of that court for several past when
its business was probably larger than at present. owing
to the diminution consequent upon the general de-
precision of business and they secm to DO in good order
and repair.


While it would undoubtedly be moro convenient to
have larger and commodious for this court
there to be urgent necessity for the change
and this certainly not the time 10 encourage
sary increase OF expenditure which, in this case would
be double the rent at present paid and which iB pro-
posed to pay for rooms not yet in and the su
poror suabeness of which to tha present cannot
therefore, be known a. dennvely as would be desra-
BILE GEORGE OPDYKE, Mayor


Supervisor DAVIS said he supposed the Board would
not attempt to override the veto, and further
tion would bo taken the paper he moved that be
laid without advertising, and thereby avoid con-
siderable expense.


Supervisor BLUNT supported this wow as he did not
think thore any necessity to ADVERTISE unless they
intended to give the paper further consideration.


Supervisor TWEED quoted the law tho subject, show
ing that veto must lay and Be advertised for ten
days This course was ordered to be taken with the
paper.


Tho Board then adopted resolution that supplies
will be furnished TO any county Offices ofcors, except
upon rcQuisitions approved OF by the Board.


communication WINS received from the Comptroller,
in answer to resolution passed by the Board on the
25th OF March. requiring him to inform the Board in
what body the title to tho ground and building in FL
dridge street vested He stated that II purchased
in the year 1872 and tho present building erected
at that time and used as watch house. The title is
vested in the Corporation OF the city OF New York.


Tho resolution TO hire tho rooms in the premises NOS
Al and 49 Chambers street for the Of tho Supreme
Court, at an annual rent Of s. 900, was lost.


The resolution offered by Elijah y. Purdy, that tho
Board Of Supervisors call for repeal OF the present Ex
else law, was. then taken up.


Supervisor DAVIS offered as an amendment, that as the
Excise laws havo failed to accomplish the objects
for which thoy intended tho Legislature be Pc
ttoned to make such alterations in said laws be
deemed necessary


Supervisor PuRDY said the subject demanding
the attention Of the Board OF Supervisors under the
present Excise laws the from that
had fallen of $50 900 year.


Supervisor ELY offered as an additional amendment,
that the Legislature be pettoned to exempt the city Of
New York from the action of the present State Excise
law and that the power OF granting licenses be vested in
the local under suoh regulations the honor
able Legislature may deem expedient.


The whole matter referred 10 special committee,
OF which Supervisor Ely is chairman


The Board then adjourned until Tuesday next, the sth
inst.