Board or Supervisors.
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DEo. 2s.-Alderman Franklin IN the chair


Ths minutes Of the preceding meeting were read and
approved.


Petition. fsm various persons for the correction Of
70 M he salaries OF the clerk of the city and county OF
New YORK clerk OF the Superior Court surrogate and
salaries recommended by the COMMITTEES to be paid TO
the hsads OF Departments were taken up seriatin.


surSsas ,. :, ans ne report recommended that $4,000
The C4AIR moved that $4,000 should be stricken out
and $3500 inserted.


Aid. MArNARp moved to reconsider the question or
taking up the salaries seria and ten having voted In
the affirmative, and eight In the negative the motion
After long discussion, without coming any deei-
.on the board adjourned, to meet omorrow evening
We have made the following extracts from the report
OF the committee


Surr'gats-Ths receipts OF the office. -: $500
surrogate's salary. ................ $4,000
Chief clerk. .................... 1000
anree otner CLERKS, ............ isoo
ro,.sr, C.I, -. = :. '.''..... ''...'.' o oo
SonIinBehts, @c',' ''..... ooo -


Balance to go into the Treasury. saiIO
County CLrk.-Superor Court Depart
T 1Tien..hscsipui. ''''''.' .'.'....'. o. Sa%si
Twenty assistant clerks, porter, ana CON.


unssht expenses ...... lo,SSo l5,Ss0
esster.-Receipts Of oiics. ...... $1,000
ltegistsrs salary. ................ 5000
Assistants, porter, and contingent ex-


Fo"eeh,' 3SA4 1899


Balance, &o Discrimination. e%Bb6
Clerk 81 Superior Court-Recepts. 1000
Four assistant clerks and contingent ex-
-PenSeS''. ..'............ 2,soo oaoO
Balance, &c. .,................... $3.50
Inc oiiowing protest was presented behalf OF
James eonner, Esq, County Clerk


49, , New YoRK, Dec 20, ls47.
10 me Board Of Supervisors Of the City and County
Of Nsic York.


Inc undersgned, the Clerk of the city and county
New York hereby respectfully protests your hopora
BILE body against any action, your part in respect
the ONCE OF your protestant under Of the Leg
ature OF the State Of New York. entitled "An
laon to the fees and certain officers la
the city and county of New York." passed the 10th
day OF December, lsi7


Your protestant s advised by his counsel and verify
peieve that the act before referred is
al and void and that the cannot lawfully be made
applicable to the office of your protestant under any cir
cumstances whatever


Your protestant and his counsel entertaining these
views are satisfied that the question Of legality OF
the hald act must be presented to the judicial tribu
nails OF the State, and by them be decided


Your protestant Ia ready, and willing to render every
assistance in his to bring about early adjudi
cation OF the question and hopes that the will
be conducted III an amicable manner
Very respectfully, your ob't. serv't,
JAMES CONNER,
Clerk of the City and County Of New York.