People Ex Rel. Brown v. . B'd of Apportionm't.

By chapter 9 of the Laws of 1872, the comptroller, the commissioner of public works and the president of the department of public parks of the city of New York were constituted a board of apportionment and audit, with certain defined powers, among which is the power to audit and allow unpaid claims against the city of the description specified in the act. The second section requires that the meetings of the board shall be public and upon notice, and that claims presented to the board (except for salaries and wages) shall be read by the clerk at the time of presentation, and shall lie on the…