New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

ppcnyfSN PUBLIC RECORDS STOLEN.
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.,y,rcr NfIssJNG--A NEW DEFICIENCY ot FoV'V'"T
,,o,rsrERrART OF THE VOUCHER ROBBERY.
-. ,nyastioationsin the Tax Office Brooklyn,
- A. s,a,tI;np fact that some of the most nn-
.-or,.nt hooks which should exist there nave SUI
S.,Iy disappeared and consequently many oi 'no
,nDsd collections cannot he traced ana recoNearu'
nor the defauhing collectors p"niS".u
fad has been ascertained u'" n1io
. aoscienrv of over $4,000 in one brancn
:, hn Office not heretofore mentioned IN
a. nnhTo n,,nts The books containing the evil
- 90 ravrnent the amounts collected the names
a. ,he collectors and of the property owners paying
slo taxes and assessments, have been uesuoyeu'
evidence has been obtained that the pooHs Ne'o
nddenly distracted from the office IN when theS
1.,,onged and no trace ear be had of them. The
,traction of these books is already alluded TO ny
1ae officials as q counterpart TO the famous voucher
,obbory IN the Controllers office IN New-lork' Inc
.feial report on the subject, II is understood VIII
\, presented by the authorities to the Aldermen IN
few DAYS; il not, The TRIBUNE VIII give the lacIs
n, the investigators have discovered them
TIE AMOUNT OF THE DEFAULT
No further information was vOucnsaled 10y
,,e officials Yesterday in regard TO the Deficiencies III the
Tax Office The members Of the Board OF Auoh were
ndvo1se 10 communicating any additional iac's' anu
carried out 70 the letter the agreement 10 say o's
nc Controller alone had tongue. and endeaNofeu 10
ovinee those with whom he conyeised that the actual
amount Of the default interest thus far discovered s
ltss than $4,000. IL mentioned, however oS dho."
member OF the Board Of Audit that Mr. Schroeder hau
failed 70 state that the deficiency already dSco'eie"
severed merely the few cases OF RENTED lheresl u
.lOecd by the cash book and that II tDe 'D"'oi''' "
.fher cases which under the same category po'0
"a slusive as those mentioned sum even greater than
~, repored default will be found TO have Oeen an
ENACTED. &c was stated by one who knows the
fncts that the deficiency Of $1,000 "mch ue
Coutroner admits has already been discovered
Lns been found upon the examination OF only
q very few bills-probaby five, and not more tnan III
teen He stated that at this rate the aggregate Wouid
=. ,o,cense He said that about 100000 we're col.
tCted each year for taxes. II one nan OF tue amount
had teen put over for month, at the rate OF interest
,larged-1 per cent a nonth-the deficiency would
amount 20 100000 for single month Some Of the tax
,syers had been in arrears for two years, and the
amount OF their defaults often reached very large
ann II Controller Schroeder admitted default OF
tOOOO now the whole amount stolen, according ~ inc
suformant. is nearly sl,0OO,00O
MI Schroeder said yesterday " l do not want to be
Ld responsible for statements made by the press
concerning individuals, or amounts stated as having
1een stolen. ! have made no statement impheatng
any one nor stated any amounts which may DC miss
snr l nave charged no individual with having ac
septed favors from any Of the tax collectors"
MI Bostwick Clerk OF Accounts In the Controller
.ee stated Yesterday that the amount OF default and
interest chargeabe for six years would not exceed
,rNOco and ne thought II improbable to suppose thai
Ale whole amount had been sOlen but when his atten
,on was called to that the default covered not
.nIy yeare years he admitted that the amount
ss,G to have been deficient might have been purlOned