The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-03
BROOKLYN MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
Meeting of the Common COuncil-Mr.
Jacob Worth Not Eligible TO Hold Two
OHiccs-Com ut roller SchrOder's Report

Meeting of the Common COuncil-Mr.
Jacob Worth Not Eligible TO Hold Two
Oniccs-Com ptroller schroder's Report
Concerning the Missing Bonds.
At the regular meeting of the Common Council.
held yesterday afternoon, President Bergen pre-
sided. Alderman O'Rielly rose to a question OF
privilege and proceeded to assa the action Of
Alderman Richardson at the previous meeting In
procuring the passage Of a resolution requesting
that there should be no interference with the new
charter by the Legislature this session. Nj.
Richardson replied, defending the resolution and
urging the necessity Of giving the new charter
fair trial.
A communication was received yesterday from
Corporation Counsel De Witt, In reply to a resesu-
ton OF the Board Of Aldermen, asking for an opin-
ION to the legality Of granting the petition ~
Assemblyman Jacob Worth. Mr.. WORTH who was
also member Of the Board of Assessors, asked for
three months leave OF absence, in order to attend
to his legislative duties MIR DE Witt finds, under
the provision OF section four, mo person. elected or
appointed" can hold two offices. Mr.. WORTH can
not therefore, continue to hold the assessorship.
The opinion OF Mr.. De Witt was ordered to DO
printed in the minutes.
A communication was received and read rem
Comptroller Schroeder, concerning the amount Of
bonds distracted from his office. The Comptroller
States:-
addition the bonds previously discovered MISSING
en had by me The
cancellation had been erased from the coupon bond
though these bond, were SIN Outstanding against tns
vesigaton made by me subsequent % the IA
made ,ns S~ 9a"l sa e
order to discover these bonds in case they were s q
VIZ gwen the % %
INF s on the
where the interest is paid OF the THEFT and arranged
ne q Of and hs
prior to the Isl OF January ls IN an SnyeoDs
= postmark on he enveops or whence il same, ana
ceusons would toow OF Course this cSpaaaton was
,Ss to and my s sd
not been and by his III holders q
property Who Wv would NOT be likely to leave on short
Win III So he ns
ynced that the fear OF being dsgracea BY an arrest
conviction and punishment AFTER an arrest on tho
% sps MIN my moS oo s
did not produce the bonds by the time he had returned
steps
The Comptroller then recounts the story told
him by the individual alluded to who had been on
friendly terms with Kessler. Four days alter the
publication OF the TACT that some person mad pre-
sented stolen coupons Tor payment the twelve
missing bonds were returned to the Comptroller In
envelope. registered in the Post ONCE at Albany.
The police since endeavored to discover the sender.
berry is set forth follows Three stolen bonds Of
$1,000 each have.been discovered in the hands Of
Innocent holders. ineSe SHOULD De Teuecmeu
full. Three bonds are still missing. The coupons
belonging to them nave not been presented The
numbers OF them have been advertised, and
they will probably never turn up. Kess-
Ter has given sureties for $4,000 for his
appearance. The amount has been declared Tor
feited by the courts, and the sum OF $780, standing
to his credit in Dank, has been attached, and will,
before long, be recovered by the city. There Is.
thei eiore, at present fair prospect ior balance
OF 1000 in favor OF the public against the thief
now respectfully ask for authority to pay to MIR.
Cottrell, the Innocent holder OF the $1,000 Park
bond, and to Mr.. Brasted, the innocent holder OF
two s., 900 Boulevard bonds, the amounts repre-
sented by the bonds held by them, SAID amounts to
be charged to the surplus balances remaining uL-
expended on account OF the appropriation OF 1873.
have pledged myself to these parties to see them
harmless, and believe the city cannot afford to
refuse payment II we desire to maintain our credit
in the financial world,
Alderman Brown moved the reference OF the
matter TO the Finance Committee, and he re-
marked that the report was every thln." The
Comptroller was TOO tenacious OF mentioning the
name OF the person who presented the coupons at
the Nassau Bank. The mans name is Frank"
and he procured the appointment OF the abscond-
ing clerk Kessler, in Mr.. Schroeder's Office. He
believed action should be instituted against MI.
Frank.
After some debate the report was referred to
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