The sun., 1879-02-28
cor. sHEPARD's CONFESSION


To THE EDIToR OF The SuN-Su: Your
partial aF,iclc Of is morning is the nr-t auth oritavc
intn'aiion which have had that 1t was my duty to
correct the deficient pubic reports u the meetings OF the
| Aldermanic Law Committee.
The report OIL which you relied incomplete and in
| accurate
AZ 10 an appropriation for the compensation Of the
Municipal Code Commissioners. there is and has been,
no such approximation
There disagreement with Mr.. shaier until he
ncSpcctcdly to ne. gathered up the quarry OF mate
rails which had been collected by efforts
and from which the code 10 be prepared aud sent
them In a. his report
then made IN. Only mistake df onci which have
made in this whole matter, had submitted to this
duct In perfect silence had escaped your criticism
should have 80 submitted except for Of profcs
sonal responsibility been since 1913 conncc-
ton with four other lawyers charged by the City Bar
Association TO that confused and contradictory
mass of city ordinances should be reduced into intel
ligble code. ana tho materials tins in not being
such code aud Tor the refusal OF the Common Council
70 adopt his fcpo and from leint strongly urged BY
Ss" cep & n ,hS wc y9 On ami Sni Spa
munts subsequently to his report aud expense
Of tune and labor snd some insney in The purchase Of
Mt shatsr has repcatc'l, said. IN Substance that his
SI at tSs gu" avg c cr N. e SolHsss e.
hycry .fthis work ithi, be tue then The ciu 10
hands, and the onci was not 10 pay linn ior ettine
and perform an important pubic dniy whc6 ihe law las
asssncd to two Had an agreement been arrived a.
and the city hi, have been been blessed with com
rlcte aud Harmonious code.
Bni ssain nade Nr Shafcr NO oficr ai all and 50
stated to the Committee. but when Mr. ShafcT's pur.
poses aud motives were developed. clearly saw that
crc was 70 tp no agreement between u- and directed
nv clerk w EDWIN hNan Auken admirable attorney
and Gentleman ~ established cinractr 10 ak him IL
uere were any terms which he would his warfare
and which couh honoraby perform. Tie replied that
he wanted his compensation Mr. Van Aukcn stated that
wished no lart Of his compensation. and IT any appo
Pfiatun should cVVr be made would do whntcver was
necessary and proper 10 secure N 10 him Nr 81 gave
him o understand that that wnud be- satisfactory, Mr.
Van Auken asked him what were his views a. 10 the
ah9unt Winch would he due hin. aml wuud be
SlVtt NJ shaicr said no. Mt Nnn Aukrn asked Il it
w9gh DC Sio'1 or whatever sum shoniI be one.
hm ~ any compensation ultimately allowed Mr.
Shhtcr sai no. AMI. suliung his ground gave him to
understand That nothing hess tiltn the whole such an
propiHuou would ie satisfactory to him, that lie
would not retire at ALL This substantially the whole
ot uic two conversations alluded 10 by Ar shafcr as
siatct by Mr.. Van Aukcn
FAKE upon my-li the whole rcspon shity of this at
tempt ~ peace AMI flr The completion the necessary
public work U a municipal code
Is II asking too much ui o Justice that this
letter should 10 appear IN the SAME IT, q and
same column editorial Oi this morning on the
anne sulgecty I have the honor IN be YOUR olcdirnt
servant, Ituorr p Surr.gp
Nrw YoRE. Teb 20 1874