New-York tribune., 1879-02-25
,urv1TrFs or TWO CoDTrIERs.

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MUTUAL CRITICISMS OF ComMIssIoNIrs SHAtFN
AND sUrrtrD BrFORE TIE ALDERNirN's LAW
COMMITTEE.
Aldermen Hyatt and Stewart Of the Law
Committee OF the Board OF Aldermen met in the City
Library Yesterday. hear further statements from
commissioners shepard and shaier in regard to ther
action or want Of action, IN cOdylng The cy ordH'-
nnces. The time mostly occupied Win personal!
statements Commissioner shafcr becoming greatly OK
cited and charging MI shepard Wlth various Oh1uoc'
which the latter denied.
Nr Shlfrr said the present committee was ~ hear
s matter for the purpose OF reconcllinG differences
and be proposed 10 show what the differences 81
was appointed" said he, e in May 1877 and we soon
after agreed upon which followed. and after
cot the work done Mr.. Shepard wanted to appropriate
H. aud because be could not, be pov repudiates the
agreement
81 do not" replied Mr. Shepard "Iwas in favor Of
hat system Of codncaton until the Council ordered
different one"
An the IIerculean work which Mr.. Shepard claims TO
have done rct0rted Mr. Shafer could be easily done
b, any one in two weeks tine lie never di1 any work
himself hut his clerk did It for him. lie sent his clerk
10 me and made an offer Of II O00h would give him
INV manuscript and resign from the Commission re-
fused and the next day the clerk came again and
offered So 300 and again refused My report UJe de-
manded by seventeen members Of the Council aud
sent iu soon after M Shepard had gentleman sent
10 me TO have an arbitrator appointed ana Tor me IN tHe
meantime not 10 do any JhInS in the natter
hope the gentleman VIII state the thlng as u oc
Cured" SAID Mr.. Shepard"
Did You ever know one gentleman 70 interrupt
another I" Numbered out MI Sbatcr. While my port
WAS presumably the nauds OF COmmittcti0 the Board
Of Aldermen, five months atterward Mr. shepard went
tlaudeAtlncly 10 the Mayer TO have report which he
had prepared. recommended TO the Board NJ Alderman
That report contained the ordinances alone, ana WAS
wort for word Ike tnat portion OF InAo Lei hln take
ont his repOr now and compare VIII mine and see
Inat II not true. demand MIN To do it, Mr. shepard
took no notice OF TINS deuand, ana Mr Shaicr resumed
,pcaknC explaining the value of his system OF COdnca-
lion and the worthessncss OF Mr.. Shepards.
MI Shrpard said: my clerk had a conversation
with Mr. ShafCr, which the latter SOlcmnly promised
never to repeat IN which the matter OF COMPENSATION
Luown that was spoken. Recognizing that there would
be no agreement between 1 was willing that MI
snacr should his share OF the compensation al
lowed by the Board OF Aldermen. | did not authorize
such an oflcr hut IL entirely all honorable one
When Mr.. ~hafer began 10 speak again the CHAIRMAN
asked un to restrict himself To the question. 1Ou DO
MOI restrict the O.EeT speaker said Mr. ShafCT. lie
WassIlnwed to roam al over Roman history and quote
Latin and make himself the laughing stock OF tho nb
&C. HIS statement about the conversation netwecn MS
.eIk and nyecf false. 1t Is Hc.' exclaimed the
sneaker in an excited manner. " He cannot find
member OF the bar tho city VINO Will allow that lie
has the ability COdify the ordinances. nave had
rNuereice aud know what am about. Will compare
win MN any day. ana Will 20 into room with hlu
each 10 nave ONLY rawhidc'
Mr. shepard said he thought the committee ought not
allow such personalities and he disdtned 10 reply to
tnem
Mr shafer continued The floor ready TO speak,
when committee suddenly announced that would
adjourn iOl ono week.