New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-10
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
INVESTIGATION AS TO THE AUTHOR OF hLFoEp
INTERPOLATION IN TIRE MANUSCRIPT.
REVISION an THE ORDINANCES.

INVESTIGATION AS TO THE AUTHOR OF ALLEGED
INTERPRETATIONS IN TIE MANUSCRIPT.
The special committee consisting of Messrs Rob
erts Morris. Robert Hall, Jacobus and Kennedy
appointed by the Board Of Aldermen TO investigate
the alleged tampering with the records and manu-
scripts of the Board met yesterday. Some time ago.
after great deal of public disagreement, Commls-
sioners Elliott Shepard and Ebenezer BShafer'w VINO
had been appointed to codify the city ordinances
made reports which were referred to the Law Oom-
mittee of the Board of Aldermen. Under direction
of Alderman Hyatt, chairman of the committee as
shown by the testimony yesterday, Mr.. Shafer ana
Mr.. Van Auken, the latter in the employ OF Mr.
Sheparl agreed upon a codiication which was sub
mitted TO the Board of Aldermen by the Law Com
mittee The committee was discharged from FUR
ther consideration of the subject and the report was
ordered printed IN The City Record. For that pnr-
pose IT was placed by the Clerk of the common
visor of The City Record. After the copy hRu oeeh
sent by him to Martin b. Brown, the printer, IL Is
claimed that IT was altered and additions were aue
To investigate this was what the committee was
Mr. Shafer testified that arrangement was
made with Alderman hyatt ,GhauWWan a. tro
MIR HYATT and himself should jointly examine 'no
proofs, and letter was shown TO MT brown y
that effect. A few days after Mr. van Auken Sud
he wonId have nothing to do with the matter and
Mr. shepard would act for himself, Inc witness
aftCrwaTd went TO the printers 10 see lhe manu-
script but II was refused him. lie was shown
pToof however, when he found That ALTERATIONS
had been made and the manuscript tempered Wlun
This he ascerIained, had been done by direction OF
MIR Shepard. He asked who gave such author.
ity, and was told tie persons IN charge OF
the work He then applied TO MT. HTatt 20
have the work stopped when the latter told MN
he had no power IN the matter and could 90 noun
ing lie finally got Mr.. COstigon 10 stop tne publ
cation and order the manuscript ana proofs 10 pe
roturned TO him. The witness said that important
alterations had been made, aud an ordinance leSalI
ling all outstanding city stocks and DohdS hau
been mteTpOlated.
Mr.. Alfred, an employee in the printing office, tes-
tilted that he sent the proofs aud manuscript 10
Mr. Shepard at request of Mr. Van Auken' WHO
brought letter Of authority from Mir. Costigan.
Mr. Brown who prints The Record, testified that
Alderman Hyatt had directed him to submit the
proofs and manuscript TO Mr.. Shepard, and sub
United letters from Mr. Costigan, giving Mr.. l. Van
Anbep authority 10 make changes and corrections
i'm the proofs The witness said that four pages OF
the manuscript had been distracted or lost Wmie
Mr.. Shepard mad possession OF IT. ana they Aad hot
since been found.
MIR Van Aiken testified that he had been en-
Moved by Alderman Hyatt who had authority rs
he supposed rs an expert 10 COd1y the oiulnShSeS'
He had obtained permission from MN anu DIT
Cosfig4n TO read the proofs, and he ordered them
sent to Mr.. Shepard's Office with the manuscript
MIR Shepard afterward showed him letter from
Alderman Hyatt authorizing Mr.. Shepard 10 take
possession of the proofs and manuscript ana MAKE
such alterations AS he might see III. FROM Una.
time he washed himself clear of the whole thing"
In regard to the part which related 10 stocks aud
bonds that were in the box which contained the Ie-
port when It was delivered to the Board OF Alder
men although the committee had not agreed on
any such ordinance il being an entirely new one.
lie did not think the alterations made were mate
rial.
After the examination of other witnesses, the
committee adjourned.