New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-11
MYSTERY IN THE BROOKLYN CITY HILL.
A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE. WHICH, HOWEVER,
HAS BEEN FULLY AND SATISFACTORY
lily EXPLAINED.

A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE. WHICH. HOWEVER,
HAS BEEN FULLY AND SATISFACTORY
lily EXPLAINED.
rbere has been mystery In the Brooklyn City Hail.
II lasted for an entire week. but has now been sats
foctorilv cleared up. 1t a case OF mysterious
disappearance-not OF any OF the numelo gus '"
ployes OF the city who make that buiidins ,ie''
headquarters during some portion OF the "o' n'h
hours of the day. Non was Information regarding
the matter given to the police or 10 any p'N"'e
detective agency. The facts were known 10 con-"
parativey few persons. and are now for the III
time spread before the public.
That which disappeared the regular record OF
the minutes OF the Common Council covering Inc
meeting he'd on July %. The meetings OF the
Common Council take place Monday afternoon
and by Wednesday the minutes are usually maze
I'D and Transmitted to the Mayors office. In order
that the Mayor may act upon all resolutions "nic"
require his attention. The minutes are kept by the
City Clerk and all the work on them IS done III
his office which is on the same floor as the oHices
of. the Mayor and in fact. practically adJoins the
latter
When thaMayor's copy Of the minutes. as II may
be called for the meeting mentioned was MADE up
both City Clerk Benjamin and his deputy MI
Jones' absent and the work fell upon their
subordinates. The record finished. and. as was
supposed sent In the usual way TO the Mayor
office But for some reason 1t did not arrive. In
the Mayors Office the non-arrlval of the minutes
attracted attention. since nothing had been done
at the meeting Of large public interest demanding
the Mayors approval SO the disappearance OF the
book passed unnoced until the time came for the
Aldermen meet again. last Monday. when the
reading of the minutes of the previous meeting was
| In order.
Shortly before the time for this meeting an
| anxious search for the record began on the part
Of the officials in the City Clerks office They felt
that 1t had been sent 90 the Mayor. but In the
Mayors office remembered to have seen 1t
and no trace Of II found 1t thought that
the book might have found Its way into the ONCE
safe been covered up with papers on the Mayor $
desk, but the refu search in every nook and
Granny failed bring It to light There was moth
| ing for it but to use the rough copy first made up
| in reading the minutes at the Board meetingi ana
| the conclusion had been reached that 1t would be
necessary to make another regular copy Tor the IN
last Wednesday one Of the clerks from the City
Clerks office came into the Mayors office with the
minutes OF Mondays meeting and handed them to
| Wilbur NJ Palmer. the Mayors secretary. Natu-
I subject OF conversation between them;
! "You see" said the clerk. "as Mr.. Benjamin and
the time those minutes were made up l re-
member completing them and handing them to some
who it was-telling him to take them In to Mr..
| Palmer
| would be willing to wager small sum that he
took them to Controller Palmer"
| Of the City Hall. The mystIfed clerk made his
way thither as quickly as his legs could carry him
rect There lay the missing minutes. not whit
the worse for the fuss that had been made con-
| Il didn't know OF course" said Controller Palmer
why they had been sent to me. but II didn't seem
any questions. | thought that when they wanted
| them they would come after them. OF course
, minutes had caused. or could have cleared up the
| mystery in jiny.'