, 1876-08-17
DIR. AI'VICKAR.
Investigation Before the Commit.
toe OF the Council.
Measrs. Lander md Laracy Bwcar 10
Statements Already Published.
They Arc Contrndicted 1,y Dr. Mcyfckar
and Peter Downcy.
Tho Committee viii Report Its Conclusions
to the Council.

Tho Committee on Cnunty 1se!Aitons atnl
Health, towl,oln the investigation Of flcehargcs
nralt,st Dr.. McVirknr, the lienIth Cotnmttsiun.
or, WAS i1,tsllstrtl, mct yesterday nfternotn.
ALL. Tiroop prcsifcl, and the other members
present we're ALL. lsu.cIcFg, Bciller, and Gull
icrton. Mayor Heath a1id other prominent gen.
t,emcu connected with the City Government
were present, and there was guod repycacnta-
tion oi the general nnbllc. Mr. William II.
King appeared in l,elalf Of Dr. MeFlckar, anu
C,ty-Atternoy Tutlilt examined the witnesses
for the Committee. Thc chief acc,lscr, MFR.
Lander, lad lawyer tn ook nftcr Ills s!,1e Of
tl,u caac, hut Il was early tlccleA that lie Was
simply witness III tie inquiry aud should give
his oyEdcnee without tcgal nhl,
Nit. t'EORuE LANDER
was cxaninc.l first. tho other witnesses being
acnt into the ante-ronn during his testimony.
liz said his occupation hal been that Of n
scavengcr for tie last ten. years. Before that
time he dealt III catttc. About the o5tl, Of last
mouth he was at tic office Of TIC Board
of Health. Or. Mcylcl,ar nskcd hin to
60 into Ills room, and after witness had .lo,,c
80 Tho Dottor began n conversation about his
machine, stating that II IT. worked a1l right he
{Dr. MeV.) would recommend 1t md publish It
III the papers. Or. McViglsar sail hi thought
witness lind nrctty gnotl thing, nn1 that II IL,
would pay 800 r,ldi,tI, lo could make It a'I
right. Witness rrt'scd to comply with this de-
tuf.tt, AtI the Dottor went on tn state thnt the
contract would ',c gousl thing II It was not ir-
tcrfcred with by thu other contractors. Wif-
llcss l,atl iM't used any improper 1ncas tu ndu
encc tue Aldermen to give him thu scavcngfng
contract
The City Attorney put n nu,nlcr Of questions
on this nolnt, but tie wttncBs kupt to Ills at,-
kwor.
ALL. Collaboration Is tl,ts going to reach
u Te aexskar, clarnnp-1 want to 7aro everything
explained III connection With the Health DE-
partmc1,t.
Aid. Roecnbcrg--We ase not here to try any
one: ;,
body, what's the use Of The Investigations
Tho City Attoruty-I am netting un.lcr the in-
struct!ons Of the Mayor uuil the Committee.
The Charnlalt-l want to probe this whole
Mr. king-I am anxious that everything tend
ing to prove nv client guilty of any crime should
CONC out.
Aid. Cullerton-Well, don't want to stay
tic charges.
TIC Examination uf the witness then con-
tiaued. lie slated tint, seven ar eight ycnrs
nro, he patd money to the ucatth Officers for the
fia friend !1l this officer who attended to his In
tcrcst. Witness puli 81, ,OW 10 Frank bauer, WHO
,yns Health Inspcytor about lint tImc.
He had never pail money since tile recent cum
TRACT: he Thought, however. tint tho scaycn-
rcrs Ind Il creased u tho Iuspcctors, Tie hod
arcess 10 the hooks for tho purposes Of Its
business, but tll!s privilege was stopped July
81 whc, notice was given that the cgi,tyuct was
about 5a a ths' and ond asked via. were ~ tc m grounds
for his not being allowed to sec tho books. The
Health Superintendent replied that tic Law
Department Ind decided tllu contract to he ill.,
valid: On tho "a u August, wl,ea 'Ivc Or sS s
tlat be did nut want any of them loatlng around,
aa tbs contract wus Invalid Witness rci1lalrrd
sunlo time, n,,l the DUctor lovlsetl a littlu
jealous. lle told the Health ComnstsBols-
oniy niacc wlcrc he could cet information about
]l!s work. After u few words witness was forci-
lis elected from tho room. Witness returned
,crs H. "a, ny fear g Of r. teeu tat ,,cnte,nnn a.
NIT M IN mi; nt the books. Sumo days after Ur.
McVitkar 1nuiic the proposition to film s.s met
Tint eent1cn,nn, who snd ~ gl,css you nrc sorry
:lcr." Witness lid many Conversations With
Mr., ITookp, nntl received i good sHAny hEn,..
Far instance. Mr, Ifouae sa o1, one or two ,,c-
cas,onB, II nnybodv PUTS moucy int ny porkct
siall not object to IT,
IN answer tn Aid. Cullcrton, witness raid l.o
lad been told that the contract Was uul, anil
yoI;l, but i,is lawyer held Il different opinion to
TINT entertained by the Law Department. Mr..
Tuthili i,asl told him tho contruct was nul1 and
void, hut Iii. Ja,nleson said ii was not; lie
didn't know which 10 believe.
T,lE MYn ne roLD or IT.
Thc City Attorney asked witness II h. had
told any one about tho conversation with b..
McVirEyr. IIc WI. beelupil,t. 10 cnMuIcratc
suycrnl pcrst1s, beginning with Fred Grimm,
when Mr. King objected to e,,cl Testimony, ns
anything witness might llave tastt another Imr.
st,it in lie uLscucp 0i Or, McFiesar could lnye
no. no weight re- in tia investigation.
The Gty Attorney saLi they were mt irving
nr. NcVi:knr. l,ut merely irving 10 rrt nj III
thc circumstances yn,,ncctc tcd witi, thc natter
NfT, King then subjected thu witness to a
scurcti,,r rroSK.:xa,linnt,ot,. lie prycr pai,l
INV ,nDt,cy 10 DR., McVirknr, liz had offered
ni1ury T., .,,,e nr two llsalt O(lyers u f,ln: rs
much as s3 and 81 u iul. Hc neyer knew II
nnv ,unney jeInE 1uiu Ia any utlrrrs. either tlt.
ret',Iw t,r iiulIucily.
liz Ktnr-Wlu; ia Moses l[ookcf What f,ocs
,,c In. i'"h ~'
Wltnrss-ue attrmls to Ills b,s,ncss nrct,y
r,,,r,v II nuThtrri Afr. ian,isr nIhcrcd *
1 IT. Statement Viii, reference Ia str. iiookc.
lie thought t!G r0ntrIct MN EnHf!u, asld ilaL