St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-01
oDORLEss COMPLAINTS.
The Odorless Excavating Company
Makes Charges.

The board of health held meeting last
night. The matter of building a sewer
from the Minnesota Transfer company's
stock yards to the river came up and after
brief discussion Alderman Sanborn moved
that the city engineer be instructed to sur
vey the different lines along which the
sewer could be laid and estimate the cost.
DR. Jones claimed that the ice taken from
the Mississippi river was very impure and
unhealthy when used for drinking purposes,
and asked an expression of the
board on the question. In his
opinion people should be prohibited from
cutting ice on the river and selling it. City
Attorney Murray thought the city was in a
very healthy condition, and as no cases were
known where the peoples health had been
impaired by the using of river ice, he didn't
think the board had better take up the mat
ter, and it was dropped.
AFFIDAVITS AND CHARGES.
Mr.. Donaldson Of the st. Paul Odorless
EXcavating company was present and pro-
duced affidavits of men detailed by him to
measure vaults over which there had been
controversy regarding the measurement as
made by the board of health inspectors and
the employees of the Odorless company. The
affidavitS showed difference between the
previous measurements in almost every case.
Mr.. Donaldson said the inspectors had been
very cute and had taken the length and
breadth measurements almost accurately,
knowing that they could not deceive test
in those proportions, but it would be impos-
sible to prove the depth measure after the
contents had been removed several days.
The affidavit of W. E. Pearce. collector for
the OdOrleSS company, was read, IN which
he affirmed that it was standing order in
the company's office that the measurement
of vaults should be accurately taken. and in
his belief the order had been complied with.
AN ALLEGED RING.
Mr.. Donaldson said that members of the
ring that he asserted existed among the in
spectors had been around the city SANDER
ing the st. Paul OdorleSs company, and
had told various parties who had paid bills
of the company that they had been swindled
and robbed, and such feeling of mistrust
had grown out of these imputations against
the Odorless company that it had been rem
dered very difficult for them to collect their
bills.
Inspectors Storr and McManus were the
ones referred to by Mr.. Donaldson as work
ing against the company, and City Attorney
Murray and Aid. Sanborn deplored the fact
that the inspectors were not present to be ex-
amined regarding the charges. Mr.. Muir
ray said there was no doubt in his mind that
Inspector Starr had
BEEN OvER-oFFICIOUS
towards the company. and he wanted to
find out to what extent he had over-exer-
cised his authority. The affidavit of Annie
R. Mintzer was produced and stated that
Inspector McManus had met her on the
street one day and told her that he was col
lector for the Odorless company and if she
would give him SO of the $11 bill that she
was owing the company for cleaning a
privy, nothing more would be said
about it. She didn't have the
money with her, and he gave her his ad-
dress and told her to bring the money there.
She carried it there and McAIanus refused
to take it, saying that Mr.. Owens was the
man to receive it. Mr.. Donaldson said In
spector McManus never had been author
lied to collect money for the Odorless COM
pany.
WANTS NO wHITEwAsH.
Mr.. Donaldson said he represented the
Odorless company. and the action of the in
spector in calling the company swindlers,
liars and robbers reflected ON him. He had
come to the city with an honest record, and
he would not allow the board of health to
whitewash the matter over. He wanted to
be vindicated, and he would, no matter
what it cost
''This is new country" remarked Mr..
Murray.
''But Pm not new man," replied Mr..
Donaldson, land I think you had better
wipe out some of those inspectors and get
men that have got brains."
Aid. Sanborn moved that it was the
sense of the board that there had been no
over-measurement of vaults to the knowl-
edge of the Odorless company. The mo-
tion was put and carried. Mr.. Sanborn
said he wanted to put the company in po-
sition before the public where it could col
lect its bills. At the suggestion of Mr..
Murray the matter of settling the difficulty
regarding the measurement of vaults was
left to DR.. Jones, giving it as his opinion
that If anybody had complaint to make
he should do it in writing, and it should
be referred to the city council.
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