St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-11
READILY DIPRTHERIA.

erS license Revoked.
Ruilding Inspector johnson and Health
Officer Jones were presented with peutionS
from Gustave Heinemann and Robert
Seeger Yesterday morning asking that the
,,Inmbers license granted to James j. Dun
nican be revoked. The applications were
drawn I'D by Warner, Stevens ~ Lawrence
and Kerr 81 Richardson. attorneys repre-
senting the petitioners. ana the contents
caused deal of excitement III the ol1ceS VI
the health officer and building Inspector.
The Detition Of GustaYe Heinelnann
o11pges that the petitioner is the
fine owner of. and up to a short time since,
resided in the house at $50 East Firth
cfreet In July, James J. Dunnlgan. a
licensed Number of the city, put into the
house water closet, two wash bowls and
n hath tub. together with the necessary
connections As cause for complaint IL
l. ALLEGED that Dunmigan did not obtain
hermit to do the work from the building
insnector'S office. as required by
law. and neither Gid he, when
the work was completed, have it
insppctpd by the building inspector or
his assistants as is also required by law,
The petition further sets up that the joints
of the iron pipes were not caulked or made
tight. That a drain pipe running from the
refrigerator where provisions were stored
did not run to place in open sight as the
law requires. but was connected Win the
house drain pipe without proper ventlIat-
ing trap. The petitioner explains that no
specifed amount was fixed for the WORK 10
be done by Dunn gan, but that
the understanding was that IL De
a first-class Job in every particular.
hot Vylnan tbn work
was completed Dunnigal told petitioner
that the lob was the best one ever done in
ST. Paul and had been duly Inspected by
the proper city officers. Two children OF
the petitioners died in September and Octo-
Der from dphtheria, and another one is now
seriously i'll from the same disease. From
tests made recently, it was found that the
FONTS in the pipes were so loose as to per-
init the escape Of sewer gas IN large guam
titles from leaks in the soil pipes, bath
room. water closet and laundry. The petl-
ton saws that DR.. StamIn, who was the at
tending physician during the
ILLNESS OF THE CHILDREN,
attributed their illness in a measure to the
escape OF sewer gas. Tests were made
with peppermint ether and smoke, and the
result was as detailed above. The petition
further states that the petitioner has learned
that the statements made by DGnnigan as
regards the test being made and the connec-
lions having been inspected by the proper
CITY officers, was false. The petition of
Robert SeegeT, who resides at 21S Maria
avenue. and had plumbing put in house by
Dunnigan. recites about the same facts, eX-
cept that he has had no deaths in his and
no sickness. at least none is alleged In the
petition. The building inspector and health
4 aioE, lTnH in
the following order being sent to Mr.. Dun
nigan:
1t having been made to appear on the sworn
statement of Gustave Heiuemann and Robert
Seeger that you have done plumbing in their
residences in an unsklilful manner and IN
violation of the building and plumbing ordi-
nances Of the city, we hereby suspend your
license as plumber as provided for in section
81 of Ordinance No. $40, as amended by Ordi-
nance No. 643, and approved April Z 1885.
and shall at once report said suspension to
the board of public works, as provided for in
section 81 OF Ordinance No. $40. and you are
hereby ordered to DO no more plumbing I'M
der your license as plumber until the same
has been passed on by the board of public
works TALBOT JONES. NJ. D.,
Health Inspector.
GATES A. JOHNSON,
Inspector of Buildings.
Mr.. Dunnigan, accompanied by friend,
visited the building inspectors Office yes
terday afternoon and held a consultation
with the Inspector. Mr.. johnson, seen
after the talk. said that Dunngan felt bad
about the affair, and had called to see what
he could do in the matter. Mr.. John
son volunteered the statement that Dun
ingan had been arraigned twice in the mu-
ncpal court for putting IN plumbing with
out first securing a permit from the in
spectOrs office. Mr.. Dunngan, when
asked what he had to say to the charge,
said he did not care to say anything at
present.
BEFORE THE BOARD.
The matter came up at the board of pub
lie works last evening by the reading OF the
order sent to Dunnigan. W. =. Warner
and II. J. Richardson, representing the pc
titiOneTS; were in attendance, as was also
Gustave Heinemann and Drs. Stamm and
Boarlman. Mr. Dunnigan was not iii the
room when the communication from the
building inspector regarding his suspension
was read. but came in shortly afterward
with c. E. Otis. his attorney. Gen. Becker,
of the board. said neither the building i'll
SpectOr nor the health officer had sent to
the board the petition or specifications on
which Dunnigan had been suspended from
carrying on his business. and he thought ii
better to hear tile evidence and defense at
some other lime. Mr.. Warner said copies
of the petition had been left with both Of
ficers to serve on Mr.. Dunnigan. All the
witnesses, including those who had made
the test were present. and they were will
ing to submit their side of the case. Mr..
GUS said he had not seen any of the
papers in the matter, and Mr.. Dunnigan
had not even been presented with them.
He said Mr.. Dunnigan was a business
man and had men in his employ. The
order suspending his client from carrying
Cd his business was great hardship and he
would like to have an early hearing. He
suggested that Dunnigan be allowed to con-
tinue Ills business pending the settlement
OF the matter. Gen. Becker said that the
law would only allow the board to hear the
evidence and decide the matter, the suspen-
sion part being left in the hands OF the
building inspector and the health officer
Under the circumstances he did not see
how the board could allow or give Dunni-
gan the permission asked for. After some
discussion the hearing of the case was
postponed until Friday night and copies of
The petitions ordered sent to Mr.. Dunnigan
and his attorney.
The application made by Dunnigan for a
plumbers license states that he worked
twelve years as jOurneyman plumber and
for fourteen years has beena master plumber
His bOndsmen are Frank Duffy and
John IL. Niebaum, who are holden in the
sum of $500 each, and the bond specifies
that he shall comply with all requirements
Of the law relating to plumbing. Mr.. Dun
ngan is one of the oldest plumbers in the
city and in conversation with Building In
spector johnson yesterday afternoon said
the work done at both Heinemann's and
Seegers was so far as the mechanical work
was concerned. albright.
L DAHAHE SHIT.