Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-15
CONCERNING NuIsAEcEs.

Inspector Starr Tells a Different Story
from that of Mrs. Cramer.
Sanitary Inspector Starr has quite diff
ferent story to tell from that related by
Mrs. Cramer, regarding an alleged nuisance,
and which was referred to in yesterday IS
REcoRD-UNIoN. He states that he has been
repeatedly called to Mrs. Cramer's pre-
misses, as well as those adjoining, and that
some of his visits were at the instance OF
her own tenants.
He found that Mrs Cramer had been
making cesspool of her basement, and he
compelled her to cease doingo so and to fill
the place with earth. He had also required
tain improvements on his premises, until
the latter began to claim that he was being
pursued too far.
As to the vault of which Mrs. Cramer
now complains, Mr.. Starr says she has
never notified him. He recently visited il,
however, but could not see that it was any
worse than hundreds of others in the city.
The owner of the place (Wittpen) has
| raised the structure over it in order to build
the vault higher, and small space yet re-
mains uncovered. There was no offensive
odOr, and it was not case that warranted
severe measures.
Inspector Starr claims his duties are
onerous and disagreeable, but that he does
the best he can, and all that he can. He
says that he is often hampered and OBJ
structed in his work by large property
owners and citizens of prominence, who
are generally the last to make necessary
sanitary Improvements on their premises,
abate nuiSances. etc.
There is no disposition on the part of
this paper to undervalue the services of In
spector Starr or any other official. In re-
gard to the Cramer matter, the report
covered statements made by Mrs. Cramer
and a gentleman who had inspected the
nuisance complained of. At all events, the
publication had a good effect, as it aroused
all parties concerned, and if there is a
nuisance on the lot complained of it will
now probably be abated All that is de-
sired is that each and every officer shall do
his duty, without fear or favor, and when
he does so he is entitled to credit therefor.
1t does not appear, in the Cramer case,
that Inspector Starr has been ct in the
matter, as alleged by that lady, as he can
not be expected to know of the existence
of all nuisances unless they are reported to
him.
A SUNDAY UNION reporter yesterday in
terviewed Mr.. Wittpen on the subject of
the statements made by Mrs. Cramer. He
said the trouble with Mrs Cramer's premi-
ses was that the lot is from three to four
feet lower than those of her neighbors on
either side, hence the sipage and drainage
from adjoining lots naturally settles on
hers. This is her own fault, as she should
fill in her lot as high as the others. He
declared that he had no desire to injure or
harrass Mrs. Cramer in any way, but that
she is an eccentric person, hard to get along
with peaceably, and that many of her
alleged wrongs are purely imaginary.
A gentleman in Mr.. Wittpens company
said he had been one of Mrs. Cramer's ten
ants, and left her house-not on account of
Mr.. Wittpen, but because of her cranky
disposition. Both he and Wittpen assured
the reporter that the latter maintained no
nuisance on his premises. Mr.. Wittpen
says he is an old resident here, tries to do
what is right, and that he has been un-
justly charged by Mrs. Cramer with Of
lenses of which he is not and has not been
guilty.