Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-31
INVESTIGATION DEILHDED.
SANITARY INSPECTOR STARR WANTS
A THOROUGH INQUIRY
Made Into His Official Acts+A Vault
Cleaner Charges Certain Things
Against Him.

At yesterdays special meeting of the City
Board of Trustees the chief subject con-
sidered was that relating to matters con-
nected with the duties of Building and
Sanitary Inspector Starr, which have been
the subject of criticism of late. Because
Of these criticisms Mr.. Starr had sent to the
Board the following communication, which
was read by the Mayor
SACRAMENTO, July so, 1890
To The Honorable Board Of city Tlstees-GEN-
TIFMEN: In an article, published in the DnHy
Bee of July 25th and headed 4No Excuse for
the Rich, am charged with trucking to the
rich and forcing poor people to obey the ssni-
tary regulations, while the influential and
wealthy do just as they please. It also states
that the facts win show it to be true. now
ask, in justice 10 myself, strict investigation
OF the acts of myself in the Wheeler matter, or
any other the Bee or any person may see fit to
A. H. STARR,
Sanitary and Building Inspector
Mr.. Starr supplemented his comm unica.
ton by assuring the Board that he per-
formed his duty without fear or fayor, and
defied any person TO name an instance in
which he had Disseminated between rich
and poor.
AGAIN TO THE FRONT.
After the Board had transacted some
other minor business the Mayor produced
and read the following ep;stle:
SACRAMENTO, July rs. 1890.
To The Honorable Board Of Trustees Of he C,tg of
SdcrdeRmto: desire 10 call your attention to
the peculiar way in which your Sanitary In
spector is conducting his duties as public Off
Ger. After serving his notices on parties to
clean their vaults and cesspools he informs one
Lewis so he can solicit such work as he has
ordered done.
Being more than one in the cesspool business.
II IS UNJUST that should be taxed TO pay an offi.
Ger TO work against me in my legitimate busi-
ness This policy he has pursued almost ever
since he was appointed TO his present position.
] can only surmise the reason he has pursued
this peculiar system, for it is different from that
OF those who filed the position before HIM
trusting that your honorable Board are ready
and willing to see the public business conducted
honestly and just to each and all remain a
taxpayer, j. a. CAMPBELL
To this attack on his official integrity
Mr.. Starr replied at some length He said
that Campbell (who he alleges, is an alien)
had asked him for all the cesspool and
vault-cleaning work coming under his
patronage, and on his refusal to do so
Campbell caused statement 10 be pub.
llshed that he was not in collusion with
the officials, which publication, the latter
said, showed Campbell to be coward.
lie added that he would not be very apt
to run after Campbell such treat
ment-and tell him where he would find
jobs at vault-cleaning. Mr.. Starr said,
furthermore, that he courted the fullest in
vestigaticn of all his acts, and asked the
Board to cite Campbell to appear at the
next regular meeting and prove his charges
II he can. He also asked that the publish
ers OF the Bee be called at the same TO
prove their charges against him.
The Board promised to call Campbell, as
requested.
During the discussion Mayor Comstock
said he had heard that Starr tried to induce
the proprietors of the State House Hotel
to take from Campbell the work of cleans.
ing their vaults and give it 10 Lewis.
Mr.. Starr posted off to the State House
and returned with the following note from
the proprietors:
This is to certify that Mr.. Starr never told us
70 give the cleaning TO Mr.. Lewis The fact is
Mr. starr called here on Saturday July &c n
When Mr. Lewis was here, but never said who
should do the work. WILSON & KINNEY.