Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-27
rnE PROFITS or GARBAGE.
MT. Cranes Charges the Subject Of Hearing
Today.

| Today.
MR.. CRANE TALES ABOUT xIDpLHMrS-pErrrY
HEALTH OFFICER BAYLT EXPLAINS WHAT THE
HEALTH OFFICE HAS DoNE--MR. D. v. CLARKE
| AND HIS DOUBLE EMPLOYMENT.
The District garbage was raked over today
at the Commissioners Office. A little after
| noon Mr.. John II. Crane, Deputy Health OFF,
Ger Bayly, MIR. R. Y. Rusk, representing Mr.
Draney, the late garbage contractor, and others
interested had hearing before the District
| Commissioners in reference to the charges
made in letter submitted by Mr. Crane to the
Commissioners relative to the garbage service.
| All Of the Commissioners were present The
| hearing was somewhat informal and converse
tionai in character The talk went all over the
subjecto Of the garbage service. Occasionally
the remarks passed between Mr.. Crane and Mr..
Bayly were little peppery.
At the opening Mr.. Douglass invited Mr..
Crane to proceed, remarking: .You are the
prosecutor, aren't your
Mr.. Crane said he had addressed letter to
the Commissioners, to which he had received
no reply.
MIR. Bayly suggested that If Mr.. Cranes LETT
! ter was all that was to be presented be could
| reply 70 that in writing.
Mr.. Douglass read Mr.. Cranes letter, the SUBJ
"a "AASo Wue puOusueu III HE GTAR Sdt-
urday. 1t gave fgpres to show that the garbage
service at the rate It was paid for in September
would cost Sll5t292.65 . year, or nearly eight
times the amoant of Mr.. Draney's
se hiass ,or that =. - although teams eo%d
Clarke, who. Mr.. Crane understood,
was middleman, was paid $3.50 day. and
thus made $50 or $40 day out of the service.
and was favored by receiving his pay
from the District weekly. or. in other words.
haA hsc sspl h.
trict Mr.. Crane charged also that Mr..
Clarke was paid 90 day for the service of the
dead animal wagon, though Mr.. Mann would
nave paid for the privilege of performing the
service, and made other assertions alleging
irregularity in the service.
When the letter had been read Mr. Crane said
he would like to hear the reply of the health
officer.
That is not my purpose in coming down
mere, said Mr.. Bayiy. "The Commissioners
will get my reply in writing in due time
Inc meeting was called at your suggestion,
MIR. Crane, said Mr.. Ross, ito hear whatever
you had to say about this service
WHAT HE KNEW OF Mr.. CLARKE.
There seemed to be O hitch here, but Mr.
Douglass relieved it by asking Mr.. Crane what
he knew about Mr.. Clarke. This started the
talk, which lasted an hour or more.
Mr.. Crane said all he knew about Mr.. Clarke
was that he was down in the biennial register
oe Oh chSiHc III Tue war department al : l,UUU
| year. He thought it very singular that in an
emergency man like that would be called on
when there were citizens here in business
who would be glad to perform the service. He
had, he said, seen one OF the leaky wagons on
the way down to the Commissioners ONCE Be-
hind the wagon was a long trail of filth from
the leaking barrels. They seemed to be old
whisky barrels. One OF them had no hoops
on it
MI. BAYLYs REPLY
Mr.. Bayly said he was willing to answer Mr.
Cranes statements then and there, and the
Commissioners having asseuted he proceeded.
In the month of September, he said. they had
not employed q single team without the
authority OF tho Commissioners. There
| six teams, but this was the fault
OF the former contractor. as they had such
great accumulations to remove. The accumu-
lation was SO great that he had been obliged to
instruct the inspectors to pay no attention to
new complaints until they had gone through
| the city.
As to the Statement. that at the rate for Sep
TENDER the service would cost $4,000 a year
Mr.. Bayly said that this was an unfair calcula-
| uon, as the amount OF accumulation was a mat
Ter OF notoriety. and it was also well-known
| fact that in September there was more garbage
| to be removed than in any other month
| Of the year. While they we're then
Obliged to employ ffty.six wagons
No" tney performed the service with only
twenty-siX wagons and the complaints averaged
only three day. As to the dead animal sery-
ice, Mr.. Bayly said that he had Mr.. Mann's
word that he had not made the statement Mr.
Crane credited to him in his letter.
THE MATTER OF PREFERENCE.
No preference, he said, had been shown to
Mr.. Clarke or Mr.. Riley at all. As a matter Of
fact there was a standing advertisement from
| the Sd to the 9th of September 1t was a we'll
known fact that the health officer wanted to
employ teams at $3.50 per day. He had gone
10 every team owner he knew of in the city and
could not get the teams at the price offered
MIR. Clarke then came and said he thought
he could get the teams in the country. and
| Mr.. Bayly told him that if he could get the
teams he would pay for them $3.50 day. Mr.
Bayly said that Mr.. Draney himself had paid
Mr.. Riley S4.5O a day for merely a team Of
| horses and q man.
Referring to Mr.. Cranes assertion concern
Ing the extravagant service, that in one day
garbage was removed from his house twice
ana three wagons went through his alley on
| that day. Mr.. Bayly remarked that the drivers
were not intelligent men; that they were
likely to give little more attention to some
people who would give them a dime and also
likely, he said to give little extra service in the
case OF common scolt!s and chronic grumblers
MR.. CLARKE's STATEMENT
Mr.. Bayly gave the substance of a statement
he had received from Mr.. Clarke, showing that
for most Of the teams he had at first employed
he had paid $3.50. He advanced the buckets
and shovels to all these men to whom he paid
| less than S. day for teams. He rented
| stables for the teams and agreed 70 pay for
their feed.
The Office could not succeed in getting the
teams in this city and when Mr.. Clarke made
his proposition they accepted it. 1t was pub
| llshed in the newspapers of the Sd and 4th of
September that the health officer would paw
$3.50 for teams Tho Office was required TO
| put on the teams at all hazards.
1t was an emergency and they ayailed them
selves Of Mr.. CIarke's offer, as it was the only
one they could get. As to the statement that
Mr.. Clarke realized 1900 week out of it. Mr.,
Bayly observed: mo man of character or honor
would make such o statement without sufficient
Justification"
| Il have plenty of it, sail Mr.. Crane. "Why
did you accept this MANI"
II would have accepted you il you had
come" said Mr.. Bayly.
| Il was given no opportunity" retorted Mr.
Crane.
You wanted to become connected with the
health office In another capacity said Mr.
Bayly, blandly.
Il never applied for such an Office, SIR" said
Mr. Crane, stiffiy. ''and it i'll becomes You tc
mako any such statement"
| Mr.. Crane said that Mr.. Clarke had gone to a
man named Burgess and hired his teams for
a. 80 day. A woman he knew of. whose name
he was told was Mary Carter, was paid but
] $3.50 u day. Mr.. Crane said he Understood
Mr.. Mayse received but "a. so a day,
| Mr.. Rayly said he ,,rap. rad q, .1a.,, A..