The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-23

Ben Ayers testified that he was getting
ready to make sausage of the meat when
DR.. Nichols came, and that the doctor said
| nothing to him about the meat. He said
something to the other man who was
there. He started in to work that morn
ing. Had never swept scraps or bones
into the alley.
| z. Nichols swore that he sailed the
meat and cut it up for sausage the night
| before. He had been told by Mr.. Cooke
never to prepare meat for sale that be
would not eat himself. The scrap box
was always in good condition, and be
never swept refuse into the alley. DR..
Nichols did not tell him not to make
| sausage from the meat. He only said 1t
was of queer color. He did not refuse
to let Mccoy go into the back part OF the
| shop, and Mccoy left no order TO clean
| up, and said when witness went with
| him TO the cellar that he saw nothing
wrong about it. Sausage meat when
sailed will keep for eight days, and be
better for it, be said. There were no bones
or blow flies in the cellar.
Mccoy stated that when the witness
went with him to the cellar it was the
second day. He (McCoy) had been in the
cellar the day before, and found bones
and blow flies in it. He crawled through
a small hole in the alley. Sanitary In
| spector Herr had told him that he went
I
former occasion. The witness said there
had never been any inside entrances.
| g. KreuZberger testified that he was in
the Office when Mccoy called and told
! him that the stencil was from burnt lard
or tallow.
The board thought it had heard enough
! testimony.
! Kent could not see that the witnesses
had proved that they found anything but
good meat there or any smell but burnt
! tallow, and he moved that Mr.. Cookies
shop be eXonerated.
Davis said that he could not SEQ that the
board had anything to do in the matter,
or any authority.
Kent thought that the board had been
derelict in letting DR.. Nichols and In
spector Mccoy come before the board
and in not putting the Inspectors under
| bonds, in order to protect people from
| their statements.
| Leonard said he knew that the smell Of
| burnt tallow was awful and he did not
wonder that people complained. The
| board had DR.. Nichols sworn statement
about the meat, and it had also that of the
butcher. The board had no authority in
the matter and Mr.. Cookies remedy. as
far as he could see, could only be through
| the courts.
Devine did not see how he could vote
for the motion. He believed Mr.. Cooke
kept clean shop, but the testimony of
DR.. Nichols and Mccoy must be con-
sidered. lie would like to eXOnerate
Mr.. Cookies shop, put could not vote for
the motion.
Kent thought the board was sitting as a
| jury and should give Mr.. Cooke the bene-
iii OF the doubt.
Wachhorst said if the board did not
exonerate Mr.. Cooke a slur would re-
main on him, and his business would be
injured.
Devine said the testimony taken to-
night would go abroad to the public,
which would judge for itself, and he did
he not think vote of the board would
make any difference. He thought Cookies
shop was well kept.
Davis said the board could not try Mr..
Cooke, and had made no charges against
him. This whole thing WAC all out OF
| order.
Leonard said the board had made no
charges against Mr.. Cooke and had
nothing to do with the newspaper arti-
Gle. The board could do nothing in the
matter.
Tozer said that he agreed with a major
ity of the board. 1t had heard the testi-
mony at the request of Mr.. Cooke, but
had no jurisdiction in the matter. lie
would like to have Mr.. Harris stale why
the publication was made.
Mr.. Harris stated that be did not men
ton Mr.. Cookies shop. and had no in
formation to give. He thought that it
would have been much better il the
Butchers Union had not taken the mat
ter up.
Mr.. Long said the Butchers Union
could take care OF ITSELF
Leonard moved that the board take no
judicial action as it had no Jurisdiction,
and the motion was carried.
Kent moved that ali the Deputy SAM
tary inspectors be put under g bond of
$500. like the Sanitary Inspector, and the
motion was carried.
The board then adjourned.