The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-19
TO MAKE A PARTIAL REPORT.
The o. f. VI. Department InvestIsa.
ton still Going On.

The health and cemetery committee of
the ciyt council held a lengthy session yes
terday afternoon for the purpose of in
vestigating the charges against Contract
or Buttimer of the O. Z. NJ department
by Supt. b. o. Rogers.
The session was the second held for the
purpose by the committee, the first hav-
ing been held about ten days ago Dr.
l'alligant, chairman Of the committee
authorizes the statement that the report
Of the committee having been called to-
gether for the purpose four or five times
without holding a meeting, is untrue
The committee was not called together
for this purpose between the first meet
ing and the one held yesterday, he said.
The trouble is that Mr.. Buttimer has
been endeaVoring TO run the whole in
Nestiea ton said Dr. Falligant. Il told
him that would try to have a meeting
Monday afternoon of last week. but on
account Of other duties devolving upon
me, / old not call the meeting. With
out waiting to ind if the meeting had
Deen called, he went ahead and summoned
lot OF witnesses TO appear that after
noon. lie seemed very much put out, and
at his request / promised to have a meet
ing II possible, Friday afternoon. We
were prevented from holding the meet
ms by other duties Of the members of the
committee connected with the arrange
ments for the Chicago partys visit to
savannah Mr.. Buttimer again summoned
a lot of witnesses to appear although
the meeting had not been called The
meeting this afternoon was the only one
called Tor the purpose since the first meet
ing about ten days ago."
The session of the committee yesterday
afternoon was a lengthy one, and lasted
until nearly Z o'clock. Aldermen Falli-
SAINT and Kolshorn were the members
present. Alderman LamOtte being absent.
\ number of witnesses were examined and
report Will be maze 10 the meeting Of
council tomorrow night on the result of
the committee investigate The opera
tons Of the contract as affecting the in
terests of the city, will be considered
further by the committee and another re-
port VIII be made at q later date.
Aldermen Falligant and kolshorn said
last night, in reference to the matter
that the investigation did not show any
intentional fraud upon the part Of the
contractor. Supt Rogers charged that
Mr.. Buttimer had made double charges
10 the city for cleaning the same vault
and that he had also charged the city for
vaults which were not cleaned. Mr.. But
timer showed that where these double
charges had been made 1t was for divided
vaults, the separate sections being cleaned
at different times. In this case he con-
sidered that he was entitled to fun pay
for the work performed each time
MI. Buttimer acknowledged that he had
made charges for vaults that were NOT
cleaned, but showed that he had under
taken TO clean the vaults by orders of the
superintendent and had been refused per-
mission TO do so by the property owners.
In this case he considered himself enti-
tiled 10 pay, as he had gone to the places
with his tools, teams and men, prepared
TO do the work, and had been at the same
expense as if the work had been done
Such cases occurred when Mr. Cleary was
superintendent he said. and the usual
charge had been allowed by the commit
tee, to which Mr.. Cleary reported the
facts
This is about the substance of what the
committee will report to council 1t does
not appear that it has made much out of
Mr.. Buttimer. DR.. Falligant is still of the
opinion that the contract is a bad thing
Tor the city and is an injustice to the
houseowners. 1t is likely, however that
the transfer of the contract made by MIR.
Buttimer to Mr. J. w. Creekman will be
confirmed. The contract has about eigh-
teen months to rim vat