The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-31
TROUBLE IN Q. E. NJ. DEPARTMENT
Supt. Rogers Charges Contractor
Buttimer with Raising Bills.


The city council held an adjourned
meeting yesterday afternoon for the pur-
pose of working of accumulated bust
ness. one of the first matters taken up
was an investigation Of the conduct of
Contractor Buttimer in his management
Of the vault cleaning business.
The public is familiar with the previous
phases Of the matter, the complaints
against the contractor by the chairman
Of the health and cemetery committee,
and the recent transfer of the contract
by Mr.. Buttimer TO j. w. Cree<man.
The council has not yet approved the
transfer, and it is understood will not
act on this point until certain charges
which have been made against Mr.. But
timer by Supt 3. o. Rogers, who was
appointed to supervise the vault clean
ing work, are passed upon. The charges
were filed recently with the clerk OF
council, and since the last meeting. Inc
CHARGES We're not read at the meeting,
but resolution, introduced by Alderman
Tiedeman, was adopted, proElulns tn ma
the charges against contractor, Butt
mer be referred to the health ana c ellle-
terry committee to investigate and report
to the council.
MIR Rogers makes a very serious charge
against Mr. Buttimer, being no less than
mai the contractor increased the amount
of his bill against the city after II ha9
been approved by him as supervisor, anu NJ
by Alderman Falligant as chalIudh VI
The health and cemetery committee.
Alderman Falligant, when asked apou11
the matter after the meeting, sa.o ne nat t
NOT read the charges, and cohu not
discuss the matter intelligently uptii ne
had done so. The investigation VIII pc
held shortly, he said, and Mr.. ButtlIue 81, ;
dealings with the city in carrying ou1
his contract will be fully investigated.
Mayor Myers, who was also spoken a.
said that Mr. Rogers made Neroal re-
r,T 10 a
feet that he had discovered some queer
business in Mr.. Buttimers accounts. ne
was instructed to make the charges IN
II never receive verbal charges against
CITY official or employe, sald the
mayor. "Mr Rogers made the cnarsess
in writing and they will be investigated
nv The health and cemetery committee.
The amount involved, as l understand H.
is not large, but that is not the qHes~
| timer did Increase his bills after they
| were passed upon by the superintendent I;
| The specific instance which is mentioned
| in the charge occurred ABOUT Hoh1l
MIR. Buttimer now has bill against
the city for Sl4, which he has been try
| ing to collect Mayor Myers refused 10
| aDnroye the bill on the grounds that
| certain charges had been preferred
which should be Investigated before the
Mr. Buttimer made a general denial of
! the charges made by Supt. Rogers 10
a Morning News reporter last night
| MY bills" he said, were always APP
| proved by Mr. Rogers as superintendent
! who footed up the accounts and made
! the corrections, if there were any to be
made Last month he knocked of six
| closets, which had been cleaned, from
| the bill The bill is then taken to Alder
| man Falligant, who foots up the &C
counts and gives 1t his approval If cor
! rect. It also passes through the hands
of the chairman of the committee. on &C
counts and the assistant clerk OF conn-
| should Slip into the bill when it passes
! through so many hands before it gets 10
| the city treasurer. If Mr.. Rogers or any
| body else will prove that have col
| lected one single cent from the city for
| work that has not been done l will pay
| him $3.50. My last months bill was $40
| and it was approved for that amount by
! Mr. Rogers in the presence OF Thomas
| Duffy, one of my assistants"
| Mr. Buttimer has addressed a Letter to Al
| derman Falligant requesting an imme'
date hearing on the charges against him