Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-05
ISRAEL FRANKS SUSPENSION
Effort in the Board of Health to Secure Its
Revocation.
SAVlllE AND DUNCAN WANT HIM BACK
Doctor Offers Resolution and the
Plumber Votes for ~ and the
Ex-Inspcctor Gives Every
body "a Cussin'.

After 4 se-ss of meeting, that were re-
! markable chiefly for their resemblance to a
/ session of Dorcas sewing circle, the Board
| Of Health came to life again yesterday after
! noon and favored small audience with
! bill of attractions that ecipsed any previous
! exhibition of the year. 1t was not a long
| session, but there was more birthstone burned
and more startling indications OF a general
/ knocking down and dragging out than are
| usually to be noticed outside of tender
| lon" saloon. In fact, the language that
| foated through the sizzling atmosphere of
the board room was of kird that would
make a fshwfe blush Israel Frank fur
nished the bulk of the burning bilingsgate
but even Commissioner Savie SO far forget
himself as to say darn" with several repe-
| titons.
| Everything was sunny until after the
monthly reports had b.en read, approved and
| flsd away. Then Commissioner Saville
cleared his throat and remarked that he had
| few resolutions which he wished the board
| to adopt. This was one of them:
Whereas. The prosecution of the alleged
charges of fraud against Israel Frank
produce anything to warrant the assump.
tlon Ton that said charges are founded on real
Whereas. The city is by his suspension
deprived of the services Of said Inspector
at time when said services would be of
lection In the official bond of said meat in
spector. therefore. be it
hereby removed and the health commisS
sioner Is directed to, place Israel Frank on
OF said suspension to the city council
There was an embarrassing silence for a
couple of minutes, and then Mayor Bemis
asked the commissioner If Frank was not
at this time out of Jail on bond. DR.. Sa-
vile started to reply, when Duncan declared
that he had written the resolution and
wanted to second it, He added that the
beard ought to believe Frank innocent until
1t had been proven that he was guilty, and
that his prosecution and suspension were all
political clap trap and buncombe anyway
In order to shut off further debats a roll
call was ordered, and the resolution was de-
feated by this vote:
Ayes: Saville. Duncan-2.
Nays: Thomas, Gordon, Sigwart, Mayor
Bemis-4
SAVILLE AFTER BRUNER.
Another resolution provided that the Office
Of milk inspector should be declared vacant.
MIX inspector Bruner, who has held the
position for two years past, was suspended
some timo ago on account of the financial
shortage. DR.. Savile explained that the reso-
luton merely contemplated making the sus-
pension permanent. Mayor Bemis began to
question the commissioner as to the purpose
of such action, and It finally developed that
the commissioner thought that the city could
not get along without milk inspector any
longer, but he wanted S. L. Boyd to have
the job. The mayor asked If there was any
| fault to be found with Bruner and Saville
declared that he was totally inefficient but
refused to say In what particular he had Of
Tended. The mayor called the commissioners
| attention to the fact that when the question
of Bruner's reappointment was before the
board last summer the vote was tie and he
had given Bruner the casting vote on Sa-
yillos positive assurance that Bruner had
done the work well as it could be done.
Savils emph ,tically denied that he hal ever
| said any such thing On the contrary he had
declared then as now that Bruner was en-
trely incapable of performing the duties of
the position. Other members Of the beard, as
well as Bruner, who was present, corroborated
the statement Of the mayor, but Saville per-
sis ed in his denial and his resolution.
Then Bruner jumped up and began to roast
Saville. He declared that he might be inef-
ficient and still be whole lot better than
some men who were holding public positions
not mora than a mile away.
Duncan inadvertently explained Bruner's
sudden inefficiency by saying that be had
been a red hot Citizens man during the
recent campaign. All this was said at once
and good deal more and matters were look
ing decidedly squally when the roll call was
called for and the resolution passed.
Mayor Bems and Thomas voting no"
Then a resolution by which S. L. Boyd was
made milk inspector was passed by SIM
liar vote the mayor and Thomas voting
against 1t on the ground that the fund was
already overdrawn and there was no earthly
use OF creating additional deficit by put
ting on an inspector Tor the remaining twenty
five days of the year.
FRANK STARTS THE FIREWORKS.
This ended the business, but not the fire.
works. Israel Frank had been quiet spec
tator of the proceedings, but as soon as the
board adjourned his wrath refused to be
longer denied expression. He proceeded to
read the riot act in language that fairly
smoked TO the members whom he declared
had violated their promises to him. Turning
to the members of the board he remarked
with an oath that he glad to find out
where they stood. When men told him one
thing and then voted the other way, he was
glad to find it out and he would get even
some time. Then he faced Gordon and ex-
claimed:
"You promised me in your office that IL I
would not ask for this thing until after cleo
ton you would stay by me. You promised
that the next day after election you would
vote to renstate me, and now you go back
ON me this way. Well, its long lane that
doesn't turn some time"
Gordon tried to soothe the irate inspector |
but he refused to be comforted. He swore |
at the members Of the beard, the reporters |
and the world generally. He declared that |
he had family to support, that 1t was an |
outrage that he could not draw cent of |
salary from the city until after his case had |
been tried In court, and wound up by de- |
clarirg that the board could go to h-ll. He |
could earn a living without its assistance.
The instrument of dscord was keyed up |
to concert pitch by this time and Bruner
took a hand. He assured DR.. Savllle that
he would have resigned If he had been asked |
to and declared that his action was a gratu-
itous insult, Savlle remarked that Bruner
was a certain something which is not name-
able in print. but which is presumed to be
sufficient provocation to fight at any point
west OF the Mississippi Then Frank and
Bruner put on their overcoats and went out
and the war was over.
TO INCLUDE BRICK.
BORrd of Public Works Makes