The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-29
HIGH WORDS AT THE MARKET.
ALDERMAN KROUSKOFF AND THE
HEALTH OFFICER DISAGREED.


and said So Very PIainIy-Dr. LIE
Hardy 10 Ask the Sanitary BOnrd
to Define His Authority in the Mar
ket-Butchers Want a Hearing Be
fore Council.
DR. LeHardy had another warm day
of it yesterday. In fact. the hotter the
weather the higher seems to rise the
caloric in Dr. LeHardys disposition.
The same rule applies to Alderman
Krouskoff. He was out of the city last
week and only returned Saturday. OF
course he heard OF the health officers Wis
its to SIC market Friday and Saturday. As
pretty nearly everybody knows by this
time, Alderman Krouskoff is chair
man of the market committee of coun-
Gil and takes great interest in his depart
ment.
After hearing Of the reports of
what had transpired in his absence, AL
derman Krouskoff called on DR.. LeHardy
The two gentlmen have been on very
pleasant terms heretofore and their con-
ference Saturday afternoon. as stated in
the Morning News, was a pleasant one.
DIT. LeHardy mentioned a number of re-
sired to see instituted in the market and
Alderman Krouskoff agreed to cooperate
with him. They agreed 70 meet at the
market yesterday morning and 60 over
the ground together
The health officer and the chairman
met about 8 o'clock. Alderman
Krouskoff was on hand first and was
talking with Clerk Lee Masters when Dr.
LeHardy arrived, in company with Chief
Sanitary Inspector Melvin. Alderman
Krouskoff proposed a general tour of the
market, but DR.. LeHardy insisted on 60
ing down stairs to the basement room,
where the butchers keep their cold storage
boxes. On the occasion of his first visit TO
the market last week Dr. LeHardy con-
demned the meat in the cold storage box
belonging to w. NJ. Cordray. On the fol-
lowing day Mr.. Cordray notified the mar
ket clerk that he would vacate his stan
in the market. He could not stand to
have his meats condemned without cause,
he said. On leaving the market Saturday
night Mr.. Cordray cleaned out his cold
storage box and locked 1t, intending to
send a wagon for il yesterday.
On arriving In the cold storage room DR..
LeHardy pointed out this box as the one
which contained the spoiled meat on the
occasion of his former visit and announc-
ed his intention of inspecting it
of the circumstances, stating that the
box had been cleaned out and locked and
would shortly be removed from the mar
ket. Dr. LeHardy insisted on examining
II, and instructed MI. Masters to open it.
The latter replied that the market was
under the control of the market commit
tee, and he only received orders from the
chairman of the committee. DR.. LeHardy
then ordered a negro. who was in the
room, TO take Ratchet and break the
box open, which was done. The box was
empty. DR. LeHardy put in his head and
declared that there was a very foul smell
coming from IL. He called upon the others
present to apply the test of their olfac-
tories. Alderman krouskoff and Clerk
Masters poked in their heads and declared
that they smelled nothing. Inspector Mel
win also took a smell. but was doubtful.
DR.. LeHardy's action in breaking open
the box and also some remarks which he
made uncomplimentary to the condition
of the market irritated Alderman Krous-
koff, and he proceeded to express himself
in very positive and emphatic manner
He told DR.. LeHsrdy that he was entirely
too high-handed in his methods and that
he had no authority to come into the
market and do what he had done He
also expressed the opinion that the butch
ers in the market We're better Judges of
what constituted good meat and how to
keep 1t than DR.. LeHardy. Among other
e
Hardy that he had acted like an old wo-
man.
DR.. LeHardy was thoroughly taken by
surprise. He had calculated upon the CO.
operation of Alderman Krouskoff in his
plans for market reform and was unpre-
pared for this burst of denunciation
When he saw the state in which Alderman
krouskoff was he called to Inspector Mel
win and the two left the place at once
Or. LeHardy, when seen later, expressed
himself as greatly surprised at the treat
ment accorded him by Alderman Krous-
koff He had expected to find in him a
friend and ally, he said, and was entirely
unprepared for such a sudden change Of
base. Dr. LeHardy said he would bring
the matter to the attention of the sani-
tary board at its meeting this afternoon.
ana endeavor to ascertain exactly what
ms authority was In relation to the city
market
Several applications for the position of
public meat inspector have been received
by the health officer. As no election has
oeen advertised, however, the election
Will hardly take place this afternoon.
The election OF the keeper. assistant
Keeper and porter of the city dispensary
will probably take place at the meeting
OF the board this afternoon. A number
OF applications have been received for each
position. Among those said to be appli-
eants for keeper Of the dispensary are A.
n. q keefe o. T. Shaffer, r. V. Noting
ham and +. j. Kieffer.
Ihe case entered on the information
docket against Mr. John Rourke by the
health officer on the charge Of maintain
ing nuisance at his foundry on River
street after having been repeatedly nou-
led TO remedy It, has been postponed to
friday morning. The recorder has about
100 docket cases for to-day. chiefly against
dog owners who have failed to nav the
required tax, which will give him ain the
work ne can attend to this morning.
The butchers are up in arms against DR.
LeHardy for his wholesale condemnation
OF their manner Of keeping meats In the
market, They say the market is really
better Kept and more care exercised m
keeping meats than for years past. DR.
LeHardy's assertion that meat is Injured
by keeping II on ice is ridlculed by the
butchers who say that meat has been kent
IN this way for years and little trouble
experienced. With such weather as ss-
Vannah has recently passed through il is
the most natural thing In the world thar
some meat should spoil but Il rs not to
the Interest OF the butchers 10 sell such