The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-18
MUST HAVE PURE ICE
Board of Health Considers the
Question Fully.
ONE DEALER WHO SCORES JAKE
GREENEWALD.
Says the Inspector Is Discriminating
Against Him, But Jake Declares
He Is Only Doing His Duty-John
A. Hills and Lars Jensen of Mill
Creek Have Grievances.

The ice question, which the board of
health has to deal with for months
past. has developed into very inter-
esting affair. AT the meeting of the
city council tonight charges will be
preferred against Sanitary Inspector
Greenewald to the effect that he is
using his official position in the inter
est of what has been termed the ice
trust" in this city. The complaint
against Mr.. Greenewald is made by H
James, an ice dealer of this city, who
Will present to the council tonight the
following communication:
Salt Lake City. Utah. May II. 1897.
70 the President and Members OF the
City Council or the City or Salt Lake:
Gentlemen-l herewith charge Food In
SDector Jake Greenewald with using MS
ofnce to forward private interests. using
the knowledge which he gains by virtue
or his official position to wrongfully for
lard the interest OF one party against
Jhat OF another. And L Speclncaliy
charge him with endeavoring to forward
the interest of the Mountain Ice company
o. Salt Lake City against that OF ii.
James, and TO substantiate said charge
represent TO your honorable body
First. That l negotiated with the Og-
dea City Brewing company to purchase
Quantities of ice from them, to De used
in my trade as an ice dealer in Salt Lake
C-ls. ana mat iiau arrangements mace
with the said company to that end
The only thing being lacking was TO be
assured that, from d sanitary point, the
ice could be legally marketed in Salt Lake
City.
Second. For the purpose of obtaining
an inspection of the ice aforesaid, went
to Mr.. Greenewald requesting him to
make an examination and analysis OF the
ice. but he Immediately objected 10 IL on
the grounds tnat il would not be fair to
sh.o ice from Ogden to Salt Lake City,
presumably because it would interfere
with other ice mems business here. l Of
fered 10 pay mis- expenses TO ogden, so ne
tirally consented to go, stating that the
ey. enseS would be $3.50, but afterwards
DIV demanded $3.50.
Third. Mr. Greenewald went to Ogden,
brought some of the ice back. had IL an
aIyzed and it was found to be OF excellent
quality. He then came TO me. MADE IN
C.u:ries about my dealing with parties
generally, and especially as TO whether L
was going to pay cash down, or par pay
ment He proffering advice, at the same
time urging me not to make full pay
ment, as / now verify believe for the
purpose of aiding the Mountain Ice COM
pany.
ketable. | went to Ogden and prepared to
shic and was informed that Mr. Hell OF
the Mountain Ice company was tnere
d. before and had MADE arrailseliieSn l, -
for all of the ice. Upon returning TO salt
Lake [ made an investigator ana
learned that Mr.. J. J. Greenewald, FOOD
inspector, had given the Information 10
M He'll of what he had learned wnile
had him engaged.
also charge Mr.. Greepewald with urg-
ing the Mountain Ice company and their
representatives to go to Ogden. to make
the purchase of ice, that l had arranged
for. which they did. and which mas re
suited to my detriment in an actual out
Law of money and a great disappointment
to my customers and consequent loss 10
myself.
Wherefore. | ask that your honoraple
body appoint a committee to investigate
these charges. giving me an opportunity
of furnishing witnesses to substantiate
the allegations set forth. and If found
true. that Mr.. Greenewald be removed
from the Office of food inspector
Respectfully submitted.
Il. JAMES.