The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-04
Admitted He Had no Special Love For
Inspector Perkins.
REGARDED IT DUTY TO COMPLAIN.
lnasmuch as Department Is Costing City $4,000 a
Year Inspector Perkins Will Tell His Side Of
Case Next Tuesday Evening.

The investigation of the charges pre-
ferred against Inspector of Milk Per-
kins by former Collector of Samples
Court room. city hall, last evening, be-
fore large attendance. Alderman
Lowe. chairman OF the investigating
committee presided and Attorney A. j..
Cushing appeared for Mr.. Perkins.
The charges made by Mr.. Emory
were then read by City Clerk Clarke.
who was elected clerk OF the commit
tee, as follows:
First-That having served as collector
of samples for two years TO the salts
faction of a previous inspector, he had
been removed without cause.
Second-That the work or the Office
had been at standstill during the
month of September.
Third-That having been appointed
and having served for over two months
to the expressed satisfaction Of Mr..
Perkins, he again removed me without
notice and without just cause.
Fourth-The work of the office has
been at a standstill ever since that
time.
Fifth-During my term of Office as
collector OF samples under Mr.. Perkins
1 found considerable poor milk, enough
/ believe To make over 80 cases. Very
few OF these have been prosecuted and
many OF those not prosecuted are old
offenders.
Sixth-He told me to let up on certain
dealers.
Seventh-He stated that he could not
prosecute a certain case because the
milk was from a certain middle man.
Attorney Cushing at once asked that
the first and third paragraphs be
stricken out, on the ground that there
was no question as To the right OF the
inspector to discharge the collector at
any time he should see tit. This the
committee was ready To grant, although
there was some objection on the part OF
Emory unless IL was shown that he
was removed for cause.
There was considerable argument as
TO the procedure, and finally II was de-
cided 20 take up the charges in para
graphs two and four, which practically
assert that no work was done during
the month of September and for por-
ton OF the time In December.
MIR. Emory vase then sworn and told
the story which has already become
familiar. He was cross examined by
Mr.. Cushing. during which he denied
was at a standstill was because his
services had been dispensed with. Mr..
Cushing endeavored to show motives
that actuated Mr.. Emory In making
the charges TO the Board Of Aldermen,
and the latter admitted that il was not
from any particular love for Mr.. Per-
kins. He also said that inasmuch as
the office was costing the city of Provi-
denCe $4,000 a year he considered ii his
m N M a la "a
Mr.. Perkins then took the stand and
was sworn and said in substance that
ne thought one or two ramples had
been taken from the first of September
TO the 22d, but he could not tell how
many he had taken from Noramber 2S
To December Is because OF the absence
of the records. He stated that the
team was only taken out two or three
times during September, or from the
first to the Esd of the month. The team
was also out about three times from
the latter part of November 10 Decem-
ber 10, and that was on the 9Th, Sth and
9Th. Mr.. Perkins was unable To tell
how many samples he got on these oc-
casions without the records.
Frank Easterbrook, the chemist of
the department stated that there were
about four samples analysed between
the first and the 23d OF September, three
of which were brought in by citizens
and one by the collector. That was all
the milk that had been analysed during
the month up to that time. From No
vember 2S to December 10 some 80 sam
pies had been analyzed.
More testimony was put in. and upon
the charge made in paragraph five Mr..
Cushing said that the prosecution can
only be shown through MIR. Perkins or
hisSrecords, and MIR. Cushing asked.
"Huow does this committee know what
cases have been prosecuted and why
should we show whether they have or
not ?"
The hearing was then adjourned TO
Tuesday evening next when Mr.. Per-
kins will state his side OF the contro-
yersy.