The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-31

WANTS HIS LICENSE REVOKED
Many Charges Were Made at the
Meeting OF the Assembly Com
mittee on Streets
Yesterday


1T is simply a matter of persecution
On the part of certain men in the health
department, and | believe it should be
Investigated
The above statement was made by the
David PEBBLES, one of the attorneys
representing George w. Sinks. at the
meeting of the committee on streets OF
the assembly yesterday afternoon, upon
the request of Health Commissioner
Ohage to have the sanitation license Of
Sinks revoked. After discussion of the
matter, during which Attorney Charles
Butts, also representing Sinks, made sew
eral accusations as to the methods en-
ployed by the health department, which
We're rather personal at times, the COM
mittee laid the matter over for two
weeks
DR.. Ohage will be asked to be present
at the next meeting and to present more
evidence to back his allegations that Sinks
has been guilty of attempting to force
property owners to have vaults cleaned
when it was not necessary.
Mr.. Marti, representing Dr. Ohage at
the meeting yesterday, stated that nu-
nserous complaints mad been received at
the health office to the effect that Sinks
was getting work by iHegitimaae meth
DDS, and that in order TO carry out his
plans he had dragged the health de-
partment into the nuddle. This caused
Mr.. Butts to make the accusation that
as soon as Mr.. Sinks would present an
order to the department and ask for a
permit they would tell him they would
investigate it. AS soon as he had gone
health officer would be dispatched to
the place to tell the parties that Sinks
could not do the work. and in the mean
time one of the other sanitation COM
N ho off fhaX,
would go out and try to get the job.
Mr. MART denied this and said they could
prove it was not so. Mr.. Butts also
made the statement that Sinks was I'M
able to collect~what money was due him
for work he had done, because the par
ties had been told by members of the de-
partment that they should not pay, and
that they could not be compelled to
do so. Mr.. Marti resented these accusa-
tons emphatically, and said that if any
of this kind of work had been done it
was the work of representatives of op-
posing sanitation companies. Mr.. Sinks
was asked if he knew of any case where
health officer had told any party for
whom Sinks had done work that he could
not collect He replied that certain
member Of rival company had gone
to a place on Pennsylvania avenue.
where he had cleaned a vault, and told
the people that they were not liable for
the work.
1t is alleged by the health department
that Sinks went to the place referred to
while people were away and cleaned the
vault without having an order. Mr..
Sinks, however, claimed that he had ar
order for the work and promised to pro-
duce it at the next meeting OF the COM
mittee.
DIR. Ohage stated last night that Sinks
had been warned several times and that
his department was simply acting for the
best of public interest in asking that
Sinks license be revoked.
Sinks has already taken legal steps
to compel DR.. Ohage to issue permits
to him and the matter will be aired in
the district court this morning.