Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-27
Authorizes Inspector Korth to
Swear Out Complaint Charging
Public Nuisance
WERE TWO DIFFERENT STORIES.
Mrs Butler Makes a Statement to the
News Which is FIatly Denied
BY Health Commissioner

Mrs Butler OF the Butler Brewing
Company on Third North street wants
II distinctly understood that the charg-
DC made against the brewery by
charles Newson, and published In the
oNews' several days ago, are absolute
~ and unqualihedly false.
In statement to the News today
the lady said that no complaints had
been lodged against the institution
and that the health authorities them.
selves were thoroughly satisfied with
the manner in which they conducted
their business She further stated that
once her husband put up bonds for his
appearance In court az any time, but
hat he was never wanted, as no fault
could be found with him. The brew
ery, she says is leased from the Mar
gets. and MIR, Butler Is perfectly will
ing To connect with the sewer laterals
ms soon as they come within hailing
distance. She says they never throw
sour beer into the ditch, as already
they can't make enough to satisfy the
demand,
Health commissioner Wilcox was seen
IN connection with the above state
ment by Mrs. Butler and stated em-
phatically that the brewery would
either have to connect with the sewer
or else close down.
This menace 60 public health has
been gong on for years and win have
to be stopped" he declared. AS 20 the
statement that there have been no COM
plants registered against the nuisance
that Is absurd. Last week | sent IN
sptCtot korth down TO inves tigate con-
dtlons, He took some samples from
the filthy ditch, and further, took the
names Of a number OF people, residents
and taxpayers who were anxious that
the nuisance be abated. on the
strength of this showing and the UNI
sanitary conditions reported in
structed Inspector Korth to swear out
complaint against the owners Of the
brewery for maintaining nuisance,
detrimental to public health. lie re-
ported 10 me today however, that af-
ter consultation with Assistant City At
torney Wiley, the latter stated that
he would prefer 10 prosecute the case
With evidence forthcoming Of the actual
time and date Of the discharge OF filthy
water into the ditch, accordingly no
complaint has yet been sworn out.
There seems to be disposition TO
hush the matter up, however, and a
dlslnclnation to take any action on
the part OF the courts, ! do not know
why whether II Is for political rea q
sons or not, but when the company was
found guilty of maintaining a nuisance
some eighteen months ago. the mat
ter ended there and no further steps
were taken. When an attempt was
made TO swear out complaint this
week the health department was asked
To defer action, as the brewing com
pany had ceased TO discharge any filthy
water into the ditch This / believe
10 be a fact, ana no discharge into
the ditch on Third North has occurred
for three days past However, we
have man watching, and at the first
intimation If recurrence of the
nuisance, action will be taken, / UNI
defstond that the discharge Of dirty
water occurs at night, when It ~ re-
ported that the stencil along the ditch
for blocks is simply overpowerlng. |
have notified the brewery people that
this must cease, and win swear out
complaints against them every week IL
necessary. They have either TO con-
meet with the sewer or else close
down"
Dr. Wilcoxs statement regarding the
conditions on Third North Is fully
borne out by residents on Third North
ana Third West streets They aver
that for years past they have petltioned
both the counoilmen OF the Third pre-
cinct and the health authorities to
have the nuisance abated, but moth
ing has been accomplished. Nearly
two years ago the health department
was prevailed upon to take action and
the case was brought into Judge Dlehrs
court Some nine witnesses were ex-
ahmed and all, with the exception OF
TWO, who were employees OF the brewery,
testified as to the nature Of the nuls-
anCe, The Judge found the defendant
guilty but suspended sentence. Since
mat time until Dr. Wilcox was APP
pointed commissioner, all efforts to get
the nuisance abated have been futile