The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-30
STUTLER DISPUTES
HIS INSPECTORS
\ Discrepancy in Evidence
Between Them.
ORDERING IN THE SWEEPERS
Superintendent Only One Who Author
ICES Discontinuance Of Work on
Account cf Rain.

Royal Robinson, who charges Warner !
! Stutler, Superintendent of Street Clean |
/ ing with official maladministration. was !
1 the first witness called this morning in |
| the ninth session of the District Com !
missioners investigation into the ac-
cusations
| He mentioned specific cases Of street
cleaning I'm which the work had been
! neglected by r. Y. Rusk, the present
! contractor. He knew this. he said, by
/ personal observation. HIS evidence was
| given in connection with the ninth
charge against Stutler. which is that
the superintendent had allowed Rusk
to work the machine sweepers in rainy
/ weather and TO be paid for it, although
the custom Of the department is not
to allow this because rain is itself the
best street cleaner.
Robinson said that. on one occasion.
he looked out Of a window in his house
and saw machine sweepers at work on
Yale Street during a rain. 1t was
o o'clock in the morning, he said, when he
saw this
This testimony is I'm support Of Rob
inson's general proposition that Slut
Ter has unduiy favored. and made al
lowance for, Rusks operation as a
street cleaning contractor for the Dis
. trict.
Interest in Hearing.
The hearing today was marked by a
growing interest in the proceedings on
the part Of all present stutler and
Robinson are still making big fight
on each charge. and each seems conf
dent OF ultimate victory.
Again today Manager Bayley. employ
ed by Rusk, was represented by At
torney j. Holdsworth Gordon, the gen.
, eral purpose in this being apparently 10
keep Rusk and Bayley from becoming
implicated In the squabble.
Attorneys Cole and Donaldson. APP
rearing for StuteT, cross-examined
Robinson more closely than ever today,
while Robinson, who hes no lawyer,
n seemed content to ask Stutler and other
: witnesses very few questions.
Stutler took the stand as the second
- witness. and denied specifically and gen.
: / orally all Of the accusations in the
= ninth charge. In reply 10 questions IRON
the Commissioners, he declared he mac
= never favored Rusk by letting hin
d work machine sweepers at unnecessary
e times.
e Positive Declaration.
d You explicitly deny" asked Com
missioner mcfarland, at this point
that you curtailed the inspectors au-
n thority last July in the matter Of de
)i Gliding when II was too rainy or too we
le to work the machine sweepe-s?''
y; II do" said Stutler.
L. Upon further examination the super
ID intendent admitted that on one Occa
a, sion, as charged by Robinson, he hat
Ie reprinanded Inspector Davis for send
s, ing to the stables some machine sprink
n lers that were at work directly after
rain. His reason for the rel rimand, h
= said, was that the sprinEle-a had bee
l. put TO work by the chief inspector.
rs You recognize, Mr.. Stutler. remark
la cd commissioner West that there
he a discrepancy between your testimon
pc and that OF the inspectors IN regard |
re how many times they consult you abou
70 weather conditions and other matters
e They said they consult You very oftei
a while you say each one does so one
=, every three months Why is this?
a. Il don't know, sir. have told yo
en- the facts.
Doyle On Stand.
Chief Inspector Doyle then testified
tie relation TO Inspector Davis having ser
nj. home the sprinklers because they weI
ng working right after a rain
res He said he knew Davis had sent II
at sprinklers IN. but he swore that IL iva
MS a beautiful day" lie told Sleepy. or
ne Of the sprinkler drivers, that he woul
in ~ be fined a haIf-day's pay for going
TOO early, and SLEEPY" said he had o.
'us ders to so in.
led Sleepy had been in the service
long time. Doyle explained. He didn
know who sleepy was. Sleepy" W;
the only name he had ever heard apple
M to the driver.
u" As this concluded the sprinkler ev
dence. the Commissioners reverted
- charge 6. which says in 1903. when BID
" were made for the contract for reno
-, ing ashes and trash from the Distri
g Building. NJ J. Ready bid % cents p
'' cubic yard, and Rusk bid so cents
removing each cubic yard. Ready's b
- being on the condition that he be &
~ lowed to use the District dumps, al
~ Rusk's bid being unconditional
~ In spite of this. says Robinson, slut
Nv recommended that the contract be L
given 10 Ready. although he knew Ru
no would use the District dumps also. T
or further charge Is that Stutler went
for the expense OF maintaining from fifte
to 10 nineteen dumps, while five or
ful would have been all that was necessa
if for the Districts use. The infereT
from this Is that Rusk used them VIII