The Washington times., 1904-10-14
CZAR-LIKE METHOD
IN WATER SERVICE
Father Schmitt So Desig-
mates Service of Notice.
HIS LETTER TO KARPELES
Trouble Grows Out Of Order to Estab-
Hsh Meter in St. Joseph's
ParOehial School.

Because Water Registrar II. /. Kar-
peles has notified the Rev. Father V. +.
Schmitt. OF St. Joseph's Church, that
the st. JOseDh's Parochiai School must
pay an annual rent OF $50. because the
school receives a compensation for its
pupils, and therefore does not by right
enjoy the exemption from the water
rent granted by Congress 10 charity
schools, Father Schmitt has written Mr.
Karpeles the most Wrathful letter that
oT1clal ever received. The letter says:
'On Saturday last late at night I
found notice from you lying at nv
doorsteps informing me that IL I did not
put a water meter In my school within
ten days the water supply would be cut
on from 81. Joseph's ParochiaI School
do not know who put this paper at my
door. Said paper also informed me that
had been served a notice 10 the same
effect last June.
The Notice Peremptory.
In reply, permit to say that the pa
per found at my door on Saturday night
was the first intimation or notice I have
had about putting a water meter in my
school, and naturally the peremptory
notice Of cutting OF the water supply,
10 say the least, has been a great sur
prise 70 me and ST. Joseph's congrega-
ton
THE business in your office Is evil
IDENTIFY transacted in a very slipshod
way and the order cutting on the water
supply from my poor school children
sounds very much like an order from
iue little water car Of Washington. If
there be SUCH a thing as requiring a
water meter, why did not YOU. g. tba
man delivering the order. call su per
7o.i 1No see ne tne responsible Party?
~ you belleFe II below your dignity
~ see me ana explain matters 70 meF
III prejudice is at Sha bottom of e. I
can say that j have met better persons
man LourselI and undeElings on the bat
lielelds during our civil war. Why drop
notice at my door which the wind NAV
dow IN any direction?
me Iact Is that you fellows. when
you get q little authority try 10 lord
II over a helpless people that have sbso-
iQteiy no say, but pay taxes, ana bv
fri--l7s t5Aes support you Some OF these
lie y a. hlAsLon ezars are worse than
the Gar OF Russia
Defes the Authorities.
II you attempt 20 cut OF the water
supply from ST. Joseph's ParochiaI
Sehool you play with a very dangerous
weapon, which IN the end viii react 10
your injury defy you 10 endanger
the health Of nay school children By
your peremptOry- order. Of which 7 have
notice on Saturday night
we use comparatively little water at
81. Joseph's School, having but FIVE
water closets, and there is no waste Of
wafer. In Iact, we use no more water
In ~, Joseph $ School than / use ia nav
own mouse and foF which 1 pay $3.50
W save the city thousands OF dol
l4ts Dy taxing ourselves and keeping up
q schOoi- and now through your hfE-
oJry and czar-like order you are about
use Nor do I think that YOU have anT
right 70 require me 10 put q water
meter IN my school The order OF the
commissioners, OF which you sent me
a copy along with your Own czar-Iike
order, says nothing about schools.
Wants No More Orders.
I'm future YOU viii not leave any
orders AZ nay doCrsteps, as viii not
pay any attention 10 such contempt
IDLE ana uubusiuess-like ways"
IN spite of this letter, and a similar
one 20 Commissioner Wess. the District
authorities viii inform Father ScamItt
that the water notices were properly
served on him and that ne VIII have TO
pay $50 water rent per year.
II his letter to MT. West. the reverend
Il have always heard you. Mr.. West.
spoken Of as just and fair-mided man.
and. in fact one OF the best Commits
peal 20 you Tor fair play against die
little car, AIr, II. L. karDeIes, and
company.
There are not enough public school
buildings IN the city, and there is the
complaint of overcroWded schoolroorns
For conscience sake we Catholics tax
ourselves and maintain schools of our
own, and we ask for no aid from the
city, and now comes Mr.. H /. Ear-
peies and says:
We VIII cut on the water supply.
even II 10 should cause sickness among
your children, or break up your
school %
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