Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-01
HEARING ON GARBAGE CONTRACT
Watervle People 0utin Force Yesterday Water From Hancock Brook Principal Exhibit-Lawyers Trim One Another in Great Shape-Hearing
 Postponed Until Tomorrow.

night I saw an article stating that the
 crematory was out of commission and insinuating that nobody but Rigney could run it."
 The health officer replied that he was not responsible for what appears in the papers.
 Mir Church: T don't say you are, but somebody gave them that item."
 Dr Kilmartin: "That is certain; If not, they wouldn't have known any thing about it."
 MT Church: T didn't tell them any thing about it and 1 don't suppose Carroll did" Continuing. Mir Church said that all this newspaper talk and most of the other stories regarding Carroll were cOncocted in the office of Mir Thoms and were inspired by Mir Rigney. Mir Thoms denied this, whereupon MT Church replied with much yehemence that if the board wanted to adjourn and give him chance to summon witnesses he could prove it. Mir Church talked at some length about the way Carroll is being pursued and then asked few ques- tiOns relative to the methods in vogue during the contract with Mir Rigney, whom he claimed got SSO,0OO from the city for five years contract with the understanding that he should build a suitable crematory. He was permit ted to install a4plant convenient to hi5 own piggery and run it to suit himself. The plant never was large enough to cremate the city's garbage, but as sort of extension of the crematory piggery was maintained by the con tractor. He wanted to know how many complaints the health officer had entered against Rigney's piggery and if he knew he has about thirty hogs there now The health officer said he had not looked into the matter be- cause nobody had complained to him that nuisance existed there. MT Church also hinted broadly at political deals and wound up by stating that he didn't blame the people of Water bury for finding fault about that ere maTory, but it was offensive now as well as in the past. He said the peo- ple of Wateryille are entitled to fair show, but argued that Carroll. who is under heavy bonds to do his work, should be given chance to make good his contract with the city. To his thinking it was the plant and not Carroll was on trial
 Mir Carroll was the only witness put on in his own defense. His story was substantially the same as he told at the previous hearing. He said when the plant broke down he tried to get permission to burn garbage while re pairs were being made. but the health officer wouldn't allow him. Then he piled 1t up until the beams gave way and as last resort he was obliged to bury three loads in the rear of the plant This he showed to the board when they went up there. Later on when he had another breakdown the health officer said he could dig
 trenches and bury the stuff until the plant was ready.
 Mir Thoms took occasion to deny that he represented Mir Rigney at the hearing. He was counsel for the Welch Hosiery Co and other Water vile interests. He didn't want the contract taken away from Carroll provided the board could pin him down so that the garbage could he handled there without becoming a
 menace 10 the health of the commnn-
 ity. If the plant is not large enough he thought it was up to somebody to
 build a larger one. and if it is not in a
 proper place 1t was within the powers of the board to choose a new location All his clients wanted was relief from the nuisance and he considered 1t the duty of the board to take eogni-
 zance of their complaint. If the
 board failed to do this. he was sure the courts would come to the rescue but this was course the petitioners didn't care to take. If the board
 would abate the nuisance the people didn't care who had the contract
 After some further discussion be-
 tween the attorneys it was decided to defer action until o'clock Weines- day afternoon. Mir Thoms then pre-
 sented the bottle of water to Chair
 man Rodman and said that If the hoard cared to have 1t analyzed he
 would pay the bill. but the doctor didn't think an analysis necessary.
 After approving the bills the board adjourned until Wednesday afternoon.