The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-19
LAWYERS TO
ENFLUENCE LEVY

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Wise | was getting tired of having
Curtis LAYING about my place.
DIR. Levy had told us tina the waste
was a good feed II properly handled.
!! went In and paid my fine OF $50 TO
Wise $50 and Mr.. Pollock 500 for their
services in that case.
Il had been talking to different
dairymen and distillery men who Of
fered TO contribute to a fund to get
permission to feed the swili. and we
agreed that we could raise $1,000. l
told Mr.. Pollock and Mr.. Wise II they
would get us the permission from the
Health Board, Id see tina they got the
Zee. 1t was after that that Mr.. Del
trick and / went to see Mr.. Wise about
taking the employment. He told US he
,honGht he could get permission to
use the waste in a few days. was
feeding the swiIl all the time on the
quiet. Mr.. Brittle told me on February
20 that Mr.. Wise had 'phoned him that
he had secured permission to feed the
stuff. and I began 10 feed 1t openly in
Mt. Strauch, the inspector. came u
while was at dinner. When l met
him he said: so you're feeding swill
again? said l thought we had a
right 10 do ii. He said: Not to my
knowledge.' and got a bottle of the
-%N'i GIN NpoF IL Va Will ullN. say
ing ] had better see Levy.
i came into town the next day TO
sec DR.. Levy, who said he would sus-
pend my permit for two days for hav-
ing an unsanitary barn. and he noti-
fed the dairy not to take my milk. l
went after Mr.. Wise. who went with
me to Dir. Levy. though he was in a
lurry--said he had TO catch q train.
pr. Levy said we had to be particular
how we fed it. Two days later we
ppO "A selling a pa IN and 7 H. a.. 49,
feeding 1t ever since.
Wise Cut Fund in Half.
II had talked with Mr.. Brittle and
Mr. peitrick about raising the fund.
600. but would get this permission from
the Health Board for $500. Brittle said
something about changing an ordinance.
n Mr.. Wise said he wouldn't have
anything to do with it il an ordinance
had to be changed. Brittle was sur
prlsed 10 know that he was a member
OF. the Council. We merely wanted per-
mission to feed the waste and to stop
osinE PVT in court, because We didn't
think there was anything criminal
about feeding it anyway. / offered to
contribute to the fund. but Mr.. Deit-
rick SAID ! d paid enough. and he
never called on me for any contri-
cross.questioned by Mr.. Wise, the
witness said that the lawyers had been
enlpioyed TO get permission from the
Health board TO use the fresh waste
IN q proper manne that he didn't
consider the feeding of fresh waste
inc violation Of any law. as up to 1905
It had been fed without any trouble
ana IT'S use ordered suspended b. a
circular letter from the Health Board.
the same party who sent 1t out. Mr..
Wise called for the letter. but DR.,
Levy SAID a search through the Health
board illes had failed to find It. though
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Notice wa sent out In the summer OF
1905, in regard to feeding distillery
waste.
Only Wanted the Permit.
u. v. Llpford was sworn, and testi-
fed that he was a dairyman on the
~Darbytown Road; that he had been in
the habit for years of feeding swlll
70 W. that he had been summoned
Curtis and fined SIS; and tina he had
contributed $40 to the fund raised by
the dalrymen to employ Messrs. Wise
and Pollock. Witness had understood
that It was to set permission from DIR,
Levy, and admitted that he had kept
on feeding the waste after he was
fined, and that h, never got caught
again.
officer. Questioned as TO why he wanted
the permission IL he were already feeding
the swirl. witness said he didn't want TO
be . ho, hnT With inspectors; that he didn't
from wnom, SO long as II was secured in
a way that was right.
George prinker, of Drinkcr Brothers. aid
cd in collection of the fee for the attol-
neys AFTER Mr., Brittle told him that per-
mission had been granted to feed tho swiil.
and that Messrs, Wise and Pollock had been
employed as attorneys, He though, tho ar
dtnance was discretionary with tho Beard
of Health, which seemed. 10 have charge
of dairy matters. Witness testified cmpha-
tiealiy that he could not feed any sour or Inn
ruro d~lst!llery waste In any case. MS his
CONS would not eat 1t. Hepaid $3.50 to the
fund, lie h0S never been reported for feed
tns swill, but had used II for years. usually
hot from the distillery. The fund, he said.
was roughly apportioned among the dairy
men In proportion to che number OF cows
they kept.
Il, NJ, Moore. whose name appeared on