Evening journal., 1910-11-12
MORE CHARGES
AGAINST KANE
Master Plumbers Allege Fur
ther Violations of City
Regulations
FURTHER TESTIMONY
AGAIN TONIGHT

charges of the Master Plumbers As
ISOLATION, in amplified form, against
Plumbing Inspector Edward +. Kane.
and after remaining in session until
nearly / o'clock this morning, took a.
recess until tonight. The Masters
I Association began their charges
against Kane on Tuesday when they
demanded that he resign this Office.
Philip l.. Garrett and David j.
Relnhardt represented the Masters
Reuben Satterthwaite, Jr., appeared
for Mr.. Kane.
The session was opened by Secre-
tary Christy who read the report of
the committee, consisting Of City En-
gineer Alexander J. Taylor, Street
Commissioner Frank W. Pierson and
William r. Shelladay that had been
appointed to inspect the work at No.
1901 Monroe street against which the
Masters had especially complained as
| being in violation of the department
regulations The committee replied
that they had found the conditions
as stated by the Masters. In the
houses at Nos. 10. IL and IA Klund
street, the hoppers were as charged.
Work at Twenty-sixth and Boulevard
was covered over, and at No. PA West
Ninth street the committee was I'M
able to locate soil pipe. Other work
was covered with a cement walk.
At Nos. 2202-4 and Jefferson
street vent without trap was found
by the committee.
Philip J.. Garrett, Of counsel for the
Masters then read six additional for
NAL charges, against Mr.. Kane which
were based on allegations of neglect
of duty in failing to make inspections,
discrimination, borrowing money
from master plumbers, forcing plumb
ers TO use a certain specially OF high
price and passing work not conform
ing TO the rules.
Mr. Reinhardt brought out that the
law specifically called for a certain
size pipe, and that in the property at
No POLL Boulevard this law had
been violated. At No. 623 French
street Il was shown that a plain
IS" trap had been used I'm violation
of the law.
Attorney Satterthwaite asked that
no more specific charge be produced
at the hearing last night and this
was agreed upon. William Shelladay,
member of the Master Plumbers
Association. testified to inspecting No.
POOP Van Buren, street about three
weeks ago, at which time he found
standard pipe used instead Of the
extra heavy. This had been admitted
by the inspector before the board, but
he stated that # was the regulation
size to the best of his judgment The
witness said that l.. l.. Purks had
done the work and that he had adj
mitted It TO be standard size.
The different grades of pipe we're
then described by the witness. and II
was also brought out that the pipe
used was considerably cheaper than
that required by law The defendants
attorney asked what the cost of the
pipe had to do with the matter. Mr..
Reinhardt replied: That leads to the
question of the work going TO the
lowest bidder, the man who uses the
nine" The witness said that the
houses we're not completed and that
no second inspection had been made.
cat No. POLL Boulevard" he said.
"tbe gas pine was a "a inch main
with 3-S inch leads" This had been
admitted by the inspector, but he
claimed that the building was to be
/ lighted with electric lights
The section of the law covering the
gas pipe was read by Mr.. Reinhardt,
which showed that the law specifically
called for certain size of pipe. An
other charge was that the hopper In
No. 1870 West Thirtieth street was set
wrong. Mr.. Shelladay said that Mr..
Kane had been sent letter by the
Master Plumbers Association, rela-
tive to the matter.
w. G. Robelen. r. w. Kramer and
George c. Hutton all testified that
second inspections Of their work had
not been made.
The Kane "T' was next discussed
and It was brought out that Mr.. Kane
had written letters to the plumbers
instructing them to use the Kane IT. y
II is his invention. Mr.. Reinhardt
then stated that charge No. would
show who was interested In the man
ufacture and sale of this particular
make of CT" President George W.
! Sparks. of the board, replied that this
man was not present. Upon being re-
quested to tell the name of the man
/ by Mr.. Gray, President Sparks gave
the name Of Charles Smith, of the
Delaware Electrict and Supply Com
pany.
] TELLS OF money bOITONtu.
George C. Hutton, upon being sworn,
! testified that Mr.. Kane had borrowed
/ 800 from him, and the names Of sew
eral other plumbers who were not
present were read as being creditors
OF Mr.. Kane.
MIR. Kane then took the stand. In
regard to borrowing money he said
he had had a great deal of sickness
and five deaths recently in his fam
lily. which. coupled with business rea-
sons, compelled him to borrow money.
Mr.. Kane stated positively that he
did not force the plumbers to use the
Kane "T' in preference TO others. He
also denied that he used working
hours to visit Washington relative TO
his patent. When questioned as to
whether a plan was ever received for
the work at No. 623 French street, Mr..
Kane said he had It on file and could
produce it. He said It was a physical
impOssibility for him to make second
> inspections as there was far too much
F. work for one man. He said the first
inspection was the most important,
but admitted that II was neglect on
his part not to make a second inspec-
T. ton.
? Relative to the Kane ct" he said
] he had nothing to conceal. He said
! he invented it and the Crescent
! Foundry Company. of this city, mad,
e the pipe which was used by man,
p plumbers. Mr.. Kane admitted tn,
sending of letters to the plumber
relative to the pipe. He denied tina
he oyer cot ANYTHING o,,f If tho ssfra ~.