The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-21
Councilman Attacks the Ac-
tion of Mayor in Appoint
ing Meat Inspector in H.
legal Manner.
ZIMMERMAN TELLS
OF GREAT RECORD
Il Am the Man of All Men in
Richmond" He Informs
Council. = An Investiga-
tion Was Ordered.

Council last night, led by Harry
Kaufman, made an attack on the may
or which finally after an hours dis
ccssion, led to the appointment OF n
committee to investigate the cause of
the withdrawal OF the federal meat
inspector from the city slaughtering
house, and appropriating the sum of
$50 to pay the salary of a city inspec-
tor until the committee finishes its
work. Council to a man backed Kauff-
man. and although the mayor made a
long. impassioned harangue. denying
anything but the best interests of the
city had influenced his appointment
of DIR. George Ferling as meat inspec-
tor without consulting the board of
health, the irate councilman from the
Sixth ward insisted There was a mig
ger in the woodpile somewhere"
DIR. Davis of the board of health. DIR.
Feriing. the mayors appointee. and III.
Holzapfel. owner of the city slaughter
ing house. were present at the meet.
ing. Ferling did not have anything to
say. but when s5 was appropriated to
pay his salary for one month, and he
was asked IL he would accept IL, he an.
grily refused to make any statement
Signal for Rumps.
The reading of an ordinance appro-
priating the annual salary of a meat
inspector at SIS a month was the sig.
nal for Kaufman to jump up and ques-
tfon the mayors right to appoin Fer.
ling. He quoted the law proving the
mayor should have consulted With the
board of health before appointing any
one. Then the tilt started.
Mayor Zimmrman said "I am the
mayor and in case where action is
required | have always been there on
the jump and | will take what action
think best in any emergency"
Kaufman sharply replied. You may
be the mayor, that is all right. but you
did not comply with the law which
says the board of health should recon-
mend the appointment OF a meat in
spector"
To this the mayor answered, II
did not overstep my authority, I am
the man of all men in Richmond
When action is required have I not al
ways been the first to act? Did I not
save the city from burning down when
the Colonial was afire, ordered fire
engines from other cities at my own
expense when was not the mayor, but
then said I would be the next mayor
and ! am. and while / am the mayor
will do as think best II the board
have one by recommending some one
else. acted quickly as / always do
everything, and for the best interests
of the city"
Councilman King then arose, and
asked how ii happened that govern
ment inspection inaugurated here and
then withdrawn. The mayor said he
did not know how the city secured a
government inspector. but that the
man was withdrawn because of a lack
of interstate business at the city
slaughtering house.
Mystery to Davis.
1T has always been a mystery to
me how We ever got government in-
spectors here" said City Health Of
ficer Davis. Il got letter from Wash
ington recently saying that it was
draw inspection here. ] wrote the de-
partment and asked if'unsanitary con-
ditions was the cause, and got a reply
saying that the sole reason for the ac-
ton was the lack OF interstate bust
mes done by the Holzapfel house.
wrote to them that ] would see II
Holzapfel could not increase his inter
state work and received in repty n
three-line letter peremptorily with
drawing the inspectors here"
Kaufman then came TO the point Inn
mediately He said TO DR.. Davis. Did
you ever interfere with the inspection
at the plant?"
DIR. Davis replied Ne, emphatically.
DR.. Bonds name was then brought
into the discussion. II was stated that
Washington authorities had said that