The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-02
Jesse Evans Charges the
Market and Weights Mas
ter of the City With Neg
lecting His Duties.
MAYOR IN DEFENSE
OF THE OFFICIAL
Evans Wants Taylor to IN
spect Scales and Not Sit in
a Livery Stable Talking
on Politics.

preferred against Marketmsster John
Taylor at council last night by Coun-
Gilman Jesse Evans. In a written rec
ommendation addressed TO the council
and the board of works Mr.. Evans di-
rectly accused Taylor OF not attending
10 the duties of his office. playing poll
tics when he should have been ensag-
ed in his duties as market and weight
master and coalition with the dairy
men when they recently raised he
price of milk.
His resignation, il he does not
promptly begin TO attend TO his duties.
is demanded in the recommendation.
Mayor Zimmerman is directly appeal
ed 10 by Evans and asked to exercise
to see that Taylor does his work prop
erly and if he does not to demand Tay-
lors resignation.
Sarcasm and irony are freely min
gled in the attack on Taylor. and
charges of a very serious nature are
made. II is said in the report Il con-
slider IL rather imposing on the city for
an employe paid this sum OF money
(S72o per year, TO sit around a stove
at livery stable talking politics in
stead of looking after the duties OF
the Office to which he was appointed"
When the paper was read by city
clerk Bescher, council sat stunned for
a few moments. Then applause from
the back of the room showed the SEN
timents of some of the people.
Evans Gives Reasons.
Evans arose and explained his rea-
sons for attacking the Official. He stat
ed that there had been much com-
plaint over short weights. and that al
other dealers in necessities of life
were crooked. the people wanted to
know what was going on.
Mayor Zimmerman stated that this
matter had been up before the board
of works. and that the scales, which
1t was charged Taylor did not often
test, had been tested, and seals placed
on them. Mayor Zimmerman also
claimed that Taylor weighed coal fire.
quently. and stated that as soon as
the city scales are placed at the mar
ket house, Taylor will be enabled to
do better work. He also said that no
marketmaster ever working for this
city had stayed at the market house
all the time. and that such was not the
custom.
Il can show you scales which have
not had a stamp on them for three
years." said Evans.
We'll, they ought TO be tested every
six months" said His Honor. Mayor
Zimmerman then said that Taylor was
not a detective. and that his duties
were not to follow ice. coal and other
dealers wagons TO see If short weight
was given, but that he was market
and weights and measures master
New seals of lead which will not
come of as paper ones are said to do.
were proposed and probably will be or
dered following the statement that
some OF Taylor's seals came of after
he had inspected the scales.
At this juncture Councilman Bartel
arose and proposed that Taylor be in
structed to appear before council and
give an account of his work as was
demanded by Evans. The mayor acced-
ed to this, although he stated 1T was
not necessary, as Taylor is only re-
quired to give an accounting to the
board of works. Evans statement fol-
lows;
Evans Large Roast
To the Honorable Mayor and the Com
mon Council OF the city of Rich
mond, Ind.
When a public official is elected to
I l. E
stay on the job all day and all night
if necessary to serve the public. When
public Official appoints subordi-
nate. such as the marset master. SUI
perintendent of the light plant. park.
crematory or dairy inspector. IL is just
as natural a supposition that he will
stay on the job.
TO come TO the point: Mr. John
Taylor is supposed TO be market mas
ter of Richmond. At least he was ap-
pointed for this purpose Several times
at different hours of the day i have
wanted to speak TO Mr.. Taylor on va
rious city matters, and for this pur-
pose have gone to the market house
for him. But Mr.. Taylor was not there.
Think you'll find the gentleman at
Shofer's livery barn." is what was
said to me
Now Mr. Taylor draws exactly s720
per year for the services he is sup
posed to render as market master and
superintendent OF weights and meas
ures / consider il rather imposing
on the city for an employe paid this
sum of money to sit around a stove
at a livery stable Office talking politics
! instead of looking after the duties of
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