The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-04
POINTS MADE
IN REPORT ON
CLEM'S CASE
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Subjoined are the principal. features
Of the report submitted today to Mayor
Robbins by a committee appointed by
him to investigate charges preferred
against Dairy Inspector Glen:
To the Honorable William J. Robbins,
Mayor: l
Your committee appointed to inves-
tigate certain charges against the
City Dairy Inspector, DR.. Lou Glenn,
beg to submit the result Of its inves-
tigation as shown by the minutes Of
each meeting of the committee.
The charges made against DR.. Lou
Glen, and which were published in
City Dairy Inspector have not been
sustained through lack of evidence.
The subjoined testimony of, dairymen
who were present at the public meet
ing of the committee August 81, shows
a preponderance of evidence in DR..
Clems favor. We feel 1t to be regret
table fact that the Palladium and per-
sons who are responsible for the
charges should refuse to sustain them
by appearing before the committee or
furnish data whereby the committee
could have something tangible to work
on. Under the circumstances we feel
that the committee can do nothing fur
ther than to submit this evidence to
you with the recommendation that DR..
Lou Glen be exonerated from the
charge of neglecting his duty. The only
would be to place the mat
ter before the Common Council, hav-
ing committee of investigation ap-
pointed vested with judiciary author
ity with power to compel the presence
of witnesses, place them under oath,
and cite them for contempt il they.
failed to answer the summons:
" The committee further wishes to-
suggest that the duties Of the dairy
be clearly defined by ordi-
nance, and If the inspection Of foods,
irrespective of dairies and their pro-
ducts, is considered to be a part OF
his duties then an amendment to the
existing ordinance should be author
lied SO stating.
The committee further recommends
that the Dairy Inspector leave with
each dairy inspected copy OF the
score SO that the weak points may be
known and remedied.
The committee further recommends
that the Dairy Inspector be required to
keep a careful record of his scoring Of
dairies and sources of their supply and
submit a consolidated report Of such
inspections to the Common Council at
the last regular meeting in March.
June, September, and December OF
each year.
Personal Investigations.
Results of some personal investiga-
tions by members of the committee
as brought out at the meeting Thurs
day night are set forth as follows:
At Nungesser's meat market on
North Tenth street, Mr.. Carter was
told that Nungesser had been In bus
mess there about three or four months
and that so far as Nungesser knew
DR.. Clem had never been there.
Mr.. Bavis stated DR.. Davis told him
he had never required written reports
from the dairy inspector, and that he
thought the scores of dairies should
be published.
Mayor Robbins stated Mrs. Bender
had complained because the Bender
ice cream factory had not been prop
erly inspected and the result publish
ed. Councilman Weishaupt had told
the Mayor that one dairyman had In
formed him that DR.. Glenn had inspect
ed his dairy but once, but would not
state who that dairyman was. The
Mayor further stated that he had re.
quested DR.. Glen to help the Sealer
Of Weights and Measures by inspect
ing food supplies north of Main while
Mr.. Mckinley would inspect south OF
Main. This was in the latter part OF
July.
Mr.. Handley interviewed DR.. Hoo
yer. who stated he was of the opinion
that the committee would white
wash" DR.. Glen, and that there was
no use appearing before it. He thought
the committee should visit every dali
nv. and that it would not take them
over two days to do 80. He did not
cite any case where neglect had oc-
Cured.
MIR. Bachelor told Mr.. Handley that
the only objection he had was that
COPIES Of the scoring were not given
the dairymen SO they could see where
in they were weak.
DR.. Kinsey had a letter from Glenn
Gaar wherein Mr. Gaar hoped tnat MS
dairy would be scored and instructions.
left that would help him to make 1t a
model dairy. That this had not been
done heretofore.
Mr.. Waterman reported that he
had interviewed eight dairymen and
that none of them had any complaint
to make or found any fault with DR..
Clem's work. :,
The committee carefully considered
all evidence that had been secured.
and after deliberation decided to sub
NIT the evidence collected. which Is
embodied in the minutes of each
meeting Of the committee, to the
Mayor.
Respectfully submitted
L. A. HANDLEY.
j.. H. KINSEY.
ALFRED BAVIS.
JOS. M WATERMAN.
GEORGE CARTER.