Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-25

soau nc was secretas! OF the board OF
health and had been = member six years
MI. Pattangal then started to question
Dr. Fish and Mr.. Clair asked that the
records Of the board be brought in. A
long discussion followed regarding this.
Ar. Clair asking to set the records in
ana Mr.. Pattangan Directing on the
ground that his testimony that he wished
10 introduce had nothing to do with the
records. City Solicitor Perkins asked
Dr. Fish If they were matters Of note
ana On his statement that there vas no
record. Mr.. Clair withdraw his ob.ec-
tons, Mr.. Pattansall read a notice dat
ed April is that the Silver Brothers
could not siaghter after April % but
could 90 to the Levine Brothers. An.
other April q gave them one more week
IN which to slaughter at their house.
On May another one was sent giving
them permission to slaughter there for
time but reserving the right to stop
II without further notice. DR.. Fish said
ne either signed or authorized them. At
meeting Of the board of health and
siVer Brothers in his office in February
silver Brothers were told just what they
had to do. They did not do so until after
notices. On cross-exanination he said
that the conditions were that thew should
have running water, cement floor, a suit
able cesspool. house for the inspec,or
ana others. Notes written BY him o-
at his dictation and not on report BY DR..
Stewart.
City Solicitor Perkins asked DR.
Fish REGARDING the condition Of Levin.
Brothers place and he declared it was
good.
Attorney Clair then asked DR.. Stew.
art some questions regarding the Le-
vine place and he declared it was al,
right Mr.. Pattangall rested his ease
there.
Attorney Clair then called Afyer L.
vine to the stand He said he had a
Wen and that sewerage went into a
tuo about five feet from the building.
he knew Silver Brothers had q con-
crete floor for over two years and that
sam Silver was never present at a
conference in DR.. Fishs office at which
ne was ordered to dig q well. DR.. Stew.
art ordered them 70 get a lease before
ne would tell them what 70 do. He went
10 the Mayor and Mr.. Hanson regard
ing II. At a later time ne did tell what
was wanted but never said more abou,
water or cesspool. The eight foot room
AT Levine Brothers was full OF trash
ana Or. Stewart ordered a small room
placed in one corner Of the slaughter
mouse. This ended the testimony.
Mr.. Pattangall then began his areu.
hent. he started by discussing the la u
feiat!'e 10 removing members OF the
Board of Health. and cited cases in
support of his argument that the mn.
hlc!pai ofncers were acting as Judges
ana that they could only remove a
man on the testimony as presented be-
lore them. He then took up the charg-
es, the first regarding the lvers. and
SAID that the charge that DR.. Stewart
solicited a bride Of liyers and failing
to get them abused them, was the
veriest nonsense.
He declared that the testimony NJ
Harry and Sam Silver on the oues-
ton of bride was so Door thu, M
one would be convinced by i, and
that the third charges were also who'll
~ unsupported. and tina: it was ab-
surd to remove man for a difference
OF opinion. Regarding charges on the
siaughtering at Peter Fortin's he said
there was nothing to them.
Regarding the charge that he let
arnold Mower have a stamp he as.
serted tnere was no testimony to
prove that he did so. and even if he
Gid there was nothing done with il.
Regarding charges that he let deal
ers take meat into their refrirerators
ana hold 1t until he got around to in
spect 1t, he said he could see no harm
IN that and that there was no testi :
mony to prove il. There was no ties.
timony to prove that he had refused
to inspect meat for Levine and Gates.
Mr.. Pattangall declared that charges
MED were against DR.. Stewart as the
meat inspector and that all the munich.
pal ohcers had power to do was to re-
move him as a member of the board of
health and they had no right to consider
SUCH evidence as this. Mr.. Clair declar-
cd that there was evidence Of corruption
and that they were to consider il DR..
Stewart was doing the bes, he knew
now or not. You don't have to convict
him Of failure to do his duty he said.
he took up the charges and said that Dr.
Huntington said the house was In good
condition and d.. Fish did not know
conditions at the slaughter house. He
said that DR.. Stewart knew that he fore
cd the Silver Brothers to lose the COW.
he declared that DR.. Stewart sent the
notices and Dr. Fish did not swear tha
he knew about them. IF he has done
something wrong as a meat inspector he
should be removed as q member Of the
board Of health" he declared. He de-
clared that DR.. Stewart was soliciting
brides from Arnold Mower by allowine
him to use q false stamp and broukh,
Silver Brothers into court for doing no,
half as much as he was allowing Whit.
comb to do He inspected meat withou,
the certificates and made a corrupt deal
with Arnold Mower, which would have
allowed the dumping of all kinds OF mea,
into this market. and the testimony OF
Arnold and Charles Mower proves tina,
he was corrupt asserted the attorney.
1T is the duty of you men to con-
vict this man II you find he has done
corrupt things and although 1t may
be disagTeeable duty 1t IL your duty
to convict If In your opinion he is.
So in behalf Of these complaints and
the City Of Watervilie I ask you to
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