New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-09
Ianitors Got $4,000 in
Cash. S5,OOOin Trade,
Wicks Body Hears
CIGARS BROUGHT
TENANTS LIST
of6cer Even Went TO Par
ties - Money Spent
Called "Charity'

1Iltu NiiOi'J
-.,..- one consideration with an
ro,iccmau's life may be as
ON, s.,-~ ss the late Mr.. Gilbert mace
aDn,t'' Br. then. the object Of the
,,..,.,.,,s : ~. pity didn't live in BROOKLYN,
''',' ,.tto had. he wouldn't have trled
anu milk route. SO, after all MS
% ''- NO, the lowest depth OF MIS-
i0I.--,, n.... ". Ward, counsel to the
VII legislative committee, p'''u'eu ,,
.b,. body. which. in the WoolWor'n
- 70 -'i. continued its investigation
nD'.s,-s .so biqb cost Of living yesterday
% so,oreps lot Of one Brooklyn MIX
NJ 'ne o~ lie did no. follow Gilbert
~.,r;,al style. but he explained 10
'. me-, e,,ent why milk was Il cents a
.r.-+ even across the river.
'-r,G Tbs company. Ny. Ward said paid
49, rssal amounts for the dairying'
.-s,,nortation .-1 and distribution Of ITS
.ro5Ic- And then it paid $4,000 more
each wear into tic pockets Of Brooklyn
janitors.
I.nitors' Tariff Is $4,000
B.fore the company could break into
,s, buildine, where its customers liVe'
-. counsel asserted. it was forced 10
sos ooo cash 70 those who turn on
~. ~. t.., and boss the elevator boys in
,hs.. structures. That is the tarih
-. i.ritors demand each year.
A'5 tsep. after having obtained per-
ni,.ion 10 deliver milk, the company IS
forced to pay daily tribute to insure
The arrival Of the bottles at their ui'i-
mate destination. The janitors IKE
milk and the company feeds them, to
the tune Of $1,000 more each year.
Further light was shed upon the nat
ure and habits Of jsnitors yesterday
BY members Of the craft in Manhattan
who testified before the committee. BY
the time the session concluded this
definition had been evolved from their
evidence:
A ianitor is a man who receives his
rent, ice, milk, bread, rolls and news
papers free and obtains q cash bonus
from milkman, iceman, baker and news
dealer in addition 10 his own salary.
Gets sl.5O a Customer
Lucien N. Kimball, janitor OF an
apartment house on West End Avenue.
testified that he received $50 for each
new customer he got for the milk COM
psny. lie also receives a monthly rev.
enue Of S25 from the same 7ource.
In addition, Kimbal said, the news
man gave him S25 as the initial bonus
for the privilege" of the house Kim
ball admitted that his perquisites ful-
hlled the definition set forth above,
but he added that he had his troubles.
"Milkmen and bakers and newsdeal-
ers are always sending solicitors to
see me-" he complained. They annoy
me unduly"
Turning from the sad picture Of
NT. Kimball and his annoyances, let
US refer 20 Edward Schatz, ianitor Of
another West End Avenue apartment
house. He admitted that he enjoyed
all the privileges Of a regular Janltor
az per above specifications, and added
that large milk company paid HIM
81 year for each quart in the average
daily delivery TO customers IN his
house.
"Whst service do you render tho
baker that he gives you free bread z
Mr Ward inquired.
i have the elevator boy deliver IT,"
replied Schatz.
"He Gets Nothing"
And what does he get?"
Nothing"
What do you DO besides watch the
elevator boy deliver the bread ?" coun-
sci wanted 20 know.
attend 70 all repairs" the janitor
replied hsughtily.
IN sharp contrast 20 the bonus filled
H4e OF a yanitor was this definition of
mix dealer, evolved from the testi-
noAy OF several who appeared yester-
cay before the committee:
mix dealer is one who sells milk
70 d"ellerS in apartment houses by
gFing boxes Of cigars 70 real estate
agents aud free milk and cash pay
ment 90 lantors. He also purchases
tae good will OF buffers and cooks
w buylng tickets for entertainments
shieh they are running. In some cases
even goes so far as 70 attend these
'ane,ions.
Thomas B. Evans. an officer Of big
TIA,
As attended one of these parties. he
snd and IL came on 20 rain. He was
i.ea forced 20 send thirteen employees
~ families that took his milk home ir
isxiesbs.
Charity" Covered Sins
=. In the books of his company, Mr..
Evans said. ttis multitude Of sins
against the low cost of milk were COW
erso by the word Charity"
Are there cases where you do not
purchase tickets, but are obliged TO pay
eSshT = he was asked.
=, am forced 20 answer Yes, was
the rejoinder
Jefferson d. Fuller. company
agent, testified that he paid out $40 900
year for Expenses" in his district,
On the upper West Side. lie also ad-
ml'ted that much Of this went 70 "ccr-
teln parties who occupy strategic posi-
door,"
~ was he who gave a real estate COM
psny Christmss present Of cigars and
eotslned therefor a list OF their
tenants.
The committee will continue it's work
On Monday.