Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-02-15

Between the Clty Health Onnesra AzE1r
Qrubb Over n Case ~ s@zn RoE.
THERE'S sonethisg Of q roo brewing be-
tween tie Mayor and Health Ohes.. grow
ing out Of . question 0fJurisdictioa N cen
necsion vitk . ease of snan Poz, located At
no. 1912 ChApliDe street. To NJ IN .
uruper undesstandiHg Of the mAstsr, 3 short
bistory Of the case Is here given: About
tuo weeks ago Annie Kennedy. the patient
cane 10 this city from Den
Ne. Colorado Soon after her arrival she
vas taken siek, and DR.. Dekey vas called
in. On Monday last he pronounced the
case one Of small pox, and notified DE. Gar
risOn, City Health Officer, who At once as
sumed charge, PlAceda gaard on the prem
ises. and directed that NJ one should oe
aHoAed 20 enter OF leave the house, and
thar no article be taken from the premises.
A yellow Tag ~ also haRg oat
The same evening. Dr.. Garrison called
The Heakh COMMITTEE together at the eItJ
building and explained the situation The
conmitfes instructed the Doctor 70 see the
n commissioner from the district q
If be refused to take charge Of the case, 10
do what he thought proper. The tolIoElng
day DR.. Garrison saw Captain Pnnee, VINO
stated that be would furnish food, medi-
cine. etc. the Doctor, as was his duty, pro
posing to keep proper guards on the
oyemises. The next morning. hoEeyer, Capt
Prince said be could only furnish food
TO the patient. and that medicines must De
uroyided by the city. That evening Dr.
Garrison again called the committee to-
setber when ne WAS instructed 20 DO as ne
saw 81 In the matter.
On Friday evening the Health Oheer
called on David Bel, Of the Board OF Public
Works to obtain permission to scatter DIS
iufectants about the sidewalk and gutter In
front of and adjoining theinfected premises.
This permission was readily granted, and
the doctor accordingly thoroughly dlsin-
fected the locality. particular atten-
ton being given . quantity OF ice
covering a portion Of the Sidewalk,
gutter and street. This action, for some
occult reason, seemed 10 much excite q Por
ZION of the peighbors, who, though Council
man Tracy ~telephoned DR.. Garrison aud de-
manded that the ice, etc, in front OF the in
iected premises be removed. This the
doctor declined to. it, in his judgment, be
ing entirely unnecessary. Mr.. Tracy then
called on Mayor Grub, with the request
that that official take some action in the
matter. The Mayor and Councilman went
up 10 the vicinity Of the infected house and,
after viewing the lay Of the land, the former
sent the following written order to the
Health Officer:
WHEELING, February Il, 1885.
d.. Geo. Garrison:
have By personal examination discoT-
ertd hat the waste and filth coming from
a house on Chapline street where you have
IN charge q case Of smallpox is distributed
on the pavement and gutter Of the street. ]
hereby order you TO have the same removed
Eirf out delay.
F~Sigued.l JAcoB ". GRUBB,
Mayor.
This order the Health Officer again de
clired TO obey, and gave his reasons for 90
doing to a REGISTER reporter, last night, a
follows:
Il declined to obey the peremptory order
Of Mayor Grub for the following reasons
Il think the removal of the ice objected
70 would entail unnecessary expense upon
he city.
IF the ice was removed, the water would
still continue 10 flow from the premises,
there being no other possible way in which
the waste water can be gotten nd OF
II do not think the removal of the ice
necessary for the health of the community,
as, if the water, etc, contained the germs OF
disease, the freezing Of the same would
entirely destroy them.
Further, / have no jurisdiction in the
matter. The Board Of Public Works has
exclusive charge of the streets and alleys Of
The city. Ny powers and duties cease when
the limits of the premises infected are
passed, as far as tearing up streets, chang
ing sewers, etc, is concerned.
Lastly, / deny that the waste water com-
planned Of contains anything other than the
ordinary kitchen slops incidental to every
dwelling, and these are thoroughly disin:
fected inside the house. All other matter
from the patient is disinfeeted and disposed
Of otherwise"
The Mayor takes direct issue with the
Health Officer in the matter. He claims
that that officials jurisdiction extends to
he streets and alleys adjacent to the in
fected premises, and that it is his duty to do
all things on such thoroughfsres which will
aid in the maintenance Of the public health,
HE people Of the neighborhood claim thai
ell manner of infected filth is allowed to
pass out into the street and that there il
imminent danger that the disease may
spread through it to inmates Of the adjoin-
ing houses. They intend to bring the whole
question to the attention Of Council, Tues
day evening, with the view of compelling
DR.. Garrison to take more energetic meas
uTGs.
The patient is convaleseing. and al dan
ger, if danger there be, will soon be at al