Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-03
THE GARBAGE BIDS.
The SUBJECT UP FOR CONSIDERATION
LAST EVENING,
At The Session Of the Council Committee On
Hsalh-Ths Investigation" Of the
"fuSf-What Was Done.

The Council Committee on Health was
to meet last evening, with the IN
derstandirg that something would be done
investigating the alleged garbage
but the attendance was rather
ueager, but three members of the eight on
the committee responding during the fist
b ,ur of the meeting, while q fourth came
in a short time before the meeting adj
Those present at the opening oil
business were Messrs. Ulrich, McGregor
aud Farrell, with Health Officer Reed,
Superintendent ofthe CrematOry Serig and
Frank MeSherry, who wss to be the pros
ecutiug witness in the fight against the
trust" Mr.. Davis was the late-eomer, but
his presence still left the committee without
a quorum. Outsidet the committee room, ia
the corridor, were some half-a-aozen OF
the witnesses summoned. The committee
fust discussed the a~dyisability Of going on
with the investigation, Notwithstanding
there was no quorum, and during this talk
it was asserted that the contractor for the
First district, Mr.. Murphy, bsd been
scared out" and would not take the con-
tract. The three gentlemen deciding to
90 on, Mr.. McSherry, Iend his charges, hut
was interrupted in the midst OF the docu-
mCnt by the entrance of Mr.. Burns, the
contractor for the Fifth district, who first
glaIed at Sir. MeSherry and then made q
lively verbal assault upon him. Burns
was only elected from the upon OH
Ger Deku being summoned from down
stairs to keep order. WSen the readingof
the charges had been resumed and com
pletsd, DIR. UlTich made the souIew hat uu-
lOOked-for ruling that nothing could be
investigated except the Third district, as
all the rest had been settled" MessTs.
Terrell and MeGregOr did not take this
view of it, and while the crowd OF con-
tractors and witnesses in the lobby
kept up an uproariOus discussion OF
the trust" the committee went On to
discuss the method of procedure. One
member of the committee objected to
vOiag on, for the reaaon that there was no
quorum, hut a majority OF those present
thought the committee could go ahead
and make . report of the exact situation
as they found it, and Henry Retzer, the
third district contractor, was called into
the room as q witness, and was duly
sworn. He said he expected to employ
some one to do the work, but had not
exactly fixed upon the person. He
had thought of Mr.. Clark" lone OF the
members of the alleged ''tTust'') but had
not come TO any conclusion. He had
spoke 10 some people about putting in the
bid " hut Mr.. Clark was not one Of the
people. lie had talked to Mr.. kliue
another one OF the ''trust") about the
matter.
To Mr.. McSherry-Mr. Clark or Mr..
Kline did not 90 to re and ask me to put
in a bid. The horse aud cart | have does
not belong to Kline & Clark. 1t Is not
true that Kline 4 Clark will do the work
in the district. / don't think they will,
but | can't tell yet who will do it.
This ended the examination Of the Wit
ness, and the committee asked for Mr..
| Murphy, the contractor for the First dis.
| trict. he was not found. and Mr.. Me-
| Sherry stated that Clark & Kline had gone
sround and told witnesses they need not
come unless they wanted to, which ex'
plaiued Murphy's absence.
Mr.. McSherry Was asked to be sworn,
but protested that his testimony would
only be a farce, as some of the committee
and several witnesses, who would u b
stantiste his statement, were absent. He
was willing to be sworn, however, but the
committee did not require it.
Before anything was done hr. Davis
came in, and the progress made was re-
lated to him. Mr.. Davis agreed with
! MessTs. Ferrell and McGregor that Couu-
ell intended TO have a full Investigation OF
the whole matter, although it was but
lamely expressed in the action of last Tues
day, and then the Chsir suggested 10 re-
commend to Council that the whole matter
OF bids, contracts, etc b. wiped out aud
new bids asked for.
During the discussion it was developed
that the notices from Martin 10y and
| Thomas Troy, in which they stated that
they could not give bond, preaented at the
last meeting of the committee, were both
in the same handwriting, which looked
strange.
The committee next excluded witnesses
and discussed the matter for half 81 hour,
at the end concluding that Mr.. Retzer be
given the contract for the third district al
1000. IL was agreed to make this recon-
mendation to Council.
This DISPOSED of the Third district, and
the committee proceeded to take mp tie
First. Clerk ElsOn stated that he had
seen Andrew Murphy, the contractor for
the First district, after Troy, at $iO5, had
backed out, and that he was licked at
getting the contract, but Monday afternoon
he said he would not take the contract at
his bid of $500. The committee called in
MI. McGcaw aud hal him sworn 10 know
whether or not he had entered into an ar
rapgenent with Murphy whereby the lat
ter had backed out. Mr.. McGfaw de-
MED having bad any negotiations with
Mr.. Murphy.
The district was awarded to Mr.. Nc
Grag at his hid Of $3.50, and will be so re-
ported to Council for action.
The Health Officer then introduced the
ash vault question to the committee, call
ING attention to the fact that the general
use of natural gas in the city had made it
impossible for many Of those having ash
vaults to obtain ashes for them, with the
inevitable result that the vaults were
more or less of 3 nuisance. The ordinance
upon the subject, which requires the own
ers of such vaults to keep them NJ all
times free from OdOr, was read, and the
Health Officer was instructed to go ahead
under it, with the assurance that the COM
mittee would stand by him in all proper
efforts to prevent the outbreak of disease
from such nuisances.
The committee then adjourned.
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