The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-03
TWO QUESTIONS
THAT THE BOARD OF HEALTH HAS
To ooa,lasr-How shall Good Garbage
Collecting systsm be Put in Force and
What Shall be Paid for the CrSmHtOry
shsd-suEEsstiOn as to Garbage.

1.-THE City Board OF Health was called to
meet last evening to further consider the
bids for the garbage contracts that have
been received, and to hear the report Of a
special committee appointed to look over
the cremstory-that nevsr-snding subject
of discussion and cause Of worry and dis
gust. The only members that responded
to tho call were DR.. Ulrich, chairman, and
Messrs. Terrell and Davis-not quorum
and accordingly nothing was really done
Health officer Reed was also present.
The bids received for removing garbage
during the year beginning April l, some
thirty In number, were again gone over
and estimates made on them. Taking the
lowest bid from each district the total ia
about $500 above what was paid for the
same work last year. 1t is generally con.
ceded that the amount paid last year was
much In excess OF what the work was
worth. Had the work been done ss 1t
should have been, aud as the ordinance
priyids for 1t lbeinR done, the amount
paid would not have been too much. The
garbage ordinance that the city has is o
GOOD one were 1t enforced, but 1t 10 not,
and the result 10 that good portion Of
what the city pays for the re-
moyal Of gatbSge, is practically money
thrown away. There Ia not garbage
contractor who has lived up to the terms
Of the ordinance for years past, and there
has nsyer been on the part Of the police
force anything like q systematic effort "a
enforce the ordinance, although the health
officials have made appeals to the police
10 enforce the ordinance repeatedly.
It has been suggested that much more
satisfactory arrangement, insuIing the
most complete service, could be made II
this manner: Instead OF contracting tc
have garbage removed for go much pei
snnum let the collectors be paid go much
per load Of 80 many pounds, delivered o.
the orematoIy. In that way they would
be sure to collect oil possible garbage, q!
upon the amount collected would depend
their compensation, 6nd the complaint!
about collectors not Waiting localities FOL
months and, 40 some OF tho Island reel
dents say, for years, would not then bt
heard. The other provisions OF the pres
emit ordiasnce slightly modified would bt
applicable to an arrangement such as sug
DR.. Reed reported that Mr.. ]. M
Sweeney and Mr.. N. E. Whitaker, the
two gentlemen chosen to gefVe as experts
In the crematory shed matter, had re-
ported that after examining the building
in ia present condition, and the two
plans that tho city has in her possession
that had Sl75 additional been spent on
the building when 1t was first built, II
would have been as strong and good 9
building as the city supposed sht
was getting when she contracted
| for it. They found the Rss plan, the one
that was originally approved by the city,
and WHICH It was supposed was the one
to be followed in building the cremstory
shed, was very deficient in detail, but
that it called Tor stronger aida beams and
supports than were show n in the plans Of
the Pittsburgh Bridge Company; and
further, that tie roof and ROOT truases in
the bridge company plans we're superior
to the ones in the. Rea plan, though no
vantilator was provided for.
Tha experts did not venture 10 report
as to what, in their estimation, the build
ingwas worth ct this tins. what the city
should pay the bridge company Tor 1t nor
what amount Of money 1t would take to
put the building In ssrVisAble condition.