Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-01
ANOTHER CREMATORY
A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE
COUNCIL COMMITTEE on HEALTH.
1t IS Conceded that the Present Crsmatory is Not Suf
hclsnt TO Do the Work, and Council is Asked for
$1,000 for Another for the South Side.

There was very important meeting of
the Council Committee on Health, last
night, and as usual with this body, the
session was trife lively at times.
The first business taken up was the
bonds of the new garbage contractors, and
they were approved, as follows, there be-
ing security of one thousand dollars in
each case:
First district, Andrew Murphy, with
Lawrence Murphy as surety Second, Pat
rick Burns, with John Kemple as surety;
Third, John Baker, with J. H. Rosenberg
as surety; Fourth, Lewis Becker, with
Henry Alwinger as surety; Fifth, Francis
Murphy, with James Mckinley as surety.
The men will enter the upon the discharge
Of their duties this morning.
After this matter was disposed of, Health
Officer Garrison took the floor, by permits
sion of the committee, and called the at
tention of the body to the fact that the
present crematory, although it was working
we'll, and to its fullest capacity, was totally
inadequate to consume the night soil
and other stuff sent to it, or rather which
should be sent to it. He said that go for
he had issued four hundred and seventy
five permits for the cleaning of vaults, etc,
and two thousand barrels of night coil and
four hundred loads of contents of ash
vaults had been disposed of. This large
amount, however, was but a drop IN the
bucket. There were thousands OF barrels
of vault contents which ought to be burn
ed at once, and complaints
were pouring into the Office al
the rate of many each day, bat he
was powerless to afford the relief the clti
zens desired. Men coming to him for per
mits had TO be content with permission tt
remove four or five barrels when twenty
ought to be taken, and vaults
which ought to be cleaned could
not be touched. This condition o.
affairs existed with the summer
season almost upon US, and he thought II
was his duty to notify the committee o
the facts. He was in a position to know
exactly what was the matter, and he de
sired the committee TO be fully informed
Being Intercepted as to why there was
such large amount of night soil, etc,
this season, Dr. Garrison said work hac
been commenced earlier this season than
ever before, and was being prosecuted IN
better shape. Dozens and scores of vaults
which ought to have been attended to be-
fore, had this season reached stage where
action was imperative, and he instances
several cases. N one of which neighbors
threatened suit against the city unless
something was done Immediately.
Asked again as to whether or not the
surplus could not be taken TO the country
for fertilizing purposes, DR.. Garrison said
the farmers had no further use for fertlllz
ers of that sort. They had done then
blowing, for the most part, and they only
wanted the fertilizer in the early SPRING
before the round was broken up. He had
been notified by farmers up the river and
back in the country not to send any more
stuff out to them.
The committee debated the matter fully,
and came to the conclusion that new
crematory. to be located on the South side.
WAS an absolute necessity. They adopted
resolution asking Council to order the Fl
nance Committee to set aside two thousand
dollars for the erection and equipment OF
crematory, aud appointed Messrs. Ankle,
Miller and Rumble IS subcommittee to
select and recommend a site to Council, to
the end that all the time possible might be
saved in getting the work under way.