The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-17

the city, from the records, has the wors
health IN the city,
II would take ten carts to go over tn
fourth district properly and thorough!
In day, aud collect the garbage ant
haul 1t 10 the Grematory, II took mar
three days 10 visit every habitation II
that district, Thisfact iorCibly emphasiz
es the lack Of wisdom In the present
laws and the provisions for their exeCu'
ton.
WHAT IS NERDEDY
A sensible man who reads the presen'
tahon here Of the unQuestionable made
quacy ofthe city's provision for cleanli
ness must realize that there is need o.
reform.
What Is the remedy2
In the tirst place, there ought to be .
second and larger Crematory built south
Of the creek, This Is now in contempla'
ton, and 1t should be made serviceable
and adequate to the needs Of the lower
half OF the city,
Another needed improvement Is a new
road TO the present badly located crema,
tory on the top Of Wheeling hill. A road
from the upper end Of Eof street inter
secting the present road at q point south
OF thepew reservoir, would not only give
improved access TO the crematory, but
would make the upper end OF Eof street
accessible for Fulton coal teams. This
alone makes the cheap Improvement
suggested, by the way, by Keeper Serig,
OF the CfematorY-a desirable one. and
ought to commend II to the City Council
and the Board OF Public Works,
But these are minor details. What Is
needed Is to go 10 the root OF the evil.
There should be service that will
promptly, thoroughly and reliably get
rid OF the garbage. The cost ought to
be reasonable for an adequate service,
but the service ought TO be secured, and
paid for at q rate that would make II re-
liable, complete and efficient.
One thing that weakens the public es.
hmation OF the Importance OF this mat
ter, and other sanitary safeguards, is
that nobody can prove that preventive
prevents, When one locks his stable,
and his horse is not stolen, he thinks it
would In all probability have escaped
the thief with the door unlocked. But
one night the horse Is stolen, and there.
alter the man always locks the stable
door. It is the part Of wise judgment
for Others to profit by his experience and
lock their doors before their horses are
also stolen,
So IT is wise In q community to pro-
tect the public health before an epidemic
comes.
Some people will no doubt cry "ohest.
nutsW Tho people OF the Conemaugh
cried "Chestnuts" when warned OF the
danger In the South Fork dam. But
the dam burst and death swept through
the valley. 1t is to DO hoped that the
scourge Of disease will not wake Wheel.
ing people to the importance Of proteC-
ton against conditions which induce
disease, or at least make 1t more malig.
nant, There is warning enough IN the
present fact that typhoid fever, generally
classed as q disease OF the autumnal
months, prevails here to a greater or less
extent the year round, and that the
death rate from this disease here is higher
than the average. 10 leave the public
health without proper protection Is as II
a man neglected to lock his stable be-
cause bis horse was not taken, while all
the time thieves are entering and carry
ing of his oats,