The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-14
CHARGES PREFERRED
By the Chairman Of the Council
Committee on Health
AGAINST THE HEALTHOFFICEF
DIR, Campbell says DIR, Garrison
"swearcd at him" and the Health
Committee Resolves Itself
Into u Court aud Jury,

A special meeting Of the Council
Committee on Health was held last
evening, at which was presented q paper
from DR., ], A. Campbell, the chairman
Of the committee, charging Dr.. George
/, Garrison with wiltully and malicious
ly insulting the committee through its
chairman, and the chairman himself,
while in the discharge Of official duties,
by the use Of proiane and "untele'
phonic" language over the wire,
There were present in response to the
call for the meeting Chairman Campbell
and Messrs, Terrell, Hadlich, Rumble,
Emmarth and Ankle, oithe committee,
and DR., Garrison.
There was an application before the
committee from Andrew Gill for permits.
sion TO clean vaults, This, on motion OF
Mr., Hadlich, was referred to Dr. Gar
rison. 49,
DR.. Campbell then asked Mr., Hadlich
10 assume the chair, and rising, closed
the door leading to the corridor, cleared
his throat and announced that he had a
communication to present which he
would read to the committee, He re-
GREETED that he had to make II, but he
was a man and a gentleman, and In JUS
tice TO himself and the committee he
could not let what had happened pass.
He pulled q paper out OF his pocket and
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To he Honorable Members u The Committee on
Health,
GENTLEMES:-At q meeting Of your
committee held on Wednesday, May s.,
YOU passed resolution instruCting your
chairman 10 sign some several licenses
for men who had applied for them to
your committee, after the Health office
had investigated them as per the ordi-
nance.
In fulfilling your commands | called
up the Health Officer by telephone, and
before could explain my business with
him, be began a torrent otzabuses and
blasphemies and curses, and using such
vile epithets as no gentleman would use
to any one. Such cpithets as these
characterized his foul language: "You
G-d-n liar" "You G. d-n sneak,"
and "You G. -" and many
others too numerous to mention.
After taking all this abuse ! then In
uuired OF him II he would do as the
committee requested. He replied: III
will not examine the night soil licenses,
and II the committee wants me to do
anything In the hereafter, they will
have to ask for 1t in writing"
Ireier the matter 10 you and ! hereby
demand a thorough investigation. At
the proper time ! will prove to you that
your executive officer, George /. Gar.
rison, has wilfully and maliCiously In.
suited not only the members OF this
committee through their chairman, but
the chairman himself.
Furthermore, l demand reparation at
your hands, from the fact OF being the
recipient OF these abuses In fulfilling the
commands Of your committee.
Very respectfully,
]. A. CAMPBELL.
The reading was listened to In dead
silence. At It's conclusion Mr.. HadliCh
asked the pleasure Of the committee.
Another painful pause followed, which
was finally broken by Mr.. Ferrell, who
moved shat the prayer oil the petitioner
be granted" Mr.. Emmarth seconded
this.
Mr.. Hadlick said he presumed an In
yestigatlon was meant by that, and Mr..
Terrell nodded.
DR.. Campbell then moved that q sub.
mittee OF three Of this committee be ap.
pointed to do the investigating.
DR.. Garrison asked whether the gen.
tlemen were sitting as a committee or a
board. Mr.. Hadlich answered that as
they were appointed as a committee
he presumed they were sitting as such,
DR.. Garrison said that by ordinance the
committee was a Board Of Health, and
that he was member OF such board,
and that as such member he wanted to
amend DR.. Campbell's motion by substi-
tuting DR.. Campbell for the sub-Com'
mittee OF three.
Mr.. Hadllch looked as though he
would be willing 10 give three dollars To
BIO out OF the place he was in, and de-
Cided that DR.. Garrison had no right to
make any motions.
Mr.. Terrell thought three too small q
number for an investigating committee,
and thought that all the committee OK.
cept DR.. Campbell should take hand
in the proceedings.
DR.. Campbell aCquiesced in this view,
and the entire committee resolved itself
into IN investigating committee and
agreed TO meet tomorrow evening to
commence operations.
Dr. Campbell asked that R. NJ. Gille.
land, George Abrams, John Norman
and William Fugate be summoned to
testify in his behalf. DR.. Garrison said
that he did not care TO have any wit.
nesses summoned.
This ended the very informal pro.
ceedings in this line. The committee
was in session a few minutes more dis.
cussing the probable action Of Council
at It's meeting tonight with reference to
regranting licenses 10 garbage contrac.
tors who have been fined, and then ad-
journed.