Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-05
HOW TO DO 1T.
THE GARBAGE QUESTION AGAIN UP FOR
DISCUSSION
Before the Subcommittee Of the City Board Of
Hsalh-Ihrse Pretty Widely-DIvsrgsni
Views Expressed.

Last evening the committee of tie
C5uncil Committee or Health, which is
composed of President Campbell, of the
City Board, Councilman Farrell, and
Health Officer Garrison, met at the City
Hall, snd made renewed attack upon
the question of how TO improve upon the
collection of garbage, etc, throughout the
city. Each Of the gentlemen had plan
which he rather preferred above the ideas
of his colleagues, and the result was an
exceedingly lively debate, which at times
approached the stormy. The present sys-
TEN, or rather lack Of system, in the collec-
ton of garbage, and the great dissaiisfac-
ton of the public, are matters too we'll
known to require rehearsal here. The
committee resiizes the necessity for some
degree of change. and this being so, the
questioo up for consideration is, how can
the Improvement be best brought about?
President Campbell is favorably disposed
TO RELOCATING the contract system to the
BACKGROUND, and ia it's stead thinks the
best interests of the public would be sub
served by the Health Department hiring
carts nnd men sufficient 10 number 10 do
the work in a proper manner, the force
thus engaged to be graded to the season
and the quantity of stuff to be hauled
away. Men and teams thus placed under
the control of the proper authorities, he
thinks it would follow that the present
iue fficient service would, in great meas
ure, be replaced by thorough removal of
the offal, and that at the same time the
cost TO the city need not be very largely
increased.
Health Officer GarIison's idea is for the
city t. purchase horses and carts, and with
them do the work, pay an honest days
wages for en- honest Days work, ard
thereby have absolute control of the
whole work, with the largest opportunity
and power to regulate matters until some
akin to perfection is reached. He is
oppcstd to the contract system in any
form, and thinks it has been abundantly
demonstrated that it is total failure, the
city expanding large amount Of money
annually for d wretched service.
MI. Farrell is favorable to retention of
the contract system, and is of the opinion
that the present ordinance can be so mcdi-
fed and improved as 10 give the city am
ole protection against imposition by con-
tractors. He admits the inefficieney of
the service at present and the existence of
inst cause for complaint, bat expressed
himself LAST night as opposed 10 the city's
entering into competition with lot of
garbage haulers."
Op0n the lines here indicated the three
gentlemen carried on n discussion which
lasted until quite late hour, with no
prospect of coming TO an understanding or
agreement. Facts and figures withou;
end we're sdduced by esch gentleman in
turn, and each N turn confessed to q lack
Of knowledge IS 10 how the same matters
we're regulated in other cities, and at what
cost.
Finally it = rs agreed to call the full
committee together, and before that body
the discussion will be renewed, in the hope
of reaching something tangible.
The Water Board aud the Council Com
mittee on Water Works met ID the Office of
the Beard last night, snd cent to Council a
statement Of the financial affairs of the
Board, together with an estimate for the
coming yesr. The figures were as follows:
Cash on hand, Jan. 1..........sl4, COO 10
Estimated recei pts for year. 1000 00-S76 500 10
Estimated ErDtnSCS.-
Compromise Loan........... 1900 %
Loan OF 1877 $3.50 90
Loan of 1sS5....................... $3.50 90
Running Water Works,
necessary repairs to ma
chinery aud maine....... IS, S9S 50
Finishing new reservoir. y, 535 57-s76,6O9 10
There was a general discussion of the
operations of the department, but nothing
eSpeci ally new was brought out.
NEATLY everybody nesds a good medi-
cine at this season, to purity the blood and
build up me system. Hoods Sarsaparilla
is the most popular spring medicine and
blood purifier 1t cures scrOfulG, all
humors, dyspepsia, sick headache, that
tired feeling