The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-10
TILE NEEDED ORgMATORY,
An Important Communication Sighted h
the First Branch.

the First branch,
The following important and self.ex'
~planatory communication from Health
officer Garrison, was read in the Second
Branch at last evenings Council meet,
Ing, and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
WHEELING, W. Va, July o., 1850.
10 The Hon. Mayor aud CCunea Of The Guy q
Whodmg;
GENTLENEN:-When the annual sani.
tary inspection OF the city was begun in
the spring, it was found TO be impracti'
cable to compel the thorough cleaning
aud d%isinieCtion OF priVy vaults and
Cess.poOls, us rapidly aS the proper regard
for the public health demand, on &C.
count OF the extremely bad condition oil
many, aud the want Of facilities for the
destruction Of their contents. Hence,
only those that were in the very worst
condition were ordered to he cleaned OF
partially cleaned. Indeed 30 many called
Tor immediate attention that In some In.
stances only four, and oven as little as
two barrels were permitted to be re-
moved, in order to give at least partial re-
lief in a greater number Of cases.
The situation was explained 10 the
Board OF Health, and that body reCog.
nizing the needs OF better Cr6matory
facilities, passed esolutionsasking Coun'
eli to appropriate a sufficient sum to
build a new furnace. You know how
the proposition was approved by both
branches OF Council, q site was selected,
but here the matter rests. Permits for
the excavation and removal OF contents
OF cesspools to the number OF about
1000 barrels have been issued from my
Office. Over 800 cart loads ofContents oil
dry closets lGYe been removed. The
great bulk of the work was done between
tue first Of April and tho present time.
The hooks Of the keeper Of the Crenla,
tory show that during tho months OF
April, May and June, 1923 barrels oil
nightsoil was burned in addition to
other unwholesome substances. There.
fore nearly two.thirds OF the matter re.
moved was conveyed to the fields oil
farmers and gardeners near the city to
5e used for mRaHn a. PURPOSES, the Rrq,,
ueQpe VI NulGLl III bullu lHbEAlEeb "
questionable, 10 say the least.
There are hundreds Of privy vaults In
the city which have not been cleaned
and disinieCled for many years, The
stencil Of which Is unbearablC, and
whose potency as disease breeders |.
unquestioned. They ought to have re-.
CeiYed attention long ago, but owing ia
the lack OF facilities must remain In
their present condition. Complaints
come 10 me about them every day.
Even those from which n small portion
has been removed this year in many
instances require attention again. nv
opportunities for gathering Information
n regard to the sanitary condition Of
the City are unlimited, and from tho
IGest adyiCes I have, there should vet be
removed $4,000 barrels Of night soil and
from 800 10 1900 loads Of contents Of
dry vaults this season.
Does II require further argument OF
mine 10 show the imperative necessity
Of p%roceedlnRat once 10 the construction
Of q furnace, the capacity Of which
shall be adequate 10 The destruction Of
all the Clty's Nth.
Respectfully submitted,
Gro, L, GARRigON. NJ, D..