The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-11
Tile CRBMlrORY,S NEEDS.
The Health Committee Asked to "do Some
thing .fOr1t.n

thing ::fOrtt."
The Council Committee on Health
met again last evening, This session
was ono Of the most lively and enter
tanning yet held. There were present
DR.. j, A. Campbell, chairman, ant
Messrs, Ferrell, Emmarth, Ankle, Rum
BILE and Miller.
Health officer Garrison, who was pres,
emit, reported the amount OF work he had
done for tho city in March. Among Other
things he recitcd that he had received 50
complaints against garbage contractors,
IS complaints against nulsances, had ig'
sued 0s burial permits, IL disinlermsnt
permits, served 100 notices 10 ahate
nnisances, answering 500 telephone
calls, etc.
Keeper of the Crematory Serig report,
cd that in March there had been con.
sumed in the furnace 72 loads Of gar.
bage, 05 barrels and boxes, II dogs and
147 barrels Of night soil. This was order.
cd fled and II was suggested that here
after he report the amount OF garbage
delivered by each contractor. Mr.. Nil.
Ter presented his bill for rigging up a
hosting apparatus for putting horses
into tie furnace, and repairing tho
bridges at the CromatOry, amounting to
$50, which was ordered paid, after Mr..
Miller had signiGed his willingness to
be qualified that the apparatus would
work all right.
lhe following named parties were
ordered paid the amounts stated, for scr.
vices as inspectors under the Health
Officer, at s. per day: Charles Welty,
$50; Joseph RobreCht, SlS; George W.
Weisgerber, $25; Ed Heslop, Sill George
busch, $50 total Sl9l.
Dr. Campbell announced that this was
a special meeting, and that he had called
II for tho purpose OF arranging 10 have
something done for the crematory. He
said that originally it had been capable
Of destroying s%Gventy-iiye barrels OF
stuff per day, and had done as high
as 10l barrels, but that since
the "improYemcnts' made In the
furnace during the past month
ii took hard work to consume 80 barrels
per day, and with the advent oi warm
weather It would 10 necessary TO dispose
OF 70 or so barrels. 1t may not he amiss
to state that these WmproVements'' were
ordered by this committee. Mr.. Rum.
bic, q member OF the committee, was or
dered 10 make them, and his bill OF SO
for the work was ordered paid by Coun.
ell at It's last meeting.
"What remedy do you suggest, gen.
tlemen2" murm1lred the chair. "Get a
key OF powder for $2 and lift the entire
thing" said Mr.. Arkle. This was not
seconded, and Mr.. Arkle lott to look RE
ter other business. II was finally or.
dered that Mr.. Serig fix the furnace pro-.
perly by taking out the improvements"
as speedily as possible.
The committee was about 10 adjourn
when DR.. Campbell %propounded a ques.
tion. He wanted 10 knowifR NJ. Gille.
land had any right 10 use twenty-five
gallon barrels /: In hauling night soil
when the ordinance said forty gallon bar.
rols should BIO used and only seventy.
five cents per barrel charged.
This led to a good deal Of discussion,
and 1t was finally agreed to recommend
TINT no barrels OF less than forty gallon
capacity be used, DR.. Garrison explain.
ing that the ordinance now provides only
that not less than forty gallons shall DO
considered q barrel.