Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-08-02
ANOTHER TILT.
CHAIRMAN CAMPBELL, OF THB COMMITTEE.
AND OFFICER GARRISON
Have War Of Words IN Committee Meeting Which
Makes it Very Interesting for the O!hsr Mem
bsrs Present-What the Committee Did.
The Council COmmi ttte on Health met

Tue hOJ OuIumSnb Vi tno UeSA bSAOASf oHN
began business by taking up the monthly
report of Superintendent Of the cTemstory
Ssrig. This report showed total of 252
loads ofgsrbsge burned at the furnace dur
ing the mouth, together with 327 barrels
and boxes, 47O loads of night soil, one load
contents dry vault, eight horses, two cows,
two hogs and twenty-threee dogs. The re-
port was filed.
The committee then took up lot Of adj
vertisug bills. They had not been ceTti-
fed by Health Officer Garrison, and thst
official was asked to o. k. them. This was
done, and then Chairman Campbell ran
over the bile. Several of the bills were
for publishing reports of vital sstistics.
The ordinances prescribes that the quarter
ly reports shall be advertised, but say
nothing about the monthly reports. Three
of the bills contained an item for adver-
Using a monthly report, and the Health
Officer was asked to explain. He did 80,
saying the monthly reports were sent to
the neSswsper Offices simply as matter
Of news, and that the bill was not right.
This led to g general and somewhat scri-
monious discussion, during which Chair
man Campbell criticised Health Officer
Garrison for mourning bills for printing
and advertising without the knowledge or
consent Of the committee, and said if the
resolution passed by the committee some
time ego, and designed to regulate this SORT
of thing, had been respected, the present
trouble would not have occurred. He
rather warmly euquired of d. Garrison
whether or not he would obey the Tesolu-
tiou Of the committee.
DIR. Garrison said he would try to obey
the ordinances passed by Council.
Dr. Csmpbell-Id like TO know whether
you intend to obey this committee.
DR.. Garrison-I cay I'll try to obey the
ordinances OF Council.
DR.. Campbell-I'm not asking you
about the ordinances. As chairman OF
this committee, l want TO know if you in
tend TO obey the resolutions OF the COM
mttee? There is no use in our passing or
dinances If you don't intend to obey them.
DR.. Gsrrison-I have answered that
question.
DR.. Campbsll-You havn't answered it
at all. You're an executive officer of this
committee, sin't you?
DIR. Garrison-Of the city of Wheeling
DR.. Campbell-And of this committee as
well.
DIR. Garrison-Perhsps We had better
call in the City Solicitor to decide that
point.
DR.. Campbell-oh, we don't want q
technical opinion. Will you carry out the
resolutions of this committee?
Or. Garrison-I have answered that.
DR.. Campbell-We passed two resolu-
tons the other night; do you intend 10
obey them
Dr. Garrison-I can't call tie commit
tee every time there 10 an advertisement to
be inserted, or l run out of blanks. l
have explained the advertisements The
ordinance allows me to incur an expense
of $50 without coming to Council.
Dr. Competitive would like 10 know
about those resolutions asking You for sta
tistics.
Dr.. Garris0n-Well, sir; have q etc
nographer at work on the reports, and as
soon as they are ready will submit them.
The statistics of deaths, etc, will Iequife
comfortable amount of work, and q
large expenditure OF money-(Dr Camp
bell-Why ?)-aud 1 didn't feel like-(Dr.
Campbell-Why p - incurring the ex-
pense wiLhout-(Dr. Compatibility p
/ 49, ooroank of ffnupoi1
DR.. Campbell - Why will it require
money?
DR.. Garrison-Well, if you know any
thing about vital statisiics-(Dr. Camp
bell do you will readily see the rea-
son.
DR.. Campbell-Can't you get 'em up
yourself?
DIR. Garrison-I can.
DR.. Campbell-Then why don't you do
it?
DR.. GArtison-It will take too much
time.
DR.. Campbell-Then you want extra
pay for it?
Dr.. GarrisOn-Yes. My books are open
for inspection at all times.
DR.. Campbell-Well, l don't think there
is Q nscessity for a stenographer or for extra
pay for you. You can get the matter up,
as Health Officer, yourself. When Will
yOu be ready 10 report?
DR.. Garrison-At the next meeting OF
Council.
DR.. Campbell-Ths committee wants
this information, and wants it at once.
Then you can 90 to as many papers as you
see fit.
DR.. Garrison I said Council.
DR.. Csmpbell-Well
DR.. Garrison-IfI have them ready, aud
the committee meets before Conucil, I'll
let you see them.
Dr. Campbell-Well, the committee
wants the statistics, or it wouldn't have
asked for them.
DIR. Garrison-Well, they'll come here
from Council
Mr.. Far1ell-Let 'em come.
DR.. Campbell-But what's the use OF
going all around that way, when ne can
send them here direct?
The garbage subject was then intro
duced, and the discussion became more
personal than ever. DR.. Garrison said 1t
was notorious that the contractors were
not doing their duty, and Dr.. Cambell,
while admitting this, under pressure ffom
Dr.. Garrison, who said be had been "bsdg-
cred" enough, said that was exactly the
reas IN the committee wanted the tabulsted
complaints from DR.. Garrison. II wanted
to know Just where the trouble was.
Finally Dr. Campbell took Dr.. Garrison
severely to task, alleging that be had &c.
cused the chairman and Mr.. Farrell OF
throwing cold water" on the Efforts to
clean up the city. DR.. Garrison referred
to the newspaper statement he had made,
and Dr. Campbell said there was no such
statements in the paper, and that when
DR.. Garrison said so, ne knew he was say
ing what was not true.
Then they had it all over again, and az
times the controversy was right liye'y
one.
Finally the committee amended the reso-
lutions adopted at the previous meeting,
dirtc!in Dr.. Garrison to prepare the sta
tist;cs required, without expense TO the
city, and then adjourned to meet next
Wednesday evening.
TRYING TO DO business without adyeT-
Using is Ike winking at o pretty girl
through pair of green goggles. You may
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