The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-14


President Cruise stated that ho had
received q message from Mayor Sea
bright that had a bearing on this matter,
and suggested that It be read at this
time. There was no objection and 1t
was presented, TWAS Us follows;
GESrLEMES:-I deem Il my duty 10 call the
attention Of your honorable body 10 4 subject Of
Inc utmost importance; refer 10 tho removal
aud lnal disposal OF night sou ana garIoaSe,
Cd tOgO 10 the country Jour cfemAtOTy nus not
nclenl capacity; the State law prohibits lllo
dumplnE0t refuse Of this nature Into running
streams; therefore, the all Important question
starts US In the tlco-What shNll be uOnc WIN
the nOXlOus material?
The season Is now 80 far advanced that deem
II iuadViSnblO 10 touch the haFbnge question,
BnRly, for the reason that II you solve Tue hlghl
soil problem, u solution OF tho garbage question
will naturally follow,
There seems but one way Of properly dlSpOs.
ing OF nIRht soil, and that Is by cremation, An
additional creHAtOry OF large capacity, cenIlAl'
" located Coal run is the site selected BY inc
Committee on Health, believe, and which "a
admirably adapted for lhe pgrpote-sh0uld be
erected aS soon " possible. II steps were now
taken 10 prepare the plans aud ground, nnd q
contract entered into for the erection Of lnr'
mace, 10 be ready for use during the early months
Of the coming year, all our past troubles would
DO over, aud an night soil could DO disposed Of
before June LIST, next.
This idea further commenhS Itself for the
reason thatit need not DO paid out OF tho rev.
e1ueSOf this year,
could DO easily and rapidly disposed ol, aud the
ordinance regulating the collection Of the Same
could be enforced With but little trouble,
Trusting that you VII cons! g9nSs'dSE the within
made, j feel assured that the taxpayers WI
recognize thatwG are keeping abreast with the
times In properly caring for tho cleanliness OF
our city aud glvlng the people the best sanitary
measures Of the day,
Discussion was then had on Mr.. Ar.
kle's resolution. Incidental to that the
Citys financial condition was discussed.
The members OF the Finance Committee
who were present doubted whether II
would be possible to scrape up $4,000 at
this season Of the year, aud the PROPOSE.
ton contained In the Mayors message
To build the new crematory, and then
pay for 1t next year, was looked upon as
something contemplating violation Of
the Restraining ordinance. A PROPOSE.
ton to refer Mr.. Ankles resolution TO
the Health Committee was not received
with favor, and some rather pointed re-
marks were made about that body.
II was finally decided to refer the
matter 10 the Finance Committee with In.
struCtions, suggested by Mr.. Cruise, to
provide, as far as possible, for the build.
Ing Of the new crematory. The idea is
to have the Finance Committee provide
as much money as possible, enough at
least to secure plans, ETC., and possibly
build the foundations, 80 that as soon
as January has passed the work OF
building can be commenced and pushed
TO a rapid completion. AS matter Of
course in case the committee finds that
1t can do better than this 1t will be ex-
pected 10 do II.
When the regular monthly report OF
the Committee on Health was received,
| II was found 10 contain those two IA.
nous resolutions OF Dr.. Campbell's, the
chairman, addressed 10 DR.. Garrison,
over which there has been so much
racket. The first one was TO the effect
that the Health Officer prepare the NOR.
tally statistics, by the month, for the
past eight years, and submit them to
the committee. Two or three members
jumped up and wanted to know II the
Health Officer was called on under the
ordinances 10 do this work. II was rs.
Certained that he was not and the reso.
luton got the razZle.dazSle in short or.
der.
The second resolution was to the effect
that tho Health officer be required to
make weekly reports Of all the COM
plants received by Him relative to the
non.removal Of garbage aud night soil.
The same question was asked as TO
whether there was anything in the ordi.
nances compelling him 10 do this. As
there was not that resolution was also
knocked out quick.
Then communication which DR..
Garrison had sent In was read. 1ni he
teCited how he had endeavored to carry
out the desires Of the Health Committee
as expressed In the second resolution,
by submitting a report showing a failure
10 properly remove garbage since June
In over 1,400 cases; that the committee
had refused TO receive this report; that
In preparing II he had incurred an ex.
pense Of 81, which tho committee had
refused TO pay; the money was Justly
due q young lady who had assisted as d
stenographer In getting up the report
referred 10, and he hoped Council would
order It paid 10 her. The Second Branch
did this without any questioning and
the First conCurred In that as II did In
the other health matters. The Health
Committee got the worst Of II all through
the performance, while DR.. Garrison
came OF without scratch and with
flying colors,
The Board Of Public Works asked that
appropriations be made 10 pay for work
completed and In progress, as follows:
Out OF the City's general contingent
fund, Sl,227 %; out Of the Boards gen.
eral appropriation fund, $l,00S 65; out
Of tho 10 cent levy fund, s., 1927 so; total,
$8,554 Oh. Both branches ordered these
amounts appropriated. This Is the
biggest pull the Board has made al one
time this year.
Clerk Darrah, Of the Board Of Public
Works, reported that he had been In.
struCted by Ills Board 10 transmit 10
Council an ordinance regulating the
width Of tires Of wheeled vehicles 10 be
used over the Clty's public thorough.
fares. Contained In Clerk DarraR's
communication were the following state.
ments,
nNeafly every city Of any prominence,
where paved streets exist have similar
ordinances, Our streets are beingruined
every day by permitting such enormous
loads 10 be drawn Oveftlen. 1lhaH only
been q few days ago since d Main street
firm transported q 600 pounds, over ten
and onH.hAll tons, on one Of their trucks
over our paved streets; such loads are
enough. 10 ruin any street. II has only
been d few weeks ago since a similar
load was drawn through one Of ott
alleys, which hadjusL been bouldered ,
the work was almost completely ruined,
and the bouldetB had 10 10 replaced,
The Board believes that such al ofdinl
AnCe should DO passed."
The ordinance submitted provides
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