The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-10
A PRETTY sNAPPY CARD.
City Health Oaissr Garrison Comes BaekRt
the Committee,

TotAf Editor Of Ne IltellpmeF,
SR;-It Is customary for the chair
man Of any Council committee to sum
mon by written notice any officer Of the
city whose presence may be desired al
any session thereof, DR., Campbell
chairman Of the Health Committee, was
told some time since by me that l would
attend only meetings Of his committee
TO which / should receive legal sum.
mons, / did not receive q summons TO
attend the meeting of that body last
night hence was not present, Dr.,
Campbell magnaminously took adyant-
age Of my absence to utter many things
derogatory to me, among which, / am
credibly informed, was the statement
that at an alteration which took place
between us in the police court room on
the morning OF the 9th inst, in regard
10 an interference OF his with me In the
discharge OF my duties as Health Officer,
] called upon the clerk OF the Municipal
Court to protect me from him, That
statement is as silly asit Is false, AT the
time Of the committee meeting referred
To, had no papers which belonged to the
committee. II the committee required
any information from the Health officer,
their chairman should have summoned
him, and the fault was his. therefore,
and not mine.
In regard to the paper which one Of
the applicants telephoned to me for, II
was only Q question Of whether ] should
take II 10 him or he should come To me
for It. / preferred the latter, and told |
him so when he condescended 10 call
for 1t, Dr.. Campbell very generously and |
becomingly tried to throw the blame
Of the present want OF garbage service
upon the Health Officer. Now l have |
word to say upon that subject. II TO |
any gentleman more than To Mr.. Ferrell
attaches the odium, that gentleman Is
DR.. Campbell. Ever since the organiza.
ton OF the committee over whose des-
tinies he presides with a dignity second
only 10 that OF Mr.. Ferrell, he has la-
bored indefatigably to impede the
Health Officer In the lawful discharge OF
his official duties, Ignorant OF the laws
of life, he has denied himself and his
tellow citizens the advantages Of grow.
ing intelligence in regard TO sanitary
affairs, Through his lack OF appreciation
of any intelligent solution Of the garbage
question, every interest is carefully
guarded and provided for, save that Of
he health and lives Of the people.
At the very first meeting OF the COM
nittee resolution was adopted direct
ng the Health Officer 10 enforce all Or
finances governing his department. The
irst two violations were visited by the
penalties the law requires, when,
through the efforts OF Messrs. Ferreli
md Campbell, mainly, the fines OF the
blenders were RENTED and the Health
officer directed 10 violate an ordinance,
which he refused to do. The commit.
ee have also recommended TO Council
he remission OF every fine imposed, un-
Ter the health ordinances since. When
he appeals Of people and press became
% persistent as 10 awaken even in the
lealth committee a longing for some
hing better, the chairman ransacked
lis fertile brain In q vain endeavor To
Ind something with which to fulfill the
requirements Of that longing, but alas,
n vain.
The Health Officer attempted TO assist
hem out OF the dilemma. But unior.
unately for the people the various plans
by him were what DR.. Camp.
,ell calls new ideas" The various
,lans suggested were not new in fact,
,nly new TO the doctor. But then his
ignorance ID exousable owing to his
laucity Of sanitary knowledge generally.
New ideas" call for the thorough re.
noval Of the garbage. A few days like
his under present sanitary conditions
nd mortality will be greatly increased.
want TO draw q comparison between
his city and the city of'Atlanta, Ga, in
egard TO the garbage question.
In the city Of Atlanta the garbage col.
ected In the sanitary districts is re.
moved by thirty.six one-horse dump
arts. The service embraces 8,644 resi-.
lences and business houses. During
he year 1888, 64,l2a loads or l,0S2, $50
'ushels Of garbage were removed. The
tarbage carts serve an average Of 1s1 lots
ach. In the city Of Wheeling the gar.
lHRe 10 removed ny nVe CONTRACTORS who
lsually employ one one.horse dump cart
a each Of the five garhage districts, bnt
Turing certain months In the year the
eryice 10 reduced 10 two one-horse dump
arts for the whole city. The service
6,000 residences and business {
Iouses. During the year ending March {
i, 1889, 1922 loads were removed. The
arbage, carts serve an average Of 1900
OTIS each-that Is they are supposed to
erVe that many. In conclusion Il Is
loped that the City Council will adopt
ONE "new ideas" In regard To this im.
,ortant matter at their next meeting.
n the meantime / would suggest 10 Dr.
Jampbell not to attack tie Health
)ftlCer again when he i1 not present.
Respectfully,
Rhef1n1. Nav O.