The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-15
ANOTHER EXHIBITION
BY the Council Health Commit
tee Last Night,
LoTs OF THINGS TALKED OF,
But Very Little is DOpe-BllIs Re
ferred 70 Council for Action,
Some More Funny Talk
VIZ" The New orematOFy,

gave another one oil their rich, rare en-
tertainments last evening. The audi,
ence was small but appreclatlve one,
being limited to two newspaperreporters,
but they had fun enough for hundred.
The members present were Dr. Camp
bell, chairman, and Messrs. Terrell,
Rumble and Pollock, The performance
opened with the introduction Of a petit
ton from Mrs, George Clator, whoowns
a piece Of property on the east side Of
the Second ward market square, She
set forth in her petition that she had
been notified and ordered by DR.,
Garrison, the Health Officer, to
have cleaned out q vault: in the
rear OF his property, and TO have con-
structed another vault, ten feet deep, in
another part OF the ground that she
had complied with the first part Of the
Health 0ificer's orders, having had the
vault thoroughly cleaned out; that she
had asked the Health Officer II she
could not sink vault and line 1t with
close.iointed oak planks, entirely water
proof' and that he had answered no, and
told her that 1t must be lined with brick
or stone and further, that she had then
asked the Health Officer for permission
to build a dry vault, and that he had
refused to permit her to do that, She
therefore petitioned the committee 10 be
allowed TO build either vault lined
with oak planks or q dry vault, for the
reason that she was q widow and in cir
cumstanCes that would mako the build
ing OF such vault as ordered by DR..
Garrison q financial burden.
DR.. Campbell stated that the petition
had been sent him through the mail.
Mr.. Hadlich said he was familiar with
the premises, and that new vault was
au imperative necessity; he said, the
new vault, however constructed, should
be a good one, and so located away from
the building as to give asJlttle ofense
as possible. The old one that the Health
officer had ordered cleaned and discon.
tinued was. according To Mr.. Hadlich, a
rank nuisance; 1t was against brick
wall on one side and the contents Of the
vault had seeped through so as to he.
come offensive In a certain store room.
Having listened to the reading OF the
petition, and Mr., Hadlich's statement,
The members got out their ancient ordi'
nance books and proceeded 10 discuss
the question in their own peculiar style,
which, varied as 1t usually Is with
shakespearian quotations from one
member, pointed and startling explo.
sions from another, and semi.oCcasional
wanderings from the subject matter
from still another member, Is quite In
teresting.
It was finally decided by the commit
tee that 1t would be directly against the
provisions OF the ordinance In relation to
vaults to allow Mrs. Clator to build a
vault with plank lining. Then the
question was why had the Health Off
Ger ordered Mrs. Clator not TO build o
dry vault. The ancient ordinance books
were again consulted, and tho commit.
tee came to the conclusion that 1t would
DO perfectly proper for the petitioner to
have q dry vault constructed, but then
there was DR.. Garrison's order TO the
contrary in the way. Some one asked
where the Doctor was on this occasion
and this brought forth some spirited re-
marks from DR.. Campbell; be intimated
that after tho action In Council the
night before the Health Officer might be
expected 10 do Just about as he pleased.
Mr.. Pollock then wanted TO know
where the City Solicitor was-he might
be able 10 explain the situation and post
the committee as TO what It's province
was in relation to granting the request
OF Mrs. Olator 10 build dry vault.
DR.. Campbell replied that II wouldn't
make much difference what the Solicitor
might say-that his opinions were not
worth much.
II was finally decided to refer Mrs.
ClGtor's case TO Council and let 1t decide
what she might do. Mr.. Hadlich init.
mated that Mrs. Clator would probably
be arrested within two days II the new
vault was not built as per DR.. Garrison's
orders. Dr.. Campbell then ordered CLERK
Hanke 10 notify tho Mayor Of the cir.
cumstanCes attending this case, SO that
he would not fine Mrs. Clator In case
she should DO arraigned before him.
A petition from citizens OF Manchester
was then taken up. II was read in the
First Branch Tuesday evening and re.
ierred to this committee. They protest
against the erection OF building by
Isaiah Warren In that section OF the
city, which they allege Is 10 be used for
the purpose OF rendering tallow. The
committee after some discussion decided
that II could not abate nuisance till it
was committed, and postponed action
till MI. Warren shall have completed his
building and rendered tallow therein.
The next paper Or. Campbell took up
was the Mayors message in relation to
new Crematory, read In the Second
Branch Tuesday evening and published
In yesterdays Issue. As DR.. Campbell
put It, there's something from the
Mayor about great duty devolved upon
him-new crematory, you fnow-thinks
he's Just woke up-something OF that
sort"
NTessrs. Rumble and Pollock then en-.
tered into an argument and calculation
10 show that another crematory Is not
needed. They calculated that with one
cart in each OF the five districts the aver.
age collections could not DO more than
ten loads per day; that 1t would not
take over five hours per day TO destroy
this and that the balance Of the time was
sufficient In which 10 destroy the night
soil.
Another plan they advanced, and q
sensible one, too, was 10 have an ordi.
nance provide that no night soil should
10 destroyed In the crematory during
June, July and August-have all the
vaults cleaned out In cold weather, and
give the garbage full swing In the hot
months.
II was finally decided that they were
wasting time by talking over this matter,
as 1t had been referred to the Finance
Committee. Before dropping the Mayors
message and the question OF q new Cretn.
atory, Dr.. Campbell volunteered some
figures. He announced that out oil the
$1,000 appropriated 10 the committee,
S4,247 IS had been spent up 10 July !,
Expenditures since then, $30S 90, left q
balance OF $2,353 80. Out Of this ST..
377 10 would have 10 DO expended for the
removal Of garbage $500, balance keeper
Of Creniatofy's salafyi 800 for assistant
at Cromatoryi $3.50, balance Dr. CARR.