The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-08
TIE HEALTH COMMITTEE
Hears Testimony In the Hide House, nnd
the Island Cow Stnble Cnse.,

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Hears Testimony In the Hide House, md
the Island Cow Stable Cases.
The Council Committee on Health
worked last night from s o'clock till
nearly midnight. 1t did good, straight.
forward work, too, and the meeting was
entirely free from the usual quarrels
which have so frequently distinguished
the meetings Of that committee. Owing
to the number Of witnesses and others
who appeared, the meeting was held in
the First Branch Council chamber.
Tho first matter taken up was the peli.
ton OF the Butchers Association asking
permition 10 render tallow at their hide
house at the head Of Sixteenth street.
Colonel Arnett represented the Associa.
ton and Mr.. Henry Theis the property
holders In tho vicinity who are com.
planning. #H NE +
The first witness called was Mrs. Cline
VI cannot have doors or windows open
when they are rendering. Hive eight
doors away. Elders soap factory Is m
annoyance"
Mrs. Cook: ~ live between tho hide
house and Elders soap factory. In
summer time We cannot cat on tho
porch: must 10 in. and lock tho win.
dows. | blamed il nil on the soan inc.
tory till nv attention wos called n the
hide house,
Mrs. Theis: at annoys us. Gould
not sit out IN front s,ovo In s,n,r,or
HIVE smeljed n strony Was Ind last
summer, but worse now
Mrs, LAUREL: "LiyeI in front of hide
house five months. bad smell Mi The
time. Commences sometimes at I n. M
Am sure Il comes from tbe hide honse ii
Mrs. Shelter: olive below hide house
and 1t smells yery bad. The smell Il
terrible. Soap factory is bad but nc
worse than the hide house. Just lately
since the tallow rendering commenced i
smells bad" -
Mrs. Davis: olive above hide house.
on Sixteenth. street. II smelled lad
Yesterday. Smells very bad sometimes
Lived there six years. Smelled soar
factory before hide house was built"
Mr.. Hammer: "The place smells bad
Lived there over two wears, Smelled the
SOAP factory twice n week when soar
was boiled. Was Off from work sick
several times and snelled II had Mt home
Smells like a dead dig ON crock hank
&c. Smell has been there since IL wa,
used for II hide house. Sometimes IN,
soap factory ia louder than tbe hide
house."
Peter Hoe-"Wort nj Contra, c,os,
works, Know the smells are bad. Hay,
known men at Central glass works tt
Law down their tools on account of III,
bad smells, When the tallow was rem,
dered over the creek the place smellet
bad. SOAP factory smells had. too
Know nothing about internal arrange
mcpts Of the hide house. lint Inow In,
smell In the air. On n few occasion,
lately it has been Ind, Anv man who
renders tallow can he smelled on tn,
street. Soap factory smells worst nj III,
two, Have known peonle 10 leave thei
meals nm account nf ELdor,s soon foc
tory."
Edward McEntee: "smelled the plnc,
| occasionally, lately. Live eiyht hanse,
away on Sixteenih street T consiJe
the place nuisance Can smell II IRON
the glass house. Worknen claimed In,
smell came from the tollow honson
l Mr.. smith: "pass il every dsv ant
, smells like cookinc n dead hoo worl
in glass honse. and smcIl il whcnever
am Mt home pponlo can,, 1.-Two in hi
} mo,her.in.law's house no ono viii In,
Iit.n
On the other side President Hofmo,
took the stand and cxnlained the an
paratus and the Observation-Disclosures nna,
which it was built William Bavba win,
lives within A square stated thai he IN,
not smell the nlace and tha, Il 10 M nn
noyance 10 him Henry Bayba tn,
man in charpc of tho nloce went ont,
the stand to eSpIain the werbinps of tn,
place and the Conditions surrounding II
; Christ Hiel. n member of the Associa
ton. exclaimed tie workings If The nm
paratus to the Health Officer and com
miiteo ~>' anu ~''
No iurthcr tcstimonv was taken q,
the hide house and Mr Porter th,
proprietor of The Island CIV stabl,
which has cained considerable nrom;
neuce lately was asked A few ouest,on,
after which the COMMITTEES went int,
executive session dnrinr which Mr.
FerrelI moved IN rccommend ~ Counci
nc tu'ni " tte pu'chets associalio!