The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-27
AFTER MANY EFFORTS

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A good lot Of Routine business Transact.
sd-An Interesting ses,ion.
Council met befere s O'Clock last
night with 4 quorum in both branches.
Owing 10 tho abssnce OF Chairman
Cruise, oil the Second, Mr.. Harrell was
called to the chair.
Tho ordinance presented by Mr.. John
H.. Hobbs, OF the Hotel Windsor, and
read n C a. q previous meeting, prorid.
Ing for fnipg the owners Of steamboats,
or others who may land calves on tho
| public wharf without Gist mnzz'ipG
them, ives read tho second time with no
amendments and was finally adopted by
q vote Of l2 to ..
The Committee on Fire Department
reported In favor OF accepting tho new
chemical engine, and neked IN appropri.
alton OF S2,l00 to pay for 1t. Adopted,
and appropriation ordered.
A communication was received froln
the Board OF Public Works recommend.
Ing that s., 100 be appropriated to build
q sewer to relieve the property in the
neighboriood OF Main and Sixteenth
streets from being flooded. Mr.. Max
yeIl's motion to refer 10. the Finance
Committee, with instructions TO make
the appropriation II possible, carried.
The Committee on Equalization and
Appeals reported reductions IN The Hs.
sess,nen,s OF real estate Of Si0,GSO, aud
on personal property SS2.53S. The re.
port was adopted. 49,,
The Committee on Streets, Alleys
and Grades recommended the payment
to A, u. Caldwell Of $1,000 for his lo'
taken Tor tho STRENGTHENING OF Cafd'
Weli's run. Referred 10 the City solicl'
tor for examination and report.
The Committee on Health presented
resolution In compliance with Tho
recommendation OF Mr.. Ankle at the
committee meeting Monday night, re-
oriring tie Health Officer 10 issue death
certificates free Of charge. After MIR
Arkle and Mr.. Ifarrell had spoken to the
resolution, 1t was found that the regolu'
lion conlic.ed with the ordinance pre-
scribing tho duties OF the Health Officer
The matter was dropped, and the clerk
read the following from the Health
Officer:
To he Honorable Mayor and Council Gr he CITY o
Winding:
GE~SrLkMES:-I have noapoloVy TO make for In
itudins this communication upon you. oihcI
thGu that II proper dichafge OF tn
duties OF my office, Lnd my tespons;
OF office. demand Il 81 ny hands. Some dels!
has been experienced 10 getting my new guar
tiers fixed for occupancy which retarded the worI
OF this office ut Il Time when It was important Il
expedite It. Fortunately the clements did NOR
for us in correcting aud lbAttrg dangerous nuts
auces than We Were able to do for ourselves, ant
a threatened ~ralhmity was avertcd. | refer Il
their work In cleaning our kirecls ana PURIFYING
the places communicated with denayiug garbage
aud other filth. # Is impossible 10 eGtlmaie I'll,
loss 10 thIsc community III the death Of her citi
zens. bad not the rains mud the cooler weathel
been cent. But that dagger In passed, and 1t i
dan ,cIs Of iieSt summer. 1t would be wise Il
begin now aud employ Tho lime Intervening be
tween this time nId tho leginnlDE Of next year IL
planning und executing measures BY which The
city can be freed from those causes and Durcci
Of contnglon which II allowed to remain, vii
probably breed pestileucc aud be fruitful ID
| death. OF az much importance Is the ~eRf}rce
ment Of lygleplI lnys, rules aud regulations
iha, It should be carried out 10 the letter
As II general thing, ctIies adopt such sau
l AkAll ~ - ~'S sNfhhNS u
determined best, They arc Of necessity made
general. and In their uIturu demand obedience
IRON each Individual. The pature Of prevent
able diseases Is such that they permit 10 eScep'
tiou 10 The general rules by which prevention l.
secured. While the obligation Of The gener,l
and thorough enforcement Of these laws extend.
to rho cnti,e GoIlngnity as n whole, aud to each
iEtiylhuAl Us Il part, II ie made the param0un,
dutyo 8. tho Iieullh DerGs,neGt 70 GHsoyec such
laws.
his city, unfortunately, has no sanitary
department 1t has Il Committee OF Health, Il
Is true, but the chairman Of that committee In
falling 10 dis.iEguIsh between hts duties ~ a
public officer and his personal prcjudices, las
OF the duties OF his office, TO tic jctrimcHt OF
the people whom he represents. The taOrey
appropriated by the Committee Oh Health In The
spting was Insufficient for II proper inspection
Of the city. As consequence, | have btcn uu.
able to accomplish ~ much Nc should have been
accomplished. / employed only TWO inspectors,
ard Que OF those quilt because he could'nDt &C.
the money due him for ~,eryiccs promptly. |
have only one now, but should have at least
four. ~ ii would require a~tleast that many to do
ihewoiE properly. and they should be employed
The whole year Y6'tnd. ThaakS / j., he press o!
this city, which wielGs U night!er power than
the Chairman OF the Committee on Heath, End
which, when It cannot !~eels!ate. csn sill
teach; when 1t canD"t command, Can skill
warn: sgd neither the existence nor the ab-
sencc Of power, pfitiIcr the expedicucy nor IN.
eXpedicacy, OF interIeJenceo OF the proper author
Ties. can exempt II from lie duly Of knowing
| whAS "a amiss In the sanitary cohitaEp!ty and
dlAusipg ihct knowledge far and wide. there ia
Tow 4 m0re general recognition by the people
Of tHH Importance. tie and Application Of tiIat
KNOWLEDGE, as eyiicGcca by their willingness to
cooperate III the exccltiu:; Of sanitary methods
Durin. the past QIsrlGr OF The EscSsnt year, ty-
phOid fever and cholcm !!u!antum iinVe T.geJ TO
an unusual extent. and the mortality from
these diseases has been unprecedented. They
u-a o.,- Nl.a l1KR. ~. IbaH .,aa-
lng In every home for the children that are mott"
these iranscending The limits of indigidpal nc
ton and responsibility. appeal 70 the
Council for protection. Shall tGat appeal be
In rain9 The right Of the City Council 10
assume control oyer the iaclars Involved In the
public health Is fully conceded. and tie highest
judicial tribunals have iecised that this right
is Included In the primal !a1 VI scit reservation.
But ISnOrancc OF the dangers Of violation Of the
laws Of health, and tho blind Jealousy aud sl.Ite
public sanitation, induce Rniagonisn, where
knowledge and appreciation Of The evils sought
10 be controlled would laeci With IeHJy NC
qllescence.. Yesterday II VIZ reported 10 this
single square IN This city. and that an n,iny
running between the two streets which enp,Uscl
the square was full OF pcstiiential filth. L.,Gt
night behctd the spectacle of the Chairman OF the
Ferrell. endeayoring TO STOP from the work OF
inspection the single remaining mar In my en-
ploy. The result OF such d course has been, IS IL
can never fail TO be, q loss Of valuable lives to
the community.
1t Is important that this community should be
Instructed upon pertinent, reliable, comprehen.
siye. popular sanitary knowledge. "Knowledge
Is power:" II Is als) true that ignorance Is pow.
CT, and scatters b:oHdcnst the germs OF disease,
leaving EicknCBs. death and woe In It's train.
There is no line 10 be drawn as 10 where sAulta.
ton should begin and whore cna. 1t must be
complete In order TO serve tho ends for which II
Is established. Our streets and front YRrLs NAV
be iRrltigg, refreshing AID clean, and yet ir,tn |
tho alleys and rear grounds may come The lnirc.
ton OF disease and death. Our streets may be
smooth and clean. but the Absence OF sewers IN.
der them may leave the back alleys tecmins with
Nth and back yGtds whose soil Is saturated with
accumulated cOntouts OF privy vaults, serving as |
so many laboratories for the generation Of pois.
onous fumes and gases which lind their way Into
the sleeping apartments OF houses AUDITING
thereon, and poisoning their inmates. rreVant.
I've measures must be thorough md minute,
The streets aud alleys, tie rRrret and the base.
mcnt, all must DC subject 10 the general law,
The failure to provide this III this city is due 10
improper sewerage facilities ;as the foundation.
And rs tho first Step OF putting the city In n good
ssfs sanitary condition, u COB leic, and thorough
tystem Of sewerage should b0 Devised,
Council has already authorized tho CITY IN.
queer to establish bench marks for GRADES OF
strcats Rnd alley3. while this work Is being
prosecuted II would be well 10 make SURVEYS
with q view 10 establishing q systein of sewerage
fnr thn air.. b. rnnncl l,,r nrJ,,,J ,In III. 70