Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-22
AT THE CITY HALL.
THE HEALTH COMMITTEE HOLDS TWO SESSIONS
IN ONE DAY.
A Health Office to be Located at the City Hall
Tie Electric Light Committee Fails Of
Qaorum-Other Business Transacted.


The Council Committee on Health-or
rather majority Of its members-assem-
bled at the City Hall, yesterday afternoon
and in company with the Health Officer,
made a complete tour of the nuisances so
far located in that portion of the city lying
north Of the creek.
The first place visited was the Butchers
Association hide house and tallow-render-
ing establishment, at the east end of Six
teenth. This industry was not in operation,
although steam was up and the committee
lef, without entering. and crossing the
creek. went 10 the tallow rendering estab-
IUshment of Mr. Isaiah Warren, north OF
the Reymann brewery There they met
| Mr. Warren. who informed them ne hau
quit rendering tallow, and that ms place
was for sale or lease.
The next place visited by the committee
was Elders soap works. on Seventeenth
street. and from that point the committee
went to the ammoniacal liquor establish
ment on the creek bank. near the gas works,
and finished up at the poultry coops oil
Isham x Digby. Here everything was
| found in tirst-class shape.
In the evening the Committee met ~
the City Hall and took up an ordinance
amending an ordinance fixing the Offices OF
the CITY Engineer and Health Officer, in
So far as il related to fixing the office OF
/ the Health Officer at the City Hall, which
ordinance was passed by Council about SIX
weeks ago. but which has never been car
ried into effect. so far as the Health Ohlcer
/ is concerned The new ordinance requires
"A health oflice 10 be kept open on the
/ second floor Of the City Hall, from ! to
I D. m. daily except Sunday. whore permits
/ for night soil and ash vault haulers can be
issued Some one, AT a salary 10 be fixed
bv Council, is 10 be in the Office
AT the time named Mr. Miller offered u
resolution recommending that the Health
Officer be designated TO stay in the new
office al an annual salary of 800, the re-
suit of which would be 10 add that sum 70
the Health Officers salary of 500 No ac-
ton was taken on this resolution, and II
was laid aside, while Mr. Farrell hummed
soto rocc:
oh wad some power the giftie gle Us
To see ourselves as Others See US.
The Chairman then detailed the trip Of
the committee about town. during the
afternoon. for the Information OF those
members of the committee who We're not on
the tour The committee showing no DISPOSE
ton 20 do anything, the Chair said he would
takeup the matters one at time, and asked
if there was anything IN the way of com
plant about Warren's TallOw Works. Be
fore ANYTHING was said. Mr.. Hadlick called
for the resolution adopted by Council, or
deriug the committee 10 make the tour, and
from that the committee got of on the
same old discussion about the Butchers
Association tallow house, and the resolu-
ton offered bv Ankle i'm Council. allowing
the Butchers Association TO render tallow.
After general and prolonged discussion,
Mr.. Pollock asked how it would do 10 in
struct the City Sergeant 10 enforce all
ordinances against nuisanccs lie offered
a resolution 20 that effect
The Chair-Well, don't he do that:
Mr.. Pollock don't know, but that is
all we can do.
Mr. Hadlich-The butchers had a per-
NIT up TO April LIST, but they are not OPP
Grating now.
Mr. Pollack-Well, if they are not oper-
atiug they won't run any risk hope the
ordinances will be allowed 10 stand, and
that they be enforced.
Mr. Farrell seconded Mr. Pollack's mo-
ton. and Mr. Miller called for the ayes and
noes. The vote resulted: Ayes-Messrs.
Farrell, Pollock, and Campbell-3 Noes
-Nlessrs Emmcrth, Hadlioh, Miller, Ankle,
Zanitz-5. The motion was thus lost.
The Chail-Now, let's hear from some
gentleman who voted In the negative. We
want 10 get on.
The discussion was then resumed, and
continued.
Mr.. Arkle-Weu. let's report that the
Butchers Association is laying low. wait
Ing for something 20 turn up; that Warren
has gone out of business; that sam Elder
is doing business at the same old stand. IN
the usual way: that lsham X Digby's place
is as sweet as "a nut. and that there is no
longer a hide house ON Twelfth street
Dead silence for five minutes.
The Chair-Is this committee ready TO
report.
Mr.. HadHch-I haven't seen anuisance
on the trip.
Mr. Hadhch-Yas.
The Chair-Make your resolutions.
Mr.. Arkle-The worst nuisance Is the
soap factory, and no one seems to want to
say that il is a nuisance.
Mr. FarTell-And there isn't complaint
against IL. but there are few against lhe
Butchers Association.
Nlr Arkle-And q very prciudicod Few
they are.
MIR Farrell There are one hundred and
twenty-five signers TO the petition and /
call that more than few.
Mr. Arkle-And they went into Police
Court and swore il was nuisance, when
they were boiling nothing but cold water.
Laughter
The talk ran along, and finally Mr.. Ankle
said
Il don't care for a petition. can set mp
d., ,,,+f+fo,, with two huudrod name. 10 hang
any man you can name
Mr. Farrell-No, YOU can't, Joe
Mr. Arkle-NeS, | can; I'll bet stogie
on it,
Mr.. Farrell-rn bet ten dollars you
can't
Mr.. Arplc-Well, l haven't time to 20
around. but can do il.
Mr. Ankle. later, said he was in favor OF
fair play.
Mr. Pollock Well. what do You think OF
an association which. when it got permis-
sion 10 have hide house there. expressly
promised they would not render tallow,
and then, in violation of law. put in tailoW
rendering machinery, Violated the law
and their promise too.
Mr. Apple Well that is little trick of
the trade.
Mr.. Pollock-Well. it looks as if the
committee couldn't steer between the
rocks. and I think you had all better 20
home. Some of the committee seem afraid
To make enemies of the Association.
Mr.. Arkle-I am not afraid of the butch
ers orany one else. All want is fair play.
Mr.. Pollock-That's what were here
for.
Mr.. Pollock then offered the following:
"WHEREAs. The citizens living near the
Butchers Association and Elders soap
works did not declare the soap works a
nuisance: therefore
"Rcsolrcd, We declare neither of them a
nuisance"
This was adopted. Mr.. Farrell voting no.
Mr.. Pollock-Now. we have stored be
tween Scylla and Charibdis.
The committee then adjourned
other Committee Meetings.