Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-03
HEALTH MATTERS.
A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE
LAST NIGHT.
A Little Racket Over Bills and a Disposition t
Revise the Health Ordinance
Once More

The Council Committee on Health met
last night and devoted an hour or so to
the consideration Of matters connected
with the health department of the city.
The first business taken up was COM
munication from the Health officer,
transmitting two bills for inspection Of
the city, one for S9G and the other for
SOS. The committee took the ground
that rs Council has passed a resolution
putting an end to that work
for the present. the expenditure
was unlawful, and the bills We're
laid over. Another communication from
the Health Officer was To the effect that
the garbage contractor in the third dis
trict had been sick for several months
past, and had employed others. ut less
than his regular compensation, IN do
the work. The sub-contractOr who had
been doing the work during February
and March has ceased 10 act in the ca
pacty. and no garbage was being col
lccted. He suggested that action be
taken. The chairman was instructed to
see the contractor and make a temporary
arrangement.
The report Of Superintendent Serig
showed that 1876 loads of garbage had
been hauled 10 the crematOry during
the month of March, of which but Il
loads was from the Fifth district.
Eighty-iivc barrels and boxes, nine dogs.
one cow and Scycnty-Sevcn barrels-of
ft, tlta
same time.
The Superintendent of the work
house was present. by invitation of the
committee, and his views as TO the i'm
prOVcmcnt of the crematOry road were
heard. The committee concluded 10
have more work done on the road, using
the stone taken from the new reservoir
excavation. and the chairman was in
structcd to make the necessary arrange
mentS with Contractor Chisholm.
Among the bills presented To the COM
mittee for payment was one from the
/ Health Ofiic r. for - for one years sub
Scription to the AaHdis ofHWienc. The
chair protested against paying this bill
vigorously. but a motion TO refer il back
was lost. and "A motion To pay was car
ricd. The chair again insisted that
there was no law warrantng the pay
ment Of the bill. and made 50 conyinc-
/ ing an argument that the committee re-
considered its former action and laid the
/ bill on the table.
/ The committee next took mp the or
dinancc introduced in the First Branch
of Council at the last session, and refer
red to the committee. the measure be-
/ ing designed to improve the system of
cleaning vaults and ceSS-p0OlS. The
committee seemed to be very adverse
/ to the provisions Of the ordinance.
which contcmplatcS that the contract
for removing night-Soil shall be let
/ to one man. who shall be the lowest
| bidder at rate per barrel. After a
good deal Of discussion. during which a
/ lively little colloquy took place between
several Of the members. and in the
course of which Mr.. Pollock laughingly
gave utterance TO an opinion to the
effect that the committee didn't know
much about the existing ordinances the
/ body adjourned 10 meet next Monday
night. at which time the City Solicitor
/ Is to be present. 10 90 over the entire
ordinances relating to health.