Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-20
THE COUNTY HEALTH BOARD.
A Member Of the Board of Commission
ers Speaks Out.

II tie Ed00r Of tie ReNsteF:
Permit Inc to reply to some OF the mac
curacies in the statement in yesterdays
REGISTER. signed "OhiO County Demo
crat"
The first assertion of democrat in re-
lation TO the Board Of Commissioners APP
pointing certain of its members County
Board of Health is an error No such ac-
tion was ever had.
The appropriation 10 the County Board
Of Health was taken away from said Board
for good and sufficient reasons. and the
members of the Board of Commissioners,
whose districts on any part thereof lie with
out the city, were directed 10 look after
the health of their districts.
democrat is in error again when he
says that "by law the State Board Of
Health has the only power 10 appoint local
boards Of health, and said State Board Of
Health at a meeting held in the city Of
Charleston in July. 1859, did reappoint the
present and now acting Board OF Health.
The law provides that the County Court
lin our case the Board Of Commissioners
shall nominate three persons, one Of whom
shall be physician TO the State Board Of
Health. The duty Of the State Board is
either TO confirm or reject said persons. II
rejected other names would have 10 be pre-
sented by the Board Of Commissioners
The State Board has no authority 10 make
any selection not recommended by the
County Board Of Commissioners
In May last the Board OF Commissioners,
as provided by law, recommended 10 the
state Board OF Health as a local county
board DR.. J. f. Carter, DR. Petre and Mr.
SchitZncr, all good men, some OF whom
were recommended TO the Board by Dr.
Garrison, who, strange 10 say, changed his
ar.frfpft and declared fhuf fha ri
should not be confirmed, and as a member
of the State Board from this district sue
ceeded in preventing their confirmation.
Instead of having the nominations acted up
on and either confirmed or rejected he sue
ceeded in having them 90 over 50 his
friend could remain in Office
on the old board and draw the coveted per
diem that Democrat fears viii 20 10 the
members Of the Board Of Commissioners
looking after the health Of their districts
Now as 10 any Commissioner withhold
ing assistance from the poor Of their dis.
trct. ." the trouble is that nearly or quite all
Of the Commissioners have been more
liberal 10 the poor than a literal cOnstruc-
tion Of the law would Justify, and have
probably erred on the side Of charity.
As % "all the valuable stocks Of the
county which was "a source Of revenue, are
sold aud have been applied in an unneces-
sary way" can say that not one dollar Of
the county's stocks or bonds has been sold
during the term Of the present Board. IN
stead they have been increased about Sl6.-
900 in stock dividend in the p, W. Il X. |
Ry.
in answer 70 extravaganza and increase F.
in taxes. the records Of the Commissioners /
Office will show that the debt Of the county /
has decreased steadily excepting the .
bonded Indebtedness, 5000 10 take stock I
in the Wheeling Bridge & Terminal Rail /
way Company Notwithstanding the heavy 1
expenses lsoIne 80, ,OOOl in repairing roads .
and bridges, caused by the floods Of two .
years ago, and the rate Of taxation remains .
the same viz. soc on each 800 valuation.
The present Board Of Commissioners has /
never had an example set them by any
former Board returning their per diem 20
the treasury Looking over the records
we find that some Of the former Boards re
ceiyed much more pay than the present
Board.
Each Commissioner, for a number Of
years, has received 500 per annum as Over
,eerof the Poor, the same amount as paid
0v the present Board.
Respectfully,
A MEMBER OF THE BOARD or COMM1ssION-
FRS