Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-26
THE OLD TROUBLE
CROPS UP IN TIE HEALTH COMMITTEE
AGAIN.
An Interesting Session Of the Body Held Last
Evening-Yarious Matters Dis
posed Of

The Council Committee on Health met
last evening, and devoted an hour TO
the matters accommodating during the past
month or So Bills aggregating about 1922
were submitted TO the committee, and
were acted upon variously Among the
lot was bill of Sll4, from one of the old
garbage collectors, who claimed he was en-
titled to more compensation than was al
lowed him under the old contract, for work
done in the interim between the expiration
of the old contract and the Inauguration of
the new system. The matter was debated
for time and laid over. Health Onicer
Garrison sent in, among other bills, bill
of s. for postage, the same having
been submitted at previous meet
ing. and sent back to the OIL
Ger for an explanation. The bill
was returned last night with the endorse
ment that the Health Officer had no further
explanation to make. The bill went over.
/ Bills for serving notices to clean vaults.
etc. aggregating SOL, were sent in, and
provoked the enquiry as TO where the
money was to come from, the committee
having been allowed but 500, on the
recommendation Of the committee, for this
item. In the discussion which resulted, 1t
was ascertained that bills amounting TO
S246 had already been ordered paid under
this head. The committee finally agreed TO
recommend the bill for payment. This bill
brought up the old matter of how much
night soil was being hauled TO the crema-
tory, and in that connection the re-
ports Of Superintendent Serig for the
months of June and July, before the
committee, were taken up, and read, as
follows
June-Garbage pa loads in carts and 80
loads in wagons, ditto from the market
houses Il loads, barrels and boxes 456,
horses I. dogs Is, barrels night soil SOS.
July-Garbage BPS loads, including 43
wagon loads, barrels and boxes 236, horses
10. dogs u, barrels night soil l,033.
This showing was deemed satisfactory,
but the discussion rs TO an explanation OF
some of the bills was renewed, Messrs.
Hadich and Ankle maintaining that the
Health Officer ought to meet with the com
mittee. in order that he could explain mat
tiers coming up, Mr. Ankle saying that
there was not a prospect that great
deal of good would be accomplished as long
as the Health Officer pulled one way and
the committee another
The Chair-ButI don't know that the
committee is pulling any way
Mr. Arkle-He could certainly tell us
whether or not the bills were all right
The Char-It wouldn't make any odds.
He'd 20 to the Second Branch of Council.
and they'll do anything he asks them. He
went right over our heads to Council and
got bill for inspecting ordered paid after
we had agreed that no more work of that !
sort should be done.
Mr. 4 rlSlp-'Thaf was bpgauso the DooDle |
needed money.
The Chair-And he got bills passed |
which were never before this committee.
Mr. Arkle-Yes.
The Chair-Thcn if he can get bills |
through Council without the Committee, / |
don't see what help he would be here. /
want TO say that il was not the fault of the |
Chair that the Committee did not meet 10 |
audit the bills | called the Committee
four times, and the members did not come.
Mr.. Hadlich then offered a resolution.
asking the Chairman, when calling the
Committee, to include the Health Onicer.
The Chair moved TO amend by referring
the resolution 10 Council. He said if that
body ordered the Comm tee TO summon |
the Health Officer he would notify him.
This was chewed over for while and IL
nally the amendment of the Chair was lost,
and the original resolution by Mr. Hadlich
was CdrfIcQ llc Cudlf voting no.
Mr.. Ankle then addressed the committee,
saying it had come to his notice that pen
sioners requiring transcript of the death
certificate of old soldiers and others had
been charged by the Health Oflicer fee of
one dollar, and he particularizes an instance
where a certificate was pronounced slightly
irregular by the pension department, ncces
stating a new paper. For this a second
dollar was charged. He offered u motion
requiring the Health Onicer to procure a
seal. at a cost not TO exceed three dollars
and limiting the charges for certificates 10
twenty-five cents. This was amended by
Dr.. Campbell as 10 require the Health Of
ficer to furnish all certificates without
charge. and the resolution was adopted.
The matter Of the application Of Hoge IL
Bro, for permission to erect a small build
ing for the storage of fertilizers, ON Six
teenth street, opposite the City Hall, re-
ferred TO the committee for investigation,
was referred to the Health Ohier for inyes
ton.
The matter of amending the ordinance
defining the duties of the Health Oficer so
that official will be- required TO issue burial
permits on Sunday, if necessary, was taken
up, but was laid over until q future time.