Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-09
Committee ON HEALTH.

tVben the session of this committee
...,.,alled 10 order, last evening, DR..
C,mnbeH. the Chairman, referred TO the
Sestb Of Health officer Shearer, and
said
..fIe was young man, striving hard,
.. bacolneS all those of the medical pro-
,s..on. 10 make his mark. l knew him
~ ,be perfect physician and a perfect
'.,rrlemap. as a man having the fear
= co5 before him. His actions all dur
---,be time knew him were character
..ti. nj a noble, well-bOrn, highly edu-
.,.si honorable physician. From my
.s,,,fons with him-and | knew him,
Pr mad charge OF his affairs from the
.,,,a NJ his first illneSS-I know that the
.bs eitv Of Wheeling, in the short time
Ssb,d control of the Health Office, is
F., better condition than ever before.
RI, office was pOverty-Stric ken when he
entered il. He had nothing, and he
Sod for nOthing-he had not even
mons. AID his ink-Stand was that OF a
country SchOOl-you know it-Yet he put
,b., .own in good sanitary condition.
Ne was scrupulous to degree not often
io,n3 know of no more fitting re-
mar, than 10 express the hope that his
successor will be as equal TO the per-
n-uance of the duties OF Health OH
GER is was Philip I. Shearer."
On motion of DR.. Caddle, a committee
consisting of MeSSrS. Caddle, Pollock,
Farrell, Hadlich and Secretary Hanke
was appointed to draft suitable reSolu-
lions of respect.
Mr. Farrell brought up the matter OF
the election of successor to the Health
Officer, and there was little discussion
IS to the ACCESSIBILITY of going into it at
his time. DR.. Campbell seemed to voice
The sentiments of the committee when
be said he thought the matter ought to
be deferred for little time, to give
members of Council an opportunity to
study the situation. A resolution was
then offered by Mr.. Farrell, and was adop-
led. continuing DR.. Campbell as Health
Officer pro tenn, he TO have authority to
employ an assistant, who is to be paid
og, OF the salary of the Health Officer.
The Committee then took up bills pay
able. and put in about three-quarters or
AN hour in considering them. Several
hundred dollars of the total sum were
matters left over from 1890, and fully
one hundred and fifty dollars was on ac-
count % the interminable smallpox
case, among the accounts presented In
thi, regard being the bill of DR.. Clinton,
i0r yaccinating colOred children,
amounting to sos, and about S75 for
vaccine points The total of the bills
- If A
Morrison. for repairs TO the crematOry,
was laid aside and the firm was notified
that they must complete the setting Of
The stack. in a manner satisfactory TO
the committee, as il was liable TO do
damage in its present shape.
Chairman Campbell stated that the
annual summer inspection of the city
had been completed, and all the notices
,ryed, except in small territory at
,le lower end of the Eighth ward, at a
total cost not exceeding $500, as against
a,otal of over 5000 last year for the same
work.
The Chair also announced that gar
oage complaints were coming in right
rapidly. but that none were noticed
which were not in writing and signed.
Attention was called TO the fact that
,ae big ill being made by the city at
C2dwel'S run was being made dump
Ing ground for manure, contents OF ash
vaults, etc, aad perintendent OF
Streets Clarke was called in from the
t-e Board of Public Works. He made
statement regarding the complaints
which was satisfactory.
Ssperiuendent Dunn, of the Crema-
tory made an application for some pro-
lection against fire, and after this and
Jew other minor matters had received
attention, the committee adjourned.