The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-21

The Auditing Commuters Plea Of Ex.
travagance Answered With vim.

The Auditing Committees Plea Of Ex-
travagance Answered With vim.
Health Officer George H T. Sparkling makes
the following reply 20 Al open letter of the
auditing committee of the council published in
the Telegraph yesterday morning:
have read the Communication signed by J.
T. Ronald, J. NJ. Carson and J. s Kioeber audit
ing committee, published in the T-tsgruph and
Ia answer thereto. - lawyers say, aliegs: First,
This communication Is based On the idea that
lawyers and laymen sre the fit and proper judges
OF the services ana rsasonaDie yaius OF the ser
physicians and IL would follow a. logical Sc
ouence that medical gentlemen are the best
judges of the services and the reasonable value
Of the services OF legal gentlemen. Applying
this rule TO the facts OF current history We find,
If current history Is To be regarded, that Hon. j.
T. Ronald il now engaged in the trial Of an ac-
ton in which he IL seeking to recover e 800 for
less than one mon ID OF occasional legal services
While he is effected with . spasm OF holy horror
at the allowance made by the boerd of health to
Q humble and horny-handed lAborer OF S. for
the hauling of dead horse, repeliens in its
steuch and horrid in its rottenness, for the dis
lance Of from two TO three miles to thu garbage
scov.
The hd-gloved officials show . nervousness in
this regard that commends them to the kind re-
gard of . hospital for dude inyaiids.
Be il known to the iaborers of this city with a
team and family to support, that we. the kid
gloved auditing committee of the great city of
Seattle, of the opinion that 81 50 is su Ill
horse, with it, awful appearance, to be endured
In hauling from two to three miles to the
garbage scow.
What right had they to be laborers?
Why were they not members OF the auditing
committee of the great city of Seattle?
Then again, these pretentious mudsiils as
sumo TO charge the sum of 81 for hauling adead
dog for the distance OF from two to three miles
to the garbage sc0w. They ought to know that
SO cents is a sufficient compensation for such a
fragrant service. i am astonished at the pre-
N m mfr n n his
smell? They ought not to. Let the dead dogs
lie and rot where they fell-uo matter from
what cause Possibly IT might be good idea to
msss them about the palatisI Residences of this
auditing committee
The intimation that dogs have been reported
dead to the health Office Dy the police when the
same Was not true, and that said imaginary
dead dogs have been hauled and charged for is
only worthy the caumaiating dispositions of
this auditing board. Had you any evidence of
that kind. gentlemen If you had not, what
must We think OF your integrity and honor?
1t is not true, AMI this auditing committee
knew II iul well, that the groosryman who fur
nished the groceries for the pesthousa not only
was required to haul the groceries that he fur
nishsd, but the meats, vegetables, ETC., fur.
nishsd BY others, as we'll as the medical sup
plies and messenger work OF the board of health
and the health officer Tor the distance of BE-
tween five and six miles TO the pesshouse. Does
this auditing committee know that the pest
house is long way outside the limits OF the
city? The pesthouse! How shall describe it.?
IT is not the loathsome gateway to the beyond
for the poor and low alone-it IL a consigned
asylum OF the rich as well as the poor, of the
high a. well ~ the low; il IL the place where
horrid disease dwel,s, and where the shadow OF
impending death darkens the surroundings
and terrorstricken victim of q loathsome dis
ease is sent Turned from the association of
friends and deprived OF the kindly miuistration
OF dear and near relatives, he hears from the
cruel outer world the economic voice of this
auditing committee Of this great and generous
city. Give him none OF the luxuries of life
and above all, while stimulants are full of hope,
give him whisky worth no more than $3.50 q
gallonl Good whisky is worth S, but what
business had he to have the smallpox. When
we look over this enormous bill of fare we find
1t TO amount up to the enormous sum of 81 per
day for each person: pies and cakes for seventy
five days Tor from three to seven persons, $40.
Wonderful extravagance! Maliard ducks,
chickens, oysters and chow-chow for all these
persons for seventy-five days, H.90. This truly
approaches the awful In extravassnce! But then
these people, averaging from three to seven, con-
sumed eight eggs day, Or In all forty four and
One-half dozen.
The number of patients was from two to FIVE
The nurse, according To this committee, could
attend to these patients and do all the cooking
for them and cOnvaiescenta
Dr. kloeber 10 q member OF this committee
and signed that report The salary of the ply
found or maintained. IL Dr.. Kloeber had been
such a physician ami had eaten two eggs q day
and piece Of pie occasionally, and, may heaven
forgive, had q little maliard duck, chicken and
chow-chow, how would he ever ex pect to be for
given? How about the $50 whisky3 Would he
De willing to stay at the pesthouse night and
day and be found or main taiued on straw mat
tress with no springs. and be fed on beeistesk
twice day and not even having n littlo pie and
cake2 II Mayor Ronald was a victim OF small
pox and confined in the pesthouse would he be-
willing to take ''hobo's" diet, or would he
want what he gets at his own home? In con-
clusion, gentlemen, | want to deny that had
any act or part in the letter from the board of
health signed by Dr. Churchill
GEORGE II. T. STARTLING,
Health Officer