The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-16

The scarcity Of gas was explained by
the fact that tine company is putting in
pump, and themains are not adequate
just now. Gas is promised by Monday,
at farthest.
EXPERTS OPINIONS ASKED.
Mr.. Farrell said il the company had
gas and would not furnish it tho proper
remedy was to repeal the last contract
she city made with the company. He
served notice that if there was not an
abundance OF gas at the furnace next
Monday there would be meeting Of
this committee Monday night, and q
special meeting OF Council Tuesday
night, to act on proposition to repeal
and annul the agreement with the gas
company.
On Mr.. FarrelPs motion the recon-
mendation as to change OF pipes was
referred to special committee OF ex-
perts, composed OF Messrs. q. A. Robin
son, n. Riester and Denis o. Leary.
Superintendent Dunn reported that
in August the crematory consumed 455
cart loads OF garbage, besides seventeen
cart loads from the Second ward market
and twelve loads from the Fifth ward
market; 39S barrels and boxes OF gar
bage, two wagon loads OF garbage and
one wagon load OF paper, five dead
horses, one COW, fourteen dogs and cats
and 395 barrels OF nightsoil.
DR.. Spragg said the contents OF many
ash vaults and some other vaults had
been hauled TO the country and dumped
in places where there was no objection.
CLEANING THE CITY.
The crematory disposed OF, Dr. Camp.
bell asked. City Health Officer spragg
what progress was being made in clean
ing the city.
Dr.. Spragg said he had sent out about
1000 notices for people to clean up
vaults, cellars and premises, and these
were being obeyed very well. The only
drawback in enforcing the orders was
the bad condition Of the crematory.
The worst sewers in the First, Third
and Seventh wards had been washed
out by men from the lire department,
and Chief Healy had expressed his
willingness to do anything in his power
that the health board wanted done.
Last week a pump broke at the water
works, so the superintendent said, and
this delayed that part OF the work. DIR.
Spragg asked what the committee
thought about disinfecting sewers and
cutters.
After some talk Dr.. Campbell moved
that the health officer be empowered to
buy fifty pounds OF copperas and an
empty whisky barrel TO mix it in, and
that Council be asked to furnish room
in the basement OF the city building for
the use OF the health department in
mixing disinfectants and the like.
When asked how well the board OF
public works was cleaning up the
streets and alleys, Dr. Spragg answered
that it was doing well. While some OF
the paved streets were not rs clean as
they ought to be, perhaps, the tilthiest
and worst OF the alleys and back streets,
most liable to breed pestilence, had
been well attended to,
COOPERATION LACKING.
DR.. Campbell disagreed with : DR..
Spragg on this proposition. He said
the board OF public works was not alive
TO the situation and was not doing its
duty, and he hoped the reporters
present would quote him as saying SO.
The streets were all dirty, some Of them
filthy. In front OF the Mcclure house
the condition OF things was disgraceful,
In North Wheeling it was IN places
shocking. On the South Side there
were cess pools in thestreets and alleys,
and on the Island Il. was much the
same. The city might economic now,
but the citzens could not hereafter
economic on funeral expenses.
Mr.. Craig said that it was very true
that there were many disgraceful places
in the Eighth ward.
Dr. Campbell wanted to know how the
health committee could accomplish
anything without the cooperation OF
the other city departments.
PLENARY POWERS.
Mr.. Farrell read from the city ordi-
nances a provision authorizing the
health officer to call on the street de-
partment, tho water works and other
departments in emergencies, as in view
OF the approach of cholera or other cpl
demic, contagious or infectious dis
eases. 1t gave the health officer the
right to order, not merely request, that
the water works force should flush sew
ers and cutters from the fire plugs.
Il DIR. Spragg said that in spite Of the
fact that the committee had requested
the cooperation OF the water board and
the board had promised it, yesterday
when, men from the fire department
we're flushing sewer under his direc-
ton, Superintendent Cummins came
along and ordered them to stop at once,
saying If they did not Ire would have
them all arrested.
At this juncture it occurred to DIR.
Campbell to look up the ordinance con-
stituting this committee board OF
health. The ordinance when read was
full OF surprises to all the members. 1t
gives the committee as board almost
plenary power, and as it proceeds on
the line OF the state law there is no go
ing behind it. 1t authorizes the board
to order the superintendent OF water
works to do what he can to cooperate
with it, and the same as TO the board of
public works; authorized it to estab-
fish quarantine, to disinfect where me-
cessary, to appoint agents and officers,
to isolate persons likely to spread in
lection, and makes many other provi-
sions which have apparently always
been dead letter. Part OF these ex-
penses are chargeable to the county.
This ordinance will figure hereafter
very prominently.
The board adjourned to meet Monday