The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-19

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Tho city council ordinance committee
mot at tho city building Inst nigh, for
the purpose Of cleaning up lts table OF
accumulated business. Two ordinances
were coEaidered and recommended to
council for passage. that providing for
aQuarterly statement by the city health
officer and another that had originated
with tho ordinance committee OF tho
preceding council, providing for tho In.
spoctlon Of food and tho appointment
Of food inspector. Both were recon.
mended favorably.
Dr.. WE Stathcrs, chairman OF tho
committee, presided. Tho health oil :
cor, DR.. J. G. Walden brought up the
matter OF an ordinance providing for
tho quarterly statemont IL does away
with tho publication in the daily papers
OF tho health officers tabuiatcd state.
ment and instead a statement, giving
more details than heretofore, will be
published in pamphlet form. Tho doc
tor said that in his opinion not ono in
one hundred will road tho tabulatod
statement as printed heretofore and the
expense that in the past has footed up
500 can by the plan contemplated by
the ordinance DO brought down TO
about $50. Tho committeeman were
nearly all in favor OF tho change. In
the course Of the discussion the chair
man remarked TINT il the finance com.
mittee would give a monthly statement
OF the city's finances there wonld be
quito lively interest. This remark
mot with general approval and 1t was
said that tho city's business has in the
past been run in too hap-hazard 4 way.
The ordinance was recommended for
passage.
| Though not in the province OF this
committee there was a discussion re-
garding the possible location OF the
proposed new crematory and Mr.. Rob.
inson said that he considered the site
out at tho peninsula about the best in
sight. DR.. Walden said that by using
a certain apparatus the garbage can be
turned into an excellent quality OF fer
tilizer. lie estimated that from 500
tons OF garbage 800 worth Of fertilizer
could DO manufactured; that il stock
company would take hold OF this matter
it would prove n good paying invest
mont
The ordinance providing for the in
spection oil food that Was considered by
the ordinance committee OF the last
council WAS next brought up and road
BY the clerk. This is IN ordinance OF so
greatimportance that it's provisions are
| given in detail. as follows:
Section |. Provides tina. the commit
too on health shall hand to council the
names OF three porsous. properly quail
flied, one OF whom shall DO chosen by
council rs city food inspector, for tho
term OF two years. Tho amount OF his
compensation was not fixed BY tho COM
mittee, being lei: to council to de.
termlne.
Section Q. That it shall hereafter DO
unlawful to sell. or expose or offer for
sale. within the city OF Wheeling, for
food, any butter, eggs, milk. whether
SKINNED or not. cream. beef, mutton,
lamb, pork, or the flesh OF any animal,
whether OF n domestic or wild nature, or
any fowl OF any kind or the flesh there.
OF, or any tish oil any kind or the flesh
thereof, or any vegetable or any other
article. thing or merchandise used for
food, which by reason OF any injury,
defect, disease, faint or adulteration is
unfit or unwholosomo for food or dam
gerous to health. And tho exposure Of
tho Same at any market, store room or
place whore articles OF food arc sold, or
in any vehicle used for conveying the
same, shall be Drima fucic evidence OF n
violation OF the provisions OF this ordi.
nance.
Section 3. If any poraon or firm shall
expose or otlor for safe, or shall sell for
food, any article, thing or merchan.
disc, contrary to the provisions Of tho
section OF this ordinance, such per.
son or tho momber OF such firm who
shall expose or offer the same for sale,
or who shall sell tho snmc. shall be ar
rested and DO brought before the police
court OF tho city Of Wheeling, and if
upon hoaring tho said court shall
adjudgo such person to be guilty Of any
such olenCe as Aforesaid, tho said court
shall impose upon such offender iine
OF not exceeding so for tho first olIonce,
aud tho costs oil prosecution. and not
exceeding so aud thirty days imprison-
mcnt for tho second or any other than
tho first offence, and tho costs OF prose.
cution; aud the said court may also adj.
judge tho property so unlawfully cx.
posed for salo to DO forfeited to the ,cicy
of Wheeling, and be disposed OF as tho
! tpannpipr nf fnpI Inn,, hnnt
SKINNED milk contains lcss thnn per
crn,um OF cream by volume or loss than
. bio per centum OF fat by weight, and
il the specific gravity ut sixty degrees
Fahrenheit il not between ono and
thirty-two thousandths to ono and
thirty.scvcn thouSundlhs. it shall BIO
deemed to be AdulcraIod.
Section 1. Gives tho food inspector
tnll power TO arrest any violator OF tho
provisions OF the ord nance, and no ia
empowered to invoke the aid OF tho
city police. Tho inspector is ompow.
cred to enter all promjs where articlca
Of food arD on sale and make any OK.
animation he deems proper or OK.
intoricrcs in tho Investigations OF tho
inspector is liable ton fine Of so.
Section j. Provides for II quarterly rs.
por, by tho food inspector TO tho city
health officer, which no IL to incorporate
in his quarterly report to council.
Thu goncrnl opinion was that mn 0rdi.
nance on tho line OF this should 10
pa'ard. ~. Walden snd tim, last Run-
NOR tho milk from Washington county,
Ph.. wa' discaPn! mud tho health officer
Of Pittsburgh refused to allow it to DO
nut on sale there. Tho dairymon turned
about aud cont the milk to Wheeling
where it found ready sale. THIS. hc
said, Shove tho ininurlancc OF food in
| sucC,iou IN Wkeu,jnu.