The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-08

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mad 70 The hosrd % hasish against
the dufnplnz of garbage along TIE water
front thls board regrets tae passage II
ar ordinance granting fac privilege. ana
recommends sh.e eosfGe0 - repeal i"
Ta.a wss gae brief message which Dr.
George <sw g1Isssz ~ tha hoard ~ he2ish.
ysenHsA late Yesterday afternoon tu1
Salch Dr George y Horton. also ~ TIE
hoard heartily approved President
sSfnaeI ) H9imes paf the question. ard
Eaen announced thak the health offl-sr
was Instructed Ia communicate the
message of the ooarG % hcalth 70 the city
council.
Thia is tha mild beginning ~ what may
become famous case. = mere Is a rum
bling and roaring about tais garbage
business. and fhe beard Of health which
e . member ob3ectef % the ordinance
referred 20 IN fts beginning. came 60 The
couCl@aaon fH..f ifs dutE. as tht cpuserva-
tor 81 the pubic health compelled IS 20
rem0nsirate With the city council against
zee allowance - practice that IS calcti-
lated to endangcr the health Of residents
OF the e{fT and produce n;iSanccse
Or .&emlaads sa{d that be wanted 20 20
ou rgGor1 as opposed 20 TIE ordinance,
and favored demonstrating with The cts
council against the practices now being
INDUCED tu y believe" said Ar. New
ianda chat thts ordinance WAS passed
without a thorough invest cation into the
possible effect IL would have on health.
ard IL the MISTER is placed before the
co6ncliDen IA a proper light they Will act
IN harmony .sith this board Ia correcting
the condition ~ af}sirs. winch will grad
sally arlw worse II allowed % continue"
sfy position on This matter. " said DR..
Horton. us we'll uud Fsiood by the presi-
dent OF this beard Wien he Informed rne
over the telephone ibat an ordinance was
under consideration havlne for IS object
tie dumping 81 garbage ia Maynard
plat said. Head & on. { obi nos believe
fl Sc then and do no. now"
President iioiucs said thar he had in
formed MAYOR Wood of the feeling of the
rssnnsers ~ the board, bp' llIe mayor had
Hce4 ft "a approve tie ordinance.
without going into the technical pro-
visions of the ordinance. Ii ia sufficient
- say that since II has become law
garbage Is being dumped near the city
dog pound and Also on the wharf in
North Seattle directly into the bay. The
garbage scow. memorable for the many
controversies which il has cngendered.
seems Il be a thing Of the past.
II understand" said President Holmes.
that the pnwamish dairy. which has its
plant not lar from the garbage pile in
Maynard plat is objetting strenuoUsly
70 the condition az affairs" Market In
apector FraEcb said that there were two
big piles Of refuse matter on The tide flats
already ana that the stencil was pro-
nouuced.
The board 81 health does not Ike the
idea u having dead animals hoa,ing
around the bay and piles of refuse mat
Ter showing their heads above the water.
and would like 90 see the system done
away with.
ths Plumbing Bonrd.
Some time aEo tbe Post-iUteilgencer
published story about the refusal II
thr city council t. pass an ordinance
drawn IA conform with ihe plumbing law
passed By the last legislature II was
stated that the boa,d az health had asked
Corporation CounstI Brown for an cpu-
ion ou SIS powers. sir Brown submitted
TIC following opinion yesterday after
noon:
with reference 80 the act Of the leg
ielature 81 1897 concerning the regulation
81 plumbers. I beg 10 state that in nay
opinion the board az health can proceed
uuder aaid act without any ordinance be
ia4 passed by the city council or the city
~ Seattle"
President Holmes said that he was not
IL favor of appointing the board unless
tbe health office could represent the
board ~ health DOUBT was expressed as
- Use construction ~ the Law on this
point. 81 action WIS deferred pending the
tilng 81 al opinion by the corporation
counsel
The new NIX ordinance The rVoyis-
TONS cf which Navc been ouilinJC In the
Pest t9,clltrocer. vas sdortct with one
change Instead of na.iug toe sealed
saurle II m1, scnt 30 thc h.sJd =
isulth. tho ortIn3ace vjl send q ~ "th0
chemist. designated by the hoard OF
a>alth."
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