The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-11-05
THE BOARD
OF HEALTH
A Special Meeting in the Council Cham
Der Last Night.
LECTURES ON HEALTH RULES |
President spalding Defines the Duties OF
Undertakers-J. j. Bradigan to Get
the Greek Contract if the Thomas
Coal Company Fails to Act,

special meeting of the Board of Health
was held last evening to consider the cases of
Philip Hoehler and John Roberts for viola
ton of the health rules and other matters.
The meeting was attended by DR.. Spalding
and Messrs. Morrison, Holman, Schmidt and
Malone, members Of the Board, Solicitor N. .
M. Burke, Secretary Curtin and Health
Officer Conry.
President Spaldng first called up the
HOehler and Roberts cases. stating that JUS
tice Toomey had suspended sentence to give
the gentlemen charged an opportunity to
appear before the Board and make state
ment with view to secure clemency.
Mr.. Hoeher was present and stated that
he did not understand the rules of the Board
of Health and that he did not notice as to
the funeral until he had the arrangements
for it made. He said he got the notice on
Thursday and the funeral had already been
fixed for Friday and several people out of
town notified of the arrangements.
Secretary Curtin said Mr. Hoehler was
notified twiCe-On Wednesday and Thurs
day, and that statement of the require
ments of the health laws was given him on
Wednesday, at his residence. The next day
Mr.. Hoeher called at the Beard of Health
office and got the second notice.
Undertaken Roberts appeared and said he
was entirely innocent of the charge against
him. In reply to President Spalding as to
whether he did not plead guilty TO the charge
before Justice Toomey, Mr.. Roberts said he
did so in order to postpone the hearing of the
case He said he was poweress so far as the
funeral was concerned, and Ire did not see
what he could do.
President Spalding The law says you
should refuse to undertake the. funeral, and
no other undertaken would dare take up the
funeral in violation of the laws. The under
takers have their instructions for such cases. -
Mr. Roberts replied that he would be salts
fed to pay the costs of the suit, but would
ask that no fine be imposed, because he did
not think he had done anything wrong
The Board postponed further consideration
of the matter to see what course Justice
TOOmey would take in the matter
The First ward creek nuisance was taken
up and Solicitor Burke suggested that, be-
fore undertaking the work of abatement, an
| opportunity should be given the Thomas
Coal Company, which says it can do the
work for 5000 If it refuses to comply with
written notice to do so the Board of Health
can then proceed and charge one. third the
expense against that company. 1t was
understood that should the company under
take the work, it must be done according to
the specifications of the p. & r. c. & |. Co.,
and that the Thomas Coal Company be given
until next Tuesday to take advantage of the
opportunity. Mr.. Burke said he recon-
mended this course so that, in case it should
be necessary to sue, the Thomas Coal Com
pany will not have an answer that it could
have done the work cheaper if it had an op.
pOrtunity to do so.
Health Officer Conry presented proposal
from John j. Bradigan to do the work fol
81 1926.
1t was decided that the Solicitors sugges
ton as to notifying the Thomas Coal Com
pany and that, if that company refuses to dc
the work, the contract be awarded to Mr.
Bradigan, that contract for the work bt
drawn up and the Board meet upon notice
from the Health Officer to ratify the contract
| DIR. BULBS Cough Syrun has sayed