Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-19

retain to itself the right to discriminate
between water-closets that are nuisances
and those that are not, the council would
ratify its rules and regulations.
Warden Propst wanted to know just on
what authority the statement was made,
and Intendant Lowry revised what he
had said by explaining that. of course, he
meant that the matter would be submit
ted to the council and that that body
would act as its judgment might dictate.
Mr.. Propst expressed satisfaction at the
| explanation but whether his question had
been prompted by dissent from the in
tendant's explanation, or desire to find
out whether or not some agreement had
been arrived at without his knowledge.
did not develop.
Upon being asked as to whether the
proposed arrangement was satisfactory
to him, Mr.. Williams, of the board OF
health, made q statement in which he
failed to admit that the alleged point OF
difference was due to waterclosets-that is,
so far as the board of health was concern
ed. He was rather of the opinion that
the whole trouble was due to the irregu-
larity of previous proceedings and that
the board had rot undertaken to perform
its duties for the reason that it was not
satisfied that the law had been complied
with. He thought, however, that the
board of health would agree to Intendent
Lowry's proposition, in so far as it rela-
ted to a revision or rewriting of the rules
and regulations already submitted ; and
while he was willing to consider the sug-
gestions offered by the council he would
not agree to commit the board of health
to their adoption. He was anxious for
settlement of the trouble and was will
ing to agree to almost anything that
would settle it, provided the settlement
was right.
Warden Moore then made motion to
carry out the suggestions Of the inten-
dant. Warden McElwee seconded the
motion. Warden Parish could not see
why it would not be just as well to pass
the last rules and regulations that had been
submitted by the board of health. The
matter was put to vote. Nobody voted
but Warden McElwee but when atten-
ton was called to the matter, Warden
Moore explained that, of course, it was
understood that he had voted for the
motion, and as there was no objection the
motion was allowed to pass as adopted.
Then Warden Propst spoke up and
wanted to know what was to be done with
the old Ordinance" He had under
stood that that ordinance" had been
violated, and he did not believe in pass
ing new "ordinances' unless the old ones
were enforced. He inquired then OF
Health Officer Clawson if great many
people had not refused to pay their as
sessments.
Health Officer Clawson hesitated some
what and replied that not many had re-
fused-only two he believed. He ex-
planned that he had told the board Of
health about them, but not "otficially,"
and he had not reported it to the intendant
"otficially" either. The parties referred
to we're Captain Grist and DR.. Bratton.
Intendant Lowry said something about
the matter not having been brought to his
attention; but went on to explain that
there were certain doubts as to the ability
of the council to make the parties pay.
He did not say that the council had vita
ted the whole business in attempting to
interfere with the prerogatives of the
board of health but explained the irreg-
ularity in the failure Of the heath officer
and secretary of the board of health to
give bonds required by law"
The matter was then dropped, and DIR.
White, Mr.. Williams and Mr.. K. Is.
Lowry were asked individually if they
were satisfied with the resolution that
had been adopted. Each expressed him
self as satisfied along the line previously
marked out by Mr.. Williams; and Health
Officer Clawson, who, no doubt, remem-
bered another situation where he thought
that the council thought it "had 'em,"
and aft erward found out that it didn't,
su ggested that DR.. White, as chairman,
put the sentiment of the board of health
i'm the form of a motion. But DR.. White
did not happen to be chairman. The
members Of the board of health were only
there as private citizens, and they did not
consider any emotion" business necessa-
ry anyway, so that was the end OF 1t.
There being no lurtner pusiiess, ai au
journment was taken, and after adjourn
ment member Of the council expressed
himself to the reporter about this way !:
81 am getting tired Of coming here every
week sitting on this same old matter and
telling how willing we are to do some
thing that we know we are not going to
do" The remark, of course, was i'll
humorous vein.
But the probability is that now the town
council has about gotten itself to the
point where it is willing to ratify the rules
and regulations of the board Of health
without attempting to amend them, and
so soon as it does this, the whole trouble
will be settled. Not only this, the rules
and regulations will be enforcible as law,
and the people of Yorkville will have a
right tn look forward this spring and
summer to the prevalence of sanitary
conditions which will no longer invite
typhoid fever and other filth-bred dis
eases.
LOCAL LACONICS.
Price of Cotton.