The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-14
MEDICAL CLEARING HOUSE.
Regular Monthly Meeting Of the
Board of Health.
COMPLAINTS OF DIVERS KINDS.
Materials Csed In the Man ufacture Of
Bologna sausaxes VIII Rest Tn
disturbed Plumber schettier
Against Soap Factory smoke.

The regular monthly meeting CT the
hoard OF health yesterday afternoon was a
typical clearance house. Complaints. deal
ing with subjects anywhere from the kind
OF meat used in no, tauaIes TO the smoke
from a soap factory were sandwieaed n
between discussions Of measles ard wheti-
er Plumber c. r. SchettIer ought 10 have
back the s. he paid Plumbing Inspector
Swyney ia Anticipation OF taking the
plumbers examination.
Mr.. Schettler's complain; started the bah
rolling He presented an affidavit in which
he sad that he paid Plumbing Inspector
Swyney. who was secretary OF the r.umb-
ers' examining board, $ last February
He did not receive any notice and then
again he was unable TO take The examina-
tion owing 10 illness lie thought that in
view of the circumstances and the fact
that the justice and superior courts Of
King county had held the state plumb
iBg law unconstitutional nc ought to have
back his S. He hed demanded /, OF Swy-
Inspector Swyrey made a statement Of
the Gaze as he viewed 1t. sehettler gave
him the s. as alleged and then failed to
make an appearance when the examina-
ton OF all candidates were he'd Swyney
claimed that Schettier was not III A sec
ond appointment was made for a man who
was 10 take the examination In Schett!er's
ssAa
examination, bu; the candidate did not APP
pear.
swyney made statement Of the
finances OF the plumbing board which was
operated without connection with the city.
He said that the expenses UP TO the time
the law Was held unconstitutional by the
lower court were sl6s 50 The receipts were
about $3.50. few Of the plumbers having
not paid up fully. Schetiler was the oa.v
one who had not taken the examination
He said that recently several plumbers
had brought sG.t to recover the amount
they paid Tor an examination. Swyney
reconnteS the difficulties of conducting an
examination, He said that you had 10
keep strict watch or al the solder would
be carried eff.
Some of the members thought thar
Schettler ought TO have his money back
Then the question arose as 10 where the
money was coming from stree the receipts
according TO Inspector Swyney's state
ment. had all been expended for examin-
alton materials. Finally IL was decided TO
let the matter 20 over until the supreme
court decides whether the law is ccnst.-
tuttonaL il was intended 10 let Spokane
take the case 10 the supreme court. but
now it viii be pushed from this city
Swyney tod a story how plumbers who
! So, IL
he tested the law IN the Brown case. They
wanted him to arrest them Tor completing
Old work. but he would net do IT,
Plumber Schettler made q detailed state
ment after Swyrey in which he said that
he could show c0nrlusiye.y that he was So
i'll from rheumatism that he could not
take the examination. IN RESPONSE 20
questions intendsi 10 discover whether he
gave Swyney & Tor purposes other than
nm exam ration H. said that she money
was really given FOR an examination au9
that SwXney told him he could have 4
receipt any tine.
Or Eames asked for Information aS n
the materials used in the Manufacture e
hot 13e>ales. Members OF the board Gid
net appear - te accurately informed
Some lhouEb, that SEA sulis were used
others had ~ ard that chickens were the
favocite article. pr Eames then startled
his fellow UlSwh6rx - Ihe bc.fsJ II heath
-
sd H. TIE aot i2snaic business. tod him
wsile under t1s Influence Of Liquor thu;
the mcHE q immature calves WIS beirg
used. as Il was inutl tea5srer tha1
chicken. Il was decided 20 Aase The mat
ter locked RI more thogaugh.y
The mix supply in ms nejshborhoad,"
said Dr. Eames, IL ,.!aS very poor
''-rae same ~ my aegahorhood." s3ld
Or New.Rr3S,
The INSPECTOR vi have 10 sharpen h.s
stick" sajd PrVs dert Horton. We can
rot have the milk supply sinking TO >
low Standard
Al! The, hate.s IN the ne!ghbarhood re-
First avsnue and raivscsity street uc35ad
in 4 project against she Seattle Soap fac
tory burn ~ ia refuse grease. Accord ~
20 tNe complaint th.s is dane about twice
a week and ;hs air X rendered obnoxious
The bcard seut a communication % t7t
factory - either p1t m Il smoke cons}Ir0-
er or dump it's refuse matter where -,
city directs
A long ard exhaustive repcrt was RI
ceiyed from the ETY. chemist relative q
the ingredients used ~ cciori1e ans pre-
Ssrvalrine In the manufacture Of hologas
sausage The reroFt ir substance sas4
that there was nothing injurious IN tn
''lmsS' provided they were not uae3 % TX
cess Bologna Manufacture MI not /.
disturbed
TIE different Inspectors % the depa-t-
rsen, have had difficulty frequently liz oj'-
taiHius entrances IN private houses Peep
20 70: know whethe~ ar Inspector = az
irsrec,or because he has nothing 70 show
wha. - - A comm sn!C8itcr was g.
dressed 80 the board of pa5'ic works ask
ing shat ali Inspectors ~ prov del w!.t
badges indicating whai taey are.
After statt1E that there We're utty-ai-f
deaths last month Health off3cc- ST
said that {: was Interesting "a note TIA.
af,ren ouf - the fifty-r.Ce were over s.N-
~ YEARS % age.
4 TARr. EsFoONFt-I. O: ;he far,l7us II.
JesSa Moore whlskey. taken 3ftyr elcs
meal. Will cure dyspepsia. SD evcr-