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 Used In the Manufacture of
Hot Tamales 90 lie Invesffgatesi-
Bologna Saasag~s VIII Rest tn
dtstarbed Plumber schettler
Wants His Fee Refurned-Profest
Against Soap Factory smoke.

The regular uorthly meeting OF the
beard or health yesterday afternoon was a
typical clearance house. Complaints. dsa.-
/ ing with subjects anywhere from ;he kind
! OF meat used IN hot ;amslez To tie smoke
! from q soap factory we're sandwicaed n
| between Discussions Of measles ard ahetn-
er Plumber c. +. SchS,tier ought 70 have
back the g he paid Plumbing Inspector
s~yney In Anticipation OF taking the
plumbers examination
Mr. Sofet;ler's complaint started the bal:
| rolling. lie presented an affidavit in which
he sad that he PAID Plumbing Inspector
. Swyney. who was secretary OF the Plumb
ers' examining board, $ las. February
He did not receive any notice and then
again ne was unable 10 take tae examina-
ton owing to Illness lie thought that in
view OF the circumstances and the fact
that the justice and superior courts CT
King county had held the state plumb
ing law unconstitutional nc ought TO have
back his 5. He had demanded i, of swy.
ney frequently, but had been refused.
Inspector Swyney made a statement Of
the case as he viewed IL schettler gave
aim the s. as alleged aad then failed 70
make an appearance when the examipa-
ton OF AL candidates were he'd Swyney
claimed that Schett.e- was no. III A sec
ord appointment was maze rot a mar who
was 10 lake the examination in Schett.er's
place. The board prepared 10 give the
examination, but the candidate did not ap-
pear.
sWyney made a statement of the
finances OF the plumbing board which w--s
operated without connection with the cItv
He said that the expenses up to the time
the law was held unconstitutional by the
lower court were sls6.5s. The receipts were
about $50. Il few OF the plumbers having
not paid rp fully. Schet,ier was the cu;y
one VINO haa not taken the examination. =
lie SAID that recently several plumbers
had brought suit 10 recover the amount
they paid for an examination Swvney
recounteS the difficulties Of conducting an
examination. He sad that you had 10
Keep street watch or all the solder would
be carried off.
Some OF the members thought that
Scheitler ought TO have his money hack
Ihen the question arose as 70 where the
money was coming from stree the receipts
according 20 Inspector Swyneys state
meni, had all been expended for examjn-
alton materials. Finally Il was decided 10
let the matter go over untsl the supreme.
court decides whether the Jaw is cons,.-
tutionai IT was intended 70 let Spokane
take the case 20 the supreme court but
row ii Will be pushed from this city.
Swyney told a story how plumbers who
had no certificates bothered him. before
he tested the law in the Brown case They
wanted him 20 arrest them Tor completing
old work. but he would nor do IT.
Plunlbe" Schettler made detailed state
ment after Swyney IN which he said that
he could show coneluslvely that he was 50
Ill from rheumatism that he could not
take the examination. In response To
questions intended to discover whether he
gave Swyney s. for purposes other than
SIN examination he said that the money
was really given FOR an examination and
that Swyney told him he could have
receipt any time
Or. Eames asked for information a. 10
the materials used IN the Manufacture of
hot tau.aies. Members OF the board dfd
not appear 10 be accurately informed
Some thought that sea quits were used
others had heard that chickens were tire
favoT!te article. ng Eaues then startled
his fellow members OF the heard OF health
ny sly .hS ihat Il man WHO WIS Wei past
ed In the hot tsmaie business. tod him,
while under TIE Influence Of Eqlor that
the met of immature calves was being
used. as tt was much tenas~er thar
chicken. II was decleed - have the mat
ter locked up more thoroughly.
The milk supply in my nesshhoFhoad."
said pr Eames. IS getting very poor"
''Tse 80 ne n my nsiehbCrkooi." said
Dr Nev.ands.
The inspector Will have - sharpen his
stick" SAID President Horton We can
low STANDARD"
Al the hotels IL the nCighA7rhoci sf
First avenu@ ana tFriversify street unstef