The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-09-04
CLASF0RD LOSES
INSPECTOR JOB
Office Held BY Ex-Counci|man
Has Been Abolished

The office of sanitary inspector, of
which w. c. Gates is incumbent, was
done away with at last nights coun-
ell meeting by the passage of an or
dinance introduced by Councilman
Tausick which repealed ordinance No.
1854, authorizing the board of health
to appoint sanitary inspector The
pOundmaster will now perform the
duties of sanitary inspector
Fire Chief eMtz will assume the
duties of building inspector after
September Is, in accordance with an
ordinance passed last night which re-
peals ordinance No. S96, that which
created the office of building inspector.
From the above actions of the city
fathers it would seem that a sweep
ing wave of economy now has that
august body on it's crest, as it has
thereby cut something like $3.50 per
month from it's payroll.
The passing of the ordinance doing
away with the Office of sanitary in
spector was not accomplished, how
ever, without considerable discussion,
the strange feature of which was that
the councilmen were all in favor of
the ordinance from first to last.
1t would not have happened had not
some one suggested, just as Clerk
Hart was on the point of entering on
the third reading, that Health Officer
Braden, it was understood, opposed
the passing of this resolution and that
perhaps it would be well to hear him
before going further with it.
DR.. Braden was summoned and list
ened to the third reading. He then
expressed himself as opposed to the
abolition of the office of sanitary in
spector, saying he could see that il was
highly necessary and that one man
could rot attend to the work OF both
Offices DIR. Braden called attention to the
fact that city health was at higher
that the city health was at higher
standard today than it had ever been
before and this he laid 20 the wokk
of the sanitary inspector. He pointed
out that Mr. Gates was kept busy with
his duties as such and that III order
to properly attend to the work one
must give his whole time to It, The
doctor also informed the council that
while Spokane was practically but four
times the size of Walla Walla, it had
four sanitary inspectors.
Upon the conclusion of DR.. Braden's
address which was at length, Council
men Durham, Mexican, Bridges an
Tausick took occasion to show the
health officer wherein he was wror
and went after the doctors points WIN
zeal. After each had repeatedly re-
marked that he was willing to risk the
city health in the hands of the pouno
master for while at least the ordl-
nance was passed.
The general attitude was that should
the city's health fall off alarmlhsy
under the administration of the pound
master. the council could cut in on the
undertakers profits by the recreation
of the office of sanitary inspector al
any time it is so desired.
At the time of passing the ordinance
whereby Chief Metz was made pullo-
ing inspector as well as fire commas
siOner. Councilman Mexican suggesteo
that Walla Walla follow the lead Vi
other large cities where Zee IL
charged for every building, permit IL
sued said fee to be based upon the
value of the permit.
City Attorney Cain was 1f-slr
to draw u pan ordinance which is 10
~ +o,en I'M at the next meeting.