Evening journal., 1911-09-19
HEALTH LAW
VIOLATIONS
Board Members Think ii
Strange Executive Officers
Do Not See InfraCtiOnS
ALL MUST OBSERVE
REGULATIONS HEREAFTER

cant lots must conform 10 the rules
and regulations of the Board of
Health At the meeting of that body
yesterday afternoon Mr.. Hall, Of the
board, said that ut seemed strange
that DR.. H. A. Cleaver, of the board
could notice violations Of the health
regulations of the city and cause ar
rests while the executive officers were
unable to discover violations. Execu-
tive Office Green said that the garbage /
collectors could see them in their I
uniforms about as quick or quicker I
than they could detect them. Mr.. |
Hall said he had noticed violations Of
the health laws as he rode around the
city on trolley cars.
Executive Officers Must Act.
During this arraignment of the ox-
ecutiVe officers Mr. Green, acting as
spokesman for his fellow-executives, !
got into an argument with Or. Cleaver
IN which Dr. Cleayer took exception
20 the statement made by Mr. Green |
that the executive officers were sup
posed TO use their discretion in the
regulating of the collection of gar
bage The officer said that where
there was short alley the officers
did NOT think It necessary to enforce
the lid closing law.
Dr. Cleaycr declared that the law
specifically stated that the lids OF
the carts should be closed except when
the collector was In the act of plac-
ing the garbage IN the cart and that
The executive officers had no right to
do otherwise than enforce the law.
Nr. Green tried several times TO /
get word i'm while Dr. Cleaver was
talking. but the latter called his and /
President Becks attention TO the fact
that he had the floor
Ia Or Cleaver's opinion, the eN-
ecutivo officers. being clothed with po-
lice power. had failed TO act in many
instances and he said they should mo-
tice these violations and warn the coi-
lections and if no heed be paid 10 the
warning the offenders should be arr
rested. The officers were so in
structcd
VIII Again Inspect Carts.
That carts hauling garbage and
wagons hauling oftal arc defective and
drip offensive matter on the streets
Of the city daily was reported, and
the board decided 20 inspect. not only
the carts OF the garbage collectors,
but the wagons which haul the offal
from the morocco factories and other
places IN the city.
A farmer, living near New Castle, |
was brought before the court because
his wagon leaked as he was hauling
grains from loc,l brewery. lie
explained that tho wagon was as
tight as he could make it. but haul
ing. over rough stones opened the
seams m n and caused the water TO
.un from il into the street II was
shown~fllat the matter WAS not Of
fensivc and he was excused.
Anderson on the Rack.
A. G.. y. Anderson. colored. garbage
collector in the Second district, and
his bondsmen, Charles Green and j.
Frank White. We're before the board,
The collector being charged win
dereliction of outy. Numerous com
ulaints have been made about tho
manner in which garbage collections
have been made i'm the district An
dorson admitted to DR. Cieaver that
he collected twice every week. A.
once Or Cleaver called attention TO
the fact that in his contract Anderson
was supposed TO collect three times
week al least After some invesuga-
fion of the reports against the collec-
tor. Anderson and his bondsmen were
riven week In which to demonstrate
that the collector would do his duty.
During the examination OF A. G. B.
Anderson. Dr. Cleaver sent Executive
Officer shaw TO No 922 Pine street
where Anderson said he had person
ally. seen TO collection last Friday. Mr.
shaw reported that there was a halt
mackerei barrel and two dish pans Of
rarbaro in the yard He said, In his
opinion. 81 could not have been taken
un last Friday. There was nobody
home al No. 922. but he said that the
woman living next door told him thai
the collector took her garbage, but
did not take that from No. 922. i IS
in the middle of a square and 1t seems
that the collectors work is divided
Ia that square with the consequence
that one collector looks TO the other
10 do the work This is the house
that Anderson claims he personally
aaw collections made from
The onal from the Blumenthal
Company and the New Castle Leather
Company is being watched. II is al
legged that the wagons are not only
overloaded and go uncovered throush
the streets. but that they drip the
stuff upon the streets.
DR.. .Cleaver reported having seen
garbage cart in Contractor McCor-
mick's district. which was loaded
eight inches above the body so that
n was impossible to put the lid down.
When he demonstrated with the driv-
er DR.. Cleaver said he was told thar
the garbage had to be gotten away.
DR.. Cleaver said that the contracts
called for a sufficient number OF
carts and that the contractors should
be made TO furnish them and carry
of the garbage in a legal manner
Hereafter the executive officers are
expected to send back defective
wagons and carts in which garbage
and offal is carried and if they are
again returned in a defective condi-
tion warrants win be sworn out toI
the offenders.
Must Cut Weeds.
A number Of 15-day notices hav'
been sent out to property owners or
dering them 10 cut weeds from va
cant lots and they have been ignored
Secretary Malcom was instructed =
have warrants sworn out for all per
sons who have disregarded these no
tees They will be arrested and ar
raigned before the Municipal Cour
Wanted to Arrest Alley Owners.
Mr.. Litz made a report Of severn
III nd foa hro