Evening journal., 1922-07-19
WRAP GARBAGE,
BOARD'SEDICT
City ReStaurateurs Get Fin
al Warning From Health
Department
DISCUSS ABATTOIR,
ICE PLANT ODORS

structed 10 inform ali restaurant,
boarding house and hotel keepers
that they must comply with the gar
bage wrapping ordinance recently
passed by City Council. The sending
OF this communication TO each OF the
proprietors was made necessary by a
recent opinion given by DR. c. NJ.
Handy, president OF tho board, by
City Solicitor Saiterthwaite. that the
Board OF Health had no authority
10 exempt any person or group OF
persons from complying with that
ordinance.
At recent meeting Of the board
II decided TO exempt the above
places from the wrapping OF gar
bage before It is put out for collec-
tion. The board this morning gave
the proprietors until Tuesday. Au-
gust !. TO comply. A communication
containing city Solicitor Satterth-
waite's opinion will be sent each
proprietor or operator OF a restau-
rant boarding house or hotel within
the city limits, specifying the re-
quirements.
The question OF just how this will
he handled was left to the proprietor
with the advice that II they wished
any redress they should apply 10 City
Council.
The matter OF many residents of
foreign birth not complying with
the garbage wrapping ordinance.
vas discussed ID the secretary was
instructed TO inform Sylvester
Healy. contractor for garbag. coll
lections. that he must not remove
any unwrappvI garbage. J. must he
left where found and the failure TO
wrap IL he re0nrted 10 the depart
ment. which VIII act in o. 'orddnCe
with the law. The secretary was in
structed 10 nave posters printed IN
the different languages necessary
and posted in prominent places
throughout the sections whore fail
ure 10 comply with the ordinance
predOminate.
Residents Of the First ward re-
siding in the vicinity of the Wick
ems Staats Company's plant at 2lS
Tatnal street. submitted complaint
concerning the condition existing in
that section due 10 the alleged de-
posting Of refuse from slaughtered
animals in the vicinity and the rem
dering OF fats and the cremation OF
dead animals.
Dr. Handy said the slaughter ,
house had been in that place since /
before he could remember. He said I
only recently the conditions COM /
plained Of had been invest gated by
the old board. Mr.. Maier. of the /
old Board. reported government I
inspector at the slaughter house !
nearly all the time and said the /
inspector would never allow any dis ,
eased animals slaughtered.
The board received communlca- |
tion from City Satterthwaite. in !
forming the Board Of its power 10 ]
act in the matter. The commune /
cation set forth that no Slaughter |
houses should be erected within the .
city limits after the passage OF an /
act Of Legislature concerning them
of September. 1882. But il further
stated that any slaughter house then
in existence and being operated
should be exempt from any pro-
visions OF that act. Mr.. Satterth-
waite further informed the board
it had full power to cause the
abatement Of any unsanitary condi-
tion that should arise at any time. .,
The matter was referred 10 the
secretary. Or. McBirncy. and City ,
Engineer Maier for further investi- i
cation.
The complaint concerning the
Ice Company's plant on
Z l.. 1.
discussed at length but no definite
action taken. II was reported that ,
L. W. Denny, the proprietor. prom
ised relief from the present cOndi- =
tions within six weeks. but that at ;
present the plant was broken down.
Mr.. Denny told DR.. McBirney yes :
.erday that he was not going to fool ,
with the expert any longer but had
engaged railroad mechanic who {
claimed he had a sprinkling process
that would remedy the condition
OF. This, from the gen
,ral discussion. did not seem TO
invite Mr.. Denny to attend the
meeting OF the board Wednesday
morning OF next week to give some {
lefnite explanation in the matter. {
Robert G.. Harman. representing I
hrs. Susie Taylor. a widow, owner of {
fifteen houses on Taylor Row and
our along the causeway. promised
O have all unsanitary conditions
these properties re- {
moved. Anything that was a men '
,ce to public health. he said. the q
,wner was willing 20 remove. but {
Ie did not think his client should
.e held responsible for conditions /
aused by some OF the city depart
nent officials. lie said the water fl
which. had been seen by DR.. Nc "
,irney standing around these prop y
rites was caused 10y the Street and 81
ever Department filling a ditch IN
lleged to have been a drain f.cm :
hose properties. Mrs. Taylor had q
cen summoned to appear before 81
he board to explain why these cor II
itioDs are allowed to exist. Two p
ther properties in the vicinity be-
,nging to Isaac Kite were also v
mong the properties complained OF ST
Y DR.. McBirney rs unsanitary. Mr.. le
lite told the board he was con- RI
'mplat.ng razing these buildings as al
ie recently constructed road nut 7
lem below grade. lie said his at NJ
'rney had advised him not to do so h
view of beginning action for II
lmagcs. Building Inspector Pres W
IN said that all houses in that Vi ol
nifty, IN his opinion were fire traps W
nd in unsanitary condition. re
Mr.. Harman contended his client III
Iould be the plsintim in this case W